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General Insect Gallery - Page 4: Other Insects |
Class: Insecta Order: (various) |
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A selection of various other insects, all found in Britain and Northern Europe unless stated otherwise . . . . . . | |
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(Orthoptera)  Speckled Bush Cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima - male) length up to 15 mm The female has a broad, strongly-curved ovipositor projecting from the back-end of the abdomen |
(Orthoptera)  Desert Locust (Schistocerca gregaria) length up to 65 mm Native of Asia and Central Africa, but occasionally migrates into Europe - the picture shows the nymph or 'hopper' stage |
(Dictyoptera)  Praying Mantid (family Mantidae) length up to 80 mm Origin unknown, but possibly from Asia or Africa |
 Praying Mantid (enlarged section of previous picture) |
(Phasmida)  Leaf Insect (Phyllium species) length up to 80 mm A native of Indonesia Photo: Smithsonian Institution © |
(Psocoptera)  Psocid, Booklouse or Dust Louse (Lepinotus species) length up to 2 mm Found indoors living on dried materials such as paper, books and stored food |
(Odonata)  Broad-bodied Chaser or Darter Dragonfly (Libellula depressa - male) length about 40 mm The picture shows a male with bright blue abdomen - the abdomen of the female is brownish-yellow |
(Neuroptera)  Dobson-fly (Corydalus species - female) length up to 10 cm This large insect is found in North America - the picture shows a female in which the jaws are not greatly enlarged - in contrast the jaws of the male show extreme development and project forward, resembling a pair of curved horns, about half as long again as the rest of the body - the young stages (nymphs) are aquatic, living under stones in the shallow rapids of streams and rivers Photo: L. Edwards © |
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