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Leafcutter ant species eaten in Colombia and Venezuela. [6] Ant. Liometopum apiculatum (pupae) Liometopum occidental (pupae) (Hormigas Culonas/Big-Butt Ant) Atta Laevigata; Dung Beetle species eaten in Colombia. [6] Suri (larvae) Onthophagus Taurus; Euchroma Giganteum; Podischnus Agenor [7] Caryobruchus Scheelaea [7] Caterpillar species eaten ...
Colombia has high fish diversity, with a 2017 estimate suggesting 1,494 species of freshwater fishes. Following a rapid inventory of the Bajo Caguán-Caquetá region in 2019, there are 513 known species in the Caquetá river and 148 known species in the Caguán. During this inventory eight species were identified as possibly new to science. [6]
Colombia is one of seventeen megadiverse countries in the world. [7] The country in northwestern South America contains 311 types of coastal and continental ecosystems. [1] As of the beginning of 2021, a total of between 63,000 and 71,000 species are registered in the country, [8] [5] with 8803 endemic species, representing near the 14% of the total registered species. [6]
Parques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia, the governmental organization that oversees and manages national parks in Colombia, has provided an official list of species that are considered to be invasive under the following resolutions: [1] [2] Resolution 848 of 2008 [3] Resolution 132 of 2010 [4] Resolution 207 of 2010 [5] Resolution 654 of 2011 [6]
They are unique among insects in that they moult one more time after acquiring functional wings; [13] this last-but-one winged instar usually lives a very short time and is known as a subimago, or to fly fishermen as a dun. Mayflies at the subimago stage are a favourite food of many fish, and many fishing flies are modelled to resemble them ...
Eighty percent of the world's nations eat insects of 1,000 to 2,000 species. [10] [11] FAO has registered some 1,900 edible insect species and estimates that there were, in 2005, some two billion insect consumers worldwide. FAO suggests eating insects as a possible solution to environmental degradation caused by livestock production. [12]
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Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica spp.) - was introduced to the United States from East Asia, [13] shoots are edible and the roots are used for medicinal purposes. [14] Kudzu (Pueraria spp.) [15] Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris), invasive in the United States and Canada. The leaves are edible. [16] Palmer's amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) [17]