Order
Trichoptera; Family Polycentropidae
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Order
Hymenoptera, Family Encyrtidae |
Hymenoptera,
Family Pteromalidae |
Dermaptera |
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Noted
for the net spinning aquatic larvae which are carnivorous.
They lie in wait for anything that the current brings
along, then reel in their nets to feast. Most of their
one year lifespan is taken up in the larval state. |
Known
to parasitize a diverse variety of insects, but some 50%
of the known species parasitize scale insects. Others attack
psyillids, and still others are known parsitoids of other
wasps. |
Known
to parasitize a diverse variety of insects; some are even
predatory, feeding directly on eggs, larvae, and adult insects
of several types. A few are what are known as hyperparasitiods,
parasitizing other types of parasitic wasps. |
The
earwigs are nocturnal insects. They are easily identified
by the cerci (‘pinchers” at the end of the abdomen.
They derive their common name from the unfounded old superstition
thay they have a tendency to get into peoples ears. They
are infrequently found as inclusions. |
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