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#10625632

11 October 2023

CHONGQING, CHINA - OCTOBER 10, 2023 - Monotropa uniflora L,Also known as Indian pipe, a rare and endangered plant found in a 1,500-meter-high mountain, Chongqing, China, October 10, 2023. The strange thing about this plant is that it has no chlorophyll, so it can't photosynthesize like other plants, and it can only live in the dark and humid branches and leaves, and is a saprophytic organism. It is very rare because of the harsh growing conditions.

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#10625634

11 October 2023

CHONGQING, CHINA - OCTOBER 10, 2023 - Monotropa uniflora L,Also known as Indian pipe, a rare and endangered plant found in a 1,500-meter-high mountain, Chongqing, China, October 10, 2023. The strange thing about this plant is that it has no chlorophyll, so it can't photosynthesize like other plants, and it can only live in the dark and humid branches and leaves, and is a saprophytic organism. It is very rare because of the harsh growing conditions.

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#10623334

10 October 2023

Ptecticus is an Old World genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae. The ground color of the body may be yellow, brown, or black, and the abdomen often shows a degree of transverse stripes. They may mimic parasitic wasps in appearance and habits. The wings are often dusky and the second abdominal segment may be translucent. A well-developed inner projection of the second antennal segment is characteristic of the majority of Ptecticus species. Their larvae are broad, flat, and segmented maggots, which may be found in fermenting fruit. As of 2000, 40 species were known from the Old World alone. There are at least 150 described species in Ptecticus worldwide. A Ptecticus is sitting on the leaves of a tree in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 10/10/2023.

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#10623336

10 October 2023

Ptecticus is an Old World genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae. The ground color of the body may be yellow, brown, or black, and the abdomen often shows a degree of transverse stripes. They may mimic parasitic wasps in appearance and habits. The wings are often dusky and the second abdominal segment may be translucent. A well-developed inner projection of the second antennal segment is characteristic of the majority of Ptecticus species. Their larvae are broad, flat, and segmented maggots, which may be found in fermenting fruit. As of 2000, 40 species were known from the Old World alone. There are at least 150 described species in Ptecticus worldwide. A Ptecticus is sitting on the leaves of a tree in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 10/10/2023.

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#10623338

10 October 2023

Ptecticus is an Old World genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae. The ground color of the body may be yellow, brown, or black, and the abdomen often shows a degree of transverse stripes. They may mimic parasitic wasps in appearance and habits. The wings are often dusky and the second abdominal segment may be translucent. A well-developed inner projection of the second antennal segment is characteristic of the majority of Ptecticus species. Their larvae are broad, flat, and segmented maggots, which may be found in fermenting fruit. As of 2000, 40 species were known from the Old World alone. There are at least 150 described species in Ptecticus worldwide. A Ptecticus is sitting on the leaves of a tree in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 10/10/2023.

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#10623340

10 October 2023

Ptecticus is an Old World genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae. The ground color of the body may be yellow, brown, or black, and the abdomen often shows a degree of transverse stripes. They may mimic parasitic wasps in appearance and habits. The wings are often dusky and the second abdominal segment may be translucent. A well-developed inner projection of the second antennal segment is characteristic of the majority of Ptecticus species. Their larvae are broad, flat, and segmented maggots, which may be found in fermenting fruit. As of 2000, 40 species were known from the Old World alone. There are at least 150 described species in Ptecticus worldwide. A Ptecticus is sitting on the leaves of a tree in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 10/10/2023.

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#10415174

28 August 2023

A Diver perform reef monitoring at Nusa Penida Island in Bali, Indonesia on August 16, 2023. Coral conservation NGO Ocean Gardener with local reef conservation community Nuansa Pulau held coral restoration, nursery, planting, reef maintenance, parasite and disease control in the area as part of the world's coral triangle with its largest marine biodiversity in Malaysia, Indonesia, East Timor, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

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#10415178

28 August 2023

Divers perform reef monitoring at Nusa Penida Island in Bali, Indonesia on August 16, 2023. Coral conservation NGO Ocean Gardener with local reef conservation community Nuansa Pulau held coral restoration, nursery, planting, reef maintenance, parasite and disease control in the area as part of the world's coral triangle with its largest marine biodiversity in Malaysia, Indonesia, East Timor, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

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#10415190

28 August 2023

Divers perform reef monitoring at Nusa Penida Island in Bali, Indonesia on August 16, 2023. Coral conservation NGO Ocean Gardener with local reef conservation community Nuansa Pulau held coral restoration, nursery, planting, reef maintenance, parasite and disease control in the area as part of the world's coral triangle with its largest marine biodiversity in Malaysia, Indonesia, East Timor, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

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#10415200

28 August 2023

A Diver perform reef monitoring at Nusa Penida Island in Bali, Indonesia on August 16, 2023. Coral conservation NGO Ocean Gardener with local reef conservation community Nuansa Pulau held coral restoration, nursery, planting, reef maintenance, parasite and disease control in the area as part of the world's coral triangle with its largest marine biodiversity in Malaysia, Indonesia, East Timor, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

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#10415216

28 August 2023

A Diver perform reef monitoring at Nusa Penida Island in Bali, Indonesia on August 16, 2023. Coral conservation NGO Ocean Gardener with local reef conservation community Nuansa Pulau held coral restoration, nursery, planting, reef maintenance, parasite and disease control in the area as part of the world's coral triangle with its largest marine biodiversity in Malaysia, Indonesia, East Timor, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

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#10415218

28 August 2023

Divers perform reef monitoring at Nusa Penida Island in Bali, Indonesia on August 16, 2023. Coral conservation NGO Ocean Gardener with local reef conservation community Nuansa Pulau held coral restoration, nursery, planting, reef maintenance, parasite and disease control in the area as part of the world's coral triangle with its largest marine biodiversity in Malaysia, Indonesia, East Timor, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

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#10415220

28 August 2023

Fish activity during reef monitoring at Nusa Penida Island in Bali, Indonesia on August 16, 2023. Coral conservation NGO Ocean Gardener with local reef conservation community Nuansa Pulau held coral restoration, nursery, planting, reef maintenance, parasite and disease control in the area as part of the world's coral triangle with its largest marine biodiversity in Malaysia, Indonesia, East Timor, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

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#10415222

28 August 2023

A sea turtle (Chelonioidea) seen during a reef monitoring at Nusa Penida Island in Bali, Indonesia on August 16, 2023. Coral conservation NGO Ocean Gardener with local reef conservation community Nuansa Pulau held coral restoration, nursery, planting, reef maintenance, parasite and disease control in the area as part of the world's coral triangle with its largest marine biodiversity in Malaysia, Indonesia, East Timor, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

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#10330656

2 August 2023

The yellow-colored Ichneumon Wasp (Xanthopimpla punctata) plays a beneficial role in agriculture. These wasps are a subfamily of Pimplinae, which are important parasitoids of lepidopterous stem borers of cereals, sugar cane, and other crops; they lay their eggs on moth caterpillars that damage crops. Ichneumonidae is a family within the insect order Hymenoptera. Insects in this family are commonly called ichneumon wasps. Ichneumon wasps differ from typical wasps, which sting in defense (Aculeata: Vespoidea and Apoidea), in that the antennae have more segments; typically 16 or more, whereas the others have 13 or fewer. Female ichneumon wasps frequently exhibit an ovipositor longer than their body. The ovipositor is quite long and arises ventrally before the tip of the abdomen and is permanently extended (in stinging wasps the ovipositor issues from the tip of the abdomen and is withdrawn into the abdomen when not in use). The body length of this wasp is about 15mm. A Female yellow-colored Ichneumon Wasp is sits under the leaves in the dense forest for self-defense at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 02/08/2023.

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2 August 2023

The yellow-colored Ichneumon Wasp (Xanthopimpla punctata) plays a beneficial role in agriculture. These wasps are a subfamily of Pimplinae, which are important parasitoids of lepidopterous stem borers of cereals, sugar cane, and other crops; they lay their eggs on moth caterpillars that damage crops. Ichneumonidae is a family within the insect order Hymenoptera. Insects in this family are commonly called ichneumon wasps. Ichneumon wasps differ from typical wasps, which sting in defense (Aculeata: Vespoidea and Apoidea), in that the antennae have more segments; typically 16 or more, whereas the others have 13 or fewer. Female ichneumon wasps frequently exhibit an ovipositor longer than their body. The ovipositor is quite long and arises ventrally before the tip of the abdomen and is permanently extended (in stinging wasps the ovipositor issues from the tip of the abdomen and is withdrawn into the abdomen when not in use). The body length of this wasp is about 15mm. A Female yellow-colored Ichneumon Wasp is sits under the leaves in the dense forest for self-defense at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 02/08/2023.

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