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Cockchafer. The common cockchafer ( Melolontha melolontha ), also colloquially known as the Maybug, [1] [a] Maybeetle, [3] or doodlebug, [4] is a species of scarab beetle belonging to the genus Melolontha. It is native to Europe, and it is one of several closely-related and morphologically similar species of Melolontha called cockchafers ...
Caterpillar of the subfamily Arctiinae. Eggs of the buff-tip ( Phalera bucephala ), a notodontid moth. The external morphology of Lepidoptera is the physiological structure of the bodies of insects belonging to the order Lepidoptera, also known as butterflies and moths. Lepidoptera are distinguished from other orders by the presence of scales ...
Pacific sea nettles, Chrysaora fuscescens. Cnidaria (/ n ɪ ˈ d ɛər i ə, n aɪ-/ nih-DAIR-ee-ə, NY-) [4] is a phylum under kingdom Animalia containing over 11,000 species [5] of aquatic animals found both in fresh water and marine environments (predominantly the latter), including jellyfish, hydroids, sea anemones, corals and some of the smallest marine parasites.
Schistosomiasis. Schistosomiasis, also known as snail fever, bilharzia, and Katayama fever, [ 1][ 2][ 9] is a disease caused by parasitic flatworms called schistosomes. [ 5] The urinary tract or the intestines may be infected. [ 5] Symptoms include abdominal pain, diarrhea, bloody stool, or blood in the urine. [ 5]
Taenia solium, the pork tapeworm, belongs to the cyclophyllid cestode family Taeniidae. It is found throughout the world and is most common in countries where pork is eaten. It is a tapeworm that uses humans as its definitive host and pigs as the intermediate or secondary hosts. It is transmitted to pigs through human feces that contain the ...
The world's smallest known vertebrate, Paedophryne amauensis, sitting on a U.S. dime. The dime is 17.9 mm in diameter, for scale. The word amphibian is derived from the Ancient Greek term ἀμφίβιος ( amphíbios ), which means 'both kinds of life', ἀμφί meaning 'of both kinds' and βίος meaning 'life'.
Pupa of the rose chafer beetle, Cetonia aurata. Tumbler (pupa) of a mosquito. Unlike most pupae, tumblers can swim around actively. A pupa (from Latin pupa 'doll'; pl.: pupae) is the life stage of some insects undergoing transformation between immature and mature stages. Insects that go through a pupal stage are holometabolous: they go through ...
Himeno Awayuki (淡雪 姫乃, Awayuki Himeno) is a sixteen-year-old girl and the protagonist of the series. After her mother's death and her father's remarriage, Himeno struggles to adjust to her new life in a high-class society as she is picked on both by her new family and her peers at school. As Himeno's alienation grows, she meets Hayate ...