Life in Bible Times - Other Animals:

Other Animals

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Bee
A queen bee laying her eggs, surrounded by workers. Wild bees were so plentiful in Israel, that their honey was exported..

Chameleon
The chameleon can change colour to camouflage itself. It lives particularly in wooded areas..

Dragonfly
The dragonfly is found especially in the marshy lands north of the Sea of Galilee..

Red Sea
Colourful fish and coral abound in the warm waters of the Red Sea..

Eremiaphila
Eremiaphila, a wingless insect, mimics a pebble, so that it is difficult to spot in the stony desert..

Lizard
A green lizard getting warm in the sun. Normally it lives in green vegetation, where it is virtually invisible..

Lizard
The large dabb-lizard is called `crocodile of the desert`, though it is a harmless and shy herbivore..

Locusts
In the lower photograph we see the fruitful fig tree of the upper photograph after an attack by locusts..

Moth
The oleander sphix-moth is one of the larger moths of Israel..

Scorpions
Scorpions usually live under stones where they wait for prey..
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Viper
The Viper or Adder, Vipera palestina, is found in the non-desert regions. Jesus called the Pharisees a `brood` of vipers - vipers have young in batches..

Viper
The Carpet Viper is well camouflaged in the stony desert, and is poisonous. It can strike without provocation, and its bite can cause death after several days. It sometimes become very numerous in a small area.. This is probably the snake which Moses modelled on a pole in Numbers 21.4-9.

Cat Snake
The Cat Snake is so named because of its cat-like slit eyes..

Whip Snake
The Whip Snake looks menacing, reminding one of a black whip, but it is harmless..

Asp
The crested asp or horned viper lies almost hidden in the sand. Its bite is deadly..

Tortoise
Various land tortoises and sea tortoises are found in the Middle East..

Ant
Brown ant (Fornica brunnea), Heb.NeMaLaH. Ant, cocoon, small male and large female..

Chameleon
Chameleon (Chamaeleo vulgaris), Heb. LeTtAaH, (Lev.11.30), sometimes translated Lizard..

Coral
Coral, branch & zoophyte.

Crocodile
Crocodile (Crocodilus vulgaris). Heb. ThaNIM (Ezk.29.3, 32.2, Is.27.1, 51.9, Ps.74.13). Perhaps also `Leviathan` (Job.41, Is.11.15, 21.1, Jer.51.36).

Fish
Fish of the Sea of Galilee - Chromis Simonis, traditionally the fish with the coin - Mt.17.27.

Fish
Fish of the Sea of Galilee (Chromis andrae & Barbus beddomii).

Fish
Fish of the Sea of Galilee, (Capoeta Damascina).

Fish
Fish of the Sea of Galilee, (Clarias macracanthus).

Fly
Fly (Tabanus alpinus).

Frog
Green or Edible Frog (Rana esculenta) Heb TsePaRDe` (Exo.8, Psa.78.45, Psa.105.30, Rev.16.13).

Gecko
Gecko (Platydactylus gasselquistii), Heb.KoaCh (Lev.11.30) sometimes translated `ferret`.

Hornet
Hornet (Exo.23.28, Deu.7.20, Jos.24.12).

Lizard
Lizard.

Locust
Locust (Acridium migratorium).

Locust
Locust (Gryllus migratorius), Heb. ARBeH, also translated `grasshopper`.

Moth
Clothes Moth (Tinea pellionella) (Ps.39.11, Hos.5.12, Job.13.28, Is.50.9, 51.8, Mt.6.19-20, Lk.12.33, Jam.5.2, Job.27.18).

Moth
Palmer worm (Plusia gamma), caterpillar and moth (the Gamma moth), Heb. GaZaM (Amos 4.9). The caterpillar is a voracious eater..

Oyster
Pearl oyster (Avicula margaritifera) Pearl, Heb. GaBISh ? (Job.28.18), BeDoLaCh (Gen.2.12), DaR (Est.1.6), Gk.MARGARITYS (Mt.7.6, 1Tim.2.9, Rev.17.4, 18.12,16, 21.21).

Scorpion
Syrian scorpion (Buthus occitanus). Heb.`QRaB. (Num.34.4, Jos.15.3, Jud.1.36, Luk.11.12, Rev.9.5).

Snake
Viper or Adder (Vipera vulgaris) (Job 20.16, Is.30.6, 59.5, Matt.3.7, 12.34, 23.33, Lk.3.7, Act.28.3).

Snake
Horned viper (Cerastes cornutus), Heb. PeTheN (Deut.32.33, Job.20.14,16, Ps.58.4, 91.13, Is.11.8, 59.5, Jer.8.17).

Snake
Naja haje snake (Naja tripudians), Heb. `aKShUV (Ps.140.3).

Snake
Viper (Vipera communis).

Spider
Spider (Clubiona atrox), Heb. `KBISh, SseMaMiTh - a common species in Palestine.

Tortoise
Tortoise, (Emys Caspica), Heb. TzaB (Lev.11.29).

Tortoise
Tortoise (Testudo Graeca), Heb.TzaB.