Humming-bird Hawkmoth in Aerial Refueling ?????????????????? Humming-bird Hawkmoth in Aerial Refueling ??????????????????
Posted by: sigma1920

Video duration: 119 seconds

A humming-bird hawkmoth (Hemaris affinis) in the family Sphingidae, hovering for nectars over the flowerbed of pink sorrel (Oxalis articulata). Early-June 2008 in Japan.
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Related: drink, feed, hawk, hovering, humming-bird, moth, nectar

Ichneumon Wasp ?????????????? Ichneumon Wasp ??????????????
Posted by: sigma1920

Video duration: 263 seconds

An ichneumon wasp (a.k.a. ichneumon fly, family Ichneumonidae) in search of a prey (caterpillar?) to lay eggs in the weedy garden. Late-August 2008 in Japan.
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Related: forage, hunt, ichneumon, parasitoid, search, wasp

???????????????????2??? Mantid Feeding On Spider ???????????????????2??? Mantid Feeding On Spider
Posted by: sigma1920

Video duration: 415 seconds

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A female Chinese mantis (Tenodera aridifolia) consuming a golden-silk spider (adult female, Nephila clavata) alive. Early-October, 2006 in Japan.
Music : MiNiMaL_aRT - So Kill Me (longversion)
part 1: http://youtube.com/w atch?v=DNdPEgwi98U *part 2: http://youtube.com/w atch?v=awXuVkkzoY4

Related: chinese, eat, feed, mantis, praying, spider

???????????????????1??? Praying Mantis Preying Upon Spider ???????????????????1??? Praying Mantis Preying Upon Spider
Posted by: sigma1920

Video duration: 205 seconds

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Praying Mantis vs. Spider
Chinese mantis (female, Tenodera aridifolia) hunting a golden-silk spider (adult female, Nephila clavata). Recorded on early-October, 2006 in Japan.
Music : vincent_vega11 - music_for_another_mo vie
*part 1: http://youtube.com/w atch?v=DNdPEgwi98U part 2: http://youtube.com/w atch?v=awXuVkkzoY4

Related: chinese, hunting, mantis, praying, spider

???????????? Antlions ???????????? Antlions
Posted by: sigma1920

Video duration: 61 seconds

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Great Escape from the Sandpit of Antlions. Ten-yen coin of 23mm in diameter was placed as a scale reference. Recorded on late-August, 2006 in Japan.

Related: ant, antlion, doodlebug, myrmeleontidae

???????? Black Scarab Beetle Taking-Off ???????? Black Scarab Beetle Taking-Off
Posted by: sigma1920

Video duration: 305 seconds

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This is a black scarab beetle (Holotrichia kiotonensis) of the Scarabaeidae family. The last scenes show 10% slow-motion of its take-off. Late-July, 2007 in Japan.
Music : Pilot Speed - Alright

Related: beetle, flip, fly, scarab, take-off, walk

???????????????? Chinese Mantis Feeding On Pygmy Mantis ???????????????? Chinese Mantis Feeding On Pygmy Mantis
Posted by: sigma1920

Video duration: 220 seconds

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*** Caution! ***
This footage is NOT about the notorious mantid cannibalism in mating.
****************< br /> Chinese mantis (female, Tenodera aridifolia) munching a pygmy praying mantis (male, Statilia maculata) alive. Recorded on early-October, 2006.
Music : Creed - One Last Breath

Related: chinese, feeding, mantis, praying

????????? Queen Of Giant Hornet ????????? Queen Of Giant Hornet
Posted by: sigma1920

Video duration: 15 seconds

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A queen of Vespa mandarinia japonica, the largest hornet (~50mm). After wandering casually on the ground of an apple farm, she took off abruptly and flew toward me! Early-May, 2006 in Japan.

Related: hornet, vespa, wasp

?????? Antz Digging Nest ?????? Antz Digging Nest
Posted by: sigma1920

Video duration: 189 seconds

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Ant workers carrying grains of sand from inside the nest one by one. A 1-yen coin (exactly 20mm in diameter) was put beside the entrance hole as a scale reference. Late-April, 2007 in Japan.
Music : Sohaclara - noTV

Related: ant, nest

?????????????? Stretch Spiderling - Scrap Or Revise (Orb)? ?????????????? Stretch Spiderling - Scrap Or Revise (Orb)?
Posted by: sigma1920

Video duration: 159 seconds

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Spiderling of the family Tetragnathidae stretch spider (Tetragnatha praedonia) demolishing its one-day-old horizontal orb web under the desk light. It got rid of the entangled leftovers and ate protein-rich silk strands for recycling. Mid-July, 2007 in Japan.
Music : norelpref - Ruin Everything

Related: orb, spider, spiderling, stretch, web