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A diagram of the stylostome, or the hardened tube of dead cells formed by the larval form of the Trombiculidae when feeding. Chiggers attach to the host, pierce the skin, inject enzymes into the bite wound that digest cellular contents, [23] and then suck up the digested tissue through a tube formed by hardened skin cells called a stylostome. [24]
Belostomatidae is a family of freshwater hemipteran insects known as giant water bugs or colloquially as toe-biters, Indian toe-biters, electric-light bugs (because they fly to lights in large numbers), alligator ticks, or alligator fleas (in Florida). They are the largest insects in the order Hemiptera. [1]
This is a large taxon of insects. Some estimates of the species numbers suggest well over 10,000 world-wide. [2] Males are easily recognized by their plumose antennae.Adults are known by a variety of vague and inconsistent common names, largely by confusion with other insects.
Native plants and animals in Florida are threatened by the spread of invasive species. [2] Florida is a major biodiversity hotspot in North America and the hospitable sub-tropical climate has also become a hotspot for invasive plants and animals due to anthropogenic introduction. [3] [4]
What they look like: Chiggers, a type of small mite, typically leave clusters of bites that are often very itchy. In many cases, chigger bites appear as small, red and itchy bumps. Sometimes, they ...
The Phasmatodea (also known as Phasmida or Phasmatoptera) are an order of insects whose members are variously known as stick insects, stick bugs, walkingsticks, stick animals, or bug sticks. They are also occasionally referred to as Devil's darning needles , although this name is shared by both dragonflies and crane flies. [ 1 ]
They are back “after an absence of 35 years,” officials say.
The damage caused can be fatal to attacking insects. Some bombardier beetles can direct the spray in a wide range of directions. The beetle's unusual defense mechanism has been claimed by some creationists as something that could not have evolved, although this is refuted by evolutionary biologists. [2]