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Today we feature a firefly in the genus Photuris from Costa Rica. Despite their name, fireflies are not flies at all — they are beetles. Females of this genus are famous for mimicking the flash patterns of other firefly species in order to lure unsuspecting males and eat them.
Today’s featured insect specimen from Costa Rica is a moss-mimic stick insect (genus Trychopeplus). They are well known for their remarkable camouflage that closely resembles epiphytic moss.
Today’s featured insect from Lebanon is Iris oratoria, the Mediterranean mantis, known for its startling threat display where it rears up and reveals the dark “eyespots” on its hind wings. Introduced to California in the 1930s, it is now widespread across the U.S. Southwest.
Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners.
Learn more about our funding partner, the New Frontiers in Research Fund:
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Learn more about this specimen on BOLD, the world's largest DNA library:
🔗https://portal.boldsystems.org/record/CRCCG48587-24
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Learn more about this specimen on BOLD, the world's largest DNA library:
🔗https://portal.boldsystems.org/record/CRLSB31088-24
📷 CBG Photography Group
Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners.
Learn more about our funding partner, the Walder Foundation:
🔗https://www.walderfoundation.org/
Learn more about this specimen on BOLD, the world's largest DNA library:
🔗https://portal.boldsystems.org/record/GMLBA11247-23
📷 CBG Photography Group
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Canada's federal funding agency for university-based research and student training in natural sciences and engineering. It's…
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Canada's federal funding agency for university-based research and student training in natural sciences and engineering. It's…
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Canada's federal funding agency for university-based research and student training in natural sciences and engineering. It's…
