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An adult crane fly, resembling an oversized male mosquito, typically has a slender body and long, stilt-like legs that are deciduous, easily coming off the body. [12] [2] Like other insects, their wings are marked with wing interference patterns which vary among species, thus are useful for species identification. [13]
The largest antennal segment is the third; in most species it bears a long arista, which is apical in some species, dorsal in others. In most species the mouthparts are short and have a wide aperture as an adaptation for sucking small prey. The legs are gracile and the tibiae usually bear long bristles. In some genera the legs are raptorial. In ...
Up to 15 pairs of long legs are attached to the rigid body. Together with the antennae they give the centipede an appearance of being 75 to 100 mm (3 to 4 in) in length. [ 6 ] The delicate legs enable it to reach surprising speeds of up to 0.4 meters per second (1.3 ft/s) running across floors, up walls and along ceilings. [ 7 ]
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Monochamus scutellatus, commonly known as the white-spotted sawyer or spruce sawyer or spruce bug or a hair-eater, [1] is a common wood-boring beetle found throughout North America. [2] It is a species native to North America.
Here are some of the mot common bug, insect and spider bites you might be dealing with — and insect bite pictures to help you figure out which bug is responsible. Tick bites Bull's eye rash (TODAY)
C. longicornis is a long-legged, green fly with an iridescent exoskeleton. Like other flies in the Condylostylus genus, it holds its wings diagonally while at rest. [3] C. longicornis can be differentiated by dark femora, a brown fore tibia, and non-uniform bristles along the mid- and fore-tibiae.
Symptoms to note: Bed bug bites aren’t too painful, but they can be very itchy and swollen. The parasites don’t spread diseases like ticks do; however, they’re difficult to remove and won ...