Description

Small, wingless insect in the order Thysanura. Silvery light grey and blue color.
Larval form of the mealworm beetle, Tenebrio molitor
The larva Or caterpillar of the domesticated silk moth. Primary producer of silk
A fly of the suborder Cyclorrhapha. Most common fly.
A scale insect in the suborder Sternorrhyncha, from which the natural dye carmine is derived.
Named for its potent sting. Seen in Nicarauga and the extreme east of Honduras
Crustacean native to shelf depths in the northwest Atlantic Ocean and North Pacific Ocean.
A nocturnal insect related to the butterfly.
Small wingless jumping insect that feeds on the blood of mammals and birds.
Marine echinoderm with five or more radiating arms.
Group of small to very large sea snails
Not a true jelly but rather a hydromedusa. Smaller than true jellies.
Coral in the family Mussidae. Generally spheroid shaped and grooved surface that looks like a brain.
Small crustaceans found in all the words oceans.
Cephalopod mollusk. Has two eyes and four pairs of arms.
A marine bivalve mollusk with shells of equal size
Insect with two pairs of large wings that are covered with tiny scales, usually brightly colored.
Insect having fore wings typically modified into hard wing cases that cover and protect the hind wings and abdomen
Feed on organic detritus, such as flakes of shed human skin.
Predatory arachnids that have eight legs and can sting you
Social winged insect that has a narrow waist and a stinger
Bivalve mollusks with rough irregular shells. Have pearls
Known as pests.
Class of parasitic flatworms
Small, free swimming crustacean. Frequently used for food
Slender long legged fly with aquatic larvae. Can transmit diseases
Large marine crustacean with stalked eyes and pinchers
Insect with large multifaceted eyes, two transparent wings and sometimes colored patches on the body
Another name for a saltwater clam
An aquatic or terrestrial annelid worm with suckers at both ends
Eight legged predatory arachnid. Poison their prey with their fangs
A large stinging wasp that typically nests in hollow trees
A crab with soft asymmetrical abdomen that lives in a castoff mollusk shell for protection
Small, pale soft bodied insect that eats wood
Insect of a large group to which the honeybee belongs
Commonly known as a cellar spider
Eat other insects by catching them with its forelegs
A freshwater crayfish
Feed on the blood of mammals, birds, and sometimes reptiles
Worms with a long round body

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