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Fuligo septica contains a yellow pigment called fuligorubin A that is thought to be involved in photoreception and in the process of energy conversion during its life cycle. [16] In 2011, a Japanese research group reported isolating and characterizing a new chlorine -containing yellow pigment from a specific strain of the organism that they ...
Scutelleridae is a family of true bugs.They are commonly known as jewel (stink) bugs or metallic shield bugs due to their often brilliant coloration. With the name based on the Asian genus Scutellera, they are also known as shield-backed bugs due to the enlargement of the thoracic scutellum into a continuous shield over the abdomen and wings. [1]
The nymphs secrete a waxy white substance over their bodies for protection from water loss and excessive sun. This substance makes the cochineal insect appear white or grey from the outside, though the body of the insect and its nymphs produces the red pigment, which makes the insides of the insect look dark purple.
Dogs that are bitten may develop a moderate to severe dermatitis. [15] And L. cervi can attain Bartonella schoenbuchensis from biting deer. [13] Much, however, remains unknown about the ked's potential to pose a medical or veterinary threat. Remains of L. cervi have been found on Ötzi, the Stone Age mummy from the Schnalstal glacier in South ...
Fulgora laternaria can reach a length of 85–90 millimetres (3.3–3.5 in), with a wingspan up to 100–150 millimetres (3.9–5.9 in). This insect has a protuberance at its head as long as 10–15 millimetres (0.39–0.59 in), looking like a peanut and showing false eyes to resemble that of a lizard or a serpent.
trout-lily, yellow trout-lily, yellow adder's-tongue, yellow dogtooth violet: Eastern Canada (Ontario to Labrador), Eastern United States (ME to GA, West to Mississippi River) Erythronium californicum Purdy: California fawn-lily: Northern California: Erythronium caucasicum Woronow: Caucasian dog's tooth violet: Caucasus, Iran: Erythronium ...
A dog displaying a typical clinical picture of visceral leishmaniasis. Canine leishmaniasis (LEESH-ma-NIGH-ah-sis) is a zoonotic disease (see human leishmaniasis) caused by Leishmania parasites transmitted by the bite of an infected phlebotomine sandfly. There have been no documented cases of leishmaniasis transmission from dogs to humans.
The firebug, Pyrrhocoris apterus, is a common insect of the family Pyrrhocoridae.Easily recognizable due to its striking red and black coloration, it may be confused with the similarly coloured though unrelated Corizus hyoscyami (cinnamon bug or squash bug).