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
Giant Katydid
Giant Katydid Facts The remarkable Giant Katydid ranks as the largest known species of the katydid on earth. Worldwide, there appear to be roughly 6,400 recognized types of katydid extant. Sometimes people also refer to this invertebrate as the Giant Long-Legged Katydid, for the obvious reason. Though it possesses large wings, it rarely chooses to fly. […]
Red Veined Darter
Red Veined Darter Facts The highly descriptive, as well as accurate, term of Red Veined Darter serves as one of the common names for a striking variety of dragonfly. Some people also know this wonder of nature by yet another common name, choosing to call it simply the nomad. The name by which most professional […]
Musk Beetle
Musk Beetle Facts Firstly, the distinctive term Musk Beetle serves as the name for a specific species of moderate-sized longhorn beetle. This rather fascinating insect evolved as solely endemic to a rather highly restricted portion of Europe. Secondly, this rather remarkable invertebrate derives its name from the odor it sometimes emits. However, it rarely does […]
Carpenter Bee
Carpenter Bee Facts Perhaps most notably, the term Carpenter Bee collectively refers to a very large group of highly specialized species of bees. In point of fact, it’s a huge group. That’s because more than 500 separate species list in the category known by the single common term. Furthermore, that comparatively enormous group of invertebrates […]
Asian Giant Hornet
Asian Giant Hornet Facts Most notably, the term Asian Giant Hornet includes the subspecies of Japanese giant hornet. This serves as the common name for the Vespa mandarinia. It also forms the largest known hornet on earth. The amazing insect also remains colloquially popular as the yak-killer hornet in some regions. But, people often mistake […]
Globe Skimmer
Globe Skimmer Facts The attention-grabbing term of Globe Skimmer serves as one of several common names for a remarkable species of dragonfly. The other names by which the invertebrate’s known include the wandering glider and the globe wanderer. Among scientists, including entomologists, however, it goes by an altogether different name. That’s the somewhat difficult to […]
Brown Mantis
Brown Mantis Facts The Large Brown Mantis has several subspecies, and one of them is the Stick Mantis Ghost from Bundaberg’s Turtle Sands. The Stick Mantis Ghosts are also generally not quite as aggressive as the original species. Yet, it has a defense display which makes the Mantis appear larger by flinging its front legs into […]
Orchid Mantis
Source: https://bit.ly/2Kc1erg Photographer: L. Viatour CC License: https://bit.ly/1p2b8Ke Orchid Mantis Facts The Orchid Mantis or Hymenopus coronatus is a creature which combines the qualities of unique beauty with that of the deadly efficiency of a predator. This insect remains rather popular for its brilliant coloring and a structure finely adapted for camouflage, mimicking parts of the orchid flower. The four […]
Ghost Mantis
Source: http://bit.ly/2BtdVIC Photographer: Steve Smith CC License: http://bit.ly/2JszWtI Ghost Mantis Facts Even among the many related species, the remarkable Ghost Mantis stands out for its mastery of camouflage. However, fortunately for it, this rather impressive creature currently inhabits a moderately wide range of the earth. Yet, regardless of its great impressiveness, it also ranks as […]
Brunner’s Mantis
Source: https://bit.ly/2qTiBC0 Photo Credit: Fjguyote CC License: https://bit.ly/1kvyKWi Brunner’s Mantis Facts The fascinating Brunner’s Mantis or Brunneria borealis forms a most unusual and also very rare variety of mantis. It also remains quite well known for its rather thin body, which causes it to closely resemble a small stick or branch. However, entomologists did not recognize this […]