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Buthus occitanus is 6 - 8 cm in length, has a yellow or yellow-brown color and is venomous producing BotIT6 toxin, but its toxicity varies markedly across its range.
The iberian scorpion is a master of adaptation, residing in arid habitats where it skillfully navigates through harsh conditions. This creature is known for its nocturnal activities, emerging under the cover of darkness to hunt small invertebrates, using powerful pincers and a venomous sting to subdue its prey. Remarkably, the young ride on their mother's back after birth, a testament to its protective nature during the vulnerable early stages of life.
Isometrus maculatus is a species of scorpion in the family Buthidae, commonly called in English the lesser brown scorpion. Its distribution is pantropical; it is an introduced species in Hawaii.
With a body adept at survival in arid environments, marbled scorpion possesses a remarkable physiological trait where its cuticle can reflect ultraviolet light, causing it to glow under such illumination. Adapted to a carnivorous diet, this species seizes prey with its pedipalps, injecting a potent venom through its stinger to swiftly immobilize its victims, which largely consist of insects. Its role in the ecosystem as both predator and prey is crucial, maintaining insect populations while serving as nourishment for larger creatures.
With a strikingly marbled exoskeleton, little marbled black scorpion is an adept nocturnal predator, thriving in warm, terrestrial habitats. This creature exhibits sexual dimorphism, with females generally surpassing males in size. During its post-embryonic stages, little marbled black scorpion adopts a varied diet, switching from soft-bodied prey as a juvenile to a more robust diet featuring arthropods and small vertebrates in adulthood. Its venom, though potent, is rarely lethal to humans.
With its ability to fluoresce under ultraviolet light due to compounds in its exoskeleton, striped lesser-thicktail scorpion is a nocturnal predator, ambushing its prey with a fast-acting venom. Its lifecycle includes a transition from the vulnerable nymph stage, where it exhibits more vibrant coloring, to a less conspicuous adult form designed for stealth in its arid habitats.
Western honey bee（Apis mellifera） is the most common species of honeybee in the world. Among the first domesticated insects, its cultural and economic impact on humanity has been vast and far-reaching, providing honey, wax and its services as a pollinator. Western honey bee faces challenges worldwide, such as colony collapse disorder, and populations are thought to be decreasing.
The monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is the most recognizable butterfly in North America. It is best known for its appearance, but should be better known for the fact that it has a 3000-mile migration that takes the butterfly 4 generations to complete. Their diet is also a natural deterrent for predators, as they eat milkweed, a poison that induces vomiting.
The japanese rhinoceros beetle (Trypoxylus dichotomus) is a massive beetle about the size of the palm of a hand. It's distinguished by its long Y-shaped horn, which it uses to fight other males with. It's a nocturnal bug that feeds on sap and sweet fruits. This species is sometimes kept as a pet due to its unique appearance and simple care requirements.
The silken threads produced by silkworm during its larval stage have been highly coveted for millennia, manifesting as a luxurious fabric in human society. Remarkably, this creature has a singular diet, feeding exclusively on the leaves of its primary host plant from which it extracts the necessary nutrients to facilitate its transition into a non-feeding, winged adult.
Menelaus blue morpho (Morpho menelaus) is a gorgeous butterfly with large, royal blue wings. Linnaeus named the genus Morpho the Aphrodite-Ancient Greek goddess of love and beauty for its extreme beauty. It is native to tropical rainforests. Though many butterfly gardens now cultivate them in captivity, there are still many people who never get a chance to see them.
While the atlas moth (Attacus atlas) can't tell you where to find your country on the map, it does earn its name through other means. It is one of the largest moths in the world, with a wingspan that is far larger than its body, creating an abnormal comparison. In India, their silk is gathered in a non-commercial capacity and is considered to be more durable than the domestic silkworm.
Both sexes reach about 5 mm in body length. Females and immatures of both sexes are brown but have color patterns by which they can be distinguished from related species. Also, the males dance to attract females.
Often confused for the ladybug, multicolored asian ladybeetle (Harmonia axyridis) is a separate species that, unlike the ladybug, is a household pest. It is considered particularly annoying for its habit of returning to places from which it is removed. One of the most variable species in the world, there are many different colors and patterns multicolored asian ladybeetle may display, making identification potentially difficult.
