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    Oddities in Insect Behaviour

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    This document appears to be a student assignment submission for an introductory course on insect morphology. It contains descriptions of 13 different unusual insect species, including the world's largest beetle (Hercules beetle), longest grasshopper (giant long-legged katydid), and heaviest cockroach (giant burrowing cockroach). The assignment was submitted by Mazhar Fareed, registration number 2017-uam-219, to Dr. Mirza Abdul Qayyum for the course ENT-501 at the Institute of Plant Protection, MNSUAM.

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    This document appears to be a student assignment submission for an introductory course on insect morphology. It contains descriptions of 13 different unusual insect species, including the world's largest beetle (Hercules beetle), longest grasshopper (giant long-legged katydid), and heaviest cockroach (giant burrowing cockroach). The assignment was submitted by Mazhar Fareed, registration number 2017-uam-219, to Dr. Mirza Abdul Qayyum for the course ENT-501 at the Institute of Plant Protection, MNSUAM.

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    This document appears to be a student assignment submission for an introductory course on insect morphology. It contains descriptions of 13 different unusual insect species, including the world's largest beetle (Hercules beetle), longest grasshopper (giant long-legged katydid), and heaviest cockroach (giant burrowing cockroach). The assignment was submitted by Mazhar Fareed, registration number 2017-uam-219, to Dr. Mirza Abdul Qayyum for the course ENT-501 at the Institute of Plant Protection, MNSUAM.

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    This document appears to be a student assignment submission for an introductory course on insect morphology. It contains descriptions of 13 different unusual insect species, including the world's largest beetle (Hercules beetle), longest grasshopper (giant long-legged katydid), and heaviest cockroach (giant burrowing cockroach). The assignment was submitted by Mazhar Fareed, registration number 2017-uam-219, to Dr. Mirza Abdul Qayyum for the course ENT-501 at the Institute of Plant Protection, MNSUAM.

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    Assignment No.

    02

    Submitted To:

    DR. Mirza Abdul Qayyum

    Submitted By:
    Mazhar Fareed
    Reg No:

    2017-uam-219

    Course Title:

    Introduction to Insect Morphology

    Course Code:

    ENT-501

    P
    Institute of Plant Protection, MNSUAM
    1. Hercules beetle

    Also known as a rhinoceros beetle, the Hercules beetle is the longest beetle and is the
    strongest creature on Earth for its size — it can carry 850 times its weight! That’s like
    a person carrying seven elephants!

    2. Giant long-legged katydid


    Also known as bush crickets, think of these green leafy-looking things as giant
    grasshoppers. They are most active at night and because they look like leaves it’s easy
    for them to hide in plants and trees. Some katydids can be as big as or even bigger
    than your hand!

    3. Assassin bug
    The assassin bug uses its straw-like mouth to inject prey with a toxin that liquifies
    their insides, which it then sucks it back up through its straw mouth. How creepy is
    that?!

    4. Goliath beetle
    The goliath beetle is one of the largest insects on earth. Some people who have these
    giant beetles as pets will feed them dog and cat food! They are found mostly on the
    continent of Africa in Botswana, Namibia and South Africa.

    5. Giant burrowing cockroach


    Also known as the rhinoceros cockroach, this is the heaviest cockroach species. They
    can weigh up to 35 grams, which is almost as heavy as a golf ball. These giant
    cockroaches like to burrow about one metre into the ground.

    6. Titan beetle
    Like the Hercules beetle, the Titan beetle is one of the largest beetle species. They
    have super strong mandibles (jaws) that can easily slice a pencil in half!

    7. Thorn bug
     

    Thorn bugs look just like thorns, but not just any thorns — they each have a cool-
    looking brightly coloured thorn sticking out of their heads! They are part of the
    treehopper family.

    8. Devil’s flower mantis


     

    These mantises are very good at mimicking the flowers they sit on. They will wait
    completely still until prey arrives, which they will then snatch right up. They like to
    eat flies, moths, butterflies and beetles. Thousands of these insects are sold as pets
    every year!

    9. Brazilian treehopper

    From the same family of insect as the thorn bug, these guys have a strange crown of
    fuzzy circular horns on their heads. It’s not clear why they have these ball-like horns
    but they're probably a good way to keep their enemies away!
    10. Australian walking stick

    When they sense danger, these woody-looking Australian insects give off a scent that
    smells like peanut butter to humans. As you can see, it’s easy for these guys to hide in
    trees because they look like the bark and branches they sit on.

    11. Atlas moth


    These massive moths have a 25.4-centimetre wingspan (almost as long as a ruler) with
    wing tips that look like snakes! Because of the patterns on their wings, they're also
    known as cobra moths. Atlas moths can be found in India and South East Asia and are
    often farmed for their silk.

    12. Calleta silkmoth caterpillar


    This big caterpillar has wonderful colours and spiky barbs all over their backs. You'll
    find these guys in Guatemala, Mexico and parts of the southern United States.

    13. Scorpion fly


    These flies looks like a cross between a scorpion and a wasp. Although the raised tail
    of the male scorpion fly looks like the tail of a scorpion, it does not use it to sting you
    like a scorpion can.

    14. Giant weta


    This giant insect from New Zealand basically looks like a massive beetle but is
    actually a cricket. The largest weta ever captured weighed about 70 grams — about as
    heavy as a tennis ball. This was a rare case though. They normally weigh about 35
    grams — about the same weight as the giant burrowing cockroach.
    These bugs are well camouflaged because they look like twigs.

    This insect will blend in well with a bright green leaf.


    Can you even see the insect in this image?

    The viceroy butterfly on the left looks incredibly similar to the monarch on the
    right. Both are unpalatable.

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