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Robber flies catch their prey in mid flight. They then squeeze the unfortunate victim with their strong legs before inserting a proboscis into the prey and literally suck it dry leaving just a dry casing.
Messingham nature reserve, North Lincolnshire
Neuroptera
More action on aphid infested Milkweed
Today, I counted 10 swamp beetles on this Milkweed plant.
It is quite common to see insect galls on Leucopogon plants.
This plant had two types, the "grass seed head" type above and an ovoid type below.
Insect galls start by the insect laying eggs on the host plant. The galls grow as plant matter controlled by the insect. After the galls are formed, the larvae develop inside until fully grown, when they leave. Insect gall insects are usually species specific. (ie only grow on one species)
Waynes world gives extra interesting information about galls.
Here's a shot of an insect on my front storm door looking at it from inside through the glass and outside.
Baby bee emergin directly in center. The golden-colored cells are full of pollen, which the baby bees eat. It's pure protein and dang tasty!
-designed by Philip Kuhns
-folded from a square of backcoated Origamido paper
I feel very happy being the only one to have represented the largest beetle in the U.S. in origami! My main goal was to create a beetle with a realistic 3D shape because many scarab beetle designs today don't exhibit accurate dimention. This hercules beetle is also color changed, but I did fill in a couple spots on the legs where the yellow still was visible.
This model was designed as a commission for insect collector, Dan Capps.