Amazonian longhorned beetle and big-toothed longhorned beetle are the longest beetles in the world. They are 18 cm in length. The horn (long jaw) of the big tooth beetle is specially designed for cutting branches. When it hooks the branches with sharp horns, it rotates around the branches for 360 degrees until the branches are sawed off.
Orchid mantis is the most perfect creature in the world. In many different kinds of orchids, there will be their own orchid mantis. They have the perfect camouflage and can adjust their body color with the depth of colors. There is a kind of mantis that looks like a pink and elegant orchid. If you don't witness it with your own eyes, it's really hard to believe that the camouflage technology in the insect world is superb and amazing.
4 swallowtail water moth
5 rainbow spade beetle
6 Papilio formosana
7 Papilio jade belt
8 butterfly
9 Papilio grey velvet
10 Iced Silk Butterfly
1 1 Papilio mongolica
12 electric butterfly
13 butterfly
14 Papilio
15 Cryptographical Valley Butterfly
Periplaneta orientalis
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Commonly known as dermatophagoides, it mainly harms pears and apples. Larvae feed in a roundabout way under the trunk skin, destroying the cambium. In light cases, the bark turns black, in heavy cases, the whole tree dies, and in heavy cases, the whole tree dies.
The adult is 13- 16 mm in length, emerald green, with metallic luster. There are five blue-black stripes on the back plate of the chest, stripes composed of more than 10 black spots on the wing sheath, and gold-red stripes on both sides.
The egg is about 2 mm long, milky white and oblong.
The larvae are about 30 mm long when they are mature, changing from ivory to yellow-white, with a flat head, flat and hypertrophy in the first section of the chest, a tan herringbone pattern on it, a slender abdomen and concave internodes.
Pupa length 15- 19 mm, milky white, yellowish white to light green.
It occurs once a year 1 generation and overwinters in xylem with mature larvae. In the second year, the activity began in March, pupation began in April, and the adult appeared in the middle and late May. After the adult emerges, it moves in the canopy to feed, which has suspended animation. Early June is the peak period of spawning, which mostly occurs in the weak trunk and cracks in the main branches. After hatching, the larvae bite through the egg shell and eat into the cortex, and then gradually eat along the cambium. In August, the larvae gradually eat into the xylem for the winter.
Chijia
Scolopendra belongs to COLEOPTERA, Carnivora, Scolopendra. The body length is usually only 6-7.5 mm, the smallest is 4 mm, and the largest is 17 mm, belonging to small insects. More than 900 species are known in the world, and 44 species have been recorded in China. The back is black and slightly shiny. Each compound eye is divided into upper and lower parts, as if there were two pairs of compound eyes. Because it is small, like half a yellow bean paste, it is popularly called "black bean worm". Going out for sightseeing, on the calm pond surface, sometimes you can see the black bean beetle swimming in circles during the day; It seems that something is circling on the water, which is very noticeable.
Black bean beetle is also an insect that lives on the surface of fresh water, but it is mostly found on stagnant and calm water such as ponds and small puddles. Adults are nocturnal, mostly swimming in groups at night. Their swimming style is gyration (rotation), which we call "gyration". As long as it doesn't leave the water, it always keeps spinning. Why can drum armor only swim on the water? Because its forelegs are long, but it is not a paddle swimming foot with long hair, its middle and rear feet are short and flat, and its ends are pincer-shaped, so it can only stir water slightly on the ventral surface of its body, making the water form a vortex to drive the worm to rotate. Because of its small size, light weight, waxy skin, it will not be soaked by water, and at the same time it can produce a kind of hydrophobic secretion to increase the surface tension of water, so the surface energy of water can load the body of black bean shell and make it not sink. The adults and larvae of black bean beetle are predatory. Totally perverted.
Chinese spade beetle
Also known as staghorn worm, it is deeply loved by people for its beautiful and peculiar shape. Its sexual dimorphism, male polymorphism and little-known living habits are all concerned by professionals. Male worms are 34-79 mm long and female worms are 34-48 mm long. The body length changes greatly, and males have three types: large, medium and small jaws; The body color of male insects is dark black except for the reddish brown on the outer edge of the coleoptera. There are fine particles on the upper jaw, head and chest backboard, the head is quadrangular, the lateral process of the eye is narrow, there are blunt thorns behind the eye, the chest backboard has 2 spikes, and the ventral process is sharp and varied; The coleoptera is bright and black with a beautiful reddish-brown edge, and the upper end of this edge is narrow, and its width rarely accounts for half of the coleoptera; There are 3-5 fine teeth on the outside of the tarsal joint of the forefoot. The females are dark black except for the reddish brown outer edge of the coleoptera, and the head width is nearly twice as long, with a convex top and strong engraving; The lateral process of the eye is very wide; The upper jaw is short, and there are 2 spines on the back plate of the chest, with tiny points; Coleoptera wings are black and shiny, with fine points and narrow reddish-brown edges; There are 4-5 thorns on the outside of the tarsal joint of the forefoot. Larvae feed on rotten wood. Distribution: Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Zhejiang; Vietnam.
Pear tiger elephant
Both the adults and larvae of this species are harmful to the fruits of pear trees, and the damaged parts are sunken. In severe cases, it causes a lot of fruit dropping and fruit rot, just like a tiger eating pears, hence the name.
The adult is 12- 14 mm long, purplish red, metallic, with dark brown fur all over the body, a slightly cylindrical head, a long snout, a tubular shape and a slight downward bend. The antenna is located in the middle of the coracoid tube. There are thin longitudinal stripes on the wing sheath, and small depressions on the front chest backboard are obvious.
The egg is about1.5mm, oval and milky white. The larvae are yellow and white when they are mature, and their bodies are large and often curved.
L generation occurs every year, and generally hibernates in the soil as adults. In the early spring of the following year, it was unearthed from late March to early April, mainly for young leaves and flowers. From late April to early and middle May, it is the peak period of adults, which has suspended animation. Egg laying began in the middle and late April. When laying eggs, the base of the fruit was bitten first, and then it was sealed with feces after delivery. From late May to early June, larvae hatched, causing the fruit to shrink and fall off. After the end of June, fruits are gradually put into the soil, pupated in the house, emerged into adults in late autumn, and wintered in the soil.
Dive the tiger from the mountain and play the tiger armor
Tiger armor is golden green, red copper or gray with yellow stripes. The head is wide and the compound eye is prominent. There are three pairs of slender chest feet, which are agile and flexible. Tiger armor is also carnivorous, often active on mountain roads or sand, and can fly low to prey on bugs. Sometimes, when people walk on the road at rest, the tiger armor is always three or five meters away from the front of the pedestrians, with their heads facing the pedestrians. When pedestrians approached it, it flew low and retreated, still facing the pedestrians, as if playing with people. Because it is always in front of pedestrians, it is known as "a roadblock". There are about 2,000 species in the world, and there are more than 100 species in China, and the common ones are Cicindela chinensis De Geer.
Although the adult tiger beetle looks beautiful, its larva, camel worm, is very ugly. However, camel worms' peculiar self-defense methods can make us catch "fish" in dry land and tease tiger armor. People go fishing in ponds or rivers, which is not only a pastime, but also a harvest, which can also exercise patience and cultivate sentiment. Children can't go, because it's too dangerous, and it would be in trouble if they accidentally fall into the water. What should the child do if he wants to fish? You can go to the wild grass to play the game of fishing, and what you actually catch is the camel worm in the cave. First, look for a small hole in the grass. After finding it, gently insert a thin straw into the hole, and then observe the movement of the straw. When the straw swings gently, lift it up immediately and you will catch a hunched caterpillar-camel worm. A straw has neither a hook nor bait, how can it catch camel worms? This will start with the self-defense behavior of insects. When the straw is inserted into the cave and the camel insect is attacked, it defends itself and bites the straw with a pair of jaws. At this time, as long as you pull out the straw quickly, the camel insect will be pulled out.
Camel worm has a big head, a hunched chest, a bent abdomen, a long hair all over the body, a bulge on the back of the fifth abdominal segment, and a pair of reverse hooks. Camel worms live in caves dug by adults, with a depth of about 33 cm and a hole of about 5 mm. Usually, he dives into the bottom of the cave, climbs up to the mouth of the cave when he preys, and fixes his body with the reverse hook on his back. A pair of upper jaws are exposed outside the cave, waiting for the bug to climb over the mouth of the cave, suddenly attacking and then dragging the bug into the mouth of the cave. Of course, this method of "waiting for nothing" won't catch a lot, and it is inevitable that you will starve sometimes. Once you catch food, you can have a full meal. The little camel bug is also very smart. Knowing that it is not sure to rely on the prey that is trapped by itself, it tries to lure small animals. It gently swings the upper jaw and tentacles exposed in the hole, imitating the swinging posture of grass, so as to attract small animals to take the bait. This method can certainly get the effect of hunting, but sometimes it will expose itself, attract natural enemies and be eaten instead. Camel worms also have a way to defend themselves. When it is attacked by the enemy, it quickly hides in the hole by its curved body and slippery long hair. If the exposed upper jaw is held back by enemy, it uses the reverse hook on its ventral back to firmly hook the cave wall, making it difficult for enemy to pull it out.
Tiger armor is a complete pervert. It can dig holes in the ground with its upper jaw and feet, drill into caves at night or in rainy days, and move outside the caves during the day to find prey. Mating takes place in the grass outside the cave, and spawning takes place in the cave. After hatching, the larvae live alone in the cave, relying on their own predation, and never leave the cave throughout their childhood. When the childhood is about to end, it digs another inclined hole next to the bottom of the hole, makes a pupa room and pupates until it emerges as an adult and drills out of the hole to move.