"insect hunter"

#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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#12898946

23 October 2025

A masked hunter (Reduvius personatus), a species of assassin bug in the family Reduviidae, rests on a wall near a light at night in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 20, 2025. The nocturnal predator feeds on insects such as bed bugs, flies, and termites. Nymphs are known to cover themselves with dust and debris for camouflage.

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#12898947

23 October 2025

A masked hunter (Reduvius personatus), a species of assassin bug in the family Reduviidae, rests on a wall near a light at night in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 20, 2025. The nocturnal predator feeds on insects such as bed bugs, flies, and termites. Nymphs are known to cover themselves with dust and debris for camouflage.

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#12898948

23 October 2025

A masked hunter (Reduvius personatus), a species of assassin bug in the family Reduviidae, rests on a wall near a light at night in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 20, 2025. The nocturnal predator feeds on insects such as bed bugs, flies, and termites. Nymphs are known to cover themselves with dust and debris for camouflage.

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#12898951

23 October 2025

A masked hunter (Reduvius personatus), a species of assassin bug in the family Reduviidae, rests on a wall near a light at night in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 20, 2025. The nocturnal predator feeds on insects such as bed bugs, flies, and termites. Nymphs are known to cover themselves with dust and debris for camouflage.

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#12481290

16 June 2025

A Coccinellidae (ladybug) larva carries a Camponotus parius ant in its mouth in a forested area near Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 16, 2025

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#12481291

16 June 2025

A Coccinellidae (ladybug) larva carries a Camponotus parius ant in its mouth in a forested area near Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 16, 2025

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#12481293

16 June 2025

A Coccinellidae (ladybug) larva carries a Camponotus parius ant in its mouth in a forested area near Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 16, 2025

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#12481294

16 June 2025

A Coccinellidae (ladybug) larva carries a Camponotus parius ant in its mouth in a forested area near Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 16, 2025

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#12481295

16 June 2025

A Coccinellidae (ladybug) larva carries a Camponotus parius ant in its mouth in a forested area near Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 16, 2025

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#12481297

16 June 2025

A Coccinellidae (ladybug) larva carries a Camponotus parius ant in its mouth in a forested area near Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 16, 2025

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#12481298

16 June 2025

A Coccinellidae (ladybug) larva carries a Camponotus parius ant in its mouth in a forested area near Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 16, 2025

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#12481300

16 June 2025

A Coccinellidae (ladybug) larva carries a Camponotus parius ant in its mouth in a forested area near Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 16, 2025

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#12481301

16 June 2025

A Coccinellidae (ladybug) larva carries a Camponotus parius ant in its mouth in a forested area near Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 16, 2025

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#12481303

16 June 2025

A Coccinellidae (ladybug) larva carries a Camponotus parius ant in its mouth in a forested area near Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 16, 2025

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