"dry fly"

#13068767

7 December 2025

A juvenile abandoned-web orb-weaver spider (Parawixia dehaani), also known as a common garden spider, captures a black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) in its web in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on December 7, 2025. The spider immobilises the insect with silk and saliva before retreating behind a dry leaf.

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#13068771

7 December 2025

A juvenile abandoned-web orb-weaver spider (Parawixia dehaani), also known as a common garden spider, captures a black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) in its web in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on December 7, 2025. The spider immobilises the insect with silk and saliva before retreating behind a dry leaf.

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#12831280

5 October 2025

The Dingy Bushbrown (Mycalesis Perseus) Is A Satyrine Butterfly Found In South And Southeast Asia. The Dingy Bushbrown Butterfly Features Eyespot Markings On Its Wings, Which Help Defend Against Predators Like Birds. These False Eyespots Serve Two Main Purposes - Intimidation And Misdirection. Adults Fly Low Around Grassy Areas And Exhibit Erratic, Jerky Flight Patterns, Often Keeping Their Wings Closed. This Butterfly Is Well-camouflaged Like A Dry Leaf, As Seen In Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On 05-10-2025.

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#12831281

5 October 2025

The Dingy Bushbrown (Mycalesis Perseus) Is A Satyrine Butterfly Found In South And Southeast Asia. The Dingy Bushbrown Butterfly Features Eyespot Markings On Its Wings, Which Help Defend Against Predators Like Birds. These False Eyespots Serve Two Main Purposes - Intimidation And Misdirection. Adults Fly Low Around Grassy Areas And Exhibit Erratic, Jerky Flight Patterns, Often Keeping Their Wings Closed. This Butterfly Is Well-camouflaged Like A Dry Leaf, As Seen In Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On 05-10-2025.

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#12831282

5 October 2025

The Dingy Bushbrown (Mycalesis Perseus) Is A Satyrine Butterfly Found In South And Southeast Asia. The Dingy Bushbrown Butterfly Features Eyespot Markings On Its Wings, Which Help Defend Against Predators Like Birds. These False Eyespots Serve Two Main Purposes - Intimidation And Misdirection. Adults Fly Low Around Grassy Areas And Exhibit Erratic, Jerky Flight Patterns, Often Keeping Their Wings Closed. This Butterfly Is Well-camouflaged Like A Dry Leaf, As Seen In Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On 05-10-2025.

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#12679498

26 August 2025

People are seen at the Bledow Desert in Klucze, Poland on August 25, 2025.

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#12569531

20 July 2025

Dog-day cicadas (Tibicen canicularis) mate in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on August 27, 2024.

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#12569540

20 July 2025

Dog-day cicadas (Tibicen canicularis) mate in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on August 27, 2024.

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26 April 2025

Dog-day cicadas (Tibicen canicularis) mate in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on August 27, 2024.

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#11992284

28 January 2025

A dog-day cicada (Tibicen canicularis) nymphal skin is on a leaf in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on July 12, 2023. Before a cicada becomes an adult and sheds its skin, it tries to find a plant where it attaches itself with its claws. Many times, their nymphal skin remains attached to a plant long after the cicada hatches.

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#11992288

28 January 2025

A dog-day cicada (Tibicen canicularis) nymphal skin is on a leaf in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on July 12, 2023. Before a cicada becomes an adult and sheds its skin, it tries to find a plant where it attaches itself with its claws. Many times, their nymphal skin remains attached to a plant long after the cicada hatches.

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#11652514

9 October 2024

The Dingy Bushbrown (Mycalesis perseus) is a species of satyrine butterfly found in South Asia and Southeast Asia. On the upperside, the wings are dark grayish brown with a large but obscure ocellus on the forewing. The male has a small, dark brown sex brand in the space of the forewing and another on the hindwing overlaid with a pale yellow hair tuft. Adults fly low in and around grassy patches at several locations across the island. As with other Satyrinae members, the adults fly in an erratic and jerky manner as their wings are closed for a relatively long period during flights. A Dingy Bushbrown (Mycalesis perseus) or Common Bushbrown butterfly is camouflaged like a dry leaf in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 9, 2024.

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#11652515

9 October 2024

The Dingy Bushbrown (Mycalesis Perseus) Is A Species Of Satyrine Butterfly Found In South Asia And Southeast Asia. On The Upperside, The Wings Are Dark Grayish Brown With A Large But Obscure Ocellus Of The Forewing. The Male Has A Small, Dark Brown Sex Brand In The Space Of The Forewing, And Another One Of The Hindwing Overlaid With A Pale Yellow Hair Tuff. Adults Can Be Sighted Flying Low, In And Around Grassy Patches At Several Locations Across The Island. As With Other Satyrinae Members, The Adults Fly In An Erratic And Jerky Manner As Their Wings Are Closed For A Relatively Long Period During Flights. A Dingy Bushbrown (Mycalesis Perseus) Or Common Bushbrown Butterfly Is Camouflaged Like A Dry Leaf In A Forest At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On october 09, 2024.

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#11652517

9 October 2024

The Dingy Bushbrown (Mycalesis Perseus) Is A Species Of Satyrine Butterfly Found In South Asia And Southeast Asia. On The Upperside, The Wings Are Dark Grayish Brown With A Large But Obscure Ocellus Of The Forewing. The Male Has A Small, Dark Brown Sex Brand In The Space Of The Forewing, And Another One Of The Hindwing Overlaid With A Pale Yellow Hair Tuff. Adults Can Be Sighted Flying Low, In And Around Grassy Patches At Several Locations Across The Island. As With Other Satyrinae Members, The Adults Fly In An Erratic And Jerky Manner As Their Wings Are Closed For A Relatively Long Period During Flights. A Dingy Bushbrown (Mycalesis Perseus) Or Common Bushbrown Butterfly Is Camouflaged Like A Dry Leaf In A Forest At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On october 09, 2024.

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#11561460

9 September 2024

Dog-day cicadas (Tibicen canicularis) mate in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on August 27, 2024.

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#11272300

25 May 2024

A dog-day cicada (Tibicen canicularis) is appearing in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on August 16, 2023.

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