Wednesday 30 January 2013

Top 5 Beautiful Insects (2)

Some insects are really disgusting to many people, the most disgusting heros are perhaps beetle and caterpilar. But its not fair to call all of them as such. There are many beautiful species of insects whom you can see the pictures of a few here. You can also write a comment and post your pictures of the other species you find beautiful.

5. Hercules Beetle

    
The Hercules beetle is also known as Dynastes Hercules, and is the most well-known and biggest of the rhinoceros beetles. The male’s body length usually reaches to 170-180 mm. The female Hercules beetles have smaller eyes and abdomen. The Hercules beetles are founded in South of United States, rainforests of Central America, Lesser Antilles, and Southern Arizona of Pima. These creatures are really strong, and they are able to push the things that are850 times heavier than their own body weight. These beetles are aggressive only for fighting to other Hercules beetles, and they usually eat plants not the smaller insects. The Hercules beetles are one of the Top 5 beautiful insects.

4. Leopard Moth

The Leopard Moth is also known as Eyed Tiger Moth and Hypercompe Scribonia. This insect is a moth of Arctiidae’s family. This moth can be found in East and South of United States. The wingspan’s Leopard Moth is about 700-800 mm, and its wings are bright white that used a pattern of arranged black spots, some hollow and some solid. There are black and white bands in legs of this moth, and its abdomen color is usually dark blue. Generally, the adult Leopard Moths fly before sundown.The Leopard Moth is listed as 4th item in the Top 5 most beautiful in the world.

3. Giant Camel Spider

Giant Camel Spider is also known as wind scorpions, sun spiders and Solifugae. The body length of these creatures arranged in different sizes from a few millimeter to several centimeter, and the largest one is about 15 cm. the Giant Camel Spiders are known for being fast, and they can walk with the speed of about 16km/h.These insects catch the prey by using their claws, and usually the prey is not larger than themselves. Females are commonly bigger than males, with relatively shorter legs.The Giant Camel Spiders added as 3rt item in our top 5 most beautiful insects because of having interesting anatomy.

2. Devil’s Flower Mantis

Devil’s Flower Mantis is also known as Idolomantis Diabolica and giant devil’s flower mantis. These insects are one of the biggest types of praying mantis that mimic flowers.The female body sizes are about 13 cm and male ones are almost 10 cm. The Devil’s Flower Mantises are founded in Malawi, Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, and Tanzania. The body colors of these beautiful insects are combined with blue, red, purple, black and white.The devil’s flower mantises are added as second item in our top 5 most beautiful insects because of being beautiful and rare.

1. Damselfly


Damselfly is also known as Ischnura Heterosticta and Suborder Zygoptera. Damselfly is similar to dragonfly but Damselfly is comparatively smaller than dragonfly and they are weaker fliers. The most specific characteristic of these insects is that they fly together after marriage. The Damselflies usually are founded nearby the rivers, lakes and ponds. The Damselfly females lay their eggs underwater, occasionally in underwater vegetation. The Damselflies have unique mating behaviors and most striking colors and hence they are added as first item in our top 5 most beautiful insects.

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