Insects

Insects

Any of numerous usually small arthropod animals of the class Insecta, having an adult stage characterized by three pairs of legs and a body segmented into head, thorax, and abdomen and usually having two pairs of wings.

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black ant

Animals; Insects

Black Ants are small and black (no surprises there). The males have wings. Females have wings until after mating, when she becomes the reproductive queen ant. Worker ants are sterile and their role ...

black carpet beetle

Animals; Insects

The Black Carpet Beetle is an insect pest that damages animal based materials in homes and other premises. The adult is a small oval black beetle with brown legs and short antennae. The larvae are ...

black cockroach

Animals; Insects

This cockroach is black and very shiny. It is wingless with prominent upturned cerci. I might have the identification wrong here - let me know if it is incorrect.

black field cricket

Animals; Insects

The black field cricket is jet black. During the day, it hides in vegetation or cracks in the soil and comes out at night to feed, The males sings at night making a sound by rubbing his wings ...

black pine bark beetle

Animals; Insects

The black pine bark beetle is a black or dark brown beetle with reddish brown antennae. The body is an elongated oval shape, with thorax as wide as the elytra. The elytra have rows of pits running ...

black vine weevil

Animals; Insects

The black vine weevil has a stout rounded body and short snout. It is black with some small yellowish or tan markings. The thorax is finely textured, and elytra are ribbed with ridges running along ...

blackish meadow katydid

Animals; Insects

The blackish meadow katydid is a pale green katydid with broad dark brown stripe running along the back. The antennae are extremely long measuring about four times the total body length. The katydid ...