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I truly felt rewarded as a teacher when my first grade class started painting captured insects. Winding Path, Cool Insects, Samuel Johnson, Moth Caterpillar, Flying Flowers, Cool Bugs, A Bug's Life, Animale Rare, Beautiful Bugs

Moth Caterpillar

African Day-Flying Moth

“The traveller that resolutely follows a rough and winding path will sooner reach the end of his journey than he that is always changing his direction, and wastes the hour of daylight in looking for smoother ground and shorter passages.” Samuel Johnson (English Poet, Critic and Writer. 1709-1784) Sony DSLR-A200 Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500) Aperture: f/5.6 Focal Length: 300 mm South African day-flying moth (Euchromia formosa).

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Picasso Bug (Sphaerocoris annulus):This is an insect native to Cameroon, Ivory Coast and the African continent southwards to Zimbabwe and South Africa. The bug's incredibly artistic markings are of course the reason for its quite appropriate common name. Photograph taken by Bart Wursten. South African Insects, Picasso Bug Tattoo, African Insects, Picasso Beetle, Aesthetic Bug, Picasso Bug, Bug Aesthetic, Legging Designs, Animal Markings

South African Insects

Picasso Bug Tattoo

African Insects

Legging Designs

Animal Markings

South African Insects

Picasso Bug (Sphaerocoris annulus):This is an insect native to Cameroon, Ivory Coast and the African continent southwards to Zimbabwe and South Africa. The bug's incredibly artistic markings are of course the reason for its quite appropriate common name. Photograph taken by Bart Wursten.

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Max Planck, Vulture Culture, Plant Seeds, Arachnids, Central Europe, Planting Seeds, Beautiful Butterflies, Red And Black, Bugs

Vulture Culture

Beautiful Butterflies

Bugs need symbiotic bacteria to exploit plant seeds

Aggregations of the red and black colored firebugs are ubiquitous under linden trees in Central Europe, where the bugs can reach astounding population densities. While these insects have no impact on humans, their African, Asian, and American relatives, the cotton stainers, are serious agricultural pests of cotton and other Malvaceous plants.

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TOTEM Network: Ngara Totem Funny Animal Names, Wild Kratts, African Wildlife, Animal Facts, Animal Totems, African Animals, Rodents, Cool Names, Wise Quotes

Funny Animal Names

African Wildlife

African Animals

Ngara Totem

TOTEM Network: Ngara Totem

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Native of Kenya, this beautiful mantis has thorns - thorns that look like plants located in your lower abdomen, hence its name. Spiny Flower Mantis, Flower Mantis, Weird Insects, Mantis Religiosa, Cool Insects, Cool Bugs, Beautiful Bugs, Flying Insects, Unusual Animals

Spiny Flower Mantis

Mantis Religiosa

Unusual Animals

Spiny Flower Mantis

Native of Kenya, this beautiful mantis has thorns - thorns that look like plants located in your lower abdomen, hence its name.

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One of the largest flower beetles in the world, Mecynorrhina Torquata (credit: red.scale) - 9GAG Iridescent Wings, Cool Insects, Cool Bugs, Central Africa, Beautiful Bugs, Arthropods, Creepy Crawlies, Insect Art, Arachnids

Iridescent Wings

Creepy Crawlies

One of the largest flower beetles in the world, Mecynorrhina Torquata (credit: red.scale) - Awesome

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Bug Reference, Bug Character, Weird Insects, Regard Animal, Insect Photos, Cool Insects, Insect Photography, Bees And Wasps, Cool Bugs

Insect Photography

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˚A driver ant soldier - Dorylus Kibale Forest, Uganda Cool Insects, Bees And Wasps, Cool Bugs, Termite Control, A Bug's Life, Beautiful Bugs, Creepy Crawlies, Arthropods, Arachnids

Termite Control

Creepy Crawlies

Dorylus

A driver ant soldier. Kibale Forest, Uganda

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Pinned Bugs, Colourful Insects, Vinyl Record Painting, Africa Print, Record Painting, Lunar Moth, Cool Insects, Painting References, Deco Wall

Colourful Insects

Vinyl Record Painting

Record Painting

Painting References

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PAIR OF GIANT AFRICAN LUNAR MOTHS Argema mittrei Madagascar This spectacular display piece contains both a male - Available at 2009 May Signature Natural...

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Spiny Flower Praying Mantis (Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii) Spiny Flower Mantis, Flower Mantis, South African Flowers, African Flowers, Praying Mantis, Animal Design, Life Style, Bugs, Insects

Spiny Flower Mantis

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African Flowers

Spiny Flower Mantis

Spiny Flower Praying Mantis (Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii)

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