Insecta

Giant Honey Bee

Apis dorsata
Scale 4 Diat: herbivore , Hierachy 2
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Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta

4 POINTS

TERAI

PLAY: The giant honey bee has a FLIGHT of 2

FACT: This bee makes a unique type of hive where the comb hangs, and the honey tends to collect at the top and to one side.

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Graphic by Pramit Dhakalwcn.org.np/
Apis dorsata, the giant honey bee, is a honey bee of South and Southeast Asia, found mainly in forested areas such as the Terai of Nepal. They are typically around 17–20 mm (0.7–0.8 in) long. Nests are mainly built in exposed places far off the ground, like on tree limbs, under cliff overhangs, and sometimes on buildings. These social bees are known for […] read more

Asian Longhorned Beetle | INVASIVE SPECIES

Anoplophora glabripennis
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Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta

Play: Place this card on any hardwood tree species (maple, willow, oak).
Effect: The tree species must immediately be removed. You may leave this card on the table to show this space is invaded by this beetle, and no other hardwood tree may be played here.

Graphic by US Department of Agriculture
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Emerald Ash Borer | INVASIVE SPECIES

Agrilus planipennis
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Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta

Play: Place this card on any Ash tree species.
Effect: The Ash tree species must immediately be removed. You may leave this card on the table to show this space is invaded by emerald ash borer, and no other Ash tree may be played here.

Graphic by UACESCOMMflickr.com/photos/uacescom
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Black Fly

Simulium spp.
Scale 4 Diat: herbivore , Hierachy 2
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Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta

2 POINTS

Play: Can eat mammals. Has a MOVE of 2

Fact: Add insult to injury. When black fly bites you, it uses your blood to reproduce and make more black flies. Only females bite.

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Graphic by Fyn Kynd Photographywww.flickr.com/photos/79452129@N02/
Simulium is a genus of black flies, which may transmit diseases such as onchocerciasis (river blindness). It is a large genus with several hundred species, and 41 subgenera.[1] The flies are pool feeders. Their saliva, which contains anticoagulants, a number of enzymes and histamine, is mixed with the blood, preventing clotting until it is ingested […] read more

Black Fly

Simulium spp.
Scale 4 Diat: herbivore , Hierachy 2
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Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta

2 POINTS

Play Can eat mammals. Has a MOVE of 2

Fact: Boreal biologists often recite the following zen koan to maintain sanity: “Time’s fun when you’re having flies” -Kermit the Frog.

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Graphic by Elly Knighttwitter.com/ellycknight
Simulium is a genus of black flies, which may transmit diseases such as onchocerciasis (river blindness). It is a large genus with several hundred species, and 41 subgenera.[1] The flies are pool feeders. Their saliva, which contains anticoagulants, a number of enzymes and histamine, is mixed with the blood, preventing clotting until it is ingested […] read more

Mosquitoes

Cules, Anopheles, & Aedes spp.
Scale 3 Diat: herbivore , Hierachy 2
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Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta

2 POINTS

Play: Can eat mammals. Has a MOVE of 2.

Fact: The food chain in the boreal forest would collapse without the hordes of mosquitoes that provide food for many mammals.

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Graphic by Donald Solick
Anopheles /əˈnɒfᵻliːz/[1] (Greek anofelís: “useless”[2]) is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818.[3] About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus Plasmodium, which cause malaria in humans in endemic areas. Anopheles gambiae is one of the […] read more