"Insect identification"

#11661997

13 October 2024

A Signature Spider (Argiope anasuja), a species of orb-weaver spider from the family Araneidae, is seen at Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 13, 2024, having caught and wrapped a beetle in its web. Found in tropical and subtropical regions, Signature Spiders are known for capturing insects up to twice their size. They typically build their webs in less shady areas near water bodies, between 50 to 200 cm above ground. The spider's name comes from the unique zig-zag stripes, known as the stabilimentum, which are characteristic of its web.

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#11661998

13 October 2024

A Signature Spider (Argiope anasuja), a species of orb-weaver spider from the family Araneidae, is seen at Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 13, 2024, having caught and wrapped a beetle in its web. Found in tropical and subtropical regions, Signature Spiders are known for capturing insects up to twice their size. They typically build their webs in less shady areas near water bodies, between 50 to 200 cm above ground. The spider's name comes from the unique zig-zag stripes, known as the stabilimentum, which are characteristic of its web.

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#11661999

13 October 2024

A Signature Spider (Argiope anasuja), a species of orb-weaver spider from the family Araneidae, is seen at Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 13, 2024, having caught and wrapped a beetle in its web. Found in tropical and subtropical regions, Signature Spiders are known for capturing insects up to twice their size. They typically build their webs in less shady areas near water bodies, between 50 to 200 cm above ground. The spider's name comes from the unique zig-zag stripes, known as the stabilimentum, which are characteristic of its web.

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#11662000

13 October 2024

A Signature Spider (Argiope anasuja), a species of orb-weaver spider from the family Araneidae, is seen at Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 13, 2024, having caught and wrapped a beetle in its web. Found in tropical and subtropical regions, Signature Spiders are known for capturing insects up to twice their size. They typically build their webs in less shady areas near water bodies, between 50 to 200 cm above ground. The spider's name comes from the unique zig-zag stripes, known as the stabilimentum, which are characteristic of its web.

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#11605993

24 September 2024

A Tree Trunk Spider (Hersiliidae) created cocoons and mimicked the white part of a wall inside a house with orange walls while hunting a bug in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on 24th September 2024. These spiders are known for their two prominent spinnerets, which are almost as long as their abdomen, giving them the nickname ''two-tailed spiders.''

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#11605994

24 September 2024

A Tree Trunk Spider (Hersiliidae) created cocoons and mimicked the white part of a wall inside a house with orange walls while hunting a bug in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on 24th September 2024. These spiders are known for their two prominent spinnerets, which are almost as long as their abdomen, giving them the nickname ''two-tailed spiders.''

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#11605995

24 September 2024

A Tree Trunk Spider (Hersiliidae) created cocoons and mimicked the white part of a wall inside a house with orange walls while hunting a bug in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on 24th September 2024. These spiders are known for their two prominent spinnerets, which are almost as long as their abdomen, giving them the nickname ''two-tailed spiders.''

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#11605996

24 September 2024

A Tree Trunk Spider (Hersiliidae) created cocoons and mimicked the white part of a wall inside a house with orange walls while hunting a bug in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on 24th September 2024. These spiders are known for their two prominent spinnerets, which are almost as long as their abdomen, giving them the nickname ''two-tailed spiders.''

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#11605997

24 September 2024

A Tree Trunk Spider (Hersiliidae) created cocoons and mimicked the white part of a wall inside a house with orange walls while hunting a bug in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on 24th September 2024. These spiders are known for their two prominent spinnerets, which are almost as long as their abdomen, giving them the nickname ''two-tailed spiders.''

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#11503369

23 August 2024

A Spotted Cucumber Beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata) is on a leaf of a cucumber plant in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on August 23, 2024.

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#11503370

23 August 2024

A Spotted Cucumber Beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata) is on a leaf of a cucumber plant in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on August 23, 2024.

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#11458241

6 August 2024

Girdler moth (Dargida procinctus) pupae are resting on a cement wall in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on August 22, 2023.

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#11457006

6 August 2024

An ambush bug, Phymata sp., is perching on a black-eyed Susan ray floret in a garden in Brampton, Ontario, on August 5, 2024.

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#11451945

3 August 2024

A Wedgling Moth (Galgula partita) is appearing in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on August 02, 2024.

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#11451686

3 August 2024

Common green bottle flies (Lucilia sericata) are gathering on a small pile of raccoon scat in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on August 02, 2024.

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#11451689

3 August 2024

Common green bottle flies (Lucilia sericata) are gathering on a small pile of raccoon scat in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on August 02, 2024.

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