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fisherwr2 > Ventral view of a rhinoceros beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) showing one of the eyes, antennae, and mouthparts near the base of the center horn. It 's been shown that the larger beetles in this family can lift 850 times their own weight. That's the same as a 180 pound man lifting 76 tons (that's equal to over fifty, 3,000 pound cars)! Despite the frightening appearance, this beetle can't hurt a human. The horns are used for rooting around in leaf litter and soil when looking for food or a place to escape. Some males use the horns to "fight" other males for territory or a chance to mate. About all they can do is flip the other guy over. Some of these beetles are 6 inches long.
fisherwr2 > Green stinkbug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)
fisherwr2 > A newly-molted German cockroach showing the brown head at the bottom of the image. Because it has just molted, most of the integument has yet to darken. As a result, you can see the structures within the body. In this image, side lighting highlights the trachael system, which carries oxygen to the cells (this is unlike humans in which oxygen is delivered in the blood). The system consists of several holes in the integument that allow oxygen from the surrounding air into the body. The oxygen passes through tubes called tracheae (symetric pair, upper center) into smaller and smaller tubules located near the cells. The series of parallel tubules in the upper left occurs in the unexpanded wing. Air pressure within these tubules will help inflate the wing to normal size and give it strength. The large number of tubules near the head are for oxgenating the brain, mouthparts, antennae, and other sensory organs.
fisherwr2 > Chinese mantis, Tenodera aridifolia sinensis (Dictyoptera: Mantidae) cleaning up after a meal
fisherwr2 > Lucy the feline entomologist checks out a wheel bug (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) also called an assassin bug
fisherwr2 > Pupa of black swallowtail, Papilio polyxenes (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae)
fisherwr2 > Characteristic orange prolegs of the spotted apatelodes, Apatelodes torrefacta (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae) ventral view
fisherwr2 > Leaf miner feeding in between layers of an oak leaf. The larva feeds on the green plant cells but not on the top and bottom layers of the leaf. This "envelope" provides protection from threats such as some parasitoids and predators. The top layer of the plant is nearly transparent with a "cobblestone" texture. The open mandibles of the larva are seen at the lower tip of the dark-brown head. They move in scissors-like fashion to chew away at the cells. The mine starts off very narrow but increases as the larva grows and consumes a wider path of cells
fisherwr2 > Antenna ball & socket articulation in long-horn beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). The bubbled-like structure that surrounds the socket is the beetle's compound eye
Antenna ball & socket articulation in long-horn beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). The bubbled-like structure that surrounds the socket is the beetle's compound eye
> Antenna ball & socket articulation in long-horn beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). The bubbled-like structure that surrounds the socket is the beetle's compound eye
Antenna ball & socket articulation in long-horn beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). The bubbled-like structure that surrounds the socket is the beetle's compound eye
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Keywords: beetle eye antenna micro coleoptera zstack
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