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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blacklegged ham beetle

Animals; Insects

The black-legged ham beetle is dark blue black, with black legs and antennae. It is similar to the red-legged ham beetle (Necrobia rufipes), which can be distinguished by its reddish legs and ...

blowfly

Animals; Insects

This blowfly has a bright orange yellow head and brilliant metallic blue body with black cross bands on abdomen. It looks similar to the snail parasite blowfly but does not have the large white ...

blue ant

Animals; Insects

Blue ants are not ants at all but the wingless females of a species of flower wasp. The female is has a glossy blue green body with reddish legs. They move across the ground with a rapid restless ...

blue tiger

Animals; Insects

The blue tiger is unmistakable with blue streaks oval spots on a dark background. They have a slow weak flight. Adults congregate in large numbers along creek banks along northern Queensland coast in ...

blue triangle

Animals; Insects

The blue triangle butterfly is black with turquoise blue triangles on each wing. The hindwings are scalloped with four blue crescent shapes near the trailing edge. They fly strongly and rarely settle ...

blue banded bee

Animals; Insects

The blue-banded bee has a golden brown head, and the abdomen is striped black and pale blue. Males rest overnight clinging to plant stems.

bogong moth

Animals; Insects

Bogong moths are light brown or dark brown with a dark streak on the forewings superimposed with two pale spots. The hind wings are lighter brown with a dark border. The Bogong moth is a night-flying ...