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  2. Harmonia axyridis - Wikipedia

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    Harmonia axyridis is a large lady beetle or ladybug species that is most commonly known as the harlequin, Asian, or multicoloured Asian lady beetle. This is one of the most variable species in the world, with an exceptionally wide range of colour forms. [ 2 ]

  3. List of large carnivores known to prey on humans - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of large carnivores known to prey on humans. The order Carnivora consists of numerous mammal species specialized in eating flesh. This list does not include animal attacks on humans by domesticated species (dogs), or animals held in zoos, aquaria, circuses, private homes or other non-natural settings.

  4. Coccinellidae - Wikipedia

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    Invasive species like Harmonia axyridis can pose an ecological threat to native coccinellid species. Other threats to coccinellids include climate change and habitat destruction . These insects have played roles in folklore , religion and poetry, and are particularly popular in nursery rhymes .

  5. Hesperomyces - Wikipedia

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    It is an ectoparasite of an invasive species to Europe and the Americas, [4] the harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis). [5] Laboratory bioassays pointed out that Hesperomyces-infected ladybirds suffered increased mortality rates. [6]

  6. Egg predation - Wikipedia

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    3rd instar larva of Harmonia axyridis eating an egg of another ladybird species (probably Adalia) Invasive species frequently prey on eggs and young of native species. The harlequin ladybird Harmonia axyridis eats eggs of species including other ladybirds, such as the two-spot ladybird Adalia bipunctata. Females of the prey species laid eggs ...

  7. Prepupa - Wikipedia

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    It does not move unless provoked (e.g. by a predator attacking it), in which case it moves to escape the threat. [1] In the stag beetle Cyclommatus metallifer, the prepupa involves four distinct stages. The first lasts 2 days and involves a beetle larva constructing its pupal cell.

  8. List of polymorphisms - Wikipedia

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    In humans, a mutant variant at ... and experiments with birds and other predators have found this species quite exceptionally ... Harmonia axyridis is a good example ...

  9. List of invasive species in Europe - Wikipedia

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    An invasive species will be one that thrives in its new environment and negatively influences the ecology and biodiversity of that ecosystem. Negative effects can also affect humans, by compromising health (e.g. vectors of diseases) or socioeconomic systems (e.g. damages to agriculture or forestry).