Invertebrates > Insects
The Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis), widely recognized across the globe as the Harlequin Ladybird, Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle, or Halloween Ladybug, is a robust, highly polymorphic predatory insect belonging to the ladybird beetle family Coccinellidae....
Invertebrates > Insects
The Chinese Mantis (Tenodera sinensis), historically classified as Tenodera aridifolia sinensis, is a colossal, formidable predatory insect belonging to the praying mantis family Mantidae. Native to the temperate and subtropical ecosystems of East Asia—including...
Invertebrates > Insects
The Yellowjacket (Vespula vulgaris), celebrated across Britain and Europe as the Common Wasp, is a highly successful, aggressively defensive eusocial insect belonging to the family Vespidae. Native to the temperate landscapes of the Palearctic realm, this iconic...
Invertebrates > Insects
The Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris), also widely known across European natural history as the large earth bumblebee, is an exceptionally vital, robust, and industrious social pollinating insect belonging to the bee family Apidae. Native to Europe and the...
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The Death’s-head Hawkmoth (Acherontia atropos), also known as the African death’s-head hawkmoth, is a large, heavily built, and culturally legendary nocturnal moth belonging to the sphinx or hawk moth family Sphingidae. Celebrated and feared across...
Invertebrates > Insects
The Red Imported Fire Ant (Solenopsis invicta), commonly referred to across the globe simply as the fire ant or RIFA, is a notoriously aggressive, highly venomous, and ecologically destructive eusocial insect belonging to the ant family Formicidae. Native originally...
Invertebrates > Insects
The Asian Giant Hornet (Vespa mandarinia), officially designated by entomological societies as the northern giant hornet and popularized in sensationalist media as the ‘murder hornet,’ is the largest eusocial hornet species in the world, belonging to the...
Invertebrates > Insects
The Periodical Cicada (Magicicada septendecim), known specifically as the 17-year locust or Pharaoh cicada, is an extraordinary, long-lived insect belonging to the true bug family Cicadidae endemic to the eastern United States. Renowned for spending seventeen...
Invertebrates > Insects
The Common Green Darner (Anax junius) is one of the largest, fastest, and most universally recognized species of dragonflies in North America belonging to the darner family Aeshnidae. Instantly identifiable by its vibrant emerald-green thorax, large compound eyes,...
Invertebrates > Insects
The Common Eastern Firefly (Photinus pyralis), affectionately celebrated across North America as the ‘Big Dipper’ lightning bug, is an iconic, bioluminescent beetle in the firefly family Lampyridae. Recognized by its soft, elongated body, dark brown wing...
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