Diptera is one of the largest orders of insects and consists of flies and mosquitoes. We call them biplanes because they fly with only one pair of wings [1]. Approximately 30 % of Sweden’s insect species are biplanes, with varying …
Earwigs exist worldwide, except for Antarctica. Forest earwigs usually live in damp, shady places like under leaves or fallen trees. We can also find them in our homes, mostly in basements or bathrooms, where wet and shady places exist. They …
What we often call centipedes are actually “millipedes” (from mille “thousand” and pes “foot”). But even though they have many legs, no one has as many as a thousand. The Swedish record is 234 legs [1].
We divide millipedes into …
Dragonflies are one of the largest and oldest living insects. Dragonflies have an essential role as both predators, especially of mosquitoes, and as prey for birds and fish. Adult dragonflies eat other insects, such as flies, gnats, mosquitoes, and even …
Spiders belong to the class of arachnids, a class of arthropods that also includes scorpions, mites and ticks. Most spider species have eight eyes, although some have six. Despite all these eyes, many do not see very well. Spiders vary …
When we think of snails and slugs, we often believe that both shelled and unshelled are snails. However, the most basic fact is that slugs have no shells [1, 2].
In fact, all snails and slugs belong to the family …
