"Insect Behavior."

#12610598

3 August 2025

The red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) mainly searches for arthropods on tree trunks. It also catches insects in flight. It is an omnivore, eating insects, fruits, nuts, and seeds. In some parts of its range, it also consumes the eggs of box-nesting Wood ducks.

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#12610599

3 August 2025

The red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) mainly searches for arthropods on tree trunks. It also catches insects in flight. It is an omnivore, eating insects, fruits, nuts, and seeds. In some parts of its range, it also consumes the eggs of box-nesting Wood ducks.

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#12610600

3 August 2025

The red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) mainly searches for arthropods on tree trunks. It also catches insects in flight. It is an omnivore, eating insects, fruits, nuts, and seeds. In some parts of its range, it also consumes the eggs of box-nesting Wood ducks.

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#12610601

3 August 2025

The red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) mainly searches for arthropods on tree trunks. It also catches insects in flight. It is an omnivore, eating insects, fruits, nuts, and seeds. In some parts of its range, it also consumes the eggs of box-nesting Wood ducks.

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#12608983

2 August 2025

A long-legged fly (Dolichopodidae) is in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on July 9, 2025.

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#12607314

2 August 2025

A Black hooded oriole bird sits on a tree branch while it catches an insect and holds it in its beak from the tree in Siliguri, India, on August 2, 2025.

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#12599427

30 July 2025

A Camponotus ant attempts to capture and transport a bug larva, possibly for consumption or to carry back to its colony, in a house in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on July 27, 2025. Also known as carpenter ants, Camponotus ants are omnivorous and feed on both plant and animal matter.

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#12599429

30 July 2025

A Camponotus ant attempts to capture and transport a bug larva, possibly for consumption or to carry back to its colony, in a house in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on July 27, 2025. Also known as carpenter ants, Camponotus ants are omnivorous and feed on both plant and animal matter.

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#12599432

30 July 2025

A Camponotus ant attempts to capture and transport a bug larva, possibly for consumption or to carry back to its colony, in a house in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on July 27, 2025. Also known as carpenter ants, Camponotus ants are omnivorous and feed on both plant and animal matter.

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#12596545

29 July 2025

Japanese beetles (Popillia japonica) mate in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on July 18, 2025.

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29 July 2025

Japanese beetles (Popillia japonica) mate in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on July 18, 2025.

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29 July 2025

Japanese beetles (Popillia japonica) mate in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on July 18, 2025.

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#12587872

26 July 2025

A bumble bee (Bombus) collects pollen from a clover flower in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on July 18, 2025.

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#12587873

26 July 2025

A bumble bee (Bombus) collects pollen from a clover flower in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on July 18, 2025.

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#12586336

26 July 2025

A Poplar Galler (Saperda inornata) longhorn beetle sits on a leaf in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on July 18, 2025.

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#12586338

26 July 2025

A Poplar Galler (Saperda inornata) longhorn beetle sits on a leaf in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on July 18, 2025.

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