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Damselfly . . Damselfly, (suborder Zygoptera), any of a group of predatory, aerial insects that are in the order Odonata. Damselflies are found mainly near shallow, freshwater habitats and are graceful fliers with slender bodies and long, filmy, net-veined wings. Damselflies are generally smaller, more delicate, and fly weakly in comparison with dragonflies (suborder Anisoptera). Their colours can be stunningly vivid. . . . . . . #damselfly #odonata

Enallagma - Bluet damselfly . . DAMSELFLY FUN FACTS: They have been on earth for more than 300 million years. Just like dragonflies, they cannot walk with their 6 legs. Damselflies are found throughout the world, everywhere except Antarctica. Both males and females have a long abdomen with 10 segments. . . . . . . #damselfly #odonata

Español/English⬇ ¿Sabías que las arañas no son insectos? ¡Pues sí, no lo son! su par de patas de más (para completar ocho patas) es una de las principales características que las separan del grupo de los insectos, además de poseer quelíceros (comúnmente conocidos como sus colmillos) con los cuales pueden inyectar un veneno que utilizan para cazar y digerir a sus presas, y además pueden utilizarlo como método de defensa cuando se sienten amenazadas. __________ Did you know that spiders are not insects? Well yes, they are not! Its extra pair of legs (to complete eight legs) is one of the mainly characteristics that separate them from the insects group. Also they have chelicerae (commonly known like fangs) with which they can inject a poison that they use to hunt and digest their preys. Also they can use their poison as a defense method when they feel threatened. Taxonomía/Taxonomy⬇ Clase/Class: #Arachnida Orden/Order: #Araneae Suborden/Suborder: #Opisthothelae Infraorden/Infraorder: #Araneomorphae Superfamilia/Superfamily: #Thomisoidea Familia/Family: #Thomisidae Subfamilia/Subfamily: #Stephanopinae Género/Genus: #Epicadus Especie/Species: #Epicadustaczanowskii • • #Araña #Spider #Arañas #Spiders #Animal #Nature #Naturaleza #Arachnology #Aracnología #Biology #Biologia #Arthropod #Arthropoda #Artrópodo #Insectagram #Macro #Macrophotography #Animals

Mermiria - Toothpick Grasshopper . . GRASSHOPPER FUN FACTS: There are around 11,000 known species of grasshopper found around the world, often inhabiting grassy fields, meadow and forest areas. Grasshoppers are a group of insects belonging to the suborder. Caelifera They are among what is probably the most ancient living group of chewing herbivorous insects, dating back to the early Triassic around 250 million years ago. Grasshoppers can jump about 25cm high and around 1 meter long. If humans could jump as far as grasshoppers do, relative to size, then we could leap more than the length of a football field. The grasshopper can jump as far as it does because its hind legs act like miniature catapults. It bends its legs at the knee, mechanism within the knee works like a spring, storing up energy. When the grasshopper is ready to jump, it relaxes the leg muscles, allowing the spring to release flinging it into the air. . . Mermiria is a genus of slant-faced grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. This grasshopper has a very pointed head and flattened, sword-shaped antennae. Short-horned Grasshoppers (Acrididae) - Slant-faced Grasshoppers (Gomphocerinae) -Mermiria Group - Toothpick Grasshoppers - Mermiria . . . . . . #arthropod #grasshopper

Perithemis . . DRAGONFLY FUN FACTS: . Having a dragonfly land on your head is considered good luck. The area of an odonate's head is comprised primarily of its enormous compound eyes, which contain 30,000 facets, each bringing in information about the insect's surroundings. Dragonflies have near-360-degree vision, with just one blind spot directly behind them. Dragonflies can fly in any direction, including sideways and backward, and can hover in a single spot for a minute or more. This amazing ability is one factor in their success as aerial ambush predators. When hunting, dragonflies catch prey with their feet, tear off the wings with their sharp jaws so it can't escape, and scarf the sorry bug down, all without needing to land. Thankfully, dragonflies can't bite humans. The vast majority of species don't have mandibles strong enough to break the skin. Only a small handful of large species are capable of actually biting, but this only occurs as a defensive strategy. So there's no need to worry when you're walking around a dragonfly sanctuary . . Perithemis is a genus of dragonflies commonly known as Amberwings. They are characterized by their small size and the amber wings of the male. . . . . . . #dragonfly #odonata

Celithemis eponina Drury - Halloween pennant. . . DRAGONFLY FUN FACTS: . Nearly all of the dragonfly’s head is eye, so they have incredible vision that encompasses almost every angle except right behind them. Dragonflies, which eat insects as adults, are a great control on the mosquito population. A single dragonfly can eat 30 to hundreds of mosquitoes per day . . The Halloween pennant dragonfly has been described as looking very similar to a butterfly. Its wings are entirely orange-yellow in color with dark brown bands, the Halloween inspiration for its common name. Dragonflies of its genus perch at the tips of plants, waving in the breeze like pennants. The young has yellow markings, including a stripe on its back. The adult male and female may develop pale red markings, especially on the face. This species is about 38 to 42 millimeters long. . . . . . . #dragonfly #odonata

Libellula luctuosa - Widow Skimmer . . DRAGONFLY FUN FACTS: . 1 ) Dragonflies were some of the first winged insects to evolve, some 300 million years ago. Modern dragonflies have wingspans of only two to five inches, but fossil dragonflies have been found with wingspans of up to two feet. 2 ) Some scientists theorize that high oxygen levels during the Paleozoic era allowed dragonflies to grow to monster size. 3 ) There are more than 5,000 known species of dragonflies, all of which (along with damselflies) belong to the order Odonata, which means “toothed one” in Greek and refers to the dragonfly’s serrated teeth. 4 ) In their larval stage, which can last up to two years, dragonflies are aquatic and eat just about anything—tadpoles, mosquitoes, fish, other insect larvae and even each other. . . Widow Skimmer is one of the group of dragonflies known as king skimmers. The nymphs live in the water, molting and growing until they are ready to emerge from the water and then molting a final time to reveal their wings. Widow skimmers have large bulky bodies, with large head. Adults have a steely blue body area but juveniles are yellow with brown stipes. Eyes are also large and close together meeting in the middle of the head. They have three pairs of legs. Legs are black in color. They have two pairs of wings: forewings and hindwings. Wings of both sexes are marked with prominent black basal bands. They keep their wings extended over their bodies. Adult males develop broad white spots at midwing as they mature. The abdomen measures 24–32 mm. They also have a slight white hue on their abdomen and thorax. . . . . . . #dragonfly #odonata

Echinargus isola - Reakirt’s Blue ———————————————————————— ———————————————————————— Did you know? June 17-23, 2019 is NATIONAL POLLINATOR WEEK! National Pollinator Week is a time to celebrate pollinators and spread the word about what you can do to protect them. Twelve years ago the U.S. Senate’s unanimous approval and designation of a week in June as “National Pollinator Week” marked a necessary step toward addressing the urgent issue of declining pollinator populations. Pollinator Week has now grown into an international celebration of the valuable ecosystem services provided by bees, birds, butterflies, bats and beetles. Pollinator Week was initiated and is managed by Pollinator Partnership. ———————————————————————— ———————————————————————— The genus Echinargus comprises of a single species - isola. This butterfly was formerly placed in the genus Hemiargus. The male has an iridescent violet-blue upperside, with narrow brown margins and a pair of prominent black spots at the tornus. In the female the blue scaling is confined to the basal area of the wings. Habitats: This species is found in prairies, deserts, meadows and fields; and in large glades and clearings in deciduous and coniferous woodlands. . . . #pollinatorweek #nationalpollinatorweek

Queen butterfly feeding from Mexican sunflower's nectar . . . #butterfliesofinstagram #butterfliesofig #butterflygarden #butterfly #butterflyphotography #butterflyphoto #butterflies #floridabutterflies #butterfliesoftheworld #lovebutterflies #insects_of_our_world #insectsofinstagram #worldbutterflies #butterflylove #arthropod #insectlicious #butterfly_n_flower #butterflyworld #insect_addict #butterflyconservation #macrobutterfly #butterfly_ir #butterfliesinmygarden #queenbutterflies #queenbutterfly #nymphalidae #savethemonarchs