Honey Bee
Insect
Social honey-producing insect, essential for pollinating numerous crops and wild plants.
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Common Bumblebee
Insect
Robust and fuzzy pollinator, active even at lower temperatures than other bees.
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Asian Hornet
Insect
Invasive wasp that preys on bees and other insects, causing concern in beekeeping and local ecosystems.
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Common Cicada
Insect
Insect known for its intense summer song, produced by males to attract females.
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Hercules Beetle
Insect
One of the largest beetles in the world, with impressive horns in males.
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Dung Beetle
Insect
Beetle known for forming and rolling dung balls that it buries for feeding and breeding.
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Rhinoceros Beetle
Insect
Large beetle with prominent horn in males, associated with decomposing wood.
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House Cricket
Insect
Orthopteran widely used as live food for other animals and known for its characteristic chirping.
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Leafcutter Ant
Insect
Tropical ant famous for carrying leaf fragments to cultivate fungi in their underground nests.
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Fire Ant
Insect
Aggressive ant with painful sting, known as a problematic invasive species in many regions.
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Common Dragonfly
Insect
Large dragonfly with powerful flight, whose aquatic larvae are important predators in ponds and rivers.
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Common Firefly
Insect
Bioluminescent beetle known for the lights emitted especially by females to attract males.
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Swallowtail Butterfly
Insect
Large and striking butterfly with extensions on the hindwings, typical of flowery meadows and sunny slopes.
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Monarch Butterfly
Insect
Famous for its massive migrations and striking orange and black pattern.
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Seven-spot Ladybug
Insect
Small red beetle with black spots, valued for its role in controlling pests such as aphids.
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Fruit Fly
Insect
Small dipteran that feeds on fermenting fruit and is a classic model in genetics.
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Common Mosquito
Insect
Small dipteran famous for its bites and for being a vector of various diseases.
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Silkworm Moth
Insect
Lepidopteran domesticated for millennia to produce silk from its cocoons.
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Great Green Bush-cricket
Insect
Large bright green orthopteran, known for its strident song on summer nights.
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