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Danaus plexippus

Danaus plexippus

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

Latrodectus

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

Lingula

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

Teinopalpus aureus

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

Morpho Helena

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

Hymenopus coronatus

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

Australian box jellyfish

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

Oratosquilla oratoria

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

Grimpoteuthis bathynectes

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

Nemopistha sinica

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

Galloisiana sinensis

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

Zorotypus medoensis

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

Zorotypus sinensis

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

Ophiogomphus spinicornis

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...

Heliogomphus retroflexus

Heliogomphus retroflexus

Sharp-edged dragonfly, curved-tailed spring dragonfly,Heliogomphus retroflexus

Features:It is an important natural enemy insect that is beneficial to humans and an indicator insect of water quality and environment.

Heliogomphus retroflexus (scientific name: Heliogomphus retroflexus) is an insect of the family Heliogomphidae and the genus Heliogomphus, with no subspecies. This species was first published by Swiss entomologist Friedrich Rees in 1912.Heliogomphus retroflexus is usually active in the daytime near...

Atlatsjapyx atlas

Atlatsjapyx atlas

Atlatsjapyx atlas

Features:The adult is long and thick, lacking eyes and wings, with a yellow, trapezoidal head that is narrow in front and wide in the back.

The Atlatsjapyx atlas is a large insect of the order Diplodocus. It feeds on humus, fungi and tiny animals.Listed in the second level of China's "National Key Protected Wildlife List".Protect wild animals and stop eating game.Maintaining ecological balance is everyone's responsibil...

Paguroidea

Paguroidea

Paguroidea,hermit crabs,Hermit shrimp, white house, dry house

Features:Hermit crabs often eat shells and other mollusks and take the shells for themselves, which is the origin of the name of hermit crabs.

Hermit crab is a general term for the superfamily Hermit crabs and the superfamily Hermit crabs of the order Decapoda. Common hermit crabs can be divided into three categories: the family of living hermit crabs, the family of hermit crabs and the family of terrestrial hermit crabs. There are more th...

Macrobranchium nipponense

Macrobranchium nipponense

Macrobranchium nipponense,Macrobrachium nipponense

Features:

River shrimps are widely distributed in rivers, lakes, reservoirs and ponds in my country. They are high-quality freshwater shrimps. They have tender meat, delicious taste and rich nutrition. They are high-protein and low-fat aquatic foods and are quite popular among consumers.Nutritional value of r...

Procambarus clarkii

Procambarus clarkii

Procambarus clarkii,Red Swamp Crayfish或Louisiana crayfish,Cambarus clarkii,Red crayfish, Procambarus clarkii, freshwater crayfish, red swamp crayfish

Features:Male lobsters have a bright red membrane on the front outer edge, which is very conspicuous. Females do not have this red membrane, so this has become an important feature to distinguish between males and females.

Crayfish is a freshwater economic shrimp that usually carries lung flukes and is widely popular because of its delicious meat. It has an absolute competitive advantage in the local ecological environment due to its omnivorous nature, fast growth rate, and strong adaptability. Its food range includes...

Palinuridae;lobster

Palinuridae;lobster

Palinuridae;lobster, prawns, dragon head prawns, shrimps, sea prawns

Features:The body size is the largest among shrimps, and the heaviest can reach more than 5 kilograms, and is called a tiger lobster.

Lobster (scientific name: Palinuridae) is the general name for species in the family Hominididae, class Arthropoda, order Decapoda, class Arthropoda. The Homaridae family includes 11 genera: Panulirus, Jasus, Justitia, Linuparus, Nupalirus, Palinurellus, Palinurus, Palinustus, Projasus, Puerulus, Sa...

Zhenghaixing

Zhenghaixing

Tumor starfish

Features:Has extraordinary regenerative capabilities

Tumor starfish generally refers to starfish with a gentle temperament. Mainly lives in shallow tidal areas of the Indian Ocean about 2 meters deep. Distributed in the warm waters of the Pacific, Indian Ocean and Red Sea. Tumor starfish are carnivores, feeding primarily on molluscs, crustacean...