In nature, there is no lack of strange creatures, whether it is ugly or cute outside, everything is for survival, the so-called natural selection, survival of the fittest, many creatures in order to survive have to follow the natural environment to make certain changes, some are body shape, some are appearance, in short, in nature, is really a weak environment, weak creatures through evolution to protect themselves, so it has become very strange, today Xiaobian takes you to understand the world's strangest insects
1. False snake caterpillar
As a miniature version of the small snake, is not particularly cute, in fact, such a cute appearance, but also just reveal its fragility, the length of time as a state of self-covering and self-protection, such a caterpillar is called the world's strangest caterpillar.
2. Stick insects
The body color of several stick insects is dark brown, and a few are green or dark green. This insect can often reproduce in parthenogenesis, the male is often small, and the unfertilized eggs are mostly developed into females. When injured, the nymph's foot can fall off on its own and can regenerate. High temperature, low temperature, and low light can make the body color darker, on the contrary, the body color can become lighter. Day and night body color is different, becoming a rhythmic body color change. Stick insect plant feeding.
Stick insects are mostly distributed in tropical and subtropical areas. It inhabits complex environments in high mountains, dense forests and habitats, with typical mimetic and protective colors, similar to its habitat, and is not easily detected by predators
3. Elvis Presley Shield Worm
King Shield Worm: A very magical-looking insect, named after the human facial features on its back and resembling "Elvis Presley".
Fourth, leaf worms
Leaf worms are one of the most camouflaged animals, not only eating leaves, but also looking like leaves. Its ability to imitate leaves is so high that insects often think that it is their favorite food and bite at the leaf insects a few times. Unless the leaf worm moves secretly, the birds and other enemies will never find it. During the day, it is motionless, and only at night does this tropical insect dare to crawl in the forest. Some of the leaf insects are brown, like dead leaves, some are green, like fresh leaves, and some can even disguise the dot marks on the leaf veins that resemble being bitten by caterpillars
5. Hello Kitty caterpillar
The caterpillar can hardly see the head and tail, but this one is not the same, it is the larvae of the flat-topped eyebrow butterfly, the shape of the head is like the well-known Hello Kitty cat, carefully compared, in addition to the gray-brown head, and the decoration next to the cat's ears, it is the same, and many people think that it looks very similar to the pet cat at home.
6. Red velvet ants
Red velvet ants are actually not ants, but a spineless wasp, don't look at it without wings, they are highly poisonous, although they do not have wings, but a thorn on their body is enough to put down a person, if you meet them it is best to avoid it! By the way, this insect is not only red but also blue
7. Thorny mantis
The spiny mantis has a gentle personality and is also a high-priced variety that grows equally fast. Because it is easy to reproduce, there are more people on the market and it is more common. Their appearance is also unique among the praying mantises, because the whole body is covered with spines and named; seeing the color of the thorny mantis is so bright, many people will think that the thorny mantis is difficult to raise, in fact, the thorny mantis is an imported breed, as a pet breeding, it is easy to breed, the growth rate is also very fast, but because the color is very good, its price is also very expensive!
VIII. Spiny moth caterpillar
Common spiny caterpillars in China include yellow-spined moths and larvae of green-spined moths. More common in green foliage. Eat leaves. Hairy and stinging-prone. There are many common species, such as flattened, prismatic, etc., mostly larvae of the stinging moth. It has grown in large quantities on shrubs and ailanthus plants such as purple locust in the northern summer and autumn; it is poisonous and easy to cause acute dermatitis, and poisoning can be applied with wind oil essence.
Nine, fish hook ants
This ant lives in swarms in nests of dead tree trunks on the forest floor. When attacked, they hook each other with hooks, making it difficult for predators to attack individuals. In fact, this kind of hooking is not an intentional act, but it is an effective defense mechanism.
Ants are scavengers and play an important role in ecosystems. They feed on the carcasses of insects and other animals, helping organic matter circulate through the ecosystem and preventing the constant accumulation of animal carcasses.
The above is the world's strangest insect summarized by Xiaobian for everyone. (Animal)
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