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| Forest bug | | ...m are strongly curved. The neck shield at the top lights in orange. The proboscis is very long. The legs and the first set of antennae are maroon coloured. The larvae of forest bugs are dark. With age they become lighter in colour, especially their abdomens. | | |
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| The female Panorpidae lays its eggs (several clutches) in loose soil, with which then stick together and form balls. The hatched larvae are similar to caterpillars and are dark. They have 8 pairs of short feet on their abdomens and bristles on their backs. The larvae live in the soil in which they feed on carrion, small living organisms or parts of plants. | | |
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| Wool Carder Bee / Leafcutting Bee (Anthidium manicatum) | | The Anthidium manicatum is a solitary bee. It is with characteristic wasp-like black and yellow markings on the body. These yellow markings join on the abdomen.
The males can reach a length of 14 to 18 mm and have 5 spikes on the end of their abdomens.,which they use to defend their territory. Female Anthidium manicatum are 11 to 12 mm in length.
The Anthidium manicatum lives on nectar and pollen, which it collects from plants such as Stachys, sage or motherwort. It nests in pre-existing... | | |
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| Adult Sphaerophoria scripta reach body lengths of 8 - 11 mm and are thus the longest hoverflies. Their abdomens are long and very thin. They have a distinctive marking which can vary They are black and yellow in colour. The males abdomen is club shaped and the females’ is ovoid. The face and the forehead are bright yellow. Their eyes are hairless. They have r... | | |
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| Flesh flies reach body lengths of up to 15 mm and can be black or grey. They have a marking on their abdomens which resembles a chessboard and dark stripes, lengthwise on their chests. The mouth parts are designed to suck up liquids and they feed on nectar, resin from trees, rotting fruits and honeydew. | | |
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| Halictus sexcinctus | | Halictus sexcinctus counts to the order of Hymenoptera and belongs to the bees (Apiformes). The specimens can reach body lengths of 13-16 mm. The ends of their abdomens’ segments are with wide, white bends. The males are slimmer built than the females. The antennae of males are longer than those of the females, and in the middle yellow to dark brown in colour.
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| Anomoia purmunda | | ...rms of identification) have significant dark markings. They are dark at the base. In the upper half of the wings you can see radial bends. One of them reaches the rim and runs to the tip of the wing. The females have a short ovipositor on their abdomens. | | |
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| ...y and brown in colour. The pronotum is dark and the wings are more or less transparent with a brick red front edge. The abdomen of the males is thicker at the end and ochre to yellow-grey in colour. The females have an ovipositor at the end of their abdomens. The long legs of Tipula oleracea are stilt like in shape. Tipula oleracea cannot sting. | | |
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| Soldier flies | | ...thin the order Diptera.2000 species can be found worldwide, 100 of which exist in Central Europe, . 65 in Germany.
Soldier flies reach body lengths of 3-20 mm. Many species have black and yellow markings; others have a metallic sheen. Their abdomens are wide and flattened. When the wings are in resting position the sides of the abdomen are not covered. Some species have spikes on the end of their chests.
Soldier flies prefer forest areas. They suck on flowers, eat pollen or live off orga... | | |
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| Dung flies reach body lengths of 3-14 mm. The various species are largely distinguishable by their hair coat alone. The larvae have long appendages at the end of their abdomens. | | |
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