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Painted Lady Butterfly (Cynthia cardui) caterpillars on Spear Thistle (Cirsium vulgare). Worldwide Painted Lady Butterfly (Cynthia cardui) caterpillar on Spear Thistle (Cirsium vulgare). Worldwide Red Admiral Butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) sequence showing adult hatching from pupa. Worldwide Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) hatch sequence showing emergence from pupa to flying off. Worldwide The Cruiser (Vindula arsinoe). Australia The Cruiser (Vindula arsinoe) butterflies. Australia Yellow-tail moth (Notodontidae) at rest and in defensive posture when disturbed. Processionary caterpillars of Bag Shelter Moth (Ochrogaster lunifer / contraria). Australia Longhorn beetle. North Australia Weevil (Catasarchus sp). Australasia Bacon Beetle (Dermestes lardarius). Worldwide Furniture Beetle (Anobium punctatum). Worldwide Leaf hopper (unidentified). Australasia Harlequin Bugs (Philia senator) two adults and a nymph. North Australia Harlequin Bugs (Philia senator). North Australia Harlequin Bug (Philia senator) nymph. North Australia Cabbage Whitefly (Aleyrodes brassicae) on the underside of a broccoli leaf. Worldwide Cabbage Whitefly (Aleyrodes brassicae) on the underside of a broccoli leaf. Worldwide Green Tree Ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) and a bug that mimics them. Australia Lantern fly (Eurystheus dilatatus). W Australia Green Tree Ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) workers protecting nest inside folded leaf. Australia Green Tree Ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) rolling a leaf to create their nest. Australia Bulldog ant (Myrmecia sp) worker showing large jaws. Western Australia Bulldog ant (Myrmecia sp) worker showing large jaws. Western Australia Bulldog ant (Myrmecia sp) worker showing large jaws. Western Australia Green Tree Ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) rolling a leaf to create their nest. Australia Green Tree Ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) rolling a leaf to create their nest. Australia Termite towers. North-west Australia Bulldog Ant (Myrmecia sp) worker. W Australia Termite (Mastotermes species) soldier head viewed from beneath showing curved scissor-like jaws. Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) queen surrounded by workers as she lays an egg in a cell at the edge of the comb. Worldwide Paper Wasps' (Ropalidia sp) nest. Northern Australia Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) worker collecting nectar form hawkweed. Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) drone in flight. Worldwide Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) worker in flight. Worldwide Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) worker in flight with full pollen sacs. Worldwide Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris) alighting on figwort flower. Solitary Wasp (Eumenidae). Australia Owl Fly (Ascalaphidae). Australia Bluebottle Fly (Calliphora vomitoria) feeding on a piece of raw meat. Worldwide Fruit Fly (Drosophila species) feeding on the juice of a peach. Worldwide Fruit Fly (Drosophila species) on the surface of a plum. Worldwide Bluebottle or Blowfly (Calliphora vomitoria) female, portrait. Worldwide Bluebottle or Blowfly (Calliphora vomitoria) eggs. Worldwide Lesser Housefly (Fannia canicularis) feeding on sugar crystals. Worldwide Malaria mosquito (Anopheles species) larvae. Greenbottle Fly (Lucilia sp) on tree bark. Worldwide Giant Greenbottle Fly (unidentified). Australia New Zealand Glow-worm or Fungus Gnat (Arachnocampa luminosa) larva with sticky threads used to trap other insects, including adult Fungus Gnats, attracted to its light. New Zealand New Zealand Glow-worm or Fungus Gnat (Arachnocampa luminosa) larva with sticky threads used to trap other insects, including adult Fungus Gnats, attracted to its light. New Zealand House Cricket (Acheta domesticus) leaping in front of a domestic fireplace. Worldwide Cricket (Gryllodes sigillatus). W. Australia Pigeon Louse (Columbicola columbae) on a feather. Worldwide Greenhouse Whitefly (Trialeurodes vaporariorum).