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18/09/2021

Attulus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1889. The name is a diminutive form of a common prefix for salticid genera, -attus.[citation needed]

AttulusMale Attulus ammophilusScientific classificationKingdom:AnimaliaPhylum:ArthropodaSubphylum:ChelicerataClass:ArachnidaOrder:AraneaeInfraorder:AraneomorphaeFamily:SalticidaeTribe:SitticiniGenus:Attulus
Simon, 1889Type speciesAttus distinguendus

Simon, 1868

Species

58, see text

Synonyms Calositticus Lohmander, 1944Hypositticus Lohmander, 1944Sitticulus Dahl, 1926Sitticus Simon, 1901Sittiflor Prószyński, 2017Sittilong Prószyński, 2017Sittipub Prószyński, 2016Capture by Samsung galaxy a50 + .in
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16/09/2021

A dragonfly is an insect belonging to the order Odonata, infraorder Anisoptera (from Greek ἄνισος anisos, "unequal" and πτερόν pteron, "wing", because the hindwing is broader than the forewing). Adult dragonflies are characterized by large, multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong, transparent wings, sometimes with coloured patches, and an elongated body. Dragonflies can be mistaken for the related group, damselflies (Zygoptera), which are similar in structure, though usually lighter in build; however, the wings of most dragonflies are held flat and away from the body, while damselflies hold their wings folded at rest, along or above the abdomen. Dragonflies are agile fliers, while damselflies have a weaker, fluttery flight. Many dragonflies have brilliant iridescent or metallic colours produced by structural colouration, making them conspicuous in flight. An adult dragonfly's compound eyes have nearly 24,000 ommatidia each.

Dragonfly

Temporal range: 196–0 Ma 

Yellow-winged darter
Sympetrum flaveolumScientific classificationKingdom:AnimaliaPhylum:ArthropodaClass:InsectaOrder:OdonataSuborder:EpiproctaInfraorder:Anisoptera
Selys, 1854
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14/09/2021

The genus Megachile is a cosmopolitan group of solitary bees, often called leafcutter bees or leafcutting bees; it also includes the called resin bees and mortar bees. While other genera within the family Megachilidae may chew leaves or petals into fragments to build their nests, certain species within Megachile neatly cut pieces of leaves or petals, hence their common name. This is one of the largest genera of bees, with more than 1500 speciesin over 50 subgenera. The introduced alfalfa leafcutter bee (Megachile rotundata) is managed for crop pollination in various regions around the world.

MegachileMegachile lagopodaScientific classificationKingdom:AnimaliaPhylum:ArthropodaClass:InsectaOrder:HymenopteraFamily:MegachilidaeGenus:Megachile
Latreille, 1802Subgenera

Over 50 subgenera & 1520 spp., see list

SynonymsAnthophora Fabricius, 1804 (Preocc.)Eumegachile Friese, 1898Anthemois Robertson, 1903Cyphopyga Robertson, 1903Megalochila Schulz, 1906Grosapis Mitchell, 1980

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13/09/2021

Adscita statices, the green forester, is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found in Europe, Mongolia and western Russia.

Green foresterIn the Kampinos Forest, PolandScientific classificationKingdom:AnimaliaPhylum:ArthropodaClass:InsectaOrder:LepidopteraFamily:ZygaenidaeGenus:AdscitaSpecies:

A. statices

Binomial nameAdscita statices

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms

Sphinx statices Linnaeus, 1758

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11/09/2021

Coelophora inaequalis, the variable ladybird, common Australian lady beetle or common Australian ladybug is a ladybird species endemic to Australia, Oceania and Southern Asia.The variable ladybird gets its name from the black markings on the adult elytra, that vary from one individual to another.

Coelophora inaequalisScientific classificationKingdom:

Animalia

Phylum:

Arthropoda

Class:

Insecta

Order:

Coleoptera

Family:

Coccinellidae

Genus:

Coelophora

Species:

C. inaequalis

Binomial nameCoelophora inaequalis

(Fabricius, 1775)

C. inaequalis was introduced into Florida and Hawaii as a biological control agent to combat Sipha flava, the yellow sugarcane aphid.

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Caterpillars (/ˈkætərpɪlər/ CAT-ər-pil-ər) are the larval stage of members of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths).

Euthalia aconthea (baron butterfly) caterpillar found in India

Caterpillar of Papilio machaon

A monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) caterpillar feeding on an unopened seed pod of swamp milkweed

As with most common names, the application of the word is arbitrary, since the larvae of sawflies are commonly called caterpillars as well. Both lepidopteran and symphytan larvae have eruciform body shapes.

Caterpillars of most species are herbivorous (folivorous), but not all; some (about 1%) are insectivorous, even cannibalistic. Some feed on other animal products; for example, clothes moths feed on wool, and horn moths feed on the hooves and horns of dead ungulates.

Caterpillars are typically voracious feeders and many of them are among the most serious of agricultural pests. In fact many moth species are best known in their caterpillar stages because of the damage they cause to fruits and other agricultural produce, whereas the moths are obscure and do no direct harm. Conversely, various species of caterpillar are valued as sources of silk, as human or animal food, or for biological control of pest plants.

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07/09/2021

Paraponera clavata is a species of ant, commonly known as the bullet ant, named for its extremely painful sting. It inhabits humid lowland rainforests in Central and South America.

Paraponera clavataScientific classificationKingdom:AnimaliaPhylum:ArthropodaClass:InsectaOrder:HymenopteraFamily:FormicidaeGenus:ParaponeraSpecies:

P. clavata

Binomial nameParaponera clavata

(Fabricius, 1775)

Synonyms

Paraponera aculeata (Olivier, 1792)
Paraponera tarsalis (Perty, 1833)

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05/09/2021

Augochloropsis is a genus of brilliant metallic, often blue-green, sweat bees in the family Halictidae.There are at least 140 described species in Augochloropsis.

AugochloropsisAugochloropsis anonymaScientific classificationKingdom:AnimaliaPhylum:ArthropodaClass:InsectaOrder:HymenopteraFamily:HalictidaeSubfamily:HalictinaeTribe:AugochloriniGenus:Augochloropsis
Cockerell, 1897Diversityat least 140 species

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04/09/2021

From out her lavish horn!" "Agriculture is our wisest pursuit, because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good morals & happiness." "The farmer has to be an optimist or he wouldn't still be a farmer." "A good farmer is nothing more nor less than a handy man with a sense of humus.











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03/09/2021

Being on a boat that’s moving through the water, it’s so clear. Everything falls into place in terms of what’s important and what’s not..

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02/09/2021

No universal selfishness can bring social good to all. Communism - the effort to give all men what they need and to ask of each the best they can contribute - this is the only way of human life.










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