#and butterflies and dragonflies and mantises

[cockyroaches]

At this point let me write my OWN murder bug island horror movie. You would not survive the dragonflies bestie they are not cutesy sillies they're fucking horrible.

[asanjou]

[jupiterswasphouse]

Why do Bees have five eyes.

There are a few hypotheses as to why the extra, simple eyes of insects are a thing, from aiding their sense of direction, to head stabilization, to motion tracking/sensitivity.

Bees have two compound eyes that are capable of true sight, followed by three ocelli (or simple eyes) capable only of simple sight (in most cases) in the form of light detection, in the middle, on top of their heads! But they're not the only ones, all Hymenopterans including sawflies, ants, and other wasps have these three eyes.

[Image Source: Pensoft, Matthias Haase | Image ID: Five different views of two black, orange, and yellow Scoliid wasps, the images on the right showing its ocelli prominently /End IDs.]

Most other insects also have these simple eyes, from one to three, if not through their whole life then at the very least in their youth, barring some insects that don't/rarely fly or are blind/live in caves, among others. Lepidopterans (moths, butterflies), beetles (mainly in youth apart from certain species), silverfish, flies, orthopterans (grasshoppers, crickets, katydids), dictyopterans (mantises, roaches/termites), hemipterans (stink bugs, assassin bugs, cicadas, planthoppers, etc.), stick bugs, lacewings, mayflies, odonata (dragonflies, damselflies), etc etc etc I could probably go on but for the sake of tedium I'll leave it there. All of these have ocelli in many maaany (but not all) of their species.

A few of these, like mantises and cicadas, have them in quite a similar structure to the way the hymenopterans have them!

[Image Sources: Pensoft and Flickr, Barbara Eckstein | Image IDs: An illustrated diagram of the head of a mantis, followed by an up close photo of a green, black, and yellow cicada's head, showing its red ocelli /End IDs.]

Insects aren't even the only ones with extra simple eyes, some crustaceans and myriapods have them (among other arthropods), as well as some lizards, tuataras, and more.

[anonpolls]

Thanks for the question, Anon!

-submit your poll!-

[itsprjc]

Set in a massive castle as its set, Chris begins to orchestrate another game, in which one of these chucklenuts will survive another set of brutal, medieval-themed challenges and go home a millionaire!

Wowee, was this one a doozy to make! This one was actually an idea I wanted to do all the way back in May of last year, when Total Drama Reboot started making the rounds.

The costumes are loosely based on Ohsama Sentai Kingohger! A Super Sentai show that actually released around the same time, which had Power Rangers that ran their own kingdoms! Every player gets to down a spiffy king’s outfit of their own. Complete with crowns!

Emma, Julia and Axel are the Scorching Beetles, based on the industrial and steampunk Shogudom.

Damien, Nichelle and MK are the Rapid Dragonflies, which is based on the tech-savvy N’Kosopa.

Priya, Bowie and Caleb are the Swift Mantises, inspired by the medicine kingdom, Ishabana.

Millie, Scary Girl and the Hockey Bros are the Nimble Butterflies, which takes cues from the law kingdom of Gokkan.

And Zee, Chase and Ripper are the Striking Hornets, which are based on the agricultural Toufu.

Total Drama belongs to FreshTV.

Ohsama Sentai Kingohger belongs to Toei.

[mcytblrconfessions]

i wanna see more bug hybrids of different mcyts so here’s my fav life series member bug hybrids:

Joel as a green snaketail (type of dragonfly)

Lizzie as a monarch butterfly in last life and as an atlas moth in secret life

Pearl as an imperial fruit-sucking moth

Gem and The Scotts all as Orchid Mantises

3rd Life Scott as a ladybug

3rd life Jimmy as a bumblebee or an andrena hattorfiana

Grian as a Carolina mantis or as a fire beetle

Martyn and maybe also Etho as devil’s coach-horse beetles

I feel like sometimes insect hybrids are really overlooked, especially in the context of the life series! insects are BRUTAL. but also i find that a lot of people focus on the same types of hybrids, such as always making Jimmy a canary. These aren’t wrong, I love a lot of the common hybrid headcanons that exist over empires, hermitcraft and the life series but I feel like maybe some are overused or don’t connect well to the actual characters, or don’t have enough variety in how they’re designed. I think the idea that these series are bug/animal eco systems is super interesting and really could be used more by the fandom!

[lookinghalfacorpse]

Okay, the butterfly chat hc fr c!dream is awesome and I ablsolutely adore it, but what if c!dream was a butterfly hybrid? And the butterfly chat were his children?

or alternativly, what if c!dream was a spider hybrid and his chat were spiders? That one could be angsty on the idea that arachnophobia is like, what, one of the most common phobias in the world and would be an already easy way to paint him as some sort of monster.

What do you think?

ty i'm glad you like it :) cdream is very bug-coded, and there were actually a few bugs i was thinking about before i wrote the first 'killing butterflies' drabble. grasshoppers, mantises, and spiders were close contenders.

ultimately, my decision to go with butterflies was intertwined with my pretty boy ideas and my overall interpretation of cdream. i'm intrigued by the idea of dream being an undisputed, classic kind of beauty-- a beauty where everyone who sees him will think 'that's a pretty boy' (and, for his chat, 'that's a pretty bug') and have to grapple with what that means for them as characters. i also think that butterflies have a very haunting quality to them, especially when swarmed, that they don't get enough credit for.

i also just enjoy subverting tropes. i like when antagonists are associated with traditionally "delicate" things, like dolls or angels, as it leads to some interesting visuals. i think butterflies convey that a lot better than some other bugs, like grasshoppers or dragonflies.

i think spiders have some potential. i think many people see them as beautiful while others see them as terrifying. i like the idea of the prison being coated in spiderwebs, especially when we see it overgrown during the finale.

i'm not sure exactly what you mean by chat being a person's children, but i generally don't see chat that way. i think the relationship between chat and their person is a bit more complicated than that. i'm planning on putting more of my interpretation of chat in 'blood upon the snow' probably, though it might be vague.

i also see dream (and most other characters) as fully human (minus technoblade, that dude is 100% piglin), but i think it would be fun if he had a small set of butterfly wings. something wispy and useless. kinda fairie-like. it would definitely subvert tropes, like i said. i'm kinda fond of cquackity designs that have small, useless wings that he's embarrassed about or hides, and it'd be fun if they had that in common. cdream would definitely hide them, and they'd be uncovered in the prison. cquackity would have to grapple with the fact that this man he compares himself to (and, in a way, sees as more powerful than himself) shares a trait that he hates in himself. he'd tear them to shreds for sure.

[heros-bug-collection]

         Hero

Hi! My name is Hero, I'm a fictive of Hero from OMORI Main sys blog >> @starfilled-galaxy Hs Kel's agere blog >> @kels-pillow-fort (I'm his CG) Bodily minor We are pro endogenic and willogenic systems, as well as pro good faith/"contradictory" queer identities

I'm 19, neurodivergent, queer, alterhuman, and have a special interest on bugs ^^ Yeah yeah source has a phobia of bugs, I'm just source divergent ;>

Sexuality: Asexual (sex repulsed) Romanticity: Abro, pan, & bi Gender: Transmasc (he/him only pls!) Alterhumanity: SilkWing (WOF) otherheart

Sourcemates & doubles are fine to interact !

BYF:

I will not be trigger tagging bugs on this blog, as, well, that's the main focus. If you have a phobia of any bugs I'd suggest blocking this blog!

While the focus is bugs, I may reblog or post non-bug posts occasionally!

I will also not tag/trigger tag capslock

Sorry, this blog will probably not be very accessible, we don't have the energy to write image ids most of the time ^^;

DNI:

Basic dni criteria (racist, queerphobic, right wing, and similar)

Transid, radqueer, pro-noncon/consang/abuse, and supporters

Proship/darkship/comship

Demonize ANY disorders (includes if you demonize narcissists and schizophrenics and psychotics)

Against good faith identities (xenogenders, lesboys, etc)

Against alterhumanity or anything under it's umbrella

Against endogenic or willogenic plurals

Any kind of "stan" (includes kpop stans)

If you think Kel from OMORI isn't traumatized, you think of him as a joke, or you think he's stupid/a m*ron

Demonize, hate, or sexualize ANY of the OMORI cast, including sexualizing the adults

More under cut!

Tags:

#Hero.txt - OG Text posts

#Important 🌹❕ - Important posts

#Favs! 🌹✨ - Favorite posts!

#Butterfly 🦋 - Posts with butterflies

#Moth 🦋 - Posts with moths

#Caterpillar 🐛 - Posts with caterpillars

#Beetle 🪲 - Posts with beetles

#Hemiptera 🪲 - Posts with hemiptera (cicadas, aphids, shield bugs, etc)

#Mantodea 🦗 - Posts with mantodea (crickets, mantises, etc)

#Isopod 🩶 - Posts with isopods

#Hymenoptera 🐝 - Posts with hymenoptera (bees, wasps, ants, etc)

#Blattodea 🪳 - Posts with blattodea (cockroaches, termites)

#Fly 🪰 - Posts with flies

#Phasmid 🥢 - Posts with phasmids (stick bugs)

#Odonata 🐉 - Posts with odonata (dragonflies, damselflies)

#Pedes 🐍 - Posts with centipedes or millipedes

#Too many to tag ❕ - Posts with a lot of bug species

#Other ❔ - Posts with bugs that I can't figure out the species of or are too obscure for a tag

#Not Bug ✖️ - Posts without bugs

#Arachnid 🕷️ - Posts with arachnids

#Slimy 🐌 - Posts with worms, snails, or slugs

#Amphibia 🐍 - Posts with amphibia

#Reptiles 🦎 - Posts with reptiles

#Flowers 💐 - Posts with flowers

#Me 🌹 - Posts with me!

#Mari 💜🕊️ - Posts with Mari!

#Friends ❤️ - Posts with my friends (sourcemates)!

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[dinofur]

YOUR BUG DESIGNS ARE SO COOL!!! What’s your thought process when assigning a phighter a bug????

THANK YOU!!! Usually it either has something to do with what that bug does or what it looks like. In fact, I'll share why I assigned each of them the bugs I did!

Sword (Membracis sanguineoplaga treehopper): Looks like the comb of Sword's helmet Skateboard (Mosquito): Characters literally call Skateboard a mosquito, plus skateboard flies in and pecks away at people's health Biograft (Wallcreeper): Biograft isn't a demon, so I chose to make it not a bug Katana (Devil's flower mantis): Mantises fit the shape of the sword, and I wanted one with an "unnerving" abdomen shape Ban Hammer (Goliath beetle): i wanted a big, bulky beetle for Ban Hammer, so I went with the biggest Rocket (Ceroxys latiusculus (picture wing) fly): I'll be honest, I don't remember exactly why, but it worked out with him looking sort of like Zuka (Slingshot (Locust): The jumperrrr Hyperlaser (Spicebush swallowtail butterfly): I wanted something that was more "delicate" for Hyperlaser, so I chose a butterfly. i felt the spicebush swallowtail's adult coloring fit him! Shuriken (Crazy ant): I wanted to make him an ant to go with Vine Staff, and crazy ants are known for being drawn to electricity, so i though it fit that "dangerous" edge to him Scythe (Wheel bug): Many people mistake wheel bugs for spiders at first glance, leading to people being scared of them, and the "wheel" on their backs remind me of her scythe Medkit (Earwig): Earwigs take good care of their young, just like a doctor Boombox (Dog-day cicada): Cicada because noisy, Dog-day specifically because I'm biased (I have one tattooed on me) Subspace (Red velvet ant): Their stings are EXTREMELY painful! Vinestaff (Carpenter ant): Wood Coil (Flea): The jumperrrr, also the dog thing The Broker (Parasitic wasp): Gestures Zuka (Blue dasher dragonfly): Highest successful kill rate of any animal And then all the SFOTH swords are different treehopper species

[ishtates]

Some of y'all realize pests go deeper than flies, spiders, cockroaches, and rats, right ?

Things some people also consider pests:

- literally any bug or insect can be a pest. Butterflies, moths, beetles, mantises, stick bugs, dragonflies, milipedes...

- literally almost every rodent or marsupial or anything similar ( keyword similar ) to a raccoon. Ferrets, raccoons, skunks, sugar gliders, squirrels, chipmunks, bats.. while guniea pigs and hamsters are pets and domesticated, they can still be trained to cause problems

- snakes !!! Snakes can act as pests, too !!

- snails and slugs !!

If it can:

- cause disturbance to livestock

- disturb homeowners

- ruin a home

It's a pest. naturally spiders, cockroaches, termites, rats, and mice are the most common pests, and some of the ones listed above rarely act as pests, but that's not to say they can't do damage at all or even scare homeowners

In other words

Ishtar could very likely have an army of bats, raccoons, moths, and snakes at the ready

" what if the snakes eat the rest " if she can summon them she can train them

[sebastienblommephotography]

Radiations 📷 @sebastien_blomme 🇫🇷 À Toulouse, les épisodes pluvieux du printemps ont retardé les fauches. Je ne sais pas si c'est lié mais j'ai alors observé une explosion de la biodiversité. Lors de cette séance, j'avais ainsi noté avoir croisé: Au moins une dizaine d'espèces de papillons, près de 5 espèces d'odonates, un phasme, des mantes religieuses, une empuse, sans compter tous les espèces de coléoptères que je ne parviens pas encore à identifier ! 🇬🇧 In Toulouse, the rainy episodes of spring delayed the mowing. I don't know if it is related but I then observed an explosion of biodiversity. During this session, I noted that I had come across: At least ten species of butterflies, nearly 5 species of dragonflies, a stick insect, praying mantises, an empuse, not to mention all the species of beetles that I cannot yet identify! https://ift.tt/eASWIJ2

[heavenlyhoundoom]

Sun and Moon show Beastars au.

Two of my hyper fixations put into one.

Just like in beastars, in this universe, predators(carnivores) have instincts to kill and eat prey animals(herbivores) and prey animals have instincts to be scared of or even run away from predators, even when said predator is clearly being friendly.

Prey animal species

Sheep

Goats

Alpacas

Llamas

Deer

Moose

Pigs

Horses

Donkeys

Zebras

Okapis

Giraffes

Elephants

Rhinos

Gazelles

Tapirs

Cow/Bulls

Monkeys

Gorillas

Lemurs

Koalas

Kangaroos

Red pandas

Sloths

Rabbits

Mice

Rats

Squirrels

Chipmunks

Chinchillas

Groundhogs

Beavers

Porcupines

Chickens

Ducks

Swans

Ostriches

Parrots

Toucans

Tortoises

Iguanas

Moths

Butterflies

Bees

Ants

Crickets

Flies

Predator species

Wolves

Coyotes

Foxes

Tanukis

Dogs

Dingoes

Hyenas

Cats

Lions

Tigers

Leopards

Snow leopards

Jaguars

Cheetahs

Tigers

Caracals

Lynxes

Raccoons

Weasels

Skunks

Opossums

Otters

Anteaters

Bears

Bats

Owls

Eagles

Hawks

Falcons

Seagulls

Pelicans

Secretary birds

Herons

Alligators

Crocodiles

Caimans

Chameleons

Snapping turtles

Snakes

Frogs

Toads

Spiders

Wasps

Hornets

Scorpions

Dragonflies

Mantises

Species of the main characters:

Freddy: Bear.

Monty: Alligator.

Chica: Chicken.

Roxanne: Wolf.

Sun: Lion.

Moon: Snow leopard.

Eclipse: Tiger.

Eclipse: Lynx.

Bonnie: Rabbit.

Lunar: Sheep.

Bloodmoon(old design): Wolf.

Ruin: Deer/Coyote hybrid.

Autumn(me): Red panda/Snow leopard hybrid.

Sun was lucky to be the one in a million animals born without instincts, so he doesn't have the urge to eat prey animals.

Bloodmoon on the other hand has very strong instincts and many prey animals have gone missing because of him, including his old roommate.(a groundhog named Chester) Bloodmoon doesn't want to eat prey animals, but his instincts are too strong. So Autumn, who is part of the predator rehabilitation foundation(P.R.F for short) became his new roommate to keep an eye on him. The main story will be about Bloodmoon trying to become friends with Lunar, with Autumn making sure Bloodmoon doesn't lose control and eat Lunar.

[sophieinwonderland]

Do you like bugs

Some?

Praying mantises, butterflies, ladybugs, grasshoppers, walking sticks, dragonflies fireflies... yeah! 😊

Can't say I'm a fan of ants, roaches, termites yellowjackets, mosquitoes, etc.

[thatonegeekygirl]

aurora, i am very bored. what are your opinions on bugs? are they scary creatures to you, or cute?

i have ALWAYS wanted to be one of those “wow! what a cute beetle!” type of people, but i am in fact the type of person who screams when i see a grasshopper 😭

i like bugs in theory, but they scare me in actuality :(

(i do adore butterflies though :) <3 (and moths and bees but they scare me a little))

aly i would love to keep you company but unfortunately i am about to go to sleep. HOWEVER i will answer this one question to tide you through till morning!

i am a big bug fan. i've grown up in a rural area so ever since i was a kid i've had pretty much daily interactions with creepy crawlies of various types, and although i don't love all of them there are very few im scared of, the most notable exemption being bees and wasps (this is because of multiple tramautic incidents involving them which im sure you can imagine for yourself). beetles of all species, centipedes, spitbugs, water skippers, ladybugs, dragonflies, praying mantises, non-venomous spiders, monarch butterflies, and daddy long legs are some of my favourite bugs. not bugs but i also like frogs, snails, earth worms, and salamanders. the one genre of bug i truly loathe are the nasty bloodsucking ones like mosquitos and black flies. they are the WORST!

it takes a very freaky bug (or an innocent little bee) to frighten me, and i am the sort of person who goes "oh hey check out that guy!" rather than "AGH!" upon seeing a bug :) and i must admit i am also the sort of person who holds up a bug in front of the face of someone who's freaked out by bugs just for the fun of it. even you are not immune to my bug-related hyjinks!

[gallawitchxx]

tag game tuesday 🤘🏼

oh hell yeah, the pals are OUT today! huge thanks to @celestialmickey @creepkinginc @metalheadmickey @energievie @deedala @whatthebodygraspsnot @michellemisfit @harrowhark-a-vagrant @transmickey @heymrspatel @mmmichyyy @suzy-queued & @whatwouldmickeydo for inviting me to play!

you can call me: bee 🐝

pronouns: she/her

sun sign + favorite flower: cancer & big pink lilies! 🦀 🌸

what time did you wake up today? 5:30am.... but ask me about my bedtime 😉

what kind of phone do you have? i think an iphone 12 mini? it's blue! i love it! i just got a new skull pop socket for it! 📱

pick one: beach, mountain, desert, or forest? beach bayybeee 🏖

favorite vegetable: a child would gag around me -- asparagus or brussels! 🌱

last person you talked to on the phone: my health insurance LOL & it was surprisingly helpful! ☎️

last person you texted: leah 🥰

you’re at the smoothie shop, what are you getting? something fruity & sour or something with a creamy almond flavor 🍓🍋

you’re at the zoo, which exhibit are you seeing first? monkeys! 🐒

last movie you saw in theaters: barbie 💄

last movie you watched at home: jumanji 😅

something that sparks joy: my backyard has really been doing it for me lately -- there's so much variety! so many plants & trees! so many bees & other pollinators! plus, at least 3 different types of butterflies, dragonflies, hummingbirds, praying mantises, lizards, crickets... i've spent so many years living in a concrete jungle & to have such diverse flora & fauna right in my yard is such a treat! 🐝🦋🦎☀️🌳

and finally, what’s your current obsession? i'm not obsessed, but the current season of love island usa is packing a serious punch! i don't usually love the hometown series, but i am not mad about it this summer! 💖🌴

i'm going to tag some folks that have been in my notes lately, but who i've never interacted with! wanna be friends? if not, that's cool too! have a lovely day! 🥺 @mybrainismelted @lupeloto @jadepetals @astralwashboard @propan-3-ol @gembu-tortuesouscafeine @carlgallagerswife @gillyp (we are already buds, but including you anyway) & also @just-allovertheplace & @pleaseignoremme (tumblr won't let me tag you but I SEE YOU 👀🖤)

[dictyop7era]

hi i have polls