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Ten most insects (10 photos)
The biggest insect: ueta giant from the island Barrier
Ueta (Deinacrida heteracantha) - a giant insect, native to the island Little Barrier Island in New Zealand. This is the largest and heaviest insect in the world. Weight of one individual reaches 71 grams, and length - more than 8, 5 centimeters. These insects - grasshoppers relatives and the entire family of crickets. Nowadays ueta - a very rare endangered species.
The smallest insect: dicopomorpha echmepterygis
The tiny insects are wasps of the family - the smallest known to science. Homeland of these insects - Costa Rica. Males of this species reach only 0, 14 millimeters in length, they are smaller than the size of a single-celled ciliate-shoes, which can be found in the lake water. It feeds on the larvae of other insects views.
The most poisonous insect ant Maricopa
Ants Maricopa (Pogonomyrmex Maricopa) - the most poisonous in the world of insects, but the man is in no way threatened. This ant venom is 25 times stronger than the venom of the honeybee, but released him so little that Maricopa ants are harmless. After reading the title, you probably think of some Japanese Giant Hornet or an African killer bees. Everything was much simpler, the most poisonous insects inhabit almost every America's backyard.
The longest migration in the world of insects: tramp red
Pantala flavescens or as it is called, the red-haired tramp. This species of dragonflies the world's longest insect migration. Even the migration of the monarch butterfly with her match. These dragonflies are traveling from India to Eastern and Southern Africa and back to the monsoons, their way is about 14-18 thousand kilometers. In addition, the long journey of these insects makes them easy prey for migratory birds. Thus, if something were to happen with this, the birds will be very difficult to maintain long flights without a permanent food.
The most swift-winged insect: southern giant rocker
This species of dragonflies capable of speeds up to 35 miles per hour, making it the swift-winged insect in the world. Some believe that other insects can fly at speeds up to 60 miles per hour. Scientists do not agree with this statement, however, many consider the question of the speed of flight is very controversial. Opinions were divided between dragonflies, butterflies and horseflies. The rate of each of these species steeped unsubstantiated rumors.
The most frightening insect: locusta migratoria
Locusta migratoria migratory locust, or perhaps the most horrifying insect known to man. Despite the fact that many human deaths blame the mosquitoes, grasshoppers is always made people scream in terror. Swarms of locusts nowadays rare, but still occur in some parts of the world: it was in Madagascar last year, or, for example, an attack of locusts in 2004 which affected several countries in West and North Africa and has resulted in a loss of 2, 5 billion.
The most tenacious insects: German cockroach
I think a few will be surprised title of this item. In the sense that everyone has heard something like: after a nuclear war, only cockroaches survive. Yet there is a curious case: the larva of German cockroach (Blattaria germanica) managed to survive in a very hostile environment for it - in the colon 52-year-old woman. Obviously, she came back with food and somehow managed not to suffer from digestive enzymes stomach.
Most rare insects: insect with a piercing of the island Lord Howe
This is a fairly large insect family of stabbing lives on the island Lord Howe between Australia and New Zealand. This species is also an example of what biologists call Lazarus effect, namely, when they find a kind of disappeared, and then again to find. Number Dryococelus australis today is no more than 50 individuals at the time of re-opening, there were only 24.
The insect is endangered, however, there is hope for recovery of the species. Melbourne Zoo in Australia is trying to bring 9000 individuals under the special program.
The loudest insect: corixidae
Corixidae (Micronecta scholtzi) - a type of cicada and for its size it is the loudest on earth. Family cicadas generally known for its sound, some species may sing with a force of 120 dB. Corixidae, having a length of 2 mm, is capable of creating noise in the 99, 2 dB. It's like having a front row seat to the orchestra or with the sound of a jackhammer at a distance of 50 feet.
The largest colony of insects: Argentine ants
In Argentine ants (Linepithema humile) is the largest colony of insects in the world, they can even compete in size with humanity. Scientists have discovered that this type of insects that live in the United States, Europe and Japan, are one and the same column, since refusing to fight each other.
Moreover, a series of experiments have shown that these supercolonies almost could be a huge colony of ants, as participants in the experiment did not show hostility to each other and learned "his" smell, despite the thousands of miles away. In addition, this incredible phenomenon seems to have created people who accidentally transported ants from South America to other continents.
Ueta (Deinacrida heteracantha) - a giant insect, native to the island Little Barrier Island in New Zealand. This is the largest and heaviest insect in the world. Weight of one individual reaches 71 grams, and length - more than 8, 5 centimeters. These insects - grasshoppers relatives and the entire family of crickets. Nowadays ueta - a very rare endangered species.
The smallest insect: dicopomorpha echmepterygis
The tiny insects are wasps of the family - the smallest known to science. Homeland of these insects - Costa Rica. Males of this species reach only 0, 14 millimeters in length, they are smaller than the size of a single-celled ciliate-shoes, which can be found in the lake water. It feeds on the larvae of other insects views.
The most poisonous insect ant Maricopa
Ants Maricopa (Pogonomyrmex Maricopa) - the most poisonous in the world of insects, but the man is in no way threatened. This ant venom is 25 times stronger than the venom of the honeybee, but released him so little that Maricopa ants are harmless. After reading the title, you probably think of some Japanese Giant Hornet or an African killer bees. Everything was much simpler, the most poisonous insects inhabit almost every America's backyard.
The longest migration in the world of insects: tramp red
Pantala flavescens or as it is called, the red-haired tramp. This species of dragonflies the world's longest insect migration. Even the migration of the monarch butterfly with her match. These dragonflies are traveling from India to Eastern and Southern Africa and back to the monsoons, their way is about 14-18 thousand kilometers. In addition, the long journey of these insects makes them easy prey for migratory birds. Thus, if something were to happen with this, the birds will be very difficult to maintain long flights without a permanent food.
The most swift-winged insect: southern giant rocker
This species of dragonflies capable of speeds up to 35 miles per hour, making it the swift-winged insect in the world. Some believe that other insects can fly at speeds up to 60 miles per hour. Scientists do not agree with this statement, however, many consider the question of the speed of flight is very controversial. Opinions were divided between dragonflies, butterflies and horseflies. The rate of each of these species steeped unsubstantiated rumors.
The most frightening insect: locusta migratoria
Locusta migratoria migratory locust, or perhaps the most horrifying insect known to man. Despite the fact that many human deaths blame the mosquitoes, grasshoppers is always made people scream in terror. Swarms of locusts nowadays rare, but still occur in some parts of the world: it was in Madagascar last year, or, for example, an attack of locusts in 2004 which affected several countries in West and North Africa and has resulted in a loss of 2, 5 billion.
The most tenacious insects: German cockroach
I think a few will be surprised title of this item. In the sense that everyone has heard something like: after a nuclear war, only cockroaches survive. Yet there is a curious case: the larva of German cockroach (Blattaria germanica) managed to survive in a very hostile environment for it - in the colon 52-year-old woman. Obviously, she came back with food and somehow managed not to suffer from digestive enzymes stomach.
Most rare insects: insect with a piercing of the island Lord Howe
This is a fairly large insect family of stabbing lives on the island Lord Howe between Australia and New Zealand. This species is also an example of what biologists call Lazarus effect, namely, when they find a kind of disappeared, and then again to find. Number Dryococelus australis today is no more than 50 individuals at the time of re-opening, there were only 24.
The insect is endangered, however, there is hope for recovery of the species. Melbourne Zoo in Australia is trying to bring 9000 individuals under the special program.
The loudest insect: corixidae
Corixidae (Micronecta scholtzi) - a type of cicada and for its size it is the loudest on earth. Family cicadas generally known for its sound, some species may sing with a force of 120 dB. Corixidae, having a length of 2 mm, is capable of creating noise in the 99, 2 dB. It's like having a front row seat to the orchestra or with the sound of a jackhammer at a distance of 50 feet.
The largest colony of insects: Argentine ants
In Argentine ants (Linepithema humile) is the largest colony of insects in the world, they can even compete in size with humanity. Scientists have discovered that this type of insects that live in the United States, Europe and Japan, are one and the same column, since refusing to fight each other.
Moreover, a series of experiments have shown that these supercolonies almost could be a huge colony of ants, as participants in the experiment did not show hostility to each other and learned "his" smell, despite the thousands of miles away. In addition, this incredible phenomenon seems to have created people who accidentally transported ants from South America to other continents.
