Record holders in the world of insects

As many times as I caught a longtail, there were ALWAYS spikes on the thighs of the hind legs, they were always black, and yellow individuals too. I fished in Zhytomyr and Kiev regions. It should be remembered that the range of this species is large, and probably there is either a form or a subspecies where the spines will not be black. Here for example, a subspecies is described and there is no information at all.

That subspecies isn't yours by any chance?

and where is the picture to

That subspecies is just mine - and one of the two distinguishing features is weakly expressed, almost absent spots at the spines (the second sign is slightly shortened wings-slightly longer than in the song grasshopper). The typical material was collected in the Tien Shan Mountains, and there they (in the vicinity of the city of Naryn) were all like this.

S. Y. Storozhenko has made a revision of our tettigonies - http://www.biosoil.ru/fee/1994/N-003/N-003.pdf

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What if it was one of the Far Eastern species? T. chinesis or T. yama? I do not know what they are there, orthopters are completely different there...

No, the Indo-Malay fauna does not go to Central Asia, the mountains are a powerful barrier.

Very interesting! So, there is a certain subspecies of caudata, which was formed due to separation from the main part of the population... I've never heard of such a thing. I often came across different forms of this species, there were muzzles and large, and small, and round, and square, and the wings were different, but the spines were the same everywhere... But near Kiev in the water meadows I found a wonderful population of verrucivorus, but unfortunately everywhere the wings were "average" length, I never got on the long-winged form, but I wanted to, I saw a lot of photos. This is their extreme: they fly perfectly, and their wings are short... For example, tettigonia generally fly tight, "soar", "plan" and the wings are long... And by the way, the verrucivoruses are already over by August, is it because of the weather or does it always turn out that way? After all, in other regions they hold out until autumn... Just this year, I spent the whole summer in one location and watched the number of species decrease: gray grasshopper, green, long-tailed. Verrucivorus trees were already winged in early June, and only at the end did tettigonias appear, which gradually "replaced" them. Then there is a gradual decline in the number of individuals, and verrucivores disappeared earlier. What I noticed is that ALWAYS at all locations that I visited, the number of individuals of long-tailed grasshoppers is significantly less than green ones per m2.

and who's mine?

Long-tailed grasshopper (T. caudata).

He is, I told you before I already wrote it.

The largest representative of locusts belongs to the South American genus of giant locusts Tropidacris, females Tropidacris violaceus and Tropidacris cristata from the head to the tips of the elytra reach a length of 12 cm.
A source: http://bobbybok.mysites.nl/mypages/bobbybok/228647.html


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The largest caddis fly is Eubasilissa maclachlani. The wingspan reaches 7 cm.
A source: http://72.44.83.99/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=27607


The largest flea is Hystrichopsylla schefferi. This flea parasitizes mountain beaver and reaches a length of 76 mm.
A source: http://www.universalinternetlibrary.ru/boo...ss2003/39.shtml


The largest freckle Pteronarcys californica - reaches a length of 5 cm and a wingspan of 9 cm
. source: http://blog.riverwoodfliesonline.com/?p=403


The largest net-winged insect, Palparellus voeltzkowi, from Madagascar, with a wingspan of up to 15 cm
.: http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/rese...0voeltzkowi.htm


The largest aphid is the giant oak aphid (Quercus Stomaphis). Reaches a length of 2 cm
. source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/...hunt-is-on.html


The largest cycad is the Australian cycad Ledromorpha planirostris. Reaches a length of 2.8 cm
. source: http://bugs.bio.usyd.edu.au/learning/resou...anirostris.html


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It would be good to indicate the sources of information.

It would be good to indicate the sources of information.

At the request of workers, he indicated the sources.

The largest representative of the order of bigheats is Corydalus cornutus. Its length is 14 cm, its wingspan is 12.5 cm
.: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corydalus_cor...#cite_note-BG-4


The largest termite is the queen termite species Macrotermes bellicosus. The body length reaches 10.6 cm, width 5.5 cm.
A source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrotermitinae


The most expensive insect is the horned beetle Dorcus hopei. One such beetle in a Tokyo store was sold for 90 thousand pupaars in 1999
: http://www.universalinternetlibrary.ru/boo...ss2003/39.shtml


The highest flying insect is the lesser urticaria (Aglais urticae). A flock of migrating butterflies was spotted in the Himalayas at an altitude of 5,791 m.
A source: http://www.universalinternetlibrary.ru/boo...ss2003/39.shtml


For the longest time, the Dryococelus australis stick insect from Lord Howe Island was considered extinct. Since 1935, due to the spread of black rats, this species was considered extinct, but in 2001, 10 individuals were discovered again, i.e. 65 years later.
A source: http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity...ns/nsw2002.html


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The most expensive insect is the horned beetle Dorcus hopei. One such beetle in a Tokyo store was sold for $ 90,000 in 1999.

Now they ask for $ 12 for a beetle. This is 7500 times less. That's really cool!
I wonder which is currently the most expensive beetle?

Now they ask for $ 12 for a beetle. This is 7500 times less. That's really cool!
I wonder which is currently the most expensive beetle?

As far as I know, the price of commercial modern beetles is proportional not so much to its rarity as to its body size relative to its species. For example, if walking through the jungle suddenly find a woodcutter titan in 17 cm, then I think it can be sold for $ 50,000

As far as I know, the price of commercial modern beetles is proportional not so much to its rarity as to its body size relative to its species. For example, if you suddenly find a 17 cm tall woodcutter walking through the jungle, then I think it can be sold for $50,000

And where do you get these prices from? At the congress, Titanus giganteus of various sizes was in abundance: any expensive for a Russian wallet, but not so crazy.

The largest flea is Hystrichopsylla schefferi. This flea parasitizes mountain beaver and reaches a length of 76 mm.
A source: http://www.universalinternetlibrary.ru/boo...ss2003/39.shtml

The dot is not lost? It's hard for me to imagine a parasite of this size, and not on an elephant, but on a beaver.

"The highest flying insect is the lesser urticaria (Aglais urticae). A flock of migrating butterflies was spotted in the Himalayas at an altitude of 5791 m"

I live on the 5th floor and in my childhood a praying mantis flew in a couple of times(fat female!)how do they get so high

  And where do you get these prices from? At the congress, Titanus giganteus of various sizes was in abundance: any expensive for a Russian wallet, but not so crazy.

is it true that Titanus giganteus larvae have not yet been found?

  And where do you get these prices from? At the congress, Titanus giganteus of various sizes was in abundance: any expensive for a Russian wallet, but not so crazy.

Yes, these titans are usually not more expensive than$300. But for sure none of them exceeded 15 see

The dot is not lost? It's hard for me to imagine a parasite of this size, and not on an elephant, but on a beaver.

Yes, I got lost, and you can see this by clicking on the links.

is it true that Titanus giganteus larvae have not yet been found?

aha not found? The winner will receive a prize of$10,000.

and I watched a movie of the Air Force in my opinion, they said that it was not found

The largest offspring produced as a result of parasitism belongs to the Copidosoma floridanum wasp, which parasitizes scoops of the subfamily Plusiinae. In one of her broods, 3,055 individuals were counted.


The largest number of objects of imitation is the Papilio dardanus sailboat, which has about 30 forms of mimicry.

The brightest bioluminescent glow is seen in the fire-eating nutcracker Pyrophorus noctilucus. The brightness of its glow is 45 millilambert.


The shortest adult stage is performed by the female mayfly Dolania americana. The time that it lives since the last molt is 5 minutes. During this time, she manages to find a partner, fertilize and lay eggs.


The most venomous insect is the ant Pogonomyrmex maricopa. The average lethal dose (LD-50) of its venom is 0.12 milligrams per kilogram of body weight. For a honey bee, this figure is 2.8 milligrams.


The female of the cobalt euphorbia leaf beetle Chrysochus cobaltinus performs the greatest number of mating sessions. The number of mating sessions can reach up to 60 times before it lays eggs.


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The brightest bioluminescent glow is seen in the fire-eating nutcracker Pyrophorus noctilucus. The brightness of its glow is 45 milliamps.

Luminous intensity ("luminous intensity") in amperes?

The brightest bioluminescent glow is seen in the fire-eating nutcracker Pyrophorus noctilucus. The brightness of its glow is 45 milliamps.

Current is measured in amperes, brightness is measured in candelas per m2

Luminous intensity ("luminous intensity") in amperes?

I translated it incorrectly. In fact, it was specified in millilamberts (45 millilamberts).

This post was edited by niyaz - 27.09.2011 14: 36

 
The largest number of objects of imitation is the Papilio dardanus sailboat, which has about 30 forms of mimicry.

and how is this so? how can the same view look one hundred percent different? maybe these are different types?

and how is this so? how can the same view look one hundred percent different? maybe these are different types?

Maybe: all these are dardanus females imitating inedible danaids for the sake of preserving the genus. About forty forms of females are known (not 30, but more).
Males of this species always look almost the same: they seem to have nothing to take care of themselves.

This post was edited by vasiliy-feoktistov - 27.09.2011 19: 02

and how does it change color? the caterpillar chooses who to become or what? it's not possible

It seems to me that information about what shape the butterfly will be and who it will imitate is laid down genetically, even at the egg stage.

And the largest number of geographical forms is formed by Apollo (Parnassius apollo). To date, more than 600 forms have been described.

what are the differences? I only noticed 2 - [dark not dark], the circle is [weakstrong] filled in


I still have to learn and learn

what are the differences? I only noticed 2 - [dark not dark], the circle is [weakstrong] filled in
I still have to learn and learn

Any opinion - price differences

no more than that.just someone steganulo that apolons are cool, and another smart dude, found XXXX "differences" and vparil the first, well, then more

and how does it change color? the caterpillar chooses who to become or what? it's impossible

http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/newsandeventspg...-2-2008-14-5-42

I wonder which insect is the strongest in battle? That is, one-on-one will defeat anyone.

Their battle tactics are different. Yes and weight categories too