"Insect Behavior."

#12527011

4 July 2025

A Cattle Egret takes flight at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida. They are called Cattle Egrets because they often follow grazing animals, feeding on insects stirred up by their movement.

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#12527012

4 July 2025

A Cattle Egret spreads its wings wide as its chick calls to be fed at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida. They are called Cattle Egrets because they often follow grazing animals, feeding on insects stirred up by their movement.

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#12527014

4 July 2025

Purple Martins are seen in a colony at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida. These social swallows perform graceful aerial displays as they hunt insects.

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#12516401

30 June 2025

A Nygmiini tussock moth rests on a leaf in a forest near Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 29, 2025. Belonging to the Erebidae family, Nygmiini moth larvae are often considered pests of various woody plants.

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30 June 2025

A Nygmiini tussock moth rests on a leaf in a forest near Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 29, 2025. Belonging to the Erebidae family, Nygmiini moth larvae are often considered pests of various woody plants.

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#12512545

29 June 2025

A robber fly is viewed up close in a macro shot in Nagaon District, Assam, India, on June 27, 2025.

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#12506317

26 June 2025

A male Plexippus paykulli spider, commonly known as the pantropical jumping spider, is seen on the surface of a mirror, its reflection visible on the glass, in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 26, 2025. The species is often found near bright indoor lights, where it hunts insects attracted to the illumination, and is known for helping control household and garden pests.

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#12506318

26 June 2025

A male Plexippus paykulli spider, commonly known as the pantropical jumping spider, is seen on the surface of a mirror, its reflection visible on the glass, in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 26, 2025. The species is often found near bright indoor lights, where it hunts insects attracted to the illumination, and is known for helping control household and garden pests.

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#12506325

26 June 2025

A male Plexippus paykulli spider, commonly known as the pantropical jumping spider, is seen on the surface of a mirror, its reflection visible on the glass, in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 26, 2025. The species is often found near bright indoor lights, where it hunts insects attracted to the illumination, and is known for helping control household and garden pests.

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#12503744

25 June 2025

A live Coccinellidae (ladybug) is attacked and restrained by a group of Asian weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 25, 2025.

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#12503745

25 June 2025

A live Coccinellidae (ladybug) is attacked and restrained by a group of Asian weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 25, 2025.

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#12503746

25 June 2025

A live Coccinellidae (ladybug) is attacked and restrained by a group of Asian weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 25, 2025.

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#12503747

25 June 2025

A live Coccinellidae (ladybug) is attacked and restrained by a group of Asian weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 25, 2025.

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#12503748

25 June 2025

A live Coccinellidae (ladybug) is attacked and restrained by a group of Asian weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 25, 2025.

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#12503749

25 June 2025

A live Coccinellidae (ladybug) is attacked and restrained by a group of Asian weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 25, 2025.

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#12503750

25 June 2025

A live Coccinellidae (ladybug) is attacked and restrained by a group of Asian weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 25, 2025.

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