Explore insects and other arthropods, including identification, behavior, anatomy and common misconceptions.
Scarab superfamily is a large and unique group in Coleoptera, commonly known as branchioceratops. It is easy to identify because the 3-8 segments at the end of the antennae extend to the front and are tip-like or gill-fl···
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The stag beetle is a unique group of branchioceran beetles. It is classified as branchioceran because the 3-6 sections at the end of its antennae extend to one side. It also has elbow-shaped antennae and well-developed u···
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1. Water turtles The terrapin looks like a dragon louse and lives in the same water ecological environment as the dragon louse. Its body is streamlined and its dorsal and ventral surfaces are arched. However, its back is···
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Rice weevil, also known as rice weevil, mainly damages rice and can also cause losses in some areas. Adults are dark brown to black, densely covered with grayish-yellow to yellowish-brown hairs. The beak is slender and s···
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Body length is about 7 mm, grayish brown. The head tube is shorter and has a longitudinal groove on its surface. The wing elytra are slightly oval, with slightly pointed ends. The surface is densely covered with yellow-b···
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This species and the Mongolian gray weevil are the two main weevils that damage apple seedlings. The distribution is very common, the feeding habits are mixed, and it damages many kinds of plants such as cotton, hemp, su···
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Body length 9 to 11 mm. The head is very long, half of the base is in the shape of a thin rod, there are annular wrinkles on the surface, and the end is like a snake's head. Its elongated head is much longer than its bod···
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Both adults and larvae of this species damage the fruits of pear trees, causing the affected parts to become depressed. In severe cases, it will cause a large number of fruit drops and fruit rot. Pears look like tigers e···
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The large broad-billed elephant is a beautiful and rare weevil. Body length 24-30 mm, body width 4.5-6 mm. The head tube and chest are brown-red, and the elytra are brown-black. The male has a thick upper jaw with coarse···
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The long-legged bamboo elephant, also known as the bamboo horizontal cone elephant, harms bamboo, water bamboo, green bamboo, Yazhou bamboo, mangosteen, green bamboo, etc. Both adults and larvae feed on bamboo shoots, ca···
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This species is also called the pine bark weevil and the pine bark weevil. The adult body length is 7 to 13 mm. The body and elytra are both dark brown. The back of the chest is irregularly covered with circular engraved···
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Once an insect of the family Knockidae is caught, it will kowtow on your hand, hence its vivid name - Kowtow bug. Children often catch knocking beetles (adults) in the wild and play with them. They use their thumbs and i···
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When you see the long tube extending forward from a weevil's head, you might think of an elephant's trunk. However, you must not mistake the long tube on the weevil's head for its nose! This long tube is its mouthparts a···
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一字竹象又名杭州竹象。国内分布于陕西、江苏、安徽、浙江、江西、福建、湖南等省,国外分布于越南。为害毛竹、桂竹、淡竹、刚竹、红壳竹、篌竹和毛金竹。成虫取食笋肉,幼虫为害竹笋,使笋成竹后,虫孔累累,竹节节间缩短,竹材僵硬,断头折梢,···
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"A graceful lady, a gentleman is eager to seek", the ancient poem expresses people's pursuit and yearning for beautiful things. Ladylike girdles will naturally be favored by people. People always think that butterflies a···
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Rhinocerosidae, also known as Rhinocerosidae, is a group with distinctive characteristics. The upper jaw is more or less exposed and can be seen on the back. The upper lip is covered by the lip base; the antennae have 10···
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1. The Mystery of Hummingbirds (Long-billed Hawkmoth) Hummingbirds (class Aves) are as large as swallows and smaller than wasps. The plumage color is usually extremely bright, the beak is slender and tubular, and the ···
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Most of the larvae of moths are herbivorous, so they inevitably compete with humans for natural resources, especially harming crops, causing huge economic losses to humans. 1. Grape tiger moth (Hua Lihu) Seudyra subflava···
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1. Epicopeiidae A large moth, shaped like a swallowtail butterfly, with a tail-like protrusion on the hind wing, shaped like a streamer, black with red and white markings, quite beautiful. This family is only distributed···
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1. Anchor moth Pterodecta felderi Bremer Insects of the family Anchoridae are active during the day and look like butterflies. A famous taxonomist once mistook an anchor moth with damaged antennae for a butterfly. There ···
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1. The largest moth - tallow silkworm moth Attacus atlas(L.) Wingspan 180-210 mm. The top angle of the forewings is significantly protruding, the body wings are auburn, and the inner and outer lines of the front and rear···
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It is relatively easy to raise butterfly adults, and it is usually not difficult to raise their larvae. This gives keepers the opportunity to learn about the various stages in the butterfly's life cycle, increasing the s···
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1. Production supplies: Softening device: When making storage specimens, since the insect body is already extremely brittle and breaks when touched, it must be softened before it can spread its wings and adjust its postu···
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1. Collection tools: Insect catching net: It is the main tool for catching butterflies. It consists of three parts: net hoop, net handle and net bag. Poison bottle: Use a wide-mouth bottle or soft plexiglass box, put a l···
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