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Buddleia is an excellent flowering shrub for attracting butterflies and moths, like this Red Admiral into gardens. Butterfly numbers are declining-stock-foto
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A female Tulip-tree Silkmoth (Callosamia angulifera) resting on Tulip tree leaves-stock-foto
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The male African Migrant is less mottled than the female. In the right conditions huge numbers of these large white butterflies will migrate en mass-stock-foto
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A raiding party of Matabele Ants has completed a sortie and are starting to carry off their hapless victims back to their bivouac.-stock-foto
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The sexually reproductive members of a termite colony are known as alates. In the right conditions after a heavy rain they pour out of the colony-stock-foto
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The sexually reproductive members of a termite colony are known as alates. In the right conditions after a heavy rain they pour out of the colony-stock-foto
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During the rainy season huge numbers of sexually active termites will leave the colony to fly off and try to start and nest.-stock-foto
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The winged alate is the sexually reproduction generation from a Harvester Termite colony. Vast numbers are raised and swarm after heavy rain-stock-foto
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The winged alate is the sexually reproduction generation from a Harvester Termite colony. Vast numbers are raised and swarm after heavy rain-stock-foto
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A small, delicate butterfly, the male Round-winged Orange Tip is spectacularly marked whilst the female has more dark barring.-stock-foto
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Northern Harvester Termites do not construct large mounds, most of their vast colony is subterranean. All castes have functioning eyes-stock-foto
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One of numerous species of Rain Locusts. This species prefers to live in deciduous leaf litter. The female is cryptic and flightless unlike the males-stock-foto
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Emerging at night the Millipede Assassin feeds exclusively on Millipedes. They are often found feed gregariously with their nymphs that are bright red-stock-foto
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A common and widespread butterfly, the male Round-winged Orange Tip has striking colours in flight. They are found in a range of habitats-stock-foto
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A common and widespread butterfly, the male Round-winged Orange Tip has striking colours in flight. They are found in a range of habitats-stock-foto
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The Six-spot Milkweed Bug feeds of the seeds of milkweed and other plants. On commercial crops they can do damage but prefer open grasslands.-stock-foto
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The Six-spot Milkweed Bug feeds of the seeds of milkweed and other plants. On commercial crops they can do damage but prefer open grasslands.-stock-foto
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A large short-horn with a distinctive cream stripe down the back, the Garden Locust makes a crackling sound as it flies. The adults eat foliage-stock-foto
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The caterpillar of the Citrus Swallowtail hides in plain sight as it mimics a birds dropping, hence its common name of Birds Droppings caterpillar.-stock-foto
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The smallest of the family in Eastern and Southern Africa. The Stone Grasshopper is mostly flightless, has bulging eyes and very well camouflaged.-stock-foto
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The large larvae of the Ant-Lion is a fearsome predator of ants and termites. They dig conical pits in dry sandy soil and grab and consume ants-stock-foto
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The adult Yellow Lacewing often rest on large sunny leaves. They have extraordinarily long antennae which makes they instantly recognisable.-stock-foto
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During the rains the population of a Harvester Ant colony explodes. Thousands of workers scour the vicinity for grass seeds which feeds the colony.-stock-foto
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The male Rain Locust has wings and flys mostly at night. A mottled grey and brown with cream cheek streaks They avoid grasslands preferring to bush-stock-foto
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A Grasshopper of dry sandy and stoney ground. with sparse vegetation The Burrowing Grasshopper is never common and has longer middle legs-stock-foto
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The male Rain Locust has wings and fly mostly at night. A mottled grey and brown with cream cheek streaks they avoid grasslands preferring bush-stock-foto
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A colony of Matabele Ants move their bivouac en masse. Carrying the eggs and pupae from their old encampment to a new one scouts have selected-stock-foto
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A colony of Matabele Ants move their bivouac en masse. Carrying the eggs and pupae from their old encampment to a new one scouts have selected-stock-foto
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A , part of a colony of Obelia geniculata magnified ; ht , hydrotheca contain¬ ing a hydranth ; gif, a gonotheca enclosing a blastostyle with medusa buds; A perisarc ; t, terminal growing point. B, a sexually mature female medusa, seen from below ; in, mouth ; rc, radial canal ; cc, circular or ring canal ; go, gonads. C, diagrammatic longitudinal section through a medusa ; m, mouth ; mb, manubrium ; gv, gastrovascular cavity ; rc, radial canal ; cc, ring canal ; el, endoderm lamella ; oc, ocellus ; ot, otocyst. The section is supposed to pass through a radial canal on the left side and an adr-stock-foto
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During the rains and active colony of Northern Harvester Termites will produce these turreted soil dumps. this disposes of unwanted material-stock-foto
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The Matabele Ant lives in small nomadic colonies. They are voracious predators on other invertebrates, especially termites.-stock-foto
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One of the larger in the family, the Northern Harvester Termites does not build huge mounds, Rather the workers bring grass to many ground level holes-stock-foto
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Southern Old Lady Moth, Dasypodia selenophora, detail of eyespot on wing, endemic to Australasia, Nelson, South Island, New Zealand-stock-foto
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Southern Old Lady Moth, Dasypodia selenophora, endemic to Australasia, Nelson, South Island, New Zealand-stock-foto
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The Pond Skater is the commonest of the water-bugs seen on the surface of still waters. tufts of water-proof hairs on the feet stretch the surface-stock-foto
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The caterpillar of the Small White Caterpillar is very similar to many moth species. But they live on cabbage nasturtium, are covered in small hairs.-stock-foto
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Luckily still fairly common in the UK, unlike most butterflies, the Large White or Cabbage White butterfly is often found in gardens and can do damage-stock-foto
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Cabbage Whites are attracted to plants such as nasturtium and caterpillars can be different sizes. As they grow they moult and have 4 instar stages.-stock-foto
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Newly hatched Cabbage White caterpillars are minute. There first job is to eat the empty capsule then feed on the leaf the female laid the eggs on.-stock-foto
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Luckily still fairly common in the UK, unlike most butterflies, the Large White or Cabbage White butterfly is often found in gardens and can do damage-stock-foto