Daddy Long-Legs
Pholcidae spiders don't bite humans.
They eat other spiders by trapping them with their silk and then fatally bite them.
They like to live everywhere except Antarctica. They like to live in damp and dark places, they love basements!
They eat other spiders by trapping them with their silk and then fatally bite them.
They like to live everywhere except Antarctica. They like to live in damp and dark places, they love basements!
Bees
Anthophila are related to wasps and ants. They are currently declining in population. The get their nectar by using their special, long tongue. They are important because they pollinate!
Ants
Hymenoptera are social insects and they are related to bees and wasps. They form colonies from 20 ants to millions! They are found everywhere except Antarctica. The colonies have workers, soldiers, drones, and a queen.
Some people think they're pests but they control even worse pest populations and they aerate the soil.
Some people eat them as food!
Some people think they're pests but they control even worse pest populations and they aerate the soil.
Some people eat them as food!
Snails
Snails can live in colonies. They have a lung and breathe air. They move with their muscular foot which is coated with mucus. Land snails are herbivores- they eat leaves, stems, soft bark, algae, and fungi. Snails are hermaphrodites. Some snails hibernate in the winter! Many humans destroy snail families with pollution and habitat destruction.
Snails can be useful. Banana plantations use them to get rid of fallen leaves.
Snails have been eaten by humans for food for thousands of years. Snail eggs, snail caviar, is a popular European specialty.
Snails can be useful. Banana plantations use them to get rid of fallen leaves.
Snails have been eaten by humans for food for thousands of years. Snail eggs, snail caviar, is a popular European specialty.
Green Beetle also known as Fig Beetle
This beetle lives in the Southwest US and Mexico. They have a cousin on the East Coast who does a lot more damage to crops than this beetle does.
Green Beetles eat pollen, nectar, and petals. They like to hang out during the day in the shade. They have a life cycle that begins with larvae.
They live for about one year.
Green Beetles eat pollen, nectar, and petals. They like to hang out during the day in the shade. They have a life cycle that begins with larvae.
They live for about one year.
Domestic House Spider
Also known as the Barn Funnel Weaver.
They were introduced to North America by British Merchant Ships during the Napoleonic Wars.
They are pretty harmless and they like to wander around houses, sometimes they create a web. They eat insects and mosquitoes so you might want to leave them in your house.
They have eight eyes and eight legs!
They were introduced to North America by British Merchant Ships during the Napoleonic Wars.
They are pretty harmless and they like to wander around houses, sometimes they create a web. They eat insects and mosquitoes so you might want to leave them in your house.
They have eight eyes and eight legs!
House Fly
It is one of the most populated insects in the world and considered a pest because it can spread diseases.
They eat liquids and semi-liquids. They love food that has been thrown up or spit out. They are always eating so that means they are always pooping. This constant pooping is one of the reasons they can be dangerous carriers of pathogens.
They have a life cycle- they start as eggs, turn into larvae, and then into a flying insect.
They eat liquids and semi-liquids. They love food that has been thrown up or spit out. They are always eating so that means they are always pooping. This constant pooping is one of the reasons they can be dangerous carriers of pathogens.
They have a life cycle- they start as eggs, turn into larvae, and then into a flying insect.
Moth
They are related to butterflies. In fact, butterflies come from the moth family! They eat liquids like nectar and animal poo!
They are attracted to light, but we don't know why.
They must be pretty tasty because lots of other animals, insects, and birds eat them.
They are attracted to light, but we don't know why.
They must be pretty tasty because lots of other animals, insects, and birds eat them.