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  • 12mm long Apis mellifera, Apis mellifera flying back to its hive carrying pollen in a pollen basket. width:1000;;height:666
  • A Pegesimallus sp robberfly with a captured beetle width:1000;;height:666
  • The yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti), a species of mosquito known for its ability to spread yellow fever and dengue fever. width:1000;;height:666
  • Head of a carpenter bee showing the compound eyes.. width:768;;height:768
  • The common housefly, Musca domestica width:1000;;height:666
  • A portrait of a butterfly illustrating the eyes and proboscis. The proboscis is used to suck out nectar from flowers width:399;;height:599
  • Bembis sp. Sand Wasp in its habitat, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania<br /> width:1000;;height:666
  • A spiny caterpillar of the Arctiidae family width:511;;height:767
  • An Argiope species of orb-weaver spider sitting on a stabilimentum, the conspicuous silk structure at the center of the web. width:1000;;height:666
  • The emerald cockroach wasp (Ampulex compressa) is an entomophagous parasite wasp species which is known for its unusual reproductive behavior. The female will capture a live cockroach by stinging it twice, first to paralyze it and the second to disable the roach's escape reflex. After the roach recovers, it is taken to the wasp's burrow, where the wasp lays an egg inside the roach's abdomen. With no escape reflex, the roach will simply rest there. After the larvae hatch a few days later, they will devour the roach from the inside. width:512;;height:768
  • A female Oriental Latrine Fly, Chrysomya megacephala feeding on animal feces, a behaviour referred to as Coprophagia. The Latrine Fly is among the most dangerous dipteran vectors pathogens. It is also a good pollinator of mangoes. width:1000;;height:666
  • Western Honey bee foraging on African Oil Palm flowers width:768;;height:768
  • Nymph of squash bug. width:1000;;height:667
  • The White-barred Emperor (Charaxes brutus, ssp. natalensis shown here) is a butterfly species native to east, central and southern Africa. width:1000;;height:666
  • Eristalinus fuscicornis is a species of hoverfly which have very distinctive eye marking in the form of spots or banding width:1000;;height:666
  • A bagworm moth in larval stage. They construct cases out of silk and environmental materials such as sand, soil, lichen, or plant materials. width:1000;;height:667
  • A 6-7mm long female Eumerus feae hoverfly width:1000;;height:666
  • The Orange Acraea or Small Orange Acraea (Acraea eponina) butterfly width:1000;;height:666
  • A Pseudatelus sp shield bug.hield bugs have glands in their thorax between the first and second pair of legs which produce a foul smelling liquid. This liquid is used defensively to deter potential predators and is sometimes released when the bugs are handled carelessly. width:512;;height:768
  • Chrysomya albiceps, a species of blow-fly, feeding on decomposing matter. these insects are an important tool in forensic science and forensic entomology due to their ability to smell dead animal matter over a long distance. width:1000;;height:666
  • A female bee of the Anthophora genus, with its tongue extended to take in water or aphid secretions width:1000;;height:666
  • A Bengalia sp fly. These flies, are especially noted for their relationship to ants. Adults of many species are kleptoparasitic on ants and will snatch food and pupae being carried by ants. width:1000;;height:666
  • One of over a thousand species of carpenter ant. These ants are found throughout the world. They build colonies in moist, decaying, or hollow wood, which makes them pests to humans due to their proclivity for establishing nests in buildings. width:1000;;height:666
  • Chalcostephia flavifrons, the Yellowface or Inspector dragonfly width:1000;;height:666
  • Craticulina species fly found in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The species in this genus of true flies are parasites of the sand wasp. They do not lay eggs, but instead deposit their larvae on the food caught by the wasp for its own larvae, an act known as kleptoparasitism. width:1000;;height:666
  • A carpentar ant drinking width:1000;;height:666
  • A male Ceriagrion glabrum species damselfly width:1000;;height:463
  • A female Chrysopilus species of snipe fly, a family of true flies that are found throughout Europe, North America, and Japan.The mouthparts are adapted for piercing and many species are blood-feeders as adults, while others are predatory on other insects. width:1000;;height:666
  • The citrus swallowtail (Papilio demodocus) is a large swallowtail butterfly common to sub-Saharan Africa. Adults, have black and yellow markings with red and blue eyespots. These help in dterring predators width:1000;;height:666
  • A 2mm long Drosophila sp commonly known as the fruit fly width:1000;;height:666
  • Culex is a genus of mosquito, and is important in that several species serve as vectors of important diseases, such as West Nile virus, filariasis and avian malaria. width:1000;;height:666
  • A female Ceriagrion glabrum species damselfly width:1000;;height:666
  • The African Peach Moth (Egybolis vaillantina) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. width:1000;;height:666
  • Eristalinus megacephalus, a species of hoverfly with large spotted eyes width:1000;;height:666
  • Evania appendigaster wasp commonly called Cockroach Egg Parasitoid Wasp. The larvae of these solitary wasps feed on cockroaches and develop inside the egg-cases of their hosts width:1000;;height:666
  • Graphomya eustolia fly of family muscidae. width:1000;;height:666
  • The black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens, is a common and widespread fly of the family Stratiomyidae. The soldier fly has no functioning mouthparts and instead spends its adult life in search of mates and reproducing. width:1000;;height:666
  • Two mating wasps of the subfamily Cremastinae. Species classified in this subfamily are parasitoids of butterflies and moths width:1000;;height:666
  • A camouflaged Menemerus sp Jumping spider with a captured male ant. width:1000;;height:666
  • A Chrysosoma species of long-legged fly. As the name suggests, the fly is known for its long legs width:1000;;height:666
  • Camouflage long horned beetle width:1000;;height:666
  • A tiger beetle is known for its aggressive predatory habits and running speed. The fastest species of tiger beetle can run at a speed of 9 km/h (5.6 mph), which, relative to its body length, is about 22 times the speed of former Olympic sprinter Michael Johnson, making them the fastest running land animals for their size. width:1000;;height:666
  • A camouflaged female wolf spider, carrying her young on her back. Wolf spiders are robust and agile hunters with good eyesight. They are unique in the way that they carry their eggs. The egg sac, a round silken globe, is attached to the spinnerets at the end of the abdomen, allowing the spider to carry her unborn young with her. width:1000;;height:666
  • A Macroxiphus sp. cricket mimics an ant to ward off predators. width:1000;;height:666
  • Pelopidas is a genus of skipper butterflies. They are commonly known as Branded Swifts or Millet Skippers. width:1000;;height:666
  • Female Phaneroptera sp Katydid nymph camouflaged on a flower bud width:1000;;height:666
  • A Plectroctena sp attacks another of its kind to protect its territory. Each ant was about 15-20mm long. width:1000;;height:666
  • Polistes sp wasp with its nest width:1000;;height:666
  • Sarcophaga Bercaea sp a member of the flesh fly family feeding on animal feces width:1000;;height:666
  • Mating flesh flies width:1000;;height:666
  • A soldierfly of the genus Odontomyia. This Soldier Fly is brightly coloured with green thorax and yellow abdomen with bronze pattern down the back width:1000;;height:666
  • Trithemis annulata dragonfly commonly called Violet dropwing width:1000;;height:666
  • A caterpillar with large eye spots width:1000;;height:667
  • A Citrus Swallowtail btterfly feeding from a bougainvillea width:1000;;height:667
  • The compound eyes of a dragonfly width:1000;;height:667
  • Jumping spiders have good vision and use it for hunting and navigating. They are capable of jumping from place to place, secured by a silk tether width:1000;;height:667
  • Close-up view of wing of Citrus swallowtail width:1000;;height:667
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  • Chrysomya albiceps feeding on rotting meat width:1000;;height:667
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  • A skipper butterfly extracting nectar from a flower width:1000;;height:667
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  • Ants devouring a dead cockroach width:1000;;height:667
  • An aedes sp mosquito on a human host width:1000;;height:667
  • A close-up view of an Aedes sp mosquito feeding off a human host. The red blood filled abdomen indicates the amount of blood sucked width:1000;;height:667
  • An ant mimicking, jumping spider. The spider then attacks the unaware ants. width:1000;;height:667
  • Termites emerging from the ground width:1000;;height:667
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  • A stalk eyed fly. As the name suggests, these flies have their compound eyes on stalks raised from their heads. width:1000;;height:667
  • A long legged fly width:1000;;height:667
  • A butterfly in flight width:1000;;height:667
  • A wasp, the female velvet ant (so called due to its appearance) is known for its extremely painful sting, facetiously said to be strong enough to kill a cow width:1000;;height:666
  • A tiger beetle perched on a small ount of sand width:1000;;height:667
  • A jumping spider shoots out a strand of silk width:1000;;height:667
  • Worker ants carrying their queen width:1000;;height:667
  • Two gian african millipedes mating width:1000;;height:667
  • A nymph of a shield bug width:1000;;height:667
  • A Sarcophaga africa flesh fly width:1000;;height:667
  • A Danaid Eggfly, Hypolimnas misippus butterfly width:1000;;height:667
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