Animal species

1. Apis mellifera ( European honey bee)

The European honey bee, also known as the common or western honey bee (Apis
mellifera) is so named because it produces large amounts of honey. It is believed that the
honey bee originated in Africa and spread to northern Europe, India, and China. The
honey bee is not native to North America, but was brought here with the first colonists.
The honey bee is now distributed worldwide.
European honey bees are variable in color, but are some shade of black or brown
intermixed with yellow. The bee ranges from 3/8 to 3/4 of an inch long, with workers
being the smallest and the queen being the largest. A queen bee is elongate and has a
straight stinger with no barbs. A worker bee has hind legs specialized for collecting
pollen - each leg is flattened and covered with long fringed hairs that form a pollen
basket. A worker bee's stinger has barbs. A drone bee is stout-bodied and has large eyes.

Wild European honey bee nests are found in hollow trees or man-made structures.
Managed colonies are often kept in wooden hives. Flowers in meadows, open woods,
agricultural areas, and yards and gardens are visited by worker bees.
2. Actias luna (luna moth)
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The luna moth (Actias luna) is a lime-green, Nearctic Saturniid moth in the family
Saturniidae, subfamily Saturniinae. It has a wingspan of up to 114 mm (4.5 in),
making it one of the largest moths in North America.
Based on the climate in which they live, the luna moths produce differing
numbers of generations. In Canada and northern regions, they can live up to 7 days
and will produce only one generation per year. These reach adulthood from early June
to early July. In the northeastern United States around New Jersey or New York, the
moths produce two generations each year. The first of these appear in April and May,
and the second group can be seen approximately nine to eleven weeks later. In the
southern United States, there can be as many as three generations. These are spaced
every eight to ten weeks beginning in March.
Females lay 400-600 eggs, 47 eggs at a time, on the underside of leaves, and
they incubate for eight to thirteen days. The moths will lay more eggs in a favorable
climate.
The luna moth pupates after spinning a cocoon. The cocoon is thin and single
layered. Shortly before pupation, the final, fifth instar caterpillar will engage in a "gut
dump" where any excess water, food, feces, and fluids are expelled. The caterpillar
will also have an underlying golden reddishbrown color and become less active. As a
pupa, this species is particularly active. When disturbed, if it feels threatened the
moth will wiggle within its pupal case, producing a noise. Pupation takes
approximately two weeks unless the individual is diapausing. The mechanisms for
diapause are generally a mixture of genetic triggers, duration of sunlight or direct
light during the day, and temperature.

3. Hierodula parviceps( philippine mantis)

The praying mantis is one of the most recognizable and striking members of the
insects. In ancient times, it was believed to have supernatural powers-the word mantis
comes from the Greek for prophet. Also known as the praying mantid, it has
inspired not just awe, but many myths, some of which survive today. For instance, it
is widely believed that it kills only harmful insects, but this is not so. The mantis
does not discriminate between, for example, honey bees and garden pests.
The praying mantis is a tidy insect. It will only eat fresh (as in alive) prey. After it
eats, the mantis will groom itself like a cat. It meticulously cleans its forelegs then
uses them to thoroughly clean its head. Also, it pulls each of its other legs through its
mouth.
Some mantises have an extremely elaborate colouring camouflage rivalling that of
any animal. Some can blend so well with trees and leaves they are almost impossible
to see. They even sway as if being moved by a gentle breeze. The most fantastic are
the rose (India) and orchid (Malaysia) mantises. Their colouring is lavender-violet or
bright pink with appropriate greens and strategically placed dark shades. They can

bend their abdomen into a precise replica of a flower part. Even experts can mistake
them for a blossom.
The praying mantis makes a fascinating and unusual pet. It is feisty and unafraid of
humans. Besides being a personable insect, its brilliant design is a great
demonstration of a Creator with unfathomable intelligence and ingenuity.
4. Ovalipes ocellatus (lady crab)

Ovalipes ocellatus is a species of crab from eastern North America, known as the
lady crab, calico crab (not to be confused with Hepatus epheliticus) or ocellated crab.
It has a shell 3 in (7.6 cm) long and only slightly wider, which is covered in clusters
of purple spots. It occurs from Canada to Georgia, and lives mainly on molluscs, such
as the Atlantic surf clam.
The carapace of O. ocellatus is slightly wider than long, at 8.9 centimetres (3.5 in)
wide, and 7.5 cm (3.0 in) long. This distinguishes it from other crabs in the family
Portunidae, which often have elongated lateral spines. The carapace is yellow-grey or
light purplish, with "leopardlike clusters of purple dots",and 35 spines along the
edge behind each eye. O. ovalipes is almost identical to O. floridanus, which lives in
the Gulf of Mexico, but can be separated from the sympatric O. stephensoni by the
purple spots, which O. stephensoni lacks.

O. ocellatus is a nocturnal predator, which often buries itself in the sand. It has been
described as "vicious" and "the crab most likely to pinch a wader's toes". It feeds
mostly on molluscs, particularly the Atlantic surf clam Spisula solidissima.

5. Melophorus sp.( Furnace Ant)

Melophorus (meaning "honey carrier")is a genus of ants in the subfamily

Formicinae and the sole member of the tribe Melophorini. The genus is endemic to
Australia, where its species are commons in arid and semiarid areas.

6. Erythromma viridulum (small red-eyed damselfly)

Erythromma viridulum the small red-eyed damselfly thrives in southern Europe

and northwest Africa near ponds and lakes that are rich in vegetation. As our climate
warms, these elegant insects are flying further afield and have settled in new habitats
as far north as Germany and Britain.
Erythromma viridulum is the first species of dragonfly to have colonised Britain
since records began 300 years ago.
In southern and eastern England the small red-eyed damselfly is often the
commonest species in many large, weed-rich lakes.
Adult males of the small red-eyed damselfly Erythromma viridulum are black
with blue markings at the tip and base of the abdomen and have distinctive red eyes.
The female is less colourful, but has thin green or blue lines along the thorax.
They are often confused with the red-eyed damselfly Erythromma najas that has
similar blue markings but differ because they do not extend onto the sides of
abdominal segments 2 and 8.
7. Macaca fascicularis (Long-tailed macaque)

The Philippine long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis philippensis) is a

subspecies of the crab-eating macaque. It is found in most Philippine forests and
woodlands, but especially in the mangrove forests of western central Philippines
particularly in Palawan, the Visayas, and Mindanao. The names M. f. philippinensis
or even M. f. philippinenesis have also been used, but arise from orthographical error.
The Philippine long-tailed macaque is found on all major Philippine islands
(Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao). However, though assessed Near Threatened, it is
actually in serious retreat or already extinct in much of its original range. For
instance, in Olongapo in Zambales Province (western central Luzon), where a patch
of old-growth forest remains, the monkeys have found some refuge; however, they
are often road killed, accidentally electrocuted by live wires, and sometimes stoned.