Insect Bites

Insect bites regularly look like little red bumps on your skin that are often scratchy. They are the result of an injection of a foreign substance into your skin. The introduction of this foreign substance may generate an affected by reaction, depending on the sensitivity of the person to that substance.This foreign substance can come from either a spiteful or a non-venomous insect. A venomous insect bites or attacks the person as a defense mechanism,...

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Cupid the Katydid Brings True Love to the Big Easy

Saturday February 14, 2009 Cupid, a rare pink katydid, welcomes visitors at the Audubon Insectarium in New Orleans this Valentine's Day. Cupid and his siblings are the first pink katydids bred in captivity for almost a century. Last summer, donors brought two pink katydids to the Insectarium, and staff at Audubon's Insect Rearing Facility successfully mated the pair. Cupid, a rare pink katydid, is on display at the Audubon Insectarium in New Orleans.Photo...

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Water Scavenger Beetle

Water Scavenger Beetle Scientific name: (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) Facts: Water scavenger beetles are also common in a wide range of sizes and are generally brown or black. Some water scavenger beetles have a conspicuous ridge on the underside of the thorax. This ridge easily distinguishes them from predaceous diving beetles. Adults usually feed on decaying matter; larvae are usually predaceous. To breathe, water scavenger beetles hold an air...

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Predaceous Diving Beetle

Predaceous Diving Beetle Scientific name: (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) Facts: Predaceous diving beetles range in size from 1/16 inch to almost 2 inches long. Many of them are black or brown; some have markings. These beetles are predaceous as adults and larvae. Larvae, commonly known as water tigers, are not recommended for use in aquariums because they can easily capture and kill small fish. The adult beetles come to the surface of the water tail...

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