Invertebrates: different types, definitions, photos, and more

Nautiloidea,Nautilidae

Features：It is the only existing cephalopod with a complete shell and is also one of the famous marine molluscs.

Nautilus refers to a family classification under the order Nautilus in the class Cephalopoda. The common features of nautilus are its large number of tentacles, long lifespan, and the use of pinhole imaging eyes. It is the only existing cephalopod with a complete shell. , is also one of the famous marine molluscs. At present, the population of nautilus is relatively rare. Although it is not extinct, its living environment requires special water pressure, making it difficult to breed artificially...

Balanus,Touch, horse teeth, oyster soup

Features：Shaped a bit like a horse's tooth, it is the nightmare of whales and turtles

There are more than 500 species of barnacles (scientific name: Balanus), and about 110 species are found in my country. Barnacles have strong adaptability to the salinity and temperature of seawater and are widely distributed in different waters along the coast of my country. They can attach to any...

Blatta orientalis,Oriental cockroach, Blatta orientalis

Features：The largest cockroach in the world

The Oriental cockroach (scientific name: Blatta orientalis) is the largest cockroach in the world.Oriental cockroaches are extremely greedy, and they like to eat all kinds of food, whether dirty, smelly, or fragrant, or human sputum and feces. They often vomit part of the food they have eaten from t...

Blattella germanica,German cockroach, German cockroach, Blattella germanica

Features：It is the most widely distributed and most difficult to control type of household pests in the world.

German cockroach (Blattella germanica) is the most widely distributed and most difficult to control type of household pests in the world.German cockroach originated in Africa with high temperature and high humidity, and still prefers to live in a relatively warm and humid environment. Nymphs have th...

Periplaneta americana,Red cockroach, ship cockroach, cockroach

Features：Reddish brown, wings longer than the end of the abdomen, good at crawling, poor flying ability, a global health pest

The American cockroach is scientifically named Periplaneta americana, and is the largest insect in the Blattidae family.The American cockroach is an omnivorous insect that feeds on a wide range of food. It is not very selective about food, but it has some food that it prefers. The amount of food eat...

Pseudocarcinus gigas,King crab, heavy false back crab, Australian king crab, Australian giant crab

Features：It is the heaviest crab in existence, with a huge and imposing claw.

The giant shore crab is also commonly known as the emperor crab, and should not be confused with the king crab.The giant shore crab is a predator of many organisms, especially bivalves, polychaetes, and small crustaceans. They are mainly nocturnal, but they are active during the day depending on the...

Achatina fulica,Brown cloud agate snail, Chinese white jade snail

Features：It is named because its head, neck, abdomen, feet and body muscles are white like jade.

The scientific name of the white jade snail is Achatina fulica, also known as the brown cloud agate snail, which is a subspecies of the African giant snail.White Jade Snail lives on field crops, forest trees and humid environments. It is sensitive to light stimulation. Its visibility in weak light i...

Danaus plexippus,Great Birch Butterfly, Monarch Butterfly, Monarch Butterfly, Black-veined Birch Butterfly, Monarch Butterfly

Features：Known as the most beautiful butterfly in the world, it is the only migratory butterfly on earth.

The Monarch Butterfly (scientific name: Danaus plexippus) is a large butterfly that is very common in North America. In Australia, this butterfly is called the Wanderer Bufferfly, which is also a very common butterfly. There are 2 subspecies.The Monarch Butterfly is probably the most well-known butt...

Latrodectus，black widow,Spider

Features：It is extremely toxic, and the whole body is poisonous, including the legs, abdomen, ovaries, etc. People who inhale it are very likely to be poisoned

The scientific name of the black widow spider is Latrodectus, and its foreign name is black widow. Because the female of this spider bites the male partner to death immediately after mating, the people call it "black widow".Black widow spiders usually live in temperate or tropical re...

Lingula

Features：The tongue-shaped shell is a genus with a long history of existence among the organisms discovered in the world and is a famous "living fossil".

The oldest organism on earth is Lingula. Lingula, commonly known as sea bean sprouts, is the genus with the longest survival history among the organisms discovered in the world. It is a famous "living fossil" and lives in temperate and tropical waters. It is an arthropod with a shell tongu...

Teinopalpus aureus

Features：The golden-spotted swallowtail butterfly has a graceful flying posture, like a gorgeous, noble and radiant "lady", so it is called the "Queen of Butterflies" and is a precious butterfly species in the world.

As a unique treasure of China, the Golden Swallowtail is known as the "national butterfly" and the "pride of butterflies". It is precious and rare. It is the only butterfly in China that is under national first-class protection. It ranks first among the eight precious butterflies...

Morpho Helena,Blue morpho Helena butterfly,Helena Morpho, Goddess of Light, Helena Morpho, Blue Danube

Features：Known as the most beautiful butterfly in the world

The Blue morpho Helena butterfly (scientific name: Morpho Helena) was once a subspecies of the blue morpho butterfly (Morpho rhetenor) and is now an independent species. It is a beautiful and dreamy butterfly. The entire wing surface is like white waves surging on the blue sea. Its color and pattern...

Hymenopus coronatus,Orchid Mantis

Features：Nature's Master of Mimicry

Orchid Mantis (scientific name: Hymenopus coronatus) is an animal of the family Hymenopidae and the class Insecta.Wild orchid mantises live in the tropical rainforests of Malaysia. It is a diurnal insect with a high predatory instinct, and will prey on each other even if they are of the same species...

Australian box jellyfish,Sea Wasp

Features：The transparent killer in the ocean

The Australian box jellyfish, whose Latin name is Australian box jellyfish, has caused countless injuries or deaths to humans in the world and is considered the most deadly jellyfish.The Australian box jellyfish can swim at speeds exceeding 4 km/h. In hot weather, they dive into deep water and only...

Oratosquilla oratoria,Mantis shrimp, mantis shrimp, mantis shrimp, mantis shrimp

Features：It has a ferocious temperament and can attack with great force, even breaking glass.

The Latin name of mantis shrimp is Oratosquilla oratoria. It is found along the coast of China. The most common species is the mantis shrimp of the family Mantischidae and the genus Oratosquilla.Most mantis shrimps live in caves, often digging holes in the sandy or muddy bottom of the shallow sea, a...

Grimpoteuthis bathynectes，Dumbo Octopus，Gulf of Mexico ash octopus, semi-deep sea ash octopus

Features：The fins look like elephant ears

Dumbo Octopus (scientific name: Grimpoteuthis bathynectes), also known as Dumbo Octopus in foreign languages, is a peculiar "octopus".In January 2014, marine biologists discovered this 6-foot-long octopus-a strange "octopus" more than a mile deep in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. This o...

Nemopistha sinica

Features：The hind wings are specialized, like ribbons or silk threads, and when flying they resemble the flying ladies in the Dunhuang murals.

The Latin name of the Chinese lacewing is Nemopistha sinica, which is the only lacewing known in our country.On May 28, 2022, the staff of the Lushui Management Bureau of Gaoligong Mountain National Nature Reserve photographed the Chinese lacewing, a national second-level wild protected animal, for...

Galloisiana sinensis

Features：The female has a well-developed sword-shaped ovipositor

Chinese cockroach (scientific name: Galloisiana sinensis) is an insect of the Blattidae family and the genus Blattia, with no subspecies.Chinese cockroach is an omnivorous insect, whose main food is plants (moss) and small insects. The Chinese cockroach is active at night, and its main activity mode...

Zorotypus medoensis

Features：The arrangement of the four hairs in the middle of the posterior part of the ventral plate of the eighth abdominal segment of the male insect is trapezoidal

Zorotypus medoensis is an insect of the family Zorotypus and genus Zorotypus, with no subspecies.The wingless type of Medog wingless insect is very similar to that of Chinese wingless insect. Except for some differences in the male external genitalia after dissection, the most obvious difference is...

Zorotypus sinensis

Features：Dark brown, head nearly triangular in frontal view

Zorotypus sinensis (scientific name: Zorotypus sinensis) is an insect of the family Zorotypus and genus Zorotypus.In 1973, the insect was first discovered by Chinese biologist Professor Huang Fusheng and officially named "Zorotypus sinensis".The life history of the Chinese wingless insect...

Ophiogomphus spinicornis,Northern arrow dragonfly

Features：A good mosquito hunter

Ophiogomphus spinicornis is an insect of the family Ophiogomphidae and the genus Ophiogomphus. This species was first published by Belgian scholar Edmond de Chellies Longchamp in 1878.The adult thorny-horned dragonfly is good at flying. It not only has endurance for long-distance flights, but also h...