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   The insects form the largest and most successful group of creatures on earth. Of the more than ten million creatures known to exist they outnumber all other groups by at least four to one. Most are as yet unrecorded and numerous species have become extinct before they have been found or studied.

   Insects are found in a vast variety of sizes and forms from the huge Birdwing butterflies which can grow to 28cm, to the tiniest wasps of 0.2mm. The variety of forms is no less spectacular. There are insects without which human life would be unsustainable; for example, the honey bees, which play a major role in the pollination of food plants. At the other end of the scale there are insects such as the malaria-carrying mosquito, Anopheles sp., and the yellow fever transmitter, Aedes aegypti, without which people would be considerably better off. Insects can be both pests of plants and animals and can add to the beauty of the world. Who would want to live in a world without butterflies for example?

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Crab
The true crabs are abundant in the Red Sea in a variety of species. They are characterized by having flattened bodies and carapaces fused with the ventral plates. The first legs have pincers. The crabs are characteristic inhabitants of the tide line all over the world, and the Egyptian shoreline is home to numerous species.

 

Insects

Species
English Name Latin Name
Egyptian Grasshopper Anacridium aegyptiacum  
Poekilocerus bufonius Poekilocerus bufonius                            
Praying Mantis Poekilocerus bufonius                            
Damselfly Ischnura sp.                            
Blue Dragonfly Orthetrum chrysostigma                       X    
Red Dragonfly Crocothemis erythraea                 X          
Ant Lion Family: Myrmeleontidae                            
Cicada Cicada sp.                            
Cicada Cicada sp.                            
Soldier Bug Spilostethus pandurus           X                
Humpback Fly Family: Acroceridae                            
Beefly Family Bombyliidae                            
Hoverfly Eupeodes corollae                            
Bagworm Caterpillar                              
Desert Grayling Pseudotergumia pisidice           X                
Mallow Skipper Butterfly Carcharodes alceae                            
Long-tailed Blue Butterfly Lampides boeticus                            
Sinai Baton Blue Butterfly Pseudophilotes sinaicus           X                
Sinai Hairstreak Butterfly Satyrium jebelia           X                
Saharan Swallowtail Butterfly Papilio saharae                            
Potter Wasp Katamenes sichelii                            
Nomia sp Nomia sp                            
Scarab Beetle Scarabaeus sp.                            

Invertebrates

Species
English Name Latin Name
Fiddler Crab Uca Sp. X
Crab   X
Flower Crab Spider Misumenops vatia