ENTOMOLOGIST GYM RAT

Aardwolf (Proteles cristata)

Slender-scaped carpenter bee, Xylocopa tenuiscapa, Apidae. Found in South and Southeast Asia.

The common name “carpenter bee” derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant material such as dead wood or bamboo. The bees do not eat the wood, but discard it or use it to build partitions between nest cells where eggs are laid. Burrows are filled with masses of pollen on which the larvae will feed.

Although most carpenter bees are solitary, some species form simple social nests where mothers and daughters cohabit and divide up labor responsibilities.

Red Paper Lantern Medusa

Pandea rubra

The Red Paper Lantern resembles a floating, Japanese paper lantern in the deep sea. It has the ability to crumple and wrinkle its bright, red bell, and it is located at depths between 550m to 1200m. It has also been nicknamed the “origami jelly.”

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Family: Himantopteridae

First Described: 1920 by Hampson

Found in: Malawi and Mozambique