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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Stonefly

Animals; Insects

There are about six species of eusthenia, a genus of stoneflies confined to Tasmania. Stoneflies are fairly soft bodied insects with large compound eyes, long antennae with multiple segments and ...

Soldier termite

Animals; Insects

Coptotermes acinaciformis is a subterranean termite. These termites are very destructive. Soldier termites produce white milky liquid from their mandibles and are aggressive. They are found ...

Striped ladybird

Animals; Insects

Striped ladybirds are medium sized orange ladybirds with three black stripes on their back. They can be found on tall grasses and weeds. The larva are dull brown with white spots, and black head and ...

Sugar bag bee

Animals; Insects

Sugar-bag bees are small black bees with silvery white on the underside. They collect nectar and pollen on their hind legs. Thy do not sting, hence their other common name of Stingless Bee.

Tobacco looper

Animals; Insects

The Tobacco Looper adult moth is mainly brown, with a tuft of hairs on its head There is a silvery pattern on the forewings and a small letter-S shape. Some adults had grey patches on the forewings. ...

Tobacco moth

Animals; Insects

The tobacco moth is an introduced pest species of moth. The adult moth has brownish grey forewings crossed with two light bands. The hindwings are paler and plain grey. The caterpillar is dark to ...

Tree termite

Animals; Insects

Nasutitermes walkeri soldiers have a rounded head and long straight mandibles. The soldiers are pale yellowish brown colour. Not a major pest termite. Nests are visible on tree trunks or forks of ...