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I know, they're pretty rare here on Flickr, right? Just like sunsets and bird photos, a real scarcity. Somebody's got to do it.
🌐 Esteros del Iberá, Portal Carambola (Concepción de Yaguareté Corá), Corrientes 🇦🇷
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🇦🇷 Rayadora Espinosa Arrebolada
🔬 Erythemis peruviana
🇺🇸 Flame-taled Pondhawk
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Reino: Animalia
Filo / División: Arthropoda
Clase: Insecta
Órden: Odonata
Familia: Libellulidae
Nombre Científico: Erythemis peruviana
Nombre Común: Rayadora Espinosa Arrebolada
Nombre en Inglés: Flame-taled Pondhawk
Nombre Portugués:
Sexo: Macho
Etapa de vida: Adulto
Fecha de Registro: 20/11/2021
Pais: Argentina
Provincia / Departamento: Corrientes
Localidad o Área Protegida: Concepción del Yaguareté Corá
Lugar detallado: Esteros del ibera portal carambola
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A beautiful beetle from July in Arizona, Pasimachus sp., I'd guess P. viridans. It's a ground beetle, family Carabidae; those in this genus are sometimes called "warrior beetles," I assume in honor of the impressive bitey bits. They're fast-running predators of other less-fast bugs.
Like a tiny armoured tank, making its way through foliage, on the look out for some juicy aphids to snack on. Psyllids and mealybugs are also part of the Harmonia conformis ladybird larva's diet. And I've read that they have also been observed feeding on larvae of other ladybird species.
Harmonia conformis is one of our large, native ladybirds.
Link to adult stage: www.flickr.com/photos/112623317@N03/52354180623/in/photol...
and, showing the variation in colour: www.flickr.com/photos/112623317@N03/53178943556/in/photol...
Around 7 mm length.
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Happy Fly Day Friday from one of the Muscid flies, I think this is the Slender Orange bush fly, but I didn't get a great shot from the top to be more sure.
NB: image has been turned for more detail. The assassin fly was head up on the wall.
These skillful and efficient aerial hunters, also known as robber flies, are a favourite to find and watch.
Medium to large in size, they are active predators of flying insects and will also take web weaving spiders as a meal. Their mouth parts consist of a triangular proboscis which is inserted into prey and dissolved body juices are then sucked up.
Genus Cerdistus, 3cm length.
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Wings tipped like stained glass, she balances on a cluster of tiny purple stars, tongue uncurled and reaching. The whole world falls away into soft grey, leaving just her and the flower she's chosen.
These pretty day-flying moths (Heliolonche pictipennis), only about 1 cm. long, are one of my favorite desert spring insects. The only flowers they visit (desert dandelion, desert chicory, or scale bud, all closely-related plants) close up at night; the moths sleep inside the closed flowers, which is scientifically adorable. day-flying moths (Heliolonche pictipennis), only about 1 cm. long, are one of my favorite desert spring insects. The only flowers they visit (desert dandelion, desert chicory, or scale bud, all closely-related plants) close up at night; the moths sleep inside the closed flowers, which is scientifically adorable.
I was photographing, when i saw a small tortoiseshell drinking from the flowers. I haden't seen them in a while and i of course wanted to photograph it. This small tortoiseshell was actually pretty calm. So, i got my shots, one of them making me have this beautiful result!
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Species: Small tortoiseshell, kleine vos 🇳🇱, neslesommerfugl 🇳🇴 (aglais urticae)
Heute habe ich die erste große Libelle gefunden und sie gleich in diesem Bild fest gehalten 😊
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Dies ist ein Stack aus 19-Bildern Freihand. 📷💯👌
Hi There!
There's really not much to say ... I don't know what kind of insects they are, but in my mind's eye, they are a little creepy looking.
Info Update: Linda Martin tipped me off that these aliens might be Ambush Bugs. She is correct, they are Ambush Bugs! They are in a subfamily of Assassinbugs called Phymatinae.
Here is some info from Bugwood Wiki:
"Life History and Habits: Ambush bugs are predators of other insects and occasionally spiders. They lie in wait on plants and hunt by ambush, capturing prey that comes within range and injecting paralyzing saliva through their piercing-sucking mouthparts. Ambush bugs may be forage among leaves but most commonly wait among flowers for passing flies, bees and wasps that visit (Figure 3). Ambush bugs can be most easily found by examining yellow flowers (e.g., goldenrod, rabbitbrush) and white flowers that bloom in mid to late summer."
The image is from my Summer 2019 Archives
Thanks for looking and commenting on this image, I do love hearing from you! Have a marvelous weekend!
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A macro photograph capturing a detailed side-profile view of a fly belonging to the suborder Brachycera, resting on a soft yellow-green leaf background.
The image highlights the intricate details of the insect's large compound red eyes, the textured bristly hair (setae) across its thorax and abdomen, and the complex veining structure of its translucent wings. Flies in this category are commonly part of the Muscidae (true flies) or Anthomyiidae families, showcasing the incredible hidden beauty of everyday backyard insects.
• Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
• Class: Insecta (Insects)
• Order: Diptera (True Flies)
• Suborder: Brachycera
• Shot type: Macro photography / Close-up