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0 0 Northern Dtella

Northern Dtella

by VinnyNorthern Territory, Australia

Who needs insect

0 0 Water Strider

Water Strider

by KalenSpringfield, Oregon, United States

Bug walking on water

0 0 Beautyberry

Beautyberry

by Anna WilsonFlorida, USA

American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) It can typically reach 1–2 m in ...

0 0 Wax Myrtle

Wax Myrtle

by bitters27Florida, USA

melted into wax. The leaves of this shrub, when rubbed on skin, can be used as ...

0 0 Medang / Laurel

Medang / Laurel

by Olivia CheeSingapore, Singapore

Mature tree has trunk with a bubbly texture

1 0 Yarrow

Yarrow

by Captain NatureCut Bank, Montana, USA

Yarrow grown in a garden

1 0 Osage Orange

Osage Orange

by WilsonsNashville, Tennessee, United States

Fruit of the Osage Orange tree.

0 0 American Beauty Berry

American Beauty Berry

by StacyHolcomb

Native shrub. I see purple berries in August. The leaves are a good

1 0 Chives, bloom

Chives, bloom

by LarsKorbSchönstedt, Freistaat Thüringen, Germany

. Chives have insect-repelling properties ...

0 0 White Throated Capuchin Monkey

White Throated Capuchin Monkey

by espinoza.enocCosta Rica

Live in troops, smartest monkey in the rain Fores, They a natural use

0 0 Horse mint

Horse mint

Houston, Texas, USA

be used to help sore throats, as a perfume, or

0 0 White Sage

White Sage

by JoshuaGSmithCalifornia, USA

, and full of aromatic sap. Local Native American people used this plant as ...

0 0 Deer Fly

Deer Fly

by ForestDragonHauppauge, New York, USA

Medium sized fly. Grayish body with some stripes. Beautiful eyes! Wings clear ...

0 0 California Bay Laurel

California Bay Laurel

by JackGrahamCalifornia, USA

used as bay leaves in cooking, and to

1 0 Judean Wormwood

Judean Wormwood

by Bernadette Sدهب, جنوب سيناء, Egypt

Young plants emerging after a recent rain

0 2 Bog Myrtle?

Bog Myrtle?

by rat.tumourGwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom

://www.aphotoflora.com/af_myrica_gale_bog_myrtle.html This plant is used as an ...

0 2 Leek / Poriluk

Leek / Poriluk

by injicaCroatia

hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by

1 5 Lemon Grass

Lemon Grass

by zulkiflySelangor, Malaysia

Lemon Grass always use in cooking, mostly in Asian folk cuisine like Malaysia, ...

0 0 Firefly or Lightning Bug

Firefly or Lightning Bug

by gavanwpGallatin, Tennessee, USA

spider-repellent steroids which Cornell ...

0 2 Leafhopper

Leafhopper

by Leana Lahom-CristobalNueva Ecija, Philippines

insects, colloquially known as hoppers, ...

0 1 Spicebush

Spicebush

by chesterbperryEast Ridge, Tennessee, USA

, and the bark contains camphor which can be used as

0 0 Wild Camomile or Pineappleweed

Wild Camomile or Pineappleweed

by JellisCalifornia, USA

, and can be used as an insect

2 2 Leafhopper

Leafhopper

by Noel BuensucesoQuezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines

insects, colloquially known as hoppers, ...

0 0 Leafhopper

Leafhopper

by Noel BuensucesoQuezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines

insects, colloquially known as hoppers, ...

0 0 Chinaberry, Persian Lilac, Pride of India

Chinaberry, Persian Lilac, Pride of India

by VivBraznellจังหวัดนครศรีธรรมราช, Thailand

and fruit are insect

3 1 Bloodroot

Bloodroot

by DanielleMulcahyPrinceton, Massachusetts, USA

1 lobed basal leaf often curling around a smooth flower stalk bearing a white ...

1 0 Purple Horsemint    Lemon Beebalm      Lemon Mint

Purple Horsemint Lemon Beebalm Lemon Mint

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

Aromatic annual or biennial to 3 ft. Flowers pink to pale purple, often purple ...

1 0 Paper wasp

Paper wasp

by Maria dBNorth Carolina, USA

which repels ants, which they spread ...

1 0 American beautyberry

American beautyberry

by Maria dBDurham, North Carolina, USA

popular with insects and birds. Native ...

0 0 Neem

Neem

by VinnyDarwin, Northern Territory, Australia

fruit. There is some evidence which shows extracts to be a useful

0 0 Bloodroot

Bloodroot

by Christine Y.Connecticut, USA

Large white flower with a golden center. One lobed, basal leaf.

0 0 Common Daisy

Common Daisy

by Tamarac ConnieMinnesota, USA

A white and yellow flower head 1 - 2" wide, up to 20 white petals surrounding a ...

2 0 Osage-orange, hedge-apple, Horse-apple, Bois d'arc fruit

Osage-orange, hedge-apple, Horse-apple, Bois d'arc fruit

by gatorfellowsLewisville, Texas, USA

The fruit, a multiple fruit, is roughly spherical, but bumpy, and 7–15 cm in ...

5 1 Tansy Flower

Tansy Flower

by batexFinnmark, Norway

in a mixture of tansy and salts would cure joint pain. Tansy has also been ...

1 3 Swamp Milkweed

Swamp Milkweed

by RiekoSNew York, USA

containing toxic chemicals,[2] a characteristic that

9 9 springtails

springtails

by textlessNew Mexico, USA

arthropods but not insects. Springtails ...

2 0 Osage orange

Osage orange

by Aaron_GTahlequah, Oklahoma, USA

The trees range from 40–60 feet (12–18 m) high with short trunk and ...

2 7 'Ututo' Stick Insect

"Ututo" Stick Insect

by Felix FleckCuenca, Azuay, Ecuador

head, which can be used as an insect

1 2 Common Rue

Common Rue

by Marta RubioTexeiraLeuven, Vlaanderen, Belgium

cultivated as both a medicinal herb, as a condiment, and to a lesser extent as ...

12 6 Eastern Black Swallowtail caterpillar

Eastern Black Swallowtail caterpillar

by dandoucetteNiagara Falls, Ontario, Ontario, Canada

danger the osmeterium, which looks like a snake's tongue, everts and releases ...

1 0 American Beautyberry; French Mulberry

American Beautyberry; French Mulberry

by LouisJayGiustoGeorgia, USA

americana . . . helped keep biting insects ...

0 0 Osage orange,    Bois d'Arc,  Horse apple.

Osage orange, Bois d'Arc, Horse apple.

by joanbstanleyDenison, Texas, USA

Moderate sized, deciduous tree, with a low rounded, ragged crown.

0 1 Common Rue

Common Rue

by Emma Tulare, California, USA

extent as an insect

0 0 Horsemint           Lemon Mint

Horsemint Lemon Mint

by joanbstanleyDenton, Texas, USA

Annual or biennial to 3 ft. Square stem. Flowers pink to pale purple, ...

0 2 Chives

Chives

by Marta RubioTexeiraLeuven, Vlaanderen, Belgium

Chives are hardy perennials; grow in clumps of small white bulbous roots that ...

0 0 Osage Orange

Osage Orange

by chesterbperryTennessee, USA

have been found to repel certain

0 0 Leaf Hopper

Leaf Hopper

by misakoAntioch, California, USA

insects, colloquially known as hoppers, ...

0 2 Leafhopper

Leafhopper

by pamsaiUttarakhand, India

common name applied to any species from the family Cicadellidae. These minute ...

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