CATDOLL : CATDOLL: An insect that preys on flies (what is an insect that preys on flies called)

1. Which insect can catch flies and mosquitoes?

There are many kinds of insects that can catch flies and mosquitoes, such as spiders and praying mantises! Dragonflies can also catch mosquitoes! I hope my answer can help you. I hope you can accept it. Thank you!

2. What is a mantis?

It is an alias for dragonfly, a general name for invertebrates, insects, Odonata, and Anisoptera.

They prey on flies, mosquitoes, leafhoppers, horseflies, midges, small butterflies and moths and other agricultural, forestry and animal husbandry pests. They are an important natural enemy insect that is beneficial to humans.

Its larvae (nymphs) live in water, and their life span varies according to the species. Dragonflies generally live for 2 years, while some live for as long as 3 to 5 years.

3. What kind of bug is this? It jumps when I see it on the bed?

Because they like to prey on flies, they are also called fly tigers. In Quzhou and Fenghua areas of Zhejiang, they are called "fly tigers". Most of them are no longer than 15 mm. They are short, thick and slightly flat, with short and strong legs, and are good at jumping, hence the name. Salticidae is the largest family in the order Araneae, with 5,337 species worldwide (as of December 29, 2010). They are distributed throughout the world, with more species in tropical and subtropical areas. The number and species in southern China are greater than in the north. Jumping spiders generally use jumping to catch insects. They can actually spin silk, but they never make webs. The silk they spin serves as a "safety rope", especially in vertical areas.

Jumping Spider (4 photos)

When crawling, it uses silk to stabilize its body to prevent it from slipping.

4. Can dragonflies catch flies?

Dragonflies are carnivores that mainly prey on insects such as mosquitoes, flies, and plant lice. They are beneficial insects.

Dragonflies are insects of the order Odonata, class Insecta. They have highly developed compound eyes, which consist of 28,000 simple eyes. They can quickly determine the position and flying speed of their prey. They can see clearly the objects above, below, in front and behind without moving their heads, and can successfully hunt. At the same time, their two pairs of wings are well-developed, and they fly fast and flexibly, making them the champions of flying insects. Their mouthparts are chewing, and their front legs can help them hunt. They have an incomplete metamorphosis. The scientific name of their larvae is water scorpions. They live in water, have chewing mouthparts, and are carnivorous. They prey on mosquito larvae, tadpoles, etc. in the water.

5. What small animals eat flies?

Frogs, dragonflies, spiders, praying mantises, ants, lizards, geckos, robber flies, and birds eat flies.

1. Frog

Frogs are omnivorous animals, of which plant food only accounts for about 7% of their diet; animal food accounts for about 93% of their diet. Frogs love to eat small insects and are good at finding small moving insects. The movements of frogs when catching insects are as follows: a frog lies in a small earth pit, kneeling on the ground with its hind legs curled up, supported by its front legs, with its mouth open and its face tilted up, its belly bulging, waiting for something. A fly flies over and flashes in front of the frog, and the frog suddenly jumps up, flips its tongue, and falls to the ground again. The fly disappears, and it sits back down, waiting for the next prey to arrive.

2. Dragonfly

Dragonflies are carnivorous insects. They prey on flies, mosquitoes, leafhoppers, horseflies, small moths and other agricultural pests. Dragonflies are an important natural enemy of humans. "Dragonflies skimming the water" is a biological characteristic of dragonflies that lay eggs in water. Their larvae (nymphs) live in water, and their life span varies from species to species. Dragonflies generally live for 2 years, and some live for 3 to 5 years. They can be used to monitor environmental pollution and have medicinal, edible and ornamental value.

3. Spider

Spiders mostly feed on insects, other spiders, myriapods, and some spiders also feed on small animals. Jumping spiders have excellent vision and can sneak up to catch prey within 30 cm and pounce on it. Crab spiders wait for prey on flowers with similar body color. Burrowing ground spiders build burrows lined with silk, with a flap that opens at night to catch insects passing through the burrow. Funnel spiders weave funnel webs that vibrate when insects fall into the web; the spider itself lives in a silk tube, which is narrow at the end and passes into plants or cracks in rocks.

4. Gecko

Geckos are nocturnal animals. During the day, they lurk in hidden places such as wall cracks, under eaves, behind cabinets, etc., and come out at night. In summer and autumn evenings, geckos often appear on lighted walls, under eaves, or on electric poles, preying on mosquitoes, flies, moths, spiders, etc. They are beneficial and harmless animals.

5. Lizard

Most species are carnivorous, feeding on insects, flies, earthworms, snails, and even mice. However, some species feed mainly on cacti or seaweed, or are omnivorous. Most species are distributed in tropical and subtropical areas, and their living environments are diverse, mainly terrestrial, but also arboreal, semi-aquatic, and burrowing in the soil. Most species feed on insects, but a few species also feed on plants.

6. Which insect likes to eat flies the most?

Beetles, snails and wasps love to eat flies.

The biological control method to eliminate flies is to cultivate natural enemies of flies in feces. The natural enemies of flies include beetles, snails and wasps. Under natural conditions, there are very few natural enemies of flies in feces. Dry livestock and poultry manure is conducive to the growth of natural enemies of flies.

Flies are holometabolous insects. Their life cycle can be divided into several stages: egg, larva (3 instars), pre-pupa, pupa, and adult. Although the life span of flies is only about 1 month, they have strong reproductive capacity. The diet of flies is very complex. They are omnivorous flies and can feed on a variety of substances.

7. Which beneficial insects can kill flies and mosquitoes?

Frogs, spiders, geckos, dragonflies, etc. can kill flies. Flies can carry up to 60 kinds of bacteria, posing a huge threat to the human body. A large number of experiments have shown that the large amount of hair on the surface of flies, as well as the digestive system and blood system can carry pathogens, which can then be transmitted to humans through contact with food.

When flies eat, they first spit out the crop fluid to dissolve the food before they can inhale it. They eat, spit and defecate at the same time. People are prone to get sick if they eat these contaminated food and tableware.

8. How do fly-catching bees catch flies?

1. When a fly-catching bee sees a fly, it will stare at it intently, waiting for an opportunity to move, and then quickly catch the delicacy in its eyes - the fly.

2. Fly-catching wasps belong to the animal kingdom, phylum Arthropoda, subphylum Monochamus, class Insecta, order Hymenoptera, and are natural enemies of flies.

3. The newly born baby flycatcher is transparent, and even the liver can be seen. The flycatcher also transforms into a bee in a cocoon.