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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. ????????????????? ???????????????????? ???????????????AF??? ???????????????????? ???????? Related: drink, feed, hawk, hovering, humming-bird, moth, nectar |
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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. ????????????????? ???????????????????? ?????? Related: forage, hunt, ichneumon, parasitoid, search, wasp |
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???????????????????2??? Mantid Feeding On Spider Posted by: sigma1920
Video duration: 415 seconds ??????????????? 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 |
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???????????????????1??? Praying Mantis Preying Upon Spider Posted by: sigma1920
Video duration: 205 seconds ????????????????...? ????????????14x20cm? 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 |
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???????????? Antlions Posted by: sigma1920
Video duration: 61 seconds ???????????????????? ???????????????????? ???????????????????? ??????????????10???? ?????23mm?? 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 |
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???????? Black Scarab Beetle Taking-Off Posted by: sigma1920
Video duration: 305 seconds ???????????????????? ???????????????????? ???????????????????? ????? 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 |
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???????????????? Chinese Mantis Feeding On Pygmy Mantis Posted by: sigma1920
Video duration: 220 seconds ?????????????? ????????????????? *** 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 |
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????????? Queen Of Giant Hornet Posted by: sigma1920
Video duration: 15 seconds ???????????????????? ?????????????? 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 |
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?????? Antz Digging Nest Posted by: sigma1920
Video duration: 189 seconds ???????????????????? ???????????????????? ???????????????????? ???????????????????? 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 |
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?????????????? Stretch Spiderling - Scrap Or Revise (Orb)? Posted by: sigma1920
Video duration: 159 seconds ???????????????????? ???????????????????? ???????????????????? ???????????????????? ???? 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 |
