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1 2 Fruit fly ?

Fruit fly ?

by sunnyjosefErnakulam, Kerala, India

Small hairy fly of about 2mm..

3 2 Fancy Dung Beetle

Fancy Dung Beetle

by DianePlatcoBrooksCorning, Ohio, USA

Small scarab beetle

3 1 Crepidotus

Crepidotus

by LeubaMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

Tiny white shell-shaped fungi up to 20 mm wide, with eccentric attachment to ...

0 0 Armored Milipede

Armored Milipede

by Stephenson Azractor RaengKuching, Malaysia

As big as the venomous centipede, this type is non-aggressive and moves slowly ...

0 0 Mold

Mold

by alexmdevoyAvon-by-the-Sea, New Jersey, USA

Green, black, and a red slime.

2 0 Fruiting bodies

Fruiting bodies

by Hema ShahConcord, California, USA

Another set of fruiting bodies found on a rotting twig. They are brownish ...

0 0 Cactus Fly

Cactus Fly

by JC Garcia

rotting vegetation, such as

2 2 Stalk eyed fly

Stalk eyed fly

by TizSifundza seLubombo, Swaziland

App. 4-5 mm in length. First stalk eyed fly I have seen in Swaziland.

9 4 Stalk-eyed Fly

Stalk-eyed Fly

by TizMbabane, Sifundza seHhohho, Swaziland

About 10 mm fly with the compound eyes on stalks. Also antennae are located on ...

0 0 Syrphid Fly (female)

Syrphid Fly (female)

by Marvin SmithArkansas, USA

AKA: Hover Fly and Flower Fly.

1 2 Corpse Flower

Corpse Flower

by ChicquitaRajawaliBogor, Jawa Barat, Indonesia

started to decay. This image taken on the ...

0 0 Woodlouse

Woodlouse

by DangermouseAlgarve, Portugal

Terrestrial crustacean recognised by protective armoured plates. Has 7 pairs of ...

2 2 Spotted Maize Beetle.

Spotted Maize Beetle.

by Daniela BracamonteSalta, Salta, Argentina

on decayed

1 0 Garden soldier fly

Garden soldier fly

by JillBlackAuckland, New Zealand

Body length about 14 mm

0 0 Fly

Fly

by kelsea.pickerillIndiana, USA

About 1/4" in length; dull gray in color; thorax marked longitudinally with 4 ...

0 0 Round Fungus Beetles

Round Fungus Beetles

by doreen.chambers.14Vermont, USA

1.5 - 6.5 mm. About the size of the head of a pin. Shape distinctive: oval to ...

2 0 Leaf-cutter Ant

Leaf-cutter Ant

by Tom15Guyana

leaves, grass and other vegetation ...

1 1 Mayfly

Mayfly

by surekhaHaryana, India

These elegant insects belong to 'Ephemeroptera' group of insects which ...

1 0 Red-veined Darter

Red-veined Darter

by Malcolm Wilton-JonesComunitat Valenciana, Spain

some decaying

1 0 Lance Fly

Lance Fly

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

. The larvae are usually phytophagous, feeding on

0 0 unidentified shelf fungus

unidentified shelf fungus

by allen.hoof

Yellow-orange shelf or bracket fungi with white margins ~ 2 inches long, and ...

1 0 African night crawler

African night crawler

by TajSALDOBenguet, Philippines

planting vegetation. It is also used in ...

5 1 Spectacular Rustgill

Spectacular Rustgill

by Zlatan CelebicRhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

clusters, and appeared common in that forest, growing on stumps and trunks of ...

0 0 Firefly

Firefly

by Small WondersMexico

Female Photuris (P. pennsylvanica-versicolor) are known to lure Photinus males ...

0 2 Australian Wood Cockroach

Australian Wood Cockroach

by LeubaVictoria, Australia

dark, almost black in colour and about 3 cms in length. Wing stubs seen.

0 0 May Beetle

May Beetle

by ThePalGuyPeterborough, Ontario, Canada

on roots and decaying

1 0 Syrphid Fly

Syrphid Fly

by forestdragonNew York, USA

aphids while others feed on decaying

0 0 Flesh Fly

Flesh Fly

Ohio, USA

Flesh flies have gray bodies with three black stripes on the thorax. The ...

0 1 garden soldier fly

garden soldier fly

by Leuba3802, Victoria, Australia

A black wasp-like fly with large eyes, black wings with a white spot on each ...

0 0 Garden Soldier Fly

Garden Soldier Fly

by DespinaTsafetopoulouWellington, New Zealand

in flowers Their larvae feed on decaying ...

0 0 Lovebug

Lovebug

by LeonardoMBSão José do Rio Pardo, São Paulo, Brazil

Lovebugs are subject to some significant natural controls, such as various ...

1 0 Love bugs/Plecia nearctica

Love bugs/Plecia nearctica

by carmela.simmons@cfisd.netTexas, USA

eat nectar, but the larvae eat mostly

0 0 Neuroctena anilis

Neuroctena anilis

by Victor MallorquinWealden, England, United Kingdom

. Life History Larvae of this genus have been reared from

1 0 Tar Darkling Beetle

Tar Darkling Beetle

by Wendy ClaphamSwartland Local Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

Darkling beetles eat both fresh and

10 7 Banded Centipede

Banded Centipede

by AntónioGinjaGinjaBraga, Portugal

A reddish brown centipede with purple bands on its legs and centrally along its ...

0 0 Black Slug

Black Slug

by DhirendraKathmandu, Madhyamanchal, Nepal

The size of the slug varies from 10 to 15 cm. Maturity is reached at about 2.5 ...

0 0 Robberflies

Robberflies

by unyuneBanda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia

Adults have a large head, prominent eyes and probosis, a bristly humped thorax, ...

0 0 Flesh Fly

Flesh Fly

by Charlotte.Fletcher

maybe 11 mm; distinct large orange compound eyes; fuzzy thorax and abdomen; ...

2 0 Blue-winged Teal

Blue-winged Teal

by LivanEscuderoFlorida, USA

There were many of these far in the middle of ponds; I manages to take a few ...

1 0 Crane flies

Crane flies

George Local Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

DescriptionCrane fly is a common name referring to any member of the insect ...

0 0 Peat

Peat

by sttweetsHemsloh, Gemeinde, Niedersachsen, Germany

Peat, or turf, is an accumulation of partially

0 0 Destroying Angel

Destroying Angel

by andrew.nettlesMineral Wells, Texas, USA

Deadly mushroom - eating one is supposed to cause a very slow and painful ...

0 0 Hover Fly Larva and Pupa

Hover Fly Larva and Pupa

by misako.hillEmeryville, California, USA

wide range of foods. In some species, the larvae are saprotrophs, eating

4 8 Flesh Fly

Flesh Fly

by ShishirSh2Karnataka, India

Flesh flies usually have gray bodies with three black stripes on the thorax. ...

0 1 darkling beetle

darkling beetle

by S FrazierIndonesia

may be filiform, moniliform, or weakly clubbed. Darkling beetles eat both ...

1 1 Candy Cap

Candy Cap

by Ric3Florida, USA

Small brownish specimen w/ a peak in the center resembling a spike. Underneath ...

4 0 Flesh fly

Flesh fly

by mary.gallo.mMaryland, USA

excrement, decaying

0 0 Slime Mold

Slime Mold

by Christine Y.Connecticut, USA

Stemonitis fruits in clusters on dead wood and has tall reddish-brown sporangia ...

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