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Grass Hoppers
The Monkey Grasshopper
-Scientific name
Genus species
-Order name
Orthoptera
-Family name
Eumastacidae
-Description
With a little visible flowering plants in tropical rainforests, insects have been named the flowers of the jungle. This brightly colored grasshopper lives up to that reputation. With ears on the sides of its abdomen, these hoppers are distinguishable from crickets and katydids by the short chunky antennae. Locust relatives have and continue to effect man when they swarm in the millions during their migratory rampages, consuming everything in their path.
Ants
Formicid Ants
-Scientific name
Cephalotes spp.
-Order name
Hymenoptera
-Family name
Formicidae
-Descrption
These large and robust Brazilian ants were found fastidiously inspecting and cleaning exposed root sections on the damp forest floor. These ants usually live in the canopy and hollow out stems. Notice the exaggerated protective spines on the thorax of these ants. Ants are the most successful, prolific and noticeable insects in the forest. They are extremely important in the recycling of organic material back into the system.
Wasp
Theard-waisted wasp
-Scientific name
Ammophilia spp.
-Order name
Hymenoptera
-Family name
Sphecidae
-Description
Thread-waisted wasps are prolific caterpillar hunters. Paralyzed caterpillars are used as food for their young while they develop in sand burrows. This mating pair are solitary wasps who have a liking for flower pollen. They were found in the Mojave Desert in California. Wasp females sting with their modified egg laying apparatus and the junction between the thorax and abdomen exhibits considerable constriction.
Butterflies
Nymphalid Butterfly
-Scientific name
Genus species
-Order name
Lepidoptera
-Family name
Nymphalidae
-Description
These butterflies exhibit strong and confident flight characteristics and are also attracted to the higher concentrations of minerals along the river banks. The first pair of legs are greatly reduced giving this Nymphalid the appearance of only having 4 rather than six legs. The underside of this butterfly is beautifully painted. Fairies are often represented with butterfly wings. In Greek and Roman mythology, Horae spirits, personifying the seasons, are sometimes depicted with butterfly wings and are the daughter attendants of Aurora and Selene representing dawn and the moon.
These bugs are really interesting and I think they look very cool! Xd
It was fun looking for all the information though… So I hope you like it. Anyway There’re other bugs I thought were cool and I think I should post them later…. well we’ll see!
The Monkey Grasshopper
-Scientific name
Genus species
-Order name
Orthoptera
-Family name
Eumastacidae
-Description
With a little visible flowering plants in tropical rainforests, insects have been named the flowers of the jungle. This brightly colored grasshopper lives up to that reputation. With ears on the sides of its abdomen, these hoppers are distinguishable from crickets and katydids by the short chunky antennae. Locust relatives have and continue to effect man when they swarm in the millions during their migratory rampages, consuming everything in their path.
Ants
Formicid Ants
-Scientific name
Cephalotes spp.
-Order name
Hymenoptera
-Family name
Formicidae
-Descrption
These large and robust Brazilian ants were found fastidiously inspecting and cleaning exposed root sections on the damp forest floor. These ants usually live in the canopy and hollow out stems. Notice the exaggerated protective spines on the thorax of these ants. Ants are the most successful, prolific and noticeable insects in the forest. They are extremely important in the recycling of organic material back into the system.
Wasp
Theard-waisted wasp
-Scientific name
Ammophilia spp.
-Order name
Hymenoptera
-Family name
Sphecidae
-Description
Thread-waisted wasps are prolific caterpillar hunters. Paralyzed caterpillars are used as food for their young while they develop in sand burrows. This mating pair are solitary wasps who have a liking for flower pollen. They were found in the Mojave Desert in California. Wasp females sting with their modified egg laying apparatus and the junction between the thorax and abdomen exhibits considerable constriction.
Butterflies
Nymphalid Butterfly
-Scientific name
Genus species
-Order name
Lepidoptera
-Family name
Nymphalidae
-Description
These butterflies exhibit strong and confident flight characteristics and are also attracted to the higher concentrations of minerals along the river banks. The first pair of legs are greatly reduced giving this Nymphalid the appearance of only having 4 rather than six legs. The underside of this butterfly is beautifully painted. Fairies are often represented with butterfly wings. In Greek and Roman mythology, Horae spirits, personifying the seasons, are sometimes depicted with butterfly wings and are the daughter attendants of Aurora and Selene representing dawn and the moon.
These bugs are really interesting and I think they look very cool! Xd
It was fun looking for all the information though… So I hope you like it. Anyway There’re other bugs I thought were cool and I think I should post them later…. well we’ll see!
