Planococcus citri, the citrus mealybug, is an important sap-feeding pest insect in tropical climates worldwide.
Tapinoma melanocephalum - ghost ant
Portrait of a common house fly, Musca domestica.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
Musca domestica - the common house fly

Urbana, Illinois, USA
Graphocephala coccinea, the candy-striped leafhopper (Cicadellidae). This insect has sunk its beak-like mouthparts into a plant vein to suck up the juices.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
Nylanderia fulva

Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nylanderia fulva

Buenos Aires, Argentina
Paratrechina fulva is a southern South American crazy ant species that has become a pest where introduced into Colombia.

Buenos Aires, Argentina
Musca domestica - the common house fly

Urbana, Illinois, USA
Musca domestica - the common house fly

Urbana, Illinois, USA
Musca domestica - the common house fly

Urbana, Illinois, USA
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