5.5. A parasitic Varroa mite on a pupa of the bee Apis cerana (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in a hive from Irian Jaya, New Guinea.


A parasitic Varroa mite on a pupa of the bee Apis cerana (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in a hive from Irian Jaya, New Guinea.


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The huge queen termite (approximately 7.5 cm long) of Odontotermes transvaalensis (Isoptera: Termitidae: Macrotermitinae) surrounded by her king (mid front), soldiers, and workers, from the Transvaal in South Africa.
The huge queen termite (approximately 7.5 cm long) of Odontotermes transvaalensis (Isoptera: Termitidae: Macrotermitinae) surrounded by her king (mid front), soldiers, and workers, from the Transvaal in South Africa.
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An adult moth of Utetheisa ornatrix (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) emitting defensive froth containing pyrrolizidine alkaloids that it sequesters as a larva from its food plants, legumes of the genus Crotalaria.
An adult moth of Utetheisa ornatrix (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) emitting defensive froth containing pyrrolizidine alkaloids that it sequesters as a larva from its food plants, legumes of the genus Crotalaria.

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