#BUG SPOTTED!

[anirregularity]

WHAT IN RHE WORLD ?

People who like mantises but aren't that into entomology are always "orchid mantises" this and "orchid mantises" that. Overrated. Can we talk about Toxodera integrifolia for a minute:

(Image links because as much as it pains me I've never seen one of these beauties irl: 1 2 3)

Like how are these things real. Girl what is that thorax shape. Why are you wearing eyeliner. And the colors? Absolutely fire. This is a 10/10 insect if you ask me.

[anirregularity]

YYEAAAHHHHH

[skipppppy]

“You shouldn’t self-ID as ADHD/autistic, you’re turning a very real mental condition into a trend” Ok then stop saying delulu. Stop speculating on which cluster C personality disorder the criminals you hear about on the news have. Stop saying “schizoposting” and “acoustic” and “is it restarted?” Stop using “psycopath” and “sociopath” as catch-all ways of calling someone a bad person. Stop saying “the intrusive thoughts won” when you bleach your hair and then turn your nose up at people who suffer from very real, very scary urges of physical/sexual violence. Stop saying “I’m so OCD” as a way of calling yourself neat. Stop treating BPD/ASPD/Bipolar as inherently abusive. Stop saying “OP I am living in your walls” without tagging for unreality. Stop diagnosing complete strangers you’ve never met on r/AITA with NPD.

You first. If you don’t want our disabilities to be treated like trends then stop belittling and minimising them. I’ll NEVER judge a person for trying find labels for their symptoms when an apathetic, racist, sexist, ableist healthcare system refuses to. But I will absolutely judge a hypocrite. Which a lot of you are

[sandpaperoctopi]

Invertober Day 16: yellow-spotted isopod

[onenicebugperday]

Orange spotted planthopper, Neomelicharia consociata, Flatidae

Photographed in Indonesia by emskakoon

[numbersninja]

I’ve made more bugs. They’re friends

[planetquest]

i haven't seen any posts about it this summer so im making my own. if you live on the east coast of the US (particularly pennsylvania, new jersey, new york, or maryland) and you see a bug that looks like this:

(and report it to your state's department of agriculture if you're in an area without a known infestation, check here)

spotted lanternflies are pretty, but they're invasive and super destructive, for more info check out your state's department of agriculture !!

[fury161]

portraits for a de au i think about a little bit

[gray-warden]

I just realized I never posted photos of this really pretty harvestman i came across a while back. Note the green pedipalps and the dark and light spots on its back.

[samimarkart]

my last drop of the year is here! here’s what’s available:

𖦹 4 new shrimp mini acrylic charms

𖦹 spotted lanternfly and octopus enrichment shaker charms

𖦹 isopod phone charm restock including one new panda king isopod (and a springtail!)

𖦹 raccoon and bowerbird sticker restocks

this year has been a huge success thanks to all of you! when i was in middle a school, I looked up to SOOOO many different merch designer/convention artists but didn’t know how I could make that work. this spring i started designing stickers on a whim (thanks, brood x cicadas) and now I’m here! and I’m so thankful. i love you bug people and fish people.

𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆟

[humblegrub]

Six-spotted Tiger Beetle, Cicindela sexguttata! I was so psyched that I managed to nab this individual. They're blindingly fast (literally - they can run so fast they go temporarily blind)! Seen in central Illinois on 5/19/2024.

[acornered]

yet another entry in the lapdog saga / these pythons sure can ball

[fyanimaldiversity]

In case anyone was wondering about my wonderful worm, here is 7 month old vs the now approximately 2 year old Poptart the palmetto corn snake ! Her colors have developed so intensely, she no longer is a tiny pink worm, and contrary to what I was told about the morph she did definitely gain spots, and spots that she initially had have grown in size as well!

[hellsitegenetics]

can you do the lyrics to yakko’s world?

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Closest match: Lithosia quadra genome assembly, chromosome: 7 Common name: Four-spotted footman

[bubblebaath]

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