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Keyword: Characteristic

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Their long and powerful legs are characteristic (thus: long-legged flies), and appear modified in some species. The legs are stretched out in resting position. These long, powerful legs enable them to run for long periods? and to jump long distances. Some species, walk sideways like beach...
>> Flies -> Long-legged Flies
The latter have transparent wings, while the former have wings with zigzagging dark stripes. Another typical characteristic is the marking on the upper surface of the abdomen. The several segments formed through yellow rings are clearly visible. The marking on the second segment resembles a chalice. The base of the hind femur is a yellowish colour.
>> Flies -> Hoverflies -> Eristalis lineata
Adult heineken flies reach body lengths of 8 - 11 mm. Their bodies are brown, red and grey in colour. The identifying characteristic of this species is the shape of the head. The heineken fly has a rust-red ‘beak’ with a dark tip. The beak houses the proboscis which is up to 13mm in length. The antennae are short and hairy. The space between the eyes is wider in the females; in t...
>> Flies -> Hoverflies -> Heineken Hoverfly
The head of the bee wolf is big and visibly wider than the front section of the body. The antennae are short and thicker in the middle and point forward during flight. An important characteristic of these insects is the whitish-yellow marking on the forehead, which sometimes resembles a twice or trice jagged crown. The crown-like marking differs on each bee wolf. The males have large mandibles on the head to mark out territory and attract fe...
>> Wasps -> sphecoid wasps -> Bee Wolf
Adults can reach body lengths of up to 8 mm; the females are usually 5-7 mm in length, the males, 5 mm. The body of the rabbit hutch spider, especially the males, is flat. The body colour varies from shades of red to brown. A distinctive characteristic is the oily sheen, which originates from their bodies and earns them their name with regards to the latin name. While females are generally reddish brown in colour, the males are rather darker brown. The underside of the body is pale brown. The ent...
>> Arachnids -> Cobweb spiders -> Rabbit Hutch Spider
... which resembles a "Y". The sternum is dark brown. The rear section of the body (opisthosoma) is oblong. The basic colours of the upper side are white , yellow , green or reddish-brown. . At the upper section of the opisthosoma is the characteristic leaf-shaped marking (folium) , which varies in colour (often in highly-contrasting red tones). The underside is yellow to brown in colour, with one dark and two bright stripes in the middle. The legs of the autumn spider are yellow to light ...
>> Arachnids -> Spiders -> Autumn spider
The orange tip has a wingspan of 35-50 mm. The upper sides of the wings of both sexes are white. The outermost part of the forewings is grey to black-grey in the females, and orange in the males. This orange mark is characteristic of the species hence their name In the centre of the upper side of the forewings is a black spot, which is somewhat smaller on the males. The colouring of the underside of the forewings is roughly the same as the upper side.
>> Moths & Butterflies -> Butterflies -> Orange Tip
...hich appear as greenish-white veining and serve as excellent camouflage. This effect is augmented by the male orange tip’s ability to rotate their forewings until they are completely behind the hindwings, so that when their wings are folded the characteristic coloured markings on the forewings are no longer visible.
>> Moths & Butterflies -> Butterflies -> Orange Tip
Female velvet ants reach body lengths of 3-20 mm, have no wings, are very hairy and have a defensive sting, which can cause a lot of pain. An important characteristic, distinguishing these wasps from other wingless wasps, are the fine bristles as also as elongated pits, which they have on their sides and are known as "felt lines".
>> Wasps -> Velvet ants
...es have spherical abdomens which are shiny black or brown to light brown incolourand often patterned in more or less contrasting colours . In many cases, the abdomen is oblong in shape. Most cobweb spiders have long, thin legs. A distinctive characteristic of these spiders, is the "comb" or “brush” on the feet (tarsi) of their 4th pair of legs, which is made from hairs (setae). The hairs are bent and have fine "teeth" along the edge. They help the spider to wrap its silk around...
>> Arachnids -> Cobweb spiders

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