Brood X cicadas live above ground for 4-6 weeks and
spend most of their time feeding and mating before
they die off.

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This thick-legged flower beetle has a big role in the
insect kingdom, pollinating many open-structured
flowers like cow parsley, ox-eye daisy, and bramble.

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Thorn orb-weaver
spider (Micrathena schreibersil), feeding on a small stingless
bee while hanging off the spiderweb in the him Ecuadorian
Amazon.

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