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Mitchell’s Satyr Butterfly Facts The Mitchell’s Satyr Butterfly represents a highly endangered species of insect. It originally evolved as endemic to a very restricted region comprising four states in the United States. These consisted of Ohio, New Jersey, Michigan, and Indiana. The beautiful Lepidoptera also remains one of the rarest known butterflies on the planet. Only […]Read More
Picasso Bug Facts First of all, the highly descriptive term of Picasso Bug serves as one of the common names of a visually stunning variety of arthropod. However, this marvelous insect also goes by the alternate common name of the Zulu Hud Bug. But most professional researchers know the invertebrate best by the quite difficult […]Read More
Jewel Wasp Facts Firstly, the Jewel Wasp serves as the common name for an extremely unusual species of insect. However, it also goes by another name, even more distinctive. This other name is the Emerald cockroach wasp. In addition, this invertebrate represents a rather solitary wasp in the family Ampilicidae. But, unlike many related species, […]Read More
Fire Ant Facts Firstly, Fire Ant serves as the common name for several species of ants in the genus Solenopsis, all of which sting. Furthermore, these tiny but surprisingly powerful and dangerous invertebrates often attack small animals and can kill them. Most notably, other species of ant just bite and then spray acid on the […]
Rhinoceros Cockroach Facts The Rhinoceros Cockroach ranks as the heaviest species of cockroach known to man. This insect also bears the popular name of the giant burrowing cockroach. The name remains rather appropriate as the insect has a tendency to construct extensive burrows roughly 3.1 ft (1 m) beneath the surface. Differentiating it from most other […]
Titan Beetle Facts First of all, the astonishing Titan Beetle truly lives up to its common name. That holds true due to the fact that it ranks as the largest known variety of beetle on earth. Though many people believe it resembles a large cockroach, the invertebrate nevertheless remains a true beetle. Furthermore, this amazing […]
Antlion Facts Antlion forms the collective name applied to a remarkable family of insects containing more than 2,000 known species. Yet the term more commonly finds itself applied to the larval form. The many species of this genus remain best known for the extremely predatory nature of the larvae, more than the adults themselves. Mature […]
Regal Moth Facts Notably, term of Regal Moth represents only one of the common names associated with this stunning Lepidoptera. That’s because it also goes by the alternate term of the royal walnut moth. Both names describe it well, just in different ways. The scientific name for it, however, remains that of the hard to […]
Snake Caterpillar Facts Snake Caterpillar serves as the common name of the larval form of the Hemeroplanes Triptolemus. This unique insect has evolved a remarkable defensive strategy. The highly reclusive invertebrate also spends its time in the dense regions of jungle endemic to its native region. Therefore, encounters with it occur rarely. Once individuals of this rather […]
White Ermine Facts The gorgeous White Ermine also forms a bit of a puzzle. That’s because it presents a few challenges for entomologists. This holds true since it does not always display the same color patterns. This further sometimes makes it hard to identify. Like many species in its region, the first formal scientific recognition […]
Perdita Minima Facts The truly incredible Perdita Minima ranks as one of the most fascinating of bee on the planet. That’s understandable, given the fact that individuals of the arthropod remain so tiny that most people don’t even know the species exists. In point of fact, entomologists know this insect as the smallest species of […]
Turnip Moth Facts The simple term of Turnip Moth serves as the common name for a small but noteworthy Lepidoptera. Its scientific name, meanwhile, remains somewhat hard to pronounce. That’s because scientists know it by the official term of Agrotis segetum. Regardless of which term one uses to refer to it, however, most people have […]
Mole Cricket Facts Many consider the most noteworthy thing about the Mole Cricket to be what you do not notice: their presence. That occurs because they spend the majority of their lives, and conduct most of their activities, underground. Yet these fascinating insects do emerge at certain times of the year, for brief periods. While […]
