Insects

Insects

Any of numerous usually small arthropod animals of the class Insecta, having an adult stage characterized by three pairs of legs and a body segmented into head, thorax, and abdomen and usually having two pairs of wings.

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Bombardier beetle

Animals; Insects

The Bombardier Beetle is a black and brown ground beetle belonging to the Carabidae family. The wing covers are mostly black, each having a large brown patch in the middle. When threatened, it can ...

Boxer bark mantid

Animals; Insects

Boxer bark mantids are a small species of mantis that usually hunt for food on tree trunks and in leaf litter. They are brown with and well camouflaged on tree bark. The males are slender and fully ...

Botany bay weevil

Animals; Insects

The botany bay weevil was first collected at Botany Bay during Cook's voyage of discovery in 1770 and was the first Australian insect to be scientifically described. The weevil is black with a ...

Blue tiger

Animals; Insects

The blue tiger is unmistakable with blue streaks oval spots on a dark background. They have a slow weak flight. Adults congregate in large numbers along creek banks along northern Queensland coast in ...

Bogong moth

Animals; Insects

Bogong moths are light brown or dark brown with a dark streak on the forewings superimposed with two pale spots. The hind wings are lighter brown with a dark border. The Bogong moth is a night-flying ...

Blue triangle

Animals; Insects

The blue triangle butterfly is black with turquoise blue triangles on each wing. The hindwings are scalloped with four blue crescent shapes near the trailing edge. They fly strongly and rarely settle ...

Blowfly

Animals; Insects

This blowfly has a bright orange yellow head and brilliant metallic blue body with black cross bands on abdomen. It looks similar to the snail parasite blowfly but does not have the large white ...