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| Scoliid wasps | | The scoliid wasps (Scoliidae) are a small family in the order Hymenoptera - unranked: wasps, ants and bees (Apocrita) – in the suborder Aculeata and the superfamily Vespoidea. The family Scoliidae is divided into 2 subfamilies, the Campsomerinae (synonym: Proscoliinae) and the Scoliinae.... | | |
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| Meshweb weavers are mostly small spiders with body lengths of up to 4 mm. Besides the many inconspicuously coloured species (usually light brown) there are those which are very colourful. Nigma walckenaeri are green. Many species are slightly hairy. What is special to meshweb weave... | | |
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| The larvae of soldier beetles have long, soft bodies, which are often a velvety dark colour. They live on and in the soil and feed on small insects, snails, worms, or parts of plants (young shoots or pollen). Soldier beetle larvae overwinter under rocks, leaves, moss or bark. On sunny winter days they can be observed crawling in the snow (snow worms). | | |
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| Adults reach body lengths of 7. 5-10. 5 mm. The upper surface of their bodies is densely covered with grey or brown hair and therefore appears grey although it is in fact black. The wing covers (elytra ) have a series of small indentations. The antennae are black and remarkably long. The larvae of these beetles develop in sandy soils. | | |
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| This is achieved by small, dark, often tiny midges with body lengths of 0. 6 - 5 mm. Most species average around1. 5 mm in length. Scatopsidae are hairless They cannot sting. Due to their appearance they can be confused with black flies (Simuliidae) but they normally do not ... | | |
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| These small, slender hoverflies reach body lengths of 7 - 10 mm. The abdomen has 6 grey patches, which extend to the edges. The legs are black and yellow in colour. The knees are broad. The mesonotum and scutellum are black and shiny. Platycheirus albimanus are... | | |
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| These beetles are predominantly diurnal and are often found near building openings as they attempt to enter in order to lay their eggs in the vicinity of possible food sources for their larvae. Fertilized females lay up to 60 eggs in small holes or other hiding places. | | |
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| Adult Anthrenus pimpinellae reach body lengths of 2 - 4. 5 mm. Their bodies are relatively small and oval in shape. The upper surface is covered with scales and has a black base colour. The antennae have eleven segments, the last three of which form a club. The pronotum (neck plate) is covered with reddish-yellow and white scales, with darker p... | | |
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