The Jeweled Flower Mantis is a skillful predator that relies on its remarkable camouflage to hunt. Its vibrant green coloring, along with other hues resembling flowers, allows it to blend seamlessly into the surrounding vegetation.
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The eastern tiger swallowtail is named after the unique coloration of its wings, which are yellow and feature four black stripes resembling a tiger.
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The common buckeye may mate year-round or in the summer depending on location. Females lay small, green eggs on a variety of host plants.
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Due to their insect predator diet, gardeners consider azure damselflies very beneficial and will make favorable habitats near their gardens.
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The tips of the atlas moth’s wings look like snake heads which can be used as a strategy to ward off predators.
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The cuckoo wasp has a flexible abdomen that allows them to curl in on themselves if in danger like an armadillo.
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A dung beetle will climb on top of their dung ball to get up higher to orient themselves using the Milky Way to find their way home!
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When flying, the blue pansy butterflies fly in a rigid flap and glide fashion while defending its territory from other butterflies.
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The Madagascar hissing cockroach makes its characteristic hissing noise by forcefully expelling air through their respiratory openings.
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If the peacock butterfly is attacked, it’ll flash its wings to show their eyespots and make a hissing noise to scare off predators.
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Their deadly stinger is .25-inches long and can be used multiple times to deliver its potent venom that contains 8 different chemical substances.
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