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#10886070

2 Jan 2024

Maggot larvae are emerging from the body of a garden fly killed by a bush cricket in Christchurch, New Zealand, on January 2, 2024.

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#10876967

27 Dec 2023

The Greater Coucal Or Crow Pheasant (Centropus Sinensis), Is A Large Non-parasitic Member Of The Cuckoo Order Of Birds, The Cuculiformes Found In Indian Subcontinent And Southeast Asia. They Are Weak Fliers And Are Often Seen Clambering About In Vegetation Or Walking On The Ground As They Forage For Insects, Eggs, And Nestlings Of Other Birds. They Have A Familiar Deep Resonant Call Which Is Associated With Omens In Many Parts Of Its Range. This Is A Large Species Of The Cuckoo At 48 Cm. A Greater Coucal Bird Sunbathing On The Roof On An Early Winter Morning At Tehatta, West Bengal; India On 26/12/2023.

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#10876968

27 Dec 2023

The Greater Coucal Or Crow Pheasant (Centropus Sinensis), Is A Large Non-parasitic Member Of The Cuckoo Order Of Birds, The Cuculiformes Found In Indian Subcontinent And Southeast Asia. They Are Weak Fliers And Are Often Seen Clambering About In Vegetation Or Walking On The Ground As They Forage For Insects, Eggs, And Nestlings Of Other Birds. They Have A Familiar Deep Resonant Call Which Is Associated With Omens In Many Parts Of Its Range. This Is A Large Species Of The Cuckoo At 48 Cm. A Greater Coucal Bird Sunbathing On The Roof On An Early Winter Morning At Tehatta, West Bengal; India On 26/12/2023.

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#10876969

27 Dec 2023

The Greater Coucal Or Crow Pheasant (Centropus Sinensis), Is A Large Non-parasitic Member Of The Cuckoo Order Of Birds, The Cuculiformes Found In Indian Subcontinent And Southeast Asia. They Are Weak Fliers And Are Often Seen Clambering About In Vegetation Or Walking On The Ground As They Forage For Insects, Eggs, And Nestlings Of Other Birds. They Have A Familiar Deep Resonant Call Which Is Associated With Omens In Many Parts Of Its Range. This Is A Large Species Of The Cuckoo At 48 Cm. A Greater Coucal Bird Sunbathing On The Roof On An Early Winter Morning At Tehatta, West Bengal; India On 26/12/2023.

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#10876970

27 Dec 2023

The Greater Coucal Or Crow Pheasant (Centropus Sinensis), Is A Large Non-parasitic Member Of The Cuckoo Order Of Birds, The Cuculiformes Found In Indian Subcontinent And Southeast Asia. They Are Weak Fliers And Are Often Seen Clambering About In Vegetation Or Walking On The Ground As They Forage For Insects, Eggs, And Nestlings Of Other Birds. They Have A Familiar Deep Resonant Call Which Is Associated With Omens In Many Parts Of Its Range. This Is A Large Species Of The Cuckoo At 48 Cm. A Greater Coucal Bird Sunbathing On The Roof On An Early Winter Morning At Tehatta, West Bengal; India On 26/12/2023.

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#10876971

27 Dec 2023

The Greater Coucal Or Crow Pheasant (Centropus Sinensis), Is A Large Non-parasitic Member Of The Cuckoo Order Of Birds, The Cuculiformes Found In Indian Subcontinent And Southeast Asia. They Are Weak Fliers And Are Often Seen Clambering About In Vegetation Or Walking On The Ground As They Forage For Insects, Eggs, And Nestlings Of Other Birds. They Have A Familiar Deep Resonant Call Which Is Associated With Omens In Many Parts Of Its Range. This Is A Large Species Of The Cuckoo At 48 Cm. A Greater Coucal Bird Sunbathing On The Roof On An Early Winter Morning At Tehatta, West Bengal; India On 26/12/2023.

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#10876972

27 Dec 2023

The Greater Coucal Or Crow Pheasant (Centropus Sinensis), Is A Large Non-parasitic Member Of The Cuckoo Order Of Birds, The Cuculiformes Found In Indian Subcontinent And Southeast Asia. They Are Weak Fliers And Are Often Seen Clambering About In Vegetation Or Walking On The Ground As They Forage For Insects, Eggs, And Nestlings Of Other Birds. They Have A Familiar Deep Resonant Call Which Is Associated With Omens In Many Parts Of Its Range. This Is A Large Species Of The Cuckoo At 48 Cm. A Greater Coucal Bird Sunbathing On The Roof On An Early Winter Morning At Tehatta, West Bengal; India On 26/12/2023.

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#10855095

15 Dec 2023

A parasitoid wasp (Microplitis sp.) is resting on a leaf in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on September 11, 2023.

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#10766108

7 Nov 2023

Models at Paraxite stand at 80th edition of EICMA - Milan International Exhibition of Cycle and Motorcycle at Rho Fair on November 7, 2023, Rho - Milan, Italy.

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#10623334

10 Oct 2023

Ptecticus is an Old World genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae. The ground color of the body may be yellow, brown, or black, and the abdomen often shows a degree of transverse stripes. They may mimic parasitic wasps in appearance and habits. The wings are often dusky and the second abdominal segment may be translucent. A well-developed inner projection of the second antennal segment is characteristic of the majority of Ptecticus species. Their larvae are broad, flat, and segmented maggots, which may be found in fermenting fruit. As of 2000, 40 species were known from the Old World alone. There are at least 150 described species in Ptecticus worldwide. A Ptecticus is sitting on the leaves of a tree in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 10/10/2023.

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#10623336

10 Oct 2023

Ptecticus is an Old World genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae. The ground color of the body may be yellow, brown, or black, and the abdomen often shows a degree of transverse stripes. They may mimic parasitic wasps in appearance and habits. The wings are often dusky and the second abdominal segment may be translucent. A well-developed inner projection of the second antennal segment is characteristic of the majority of Ptecticus species. Their larvae are broad, flat, and segmented maggots, which may be found in fermenting fruit. As of 2000, 40 species were known from the Old World alone. There are at least 150 described species in Ptecticus worldwide. A Ptecticus is sitting on the leaves of a tree in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 10/10/2023.

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#10623338

10 Oct 2023

Ptecticus is an Old World genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae. The ground color of the body may be yellow, brown, or black, and the abdomen often shows a degree of transverse stripes. They may mimic parasitic wasps in appearance and habits. The wings are often dusky and the second abdominal segment may be translucent. A well-developed inner projection of the second antennal segment is characteristic of the majority of Ptecticus species. Their larvae are broad, flat, and segmented maggots, which may be found in fermenting fruit. As of 2000, 40 species were known from the Old World alone. There are at least 150 described species in Ptecticus worldwide. A Ptecticus is sitting on the leaves of a tree in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 10/10/2023.

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#10623340

10 Oct 2023

Ptecticus is an Old World genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae. The ground color of the body may be yellow, brown, or black, and the abdomen often shows a degree of transverse stripes. They may mimic parasitic wasps in appearance and habits. The wings are often dusky and the second abdominal segment may be translucent. A well-developed inner projection of the second antennal segment is characteristic of the majority of Ptecticus species. Their larvae are broad, flat, and segmented maggots, which may be found in fermenting fruit. As of 2000, 40 species were known from the Old World alone. There are at least 150 described species in Ptecticus worldwide. A Ptecticus is sitting on the leaves of a tree in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 10/10/2023.

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#10330656

2 Aug 2023

The yellow-colored Ichneumon Wasp (Xanthopimpla punctata) plays a beneficial role in agriculture. These wasps are a subfamily of Pimplinae, which are important parasitoids of lepidopterous stem borers of cereals, sugar cane, and other crops; they lay their eggs on moth caterpillars that damage crops. Ichneumonidae is a family within the insect order Hymenoptera. Insects in this family are commonly called ichneumon wasps. Ichneumon wasps differ from typical wasps, which sting in defense (Aculeata: Vespoidea and Apoidea), in that the antennae have more segments; typically 16 or more, whereas the others have 13 or fewer. Female ichneumon wasps frequently exhibit an ovipositor longer than their body. The ovipositor is quite long and arises ventrally before the tip of the abdomen and is permanently extended (in stinging wasps the ovipositor issues from the tip of the abdomen and is withdrawn into the abdomen when not in use). The body length of this wasp is about 15mm. A Female yellow-colored Ichneumon Wasp is sits under the leaves in the dense forest for self-defense at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 02/08/2023.

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#10330658

2 Aug 2023

The yellow-colored Ichneumon Wasp (Xanthopimpla punctata) plays a beneficial role in agriculture. These wasps are a subfamily of Pimplinae, which are important parasitoids of lepidopterous stem borers of cereals, sugar cane, and other crops; they lay their eggs on moth caterpillars that damage crops. Ichneumonidae is a family within the insect order Hymenoptera. Insects in this family are commonly called ichneumon wasps. Ichneumon wasps differ from typical wasps, which sting in defense (Aculeata: Vespoidea and Apoidea), in that the antennae have more segments; typically 16 or more, whereas the others have 13 or fewer. Female ichneumon wasps frequently exhibit an ovipositor longer than their body. The ovipositor is quite long and arises ventrally before the tip of the abdomen and is permanently extended (in stinging wasps the ovipositor issues from the tip of the abdomen and is withdrawn into the abdomen when not in use). The body length of this wasp is about 15mm. A Female yellow-colored Ichneumon Wasp is sits under the leaves in the dense forest for self-defense at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 02/08/2023.

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#10330660

2 Aug 2023

The yellow-colored Ichneumon Wasp (Xanthopimpla punctata) plays a beneficial role in agriculture. These wasps are a subfamily of Pimplinae, which are important parasitoids of lepidopterous stem borers of cereals, sugar cane, and other crops; they lay their eggs on moth caterpillars that damage crops. Ichneumonidae is a family within the insect order Hymenoptera. Insects in this family are commonly called ichneumon wasps. Ichneumon wasps differ from typical wasps, which sting in defense (Aculeata: Vespoidea and Apoidea), in that the antennae have more segments; typically 16 or more, whereas the others have 13 or fewer. Female ichneumon wasps frequently exhibit an ovipositor longer than their body. The ovipositor is quite long and arises ventrally before the tip of the abdomen and is permanently extended (in stinging wasps the ovipositor issues from the tip of the abdomen and is withdrawn into the abdomen when not in use). The body length of this wasp is about 15mm. A Female yellow-colored Ichneumon Wasp is sits under the leaves in the dense forest for self-defense at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 02/08/2023.

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