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Sap Beetle

The sap beetles are a family (Nitidulidae) of beetles. They are small (2–6 mm) ovoid, usually dull-coloured beetles, with knobbed antennae. Some have red or yellow spots or bands. They feed mainly on decaying vegetable matter, over-ripe fruit, and sap. There are a few pest species.

Beetle

Beetles are insects of the order Coleoptera, which contains more species than any other order in the animal kingdom, constituting about 25% of all known life-forms. They often feed on plants and fungi, break down animal and plant debris, and eat other invertebrates.

Tick

Tick is the common name for the small arachnids in superfamily Ixodoidea that, along with other mites, constitute the Acarina. Ticks are ectoparasites (external parasites), living by hematophagy on the blood of mammals, birds, and occasionally reptiles and amphibians.

Beetle Electron Microscope

Beetles are insects of the order Coleoptera, which contains more species than any other order in the animal kingdom, constituting about 25% of all known life-forms. They often feed on plants and fungi, break down animal and plant debris, and eat other invertebrates.

Water Beetle

A water beetle is a beetle adapted to living in water. Water beetles rise to the water surface and take atmospheric air into their tracheal systems. There are approximately 2000 species of water beetles. The rest marine species tend to live in the intertidal zone. Water beetles are black, brown, or greenish and .08 to […]

Firefly

There are 2,000 species of firefly found in temperate and tropical environments. Many are in marshes or in wet, wooded areas where their larvae have abundant sources of food. These larvae emit light and are often called “glowworms”, in particular, in Eurasia. In the Americas, “glow worm” also refers to the related Phengodidae. Fireflies produce […]

House Fly 1

The housefly , Musca domestica, is the most common of all domestic flies, accounting for about 90% of all flies in human habitations, and indeed one of the most widely distributed insects, found all over the world.

House Fly 2

The housefly , Musca domestica, is the most common of all domestic flies, accounting for about 90% of all flies in human habitations, and indeed one of the most widely distributed insects, found all over the world.

House Fly

The housefly , Musca domestica, is the most common of all domestic flies, accounting for about 90% of all flies in human habitations, and indeed one of the most widely distributed insects, found all over the world.