A small insect with a bright color sits quietly on a green leaf At first glance the picture looks like someone has dropped a drop of paint on a paintbrush but this is not an imagination It is a wonderful creation of nature It is a type of long legged fly called Long-legged fly in English and the scientific name Dolichopodidae The color of this insect is metallic green-blue sometimes even golden and sometimes it gives a golden shimmer Their body is shiny and their wings are transparent so that the sunlight creates a wonderful beauty It is a wonder how such a small creature in nature can be so beautiful Insects of this species are usually small only a few millimeters in length but the beauty hidden in their bodies is comparable to many large birds These insects usually live on leaves or grass and live by eating small insects.
This insect is as beautiful as it is useful in nature They hunt and eat insects that are harmful to agriculture So it is not wrong to call them natural pesticides The real secret of the beauty of the insect is that when sunlight falls on its body a kind of metallic shimmer is visible on its body This color is rare in nature The eyes of the insect are large and dark in color and shine like a mirror They can move very fast and when they fly with their wings spread it seems like a flash of light has flown Their legs are long thin and dark in color which gives them a different level of glory Sometimes they sit on the tip of leaves or grass and look for prey nearby The life cycle of these flies is very beautiful They lay eggs on the ground or near water bodies Larvae emerge from the eggs caterpillars and later transform into adult flies The whole process is completed within a few weeks to a month.
This cycle of nature is also a kind of beauty where there is something new to learn at every step These types of flies play a special role in maintaining the balance of the environment They eat small insects that damage crops so the importance of these insects in agricultural work can be controlled through these insects without using many pesticides The importance of these insects is very high in teaching children the beauty of nature in school projects or writing about the environment The little ones can be taught how nature solves its own problems First of all beauty does not always lie in something big Sometimes even the smallest animal can arouse surprise.
Secondly, every animal has a job or role in nature If we understand the importance of small animals it will be easier to protect nature The colorful body of an insect teaches us that beauty is not only external but also through its benefits When we see such insects we just look at them and take pictures but when we know their benefits or scientific aspects our fascination increases even more This is why we should love nature because each of its creations affects our lives in some way or another Maybe there are such small beautiful insects hiding in your area too Look for them and you will see that the door to a new world will open.
| Device | Name |
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| Android | VivY77 /v2169 vivo |
| Camera | focal length:26mm(equivalent to 35mm focal length film) |
| Location | Malaysia 🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷 |
| Short by | @mdbayezid |
| Link to original | community |
| Link | https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/283858579 |