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#12713286

4 September 2025

Housefly larvae, or maggots, are seen on rotten potatoes in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on September 1, 2025. Flies are drawn to decaying organic matter such as spoiled vegetables, where they lay eggs. The eggs hatch into maggots that feed on the decay and can carry pathogens, before pupating and developing into adult flies.

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#12713287

4 September 2025

Housefly larvae, or maggots, are seen on rotten potatoes in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on September 1, 2025. Flies are drawn to decaying organic matter such as spoiled vegetables, where they lay eggs. The eggs hatch into maggots that feed on the decay and can carry pathogens, before pupating and developing into adult flies.

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#10151138

11 June 2023

The larva or caterpillar of Arctiinae or tiger moth family of Erebidae (superfamily Noctuoidea) does not drink water. They normally obtain sufficient fluids from the food plants that they eat. This caterpillar benefits from rain or other moisture reaching them, they use moisture to keep them from drying out too much. This caterpillar has a tendency to wander right before they pupate or become chrysalis. This caterpillars' defense system at the tip of each defensive hair is a microscopic barb with a weakened ring at the base, allowing the barb to easily break off in the skin of any animal that grabs onto them can be a cause of Lepidopterism. A fuzzy hairy caterpillar of tiger moth others have gone hiking on the walls to reach the scanty water lying on the wall at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 11/06/2023.

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#10151140

11 June 2023

The larva or caterpillar of Arctiinae or tiger moth family of Erebidae (superfamily Noctuoidea) does not drink water. They normally obtain sufficient fluids from the food plants that they eat. This caterpillar benefits from rain or other moisture reaching them, they use moisture to keep them from drying out too much. This caterpillar has a tendency to wander right before they pupate or become chrysalis. This caterpillars' defense system at the tip of each defensive hair is a microscopic barb with a weakened ring at the base, allowing the barb to easily break off in the skin of any animal that grabs onto them can be a cause of Lepidopterism. A fuzzy hairy caterpillar of tiger moth others have gone hiking on the walls to reach the scanty water lying on the wall at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 11/06/2023.

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#10151142

11 June 2023

The larva or caterpillar of Arctiinae or tiger moth family of Erebidae (superfamily Noctuoidea) does not drink water. They normally obtain sufficient fluids from the food plants that they eat. This caterpillar benefits from rain or other moisture reaching them, they use moisture to keep them from drying out too much. This caterpillar has a tendency to wander right before they pupate or become chrysalis. This caterpillars' defense system at the tip of each defensive hair is a microscopic barb with a weakened ring at the base, allowing the barb to easily break off in the skin of any animal that grabs onto them can be a cause of Lepidopterism. A fuzzy hairy caterpillar of tiger moth others have gone hiking on the walls to reach the scanty water lying on the wall at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 11/06/2023.

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#10151144

11 June 2023

The larva or caterpillar of Arctiinae or tiger moth family of Erebidae (superfamily Noctuoidea) does not drink water. They normally obtain sufficient fluids from the food plants that they eat. This caterpillar benefits from rain or other moisture reaching them, they use moisture to keep them from drying out too much. This caterpillar has a tendency to wander right before they pupate or become chrysalis. This caterpillars' defense system at the tip of each defensive hair is a microscopic barb with a weakened ring at the base, allowing the barb to easily break off in the skin of any animal that grabs onto them can be a cause of Lepidopterism. A fuzzy hairy caterpillar of tiger moth others have gone hiking on the walls to reach the scanty water lying on the wall at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 11/06/2023.

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#10151146

11 June 2023

The larva or caterpillar of Arctiinae or tiger moth family of Erebidae (superfamily Noctuoidea) does not drink water. They normally obtain sufficient fluids from the food plants that they eat. This caterpillar benefits from rain or other moisture reaching them, they use moisture to keep them from drying out too much. This caterpillar has a tendency to wander right before they pupate or become chrysalis. This caterpillars' defense system at the tip of each defensive hair is a microscopic barb with a weakened ring at the base, allowing the barb to easily break off in the skin of any animal that grabs onto them can be a cause of Lepidopterism. A fuzzy hairy caterpillar of tiger moth others have gone hiking on the walls to reach the scanty water lying on the wall at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 11/06/2023.

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#10151148

11 June 2023

The larva or caterpillar of Arctiinae or tiger moth family of Erebidae (superfamily Noctuoidea) does not drink water. They normally obtain sufficient fluids from the food plants that they eat. This caterpillar benefits from rain or other moisture reaching them, they use moisture to keep them from drying out too much. This caterpillar has a tendency to wander right before they pupate or become chrysalis. This caterpillars' defense system at the tip of each defensive hair is a microscopic barb with a weakened ring at the base, allowing the barb to easily break off in the skin of any animal that grabs onto them can be a cause of Lepidopterism. A fuzzy hairy caterpillar of tiger moth others have gone hiking on the walls to reach the scanty water lying on the wall at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 11/06/2023.

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#10151150

11 June 2023

The larva or caterpillar of Arctiinae or tiger moth family of Erebidae (superfamily Noctuoidea) does not drink water. They normally obtain sufficient fluids from the food plants that they eat. This caterpillar benefits from rain or other moisture reaching them, they use moisture to keep them from drying out too much. This caterpillar has a tendency to wander right before they pupate or become chrysalis. This caterpillars' defense system at the tip of each defensive hair is a microscopic barb with a weakened ring at the base, allowing the barb to easily break off in the skin of any animal that grabs onto them can be a cause of Lepidopterism. A fuzzy hairy caterpillar of tiger moth others have gone hiking on the walls to reach the scanty water lying on the wall at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 11/06/2023.

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#10151152

11 June 2023

The larva or caterpillar of Arctiinae or tiger moth family of Erebidae (superfamily Noctuoidea) does not drink water. They normally obtain sufficient fluids from the food plants that they eat. This caterpillar benefits from rain or other moisture reaching them, they use moisture to keep them from drying out too much. This caterpillar has a tendency to wander right before they pupate or become chrysalis. This caterpillars' defense system at the tip of each defensive hair is a microscopic barb with a weakened ring at the base, allowing the barb to easily break off in the skin of any animal that grabs onto them can be a cause of Lepidopterism. A fuzzy hairy caterpillar of tiger moth others have gone hiking on the walls to reach the scanty water lying on the wall at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 11/06/2023.

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#9539368

4 February 2023

A Monarch butterfly rests on a sunflower in a garden in Christchurch, New Zealand on February 04, 2023. New Zealand’s most identifiable butterfly, the monarch (Danaus plexippus) could not breed without swan plants. So most nature lovers buy swan plants from mid-Spring to the end of summer and keep them in their gardens for monarchs. The monarch butterfly has one of the best-known life cycles in the insect world. During mid-summer, the process goes from egg to adult in a month or so. The butterfly has a lifespan of 60–70 days during the summer, but this extends to 6–7 months if the butterfly pupates in autumn. In 2022, the monarch butterfly was declared endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

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#9539370

4 February 2023

A Monarch butterfly rests on a sunflower in a garden in Christchurch, New Zealand on February 04, 2023. New Zealand’s most identifiable butterfly, the monarch (Danaus plexippus) could not breed without swan plants. So most nature lovers buy swan plants from mid-Spring to the end of summer and keep them in their gardens for monarchs. The monarch butterfly has one of the best-known life cycles in the insect world. During mid-summer, the process goes from egg to adult in a month or so. The butterfly has a lifespan of 60–70 days during the summer, but this extends to 6–7 months if the butterfly pupates in autumn. In 2022, the monarch butterfly was declared endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

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#9539376

4 February 2023

A close-up view of the wing of a Monarch butterfly is pictured as it rests on a sunflower in a garden in Christchurch, New Zealand on February 04, 2023. New Zealand’s most identifiable butterfly, the monarch (Danaus plexippus) could not breed without swan plants. So most nature lovers buy swan plants from mid-Spring to the end of summer and keep them in their gardens for monarchs. The monarch butterfly has one of the best-known life cycles in the insect world. During mid-summer, the process goes from egg to adult in a month or so. The butterfly has a lifespan of 60–70 days during the summer, but this extends to 6–7 months if the butterfly pupates in autumn. In 2022, the monarch butterfly was declared endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

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#9539372

4 February 2023

A Monarch butterfly rests on a sunflower in a garden in Christchurch, New Zealand on February 04, 2023. New Zealand’s most identifiable butterfly, the monarch (Danaus plexippus) could not breed without swan plants. So most nature lovers buy swan plants from mid-Spring to the end of summer and keep them in their gardens for monarchs. The monarch butterfly has one of the best-known life cycles in the insect world. During mid-summer, the process goes from egg to adult in a month or so. The butterfly has a lifespan of 60–70 days during the summer, but this extends to 6–7 months if the butterfly pupates in autumn. In 2022, the monarch butterfly was declared endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

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#9539374

4 February 2023

A close-up view of the wing of a Monarch butterfly is pictured as it rests on a sunflower in a garden in Christchurch, New Zealand on February 04, 2023. New Zealand’s most identifiable butterfly, the monarch (Danaus plexippus) could not breed without swan plants. So most nature lovers buy swan plants from mid-Spring to the end of summer and keep them in their gardens for monarchs. The monarch butterfly has one of the best-known life cycles in the insect world. During mid-summer, the process goes from egg to adult in a month or so. The butterfly has a lifespan of 60–70 days during the summer, but this extends to 6–7 months if the butterfly pupates in autumn. In 2022, the monarch butterfly was declared endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

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