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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stonefly

Animals; Insects

There are about six species of eusthenia, a genus of stoneflies confined to Tasmania. Stoneflies are fairly soft bodied insects with large compound eyes, long antennae with multiple segments and ...

stink bugs

Animals; Insects

Stink bugs have rounded bodies and are fairly flat. They can produce a foul smelling liquid when threatened - hence their common name. Their antennae have five sections.

stick mantis

Animals; Insects

The stick mantis is a large pale brown mantis. It looks like a twig and can be mistaken for an stick insect. The forewings have are two black dots on each side. The females have wings that cover only ...

stick insect

Animals; Insects

Ctenomorpha chronus is a large stick insect. Males are fully winged and can fly, while females are much larger with reduced wings. The wings are small and black with green leading edge. The head, ...

steelblue ladybird

Animals; Insects

The steelblue ladybird is a small hemisphere shaped ladybird. It is dark metallic blue in colour. This ladybird is an important predator of pests in citrus plantations in Australia, and was ...

spur legged phasmid

Animals; Insects

The spur legged phasmid is a relatively small Australian stick insect. Males are greenish brown and females are green. Females have a broader abdomen and shorter antennae than the males. Males have ...

spotted predatory katydid

Animals; Insects

The spotted predatory katydid is a green katydid with white spots and lines. The head is green has white vertical lines. This katydid has large spines on the front legs to grasp and hold their prey. ...