Hello friends of the Nature Observer community, good evening everyone, I hope everyone is always in good health, today we can meet again in my latest observation regarding a type of insect known as Zelus longipes.
Let's look at some of the unique characteristics of this species with its red pattern combined with black and the needles it has for sucking nectar from flowers and its two long antennae, with several things that this species has that show truly extraordinary characteristics.
Friends, I found this species preys on other small insects. I thought they were just tough predators, but today I found them sucking nectar from forest flowers, and this means this species has two diets that we need to know about.
You can see the complete physical form in the image below. Actually there are many things I need to discuss about this species, but considering the very short time, I think that's a small review from me at this meeting. Hopefully in the future I can explain in detail about the species I found. this, thank you very much.
| Latin name | Observation date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Zelus longipes | 04.07.2024 | Tanah Luas, Kabupaten Aceh Utara. |
| Link to original community |
|---|
| https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/233739208 |
| Latitude | Longitude | Map |
|---|---|---|
| 5.013066 | 97.232427 | https://maps.app.goo.gl/RF7t38Y9p7cV1SyV6 |
| Camera | Smarphone + Macro Lens |
|---|---|
| Category | Macro Photography. |
| Editing | Lightroom. |
| picture | insect. |
| Location | Aceh Sumatara. |
| Photografer | @putraspjaman. |