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"Insect Behavior."
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#12895150
22 October 2025
A Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius) searches for insects and nectar among leaves in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 22, 2025. The small songbird, found across tropical Asia, is known for its distinctive nesting habit of stitching leaves together with plant fibers.
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#12894866
22 October 2025
A two-striped grasshopper nymph (Melanoplus bivittatus) is in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on July 20, 2025.
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#12893557
22 October 2025
A Burrowing Owl stands guard near its burrow in Davie, Florida. Burrowing Owls nest and roost in underground burrows and feed on insects, along with small lizards, mammals, and birds. When threatened, they produce a hissing sound that mimics a rattlesnake to scare off predators.
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#12893558
22 October 2025
A Burrowing Owl scans the sky for hawks and other birds of prey as it stands guard near its burrow in Davie, Florida. Burrowing Owls nest and roost in underground burrows and feed on insects, along with small lizards, mammals, and birds. When threatened, they produce a hissing sound that mimics a rattlesnake to scare off predators.
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#12893560
22 October 2025
A Burrowing Owl stands guard near its burrow in Davie, Florida. Burrowing Owls nest and roost in underground burrows and feed on insects, along with small lizards, mammals, and birds. When threatened, they produce a hissing sound that mimics a rattlesnake to scare off predators.
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#12893561
22 October 2025
A Burrowing Owl stands guard near its burrow in Davie, Florida. Burrowing Owls nest and roost in underground burrows and feed on insects, along with small lizards, mammals, and birds. When threatened, they produce a hissing sound that mimics a rattlesnake to scare off predators.
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#12874774
18 October 2025
A weaver ant (Oecophylla) is seen on a tree in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on October 18, 2025.
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18 October 2025
A weaver ant (Oecophylla) is seen on a tree in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on October 18, 2025.
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#12866108
16 October 2025
A banana stalk fly (Neriidae) is seen in a garden in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on October 16, 2025.
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#12866109
16 October 2025
Banana stalk flies (Neriidae) mate in a garden in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on October 16, 2025.
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#12866116
16 October 2025
A banana stalk fly (Neriidae) is seen in a garden in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on October 16, 2025.
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#12866112
16 October 2025
A mosquito (Culicidae) is seen in a garden in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on October 16, 2025.
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#12853746
13 October 2025
Elimaea fallax, a species of bush cricket (family Tettigoniidae), perches on a weed leaf in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 12, 2025. Native to parts of eastern Asia including eastern China, Korea, and the Russian Far East, this large katydid is known for its loud calls, broad tegmina, and effective leaf-mimicking camouflage.
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#12853747
13 October 2025
Elimaea fallax, a species of bush cricket (family Tettigoniidae), perches on a weed leaf in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 12, 2025. Native to parts of eastern Asia including eastern China, Korea, and the Russian Far East, this large katydid is known for its loud calls, broad tegmina, and effective leaf-mimicking camouflage.
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#12853751
13 October 2025
Elimaea fallax, a species of bush cricket (family Tettigoniidae), perches on a weed leaf in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 12, 2025. Native to parts of eastern Asia including eastern China, Korea, and the Russian Far East, this large katydid is known for its loud calls, broad tegmina, and effective leaf-mimicking camouflage.
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#12850335
11 October 2025
Diacamma ants, a genus of queenless ants belonging to the subfamily Ponerinae, are found from India to Australia. These ants construct their nests by cutting into wooden window frames. A worker ant is seen hunting and storing fuzzy caterpillars as prey at its nest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 11, 2025.
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