Strecosa

19/03/2023

Such recesses are covered with clean sand, and then the females lay their eggs there. It is also important to consider that males in the mating season become very aggressive.

19/03/2023

Part of the stall is covered with sand so that the ostriches take their favorite sand baths. During the mating season, males dig small holes in the floor to further build the nest.

18/03/2023

In honor of , we’re spotlighting an dog breed. The Irish setter! 🐶

This breed goes back to the 1800s, where they were used to help Irish huntsmen. Now, they are famously good family dogs due to their sweet temperament and love for a game of fetch!

Photo by Omica Photography

18/03/2023

The color of the wings of males is bluish-blue, and the body color is greenish-blue with a metallic tint. Female dragonflies are characterized by transparent wings pierced with brown veins and a bronze-green body color.

18/03/2023

Dragonfly Beauty girl, or dark-winged beauty (Calopteryx virgo)
These are medium-sized insects with a wingspan of up to 7 cm and a body length of about 5 cm.

17/03/2023

This is a thorny devil: a species of lizard that eats ants and can live for up to 20 years 🦎

17/03/2023

In females, the color of the wings is golden yellow, and the abdomen is bluish-green with large spots of a reddish-brown hue. The male dragonfly of this species is distinguished by colorless wings and a blue abdomen, on which dark brown spots are visible.

17/03/2023

Dragonfly watcher-emperor or watcher-lord (Anax imperator)
A large insect with a wingspan of up to 11 cm and a body length of about 8 cm. The chest is green in color with black stripes. Male and female individuals differ in the color of the wings and abdomen.

16/03/2023

16/03/2023

The dragonfly's abdomen is painted black with yellow spots located on the sides and a thin longitudinal strip of the same color passing from the top of the entire body. The life span of dragonflies of this species does not exceed 30 days.

16/03/2023

Throughout the summer, they fly on the edges and forest glades, near lakes and rivers with a calm current.
A rather small insect with a wingspan of about 3 cm and an abdomen length of up to 3.7 cm.

15/03/2023

The males have “tweezers” on the top of the abdomen, with which they hold the female by the neck during mating.

15/03/2023

The abdomen of insects is elongated and thin, rounded; in some species of dragonflies, it can be flat and wide. It is composed of 11 segments, consisting of two parts: ternite (upper half ring) and sternite (lower half segment).

14/03/2023

Dragonflies have a characteristic recognizable appearance. In their structure stand out:

a slender, elongated, streamlined body (abdomen), often with a bright, shiny color;
large head;
breast;
wings.

14/03/2023

The Russian name of the insect was formed as a result of the merger of two Old Slavonic words: the noun "egoza" (fidget) and the verb "goad" (jump or jump). This name is fully consistent with the nature of the flight of these fast and nimble creatures.

12/03/2023

These are relatively large insects, with a movable head, large eyes, short bristly antennae, an elongated slender abdomen and four transparent wings ...

12/03/2023

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