eccentric_entomophile 的最愛
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平鬚舞虻屬 (屬 Platypalpus)觀察者
markkjames描述
Mid legs are holding prey while feeding. See #6 - a midge?
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癭蚋科 (科 Cecidomyiidae)觀察者
treegrow描述
Greenbelt Park, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA.
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briangooding描述
Erythemis simplicicollis (accompanied by a robber fly and a praying mantis)
This is an old slide scan--I think I had just got extension tubes and was playing around. I was on the ground inches away from them but they were preoccupied sharing a meal.
I wasn't there to see who acquired the meal but neither one of these guys seem like they would be sharers to me. Just curious how they ended up together. I probably should have stayed to see if the mantis took the robber fly afterward.
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carmelo_lopez描述
Forcipomyia ixodoides female, feeding on lymph of a Walking stick insect.
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雕紋似刺尾蠍 (Centruroides sculpturatus)觀察者
jaykeller描述
Scorpions with two metasomae (tails) are extremely rare, with one estimate I saw as one in every 5,000 specimens. This specimen is approximately 3cm long head to stinger and is being maintained in captivity to study its behavior.
I found this using a black light flashlight with BJ Stacey (@finatic) at the Carrie Nation Trailhead parking lot at Madera Canyon, Arizona.
Read a detailed account of this specimen's discovery and observation updates at the journal post linked below:
http://www.inaturalist.org/journal/jaykeller/7020-rare-arizona-bark-scorpion-with-two-metasomas-tails-and-stingers
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Female of the biggest libelluid in Madagascar, the Madagascar Jungleskimmer, laying eggs by throwing them up onto the shore inside droplets.
January 2016.
Madagascar.
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白蟻領科 (領科 Termitoidae)觀察者
deepesh描述
In Kenya after rains, termites fly. By morning these usually die and are scattered all over the place. I was greeted by this unique formation of termites that were still alive next morning right at my doorstep. The were flickering and alive.
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wmblom描述
My favourite little parasite this season:
There were at least 2 individuals of this small braconid wasp stalking the green vegetable bugs on the Cleome in my garden. (Were they first discovered in NZ by you, Stephen?)
The first one (photos 1-7) quite obviously was successful in parasitising a bug, but the second one (photos 8-17) was never quite able to connect, despite a number of attempts.
It was fascinating to watch the behaviour. Mostly the wasps managed to stay behind the bugs, and so out of sight. However, occassionally they were rumbled and then got short shrift from the Nezara.
