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Creatures On The Earth

The living helicopter

It’s amazing to see a lot of creatures on the earth , from the biggest animals to the smallest insects . The most interesting thing is that all of them are different , according to their habitat . Insects are the main part of ecosystem and they help in pollination.

Insect comes from the Latin word “insectum,” which means “bug.” Insects are usually very small in size . So , they thrive in all environments . Insects are the long living creature on the earth , and they exist in this earth for more than some millions of years . Insects are most diverse species in the earth ; some of them are non-poisonous . Long legs, huge eyes, and varied shapes and sizes make most insects unattractive . Nature has giving them some defense mechanism to escape their predators.

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Ebony Jewelwing : Damselflies are dragonflies’ smaller cousins.

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Eastern Billabong Fly : Female dragonflies and damselflies lay their eggs in water

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River Heliodor : A Dragonfly can eat hundreds of mosquitoes in a single day

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Super Sight : Dragonfly’s eyes have about 30000 lenses

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Pied Paddy Skimmer : Dragonflies spend most of their life as larva underwater

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Strange Mating : Males attack females by holding them with their forelegs and jaws

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Clear Winged Forest Glory : Dragonflies have been in existence for over 300 million years

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Widow Skimmer Dragonfly : Dragonflies have huge compound eyes that allow near 360-degree vision 

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Scarlet Marsh Hawk : Dragonflies are some of the oldest winged insects on this earth 

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Orange-Tailed Marsh Dart : Bath dragonfly and damselfly are in odonata class of insects

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The Killer : Dragonflies and Damselfly are nature’s most successful predators

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All the photos and text in this post are copyright of Anshul Sani ,Himachal Pradesh , Creative Hut Institute of Photography.Their reproduction, full or part, is forbidden without the explicit approval of the rightful owners.