"Predatory Insects"

#12786087

23 September 2025

A Hyposidra talaca caterpillar, also known as the black looper or black inchworm, on a leaf in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on September 22, 2025. The species, from the Geometridae family, is a significant defoliating pest in tea plantations across South and Southeast Asia and parts of Australia. In India, Hyposidra talaca nucleopolyhedrovirus (HytaNPV) is used as a biocontrol agent against the pest.

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#12786092

23 September 2025

A Hyposidra talaca caterpillar, also known as the black looper or black inchworm, on a leaf in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on September 22, 2025. The species, from the Geometridae family, is a significant defoliating pest in tea plantations across South and Southeast Asia and parts of Australia. In India, Hyposidra talaca nucleopolyhedrovirus (HytaNPV) is used as a biocontrol agent against the pest.

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#12786094

23 September 2025

A Hyposidra talaca caterpillar, also known as the black looper or black inchworm, on a leaf in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on September 22, 2025. The species, from the Geometridae family, is a significant defoliating pest in tea plantations across South and Southeast Asia and parts of Australia. In India, Hyposidra talaca nucleopolyhedrovirus (HytaNPV) is used as a biocontrol agent against the pest.

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#12786095

23 September 2025

A Hyposidra talaca caterpillar, also known as the black looper or black inchworm, on a leaf in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on September 22, 2025. The species, from the Geometridae family, is a significant defoliating pest in tea plantations across South and Southeast Asia and parts of Australia. In India, Hyposidra talaca nucleopolyhedrovirus (HytaNPV) is used as a biocontrol agent against the pest.

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#12786097

23 September 2025

A Hyposidra talaca caterpillar, also known as the black looper or black inchworm, on a leaf in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on September 22, 2025. The species, from the Geometridae family, is a significant defoliating pest in tea plantations across South and Southeast Asia and parts of Australia. In India, Hyposidra talaca nucleopolyhedrovirus (HytaNPV) is used as a biocontrol agent against the pest.

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#12786105

23 September 2025

A Hyposidra talaca caterpillar, also known as the black looper or black inchworm, on a leaf in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on September 22, 2025. The species, from the Geometridae family, is a significant defoliating pest in tea plantations across South and Southeast Asia and parts of Australia. In India, Hyposidra talaca nucleopolyhedrovirus (HytaNPV) is used as a biocontrol agent against the pest.

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#12664252

21 August 2025

A spider weaves a web in a garden in Nakhon Sawan province, north of Bangkok, on August 21, 2025.

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21 August 2025

A spider weaves a web in a garden in Nakhon Sawan province, north of Bangkok, on August 21, 2025.

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#12653336

17 August 2025

A Golden Silk Orb Weaver spider rests in its web in the coastal dunes of Juno Beach, Florida. Also known as the banana spider, these striking arachnids measure up to three inches long and play a vital role in controlling local insect populations, feeding on flies, grasshoppers, and other small insects.

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#12653339

17 August 2025

A Golden Silk Orb Weaver spider rests in its web in the coastal dunes of Juno Beach, Florida. Also known as the banana spider, these striking arachnids measure up to three inches long and play a vital role in controlling local insect populations, feeding on flies, grasshoppers, and other small insects.

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#12653345

17 August 2025

A Golden Silk Orb Weaver spider rests in its web in the coastal dunes of Juno Beach, Florida. Also known as the banana spider, these striking arachnids measure up to three inches long and play a vital role in controlling local insect populations, feeding on flies, grasshoppers, and other small insects.

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#12653348

17 August 2025

A Golden Silk Orb Weaver spider rests in its web in the coastal dunes of Juno Beach, Florida. Also known as the banana spider, these striking arachnids measure up to three inches long and play a vital role in controlling local insect populations, feeding on flies, grasshoppers, and other small insects.

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#12642621

14 August 2025

Ernesto Garcia, a farmer and vegetable specialist, dedicates himself to the production of chicuarote peppers, endemic to the San Gregorio Atlapulco area in the Xochimilco district of Mexico City, since he is a child. He says he begins sowing seeds on a chinampa between March and April, and within a period of approximately 4 to 5 months, they reach their peak harvest time, allowing them to harvest different sizes and shades of peppers. Half a kilo of chicuarote peppers costs $35 pesos. Ernesto asserts that one of the threats to the chicuarote chile begins with its growing location and climatic conditions: excess water can ruin the crop, or excessive heat due to humid conditions impacts the chile's growth and spiciness. The presence of some chile predators, such as gophers and insect larvae like ladybugs, also has a negative impact. The chicuarote chile remains a family heirloom because the region's oldest inhabitants are the ones who master recipes that include this ingredient and share them with their children and grandchildren. A characteristic dish of the chicuarote chile is salsa, which can be made raw, boiled, or fried, using onion and a large garlic clove in olive oil, tomatoes, and salt, all ground in a mortar or blender.

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#12624570

8 August 2025

A jumping spider is in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on July 10, 2025.

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#12610597

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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#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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