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The wingspan ranges from 1.2–1.5 m (3 ft 11 in – 4 ft 11 in) [18] and body length averages 15.5–22.0 cm (6.1–8.7 in). [19] The wings rise from the side of the dorsum and from the back of the second toe, and its thumb has a powerful claw. [ 20 ]
Therea petiveriana, variously called the desert cockroach, seven-spotted cockroach, domino cockroach, or Indian domino cockroach, is a species of crepuscular cockroach found in southern India. They are members of a basal group within the cockroaches.
A record among insects, the stick insect Necroscia sparaxes, found in India, is sometimes coupled for 79 days at a time. It is not uncommon for this species to assume the mating posture for days or weeks on end, and among some species (Diapheromera veliei and D. covilleae), pairing can last three to 136 hours in captivity. [57]
India's climate has become progressively drier since the late Miocene, reducing forest cover in northern India in favour of grassland. [23] There are about 29,015 species of plants including 17,926 species of flowering plants. This is about 9.1% of the total plant species identified worldwide and 6,842 species are endemic to India.
Patanga succincta, the Bombay locust, is a species of locust found in India and southeast Asia. Usually a solitary insect, only in India has it has exhibited swarming behaviour . The last plague of this locust was in that country between 1901 and 1908 and there have not been any swarms since 1927.
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Pregnant creature — with ‘painted’ body — found on farm in India. It’s a new species. Colorful ‘dwarf’-like creature found on mountain estate in India. It’s a new species
A wild collected female kept at the Insect Museum of West China in Chengdu was the record holder with a total length, including extended legs, of 62.4 cm (24.6 in), and a body length of 36.1 cm (14.2 in), [16] [17] but it was surpassed by one of its captive bred young that reached 64 cm (25 in) in total length.