insects
''Naturam ducem sequentes numquam aberrarimus''
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Water Penny (by zosterops on Flickr)
aquatic Australia beetle coleoptera freshwater Hobart Insecta larvae macro Olympus SP-570UZ Psephenidae rivulet Tasmania Water Penny
larva of a lady-beetle featuring mimicry of a mealy-bug
The larva of this species of Lady-beetles mimics its own prey: mealybugs (Hemiptera; Pseudocococcidae).
As seen in this photo the larva only eats the young nymphs!
Cryptolaemus montrouzieri MULSANT, 1850 (Mealy-bug Ladybird, Schmierlaus-Marienkäfer)
Family: Coccinellidae (Lady beetles, Marienkäfer)
Order: Coleoptera (beetles, Käfer)more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptolaemus_montrouzieri
(photo/text by gbohne on Flickr)
arthropoda coccinellidae coleoptera hemiptera homoptera larvae mealybug mimicry nymph Mealybug Ladybird Pseudocococcidae Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Cryptolaemus
Photo: Dr. John H. Brackenbury, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Water droplet containing a pair of mosquito larvae
Laser-triggered high-speed macrophotography
