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2 11 Mosquito

Mosquito

by SumukhaJavagalKarnataka, India

The most irritating among all the

1 0 Cows with Cattle Egret

Cows with Cattle Egret

by alicelongmartinVenice, Florida, USA

Every cow that morning had one or two Cattle egret birds in tow. The birds eat ...

2 1 Wasp

Wasp

by TrapsuutjieRandburg, Gauteng, South Africa

, but I did not want to irritate it. Will ...

0 0 Flesh fly

Flesh fly

by Maria dBChapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Perhaps when they are mating, nothing

0 0 Jewel weed

Jewel weed

by btlounsburyVirginia, USA

skin-irritating effects of poison oak, ...

0 0 North American Millipede

North American Millipede

by dandoucetteCanada

can cause dermatological burns. This fluid may

4 3 Red-billed Oxpecker

Red-billed Oxpecker

by Malcolm Wilton-JonesNkomazi Local Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa

covered in Red-billed Oxpeckers which help to remove Ticks and other

5 7 Death's-head Hawk Moth

Death's-head Hawk Moth

by dandoucetteMangochi, Malawi

a loud squeak if irritated. The sound is ...

1 2 Chigger

Chigger

by Maria dBNorth Carolina, USA

, these mites bite their host and cause intense

2 0 Spotting

Spotting

by Diaz José MiguelCartago, Costa Rica

Stink bug nymph feeding on a flatid planthopper.

1 1 Walnut Gall

Walnut Gall

by JemmaConcord, California, USA

spiders and ticks than insects. Feeding on ...

3 0 Oil beetle

Oil beetle

by Doren BWest Virginia, USA

Male and female mating. One of several pairs found during mid-day in this ...

0 0 Common Soapwort

Common Soapwort

by AarongunnarWisconsin, USA

flowers, these insect visitors are ...

2 0 Splayed deer fly

Splayed deer fly

by TizHögsjö församling, Västernorrlands län, Sweden

bite it enjoys to fly around the targets head so they are really

5 11 Grass Trigger plant

Grass Trigger plant

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

Strings of small pinkish flowers growing on tubular grass-like stems to about 1 ...

2 1 Hamster

Hamster

by MUSESunrise, Florida, USA

occasionally eat burrowing insects.[2] ...

1 3 Leaf axil gall -? midge gall

Leaf axil gall -? midge gall

by LeubaVictoria, Australia

Two small shiny red galls of about the same size at the axils of opposite ...

2 3 Spanish Fly

Spanish Fly

by craigwilliamsFerreira, Andalucía, Spain

This beetle (about 1cm long) was a very frequent pollinator of numerous species ...

0 1 Fire Ant Larvae

Fire Ant Larvae

by TamirDenton, Texas, USA

The bodies of fire ants, like all insects' ...

1 0 Northern two-striped walkingstick

Northern two-striped walkingstick

by GoodyTulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Anisomorpha is a genus of walking stick

2 1 Northern two-striped walkingstick

Northern two-striped walkingstick

by Aaron_GMena, Arkansas, USA

Anisomorpha is a genus of walking stick

1 0 Desert globmallow

Desert globmallow

by joanbstanleyDenton, Texas, USA

Shrubby and woolly, this perennial grows 1-3 ft., with numerous large, ...

1 2 ? Grass Galls

? Grass Galls

by Leuba RidgwayVictoria, Australia

A few of the clumps of grass showed small (about1.5mm wide) pale green waxy ...

3 2 White-tipped Black

White-tipped Black

by TukupMorona-Santiago, Ecuador

This is a medium sized Geometer moth with a wingspan measuring up to 35 mm. As ...

3 2 Black beauty stick insect

Black beauty stick insect

by BennoIboldVargas Guerra, Loreto, Peru

The females are 55 to 70 mm and the males 40 to 50 millimeters long. The yellow ...

5 2 Stick Insect, Phasmids

Stick Insect, Phasmids

by AlbertKangPahang, Malaysia

This is a pair of Stick Insects, ...

4 2 Thrips

Thrips

by SulakkhanaAmbalangoda, Southern Province, Sri Lanka

Thrips (order Thysanoptera) are minute (mostly 1 mm long or less), slender ...

19 17 (Newly emerged) Asian Ladybird Beetle

(Newly emerged) Asian Ladybird Beetle

by CindyBinghamKeiserSan Diego, California, USA

This ladybug just emerged when I walked up. You can see how translucent it ...

2 5 Eucalyptus vein galls

Eucalyptus vein galls

by Mark RidgwayMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

have been produced by a small fly which forces the plant to build a home by ...

0 0 'Nairobi Eye' beetle

'Nairobi Eye' beetle

by DavidbygottArusha, Tanzania

are advised to gently brush or blow the

0 0 Trhip

Trhip

by Nacho GarciaTampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Thrips (Order Thysanoptera) are tiny, slender

4 10 Spotted Tussock Moth Caterpillar

Spotted Tussock Moth Caterpillar

by alicekjoeMerritt, British Columbia, Canada

have a wingspan of up to 4.5 cm. " - Royal Alberta Museum: ...

0 2 Fire ant

Fire ant

by ArrifAsavaviriyakulกรุงเทพมหานคร, กรุงเทพมหานคร, Thailand

The bodies of fire ants, like all insects' ...

0 0 Spanish lavender, cantueso

Spanish lavender, cantueso

by arlandaTorrejón el Rubio, Extremadura, Spain

Lavandula stoechas is a perennial shrub, up to 100 cm tall. The leaves are up ...

2 0 Spanish lavender, cantueso

Spanish lavender, cantueso

by arlandaSerradilla, Extremadura, Spain

Lavandula stoechas is a perennial shrub, up to 100 cm tall. The leaves are up ...

1 0 Wood Anemone

Wood Anemone

by LarsKorbSchönstedt, Freistaat Thüringen, Germany

pollinated by bees and other insects that ...

0 2 N. American Millipede

N. American Millipede

by tibipradaMiami, Florida, USA

Millipedes are detritivores and slow moving. Most millipedes eat decaying ...

0 0 Millipede

Millipede

by Karen HilemanOcala, Florida, USA

slow moving insects but good at burrowing ...

6 0 True Aloe, Medicine Aloe, Burn Plant, and Barbados Aloe

True Aloe, Medicine Aloe, Burn Plant, and Barbados Aloe

by drfumblezz

The leaves are thick and fleshy, green to grey-green, with some varieties ...

3 7 Red Cone Galls

Red Cone Galls

by Emma Tulare, California, USA

7. The Initiation Of Insect Galls The most ...

0 0 Six petals Wood anemone / Šumarice 6 latica

Six petals Wood anemone / Šumarice 6 latica

by injicaZagreb, Croatia

it has also been demonstrated that they are pollinated by bees and other

0 0 Eastern Poison Ivy (with fruit)

Eastern Poison Ivy (with fruit)

by QWMomMarietta, Georgia, USA

used as food and shelter by various animals and

0 0 True Aloe, Barbados Aloe, Burn Aloe

True Aloe, Barbados Aloe, Burn Aloe

Aloe Vera is the scientific name and a commonly used name for the green ...

0 0 Carraleja ibérica

Carraleja ibérica

by arlandaCastilla y León, Spain

irritation with formation of painful ...

4 4 Spanish fly; Cantárida

Spanish fly; Cantárida

by arlandaComunidad de Madrid, Spain

fly and cantharides refer to dried insects ...

3 1 Wasp

Wasp

by ShivaTelangana, India

, and sometimes other insects and ...

4 1 Asian Weaver Ants and their Nest

Asian Weaver Ants and their Nest

by Francis FloeIloilo City, Western Visayas, Philippines

protect the plant from other insects and ...

2 7 wild mint

wild mint

by p.young713Tampa, Florida, USA

additive, and is said to be very soothing to

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