#bug box

[jonnysinsectcatalogue]

Superworm (Zophobas Darkling Beetle Larva) - Zophobas atratus

Previously, many images of this specie inside a terrarium have been shared on this blog. The larvae and fully developed adult Darkling Beetles are always showcased in gladness as they crawl about, explore their home, nibble at their food dish and bump against each other. While that's a fun series of images to display and observe, it doesn't provide the full picture of how Superworms navigate in terms of locomotion and the way their bodies wriggle and contort. Not to mention the speed at which they move. Hopefully this video can help demonstrate that, and also how they interact with each other given that it's only larvae in the terrarium today. No adults to find at all! From what I see here, those 6 legs have to work very hard to pull such a long body around, but the flexibility makes cornering around and under objects easy. Some crafty individuals even have the strength and grip to scale the terrarium's glass walls! However, the body itself is a lot to carry/drag around, and without prolegs to grip anything (see Caterpillars), the wrong shift of weight can send them tumbling. Fortunately, in nature these insects are found among detritus, rotting wood and dark crevices, making falling down onto their backs a minimal risk. And as a few individuals here demonstrate, they can right themselves easily with a simple rotation.

Video was recorded on November 19, 2023 with a Google Pixel 4. Come and see the many insect exhibits of the Royal Ontario Museum if you happen to be in town.

[fuzzkaizer]

Reed Ghazala - Tom Wait's Bug Box

"Polaroid “Wink Light,” a 1960s strobe light turned into an insectaphone for Tom Waits."

cred: facebook.com/Reed Ghazala

[joeyclaire]

[bugthingsdaily]

today's bug thing are these beetle proposal ring holders by Marcia Selleri!

[lemonlimestar]

redrew some old robin93 related things i had in my sketchbooks :^) might throw them in procreate and fix them up when my ipad stops hating me

[bamsara]

what'd you do with the wasp

I'm gonna send it to @coffincrows :)

[brifdi-daily]

DAY 152: THE HOSTS OF BATTLE FOR DREAM ISLAND!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY BFDI!!!!!!!!!!!!!

* note this was mostly drawn before bfdia 17/tpot 15 HAHA

[hoofpeet]

Sitting on my forretress like a kid sitting on one of the red target balls

[bonesblubs]

Very out of nowhere but I just MUST have you know how much joy your tgcf drawing bring me. Every so often I’d just scroll through your FQ stuff and be filled with joy

I’m so glad!!! Throws this at you

[acidakerizo-47]

What did Zim and dib dress for Halloween? Something scary? Fairytale-like? Sexy?

OH I JUST FINISHED THE CHIBI DESIGNED OUTFITS FOR THEM IN A BUG THEME-- (For first Zim dressed up in smth erotic but Dib was against to that and he needed change his costume)

so they a cute ladybug (Zim don't like creepy stuff he's full of this at Halloween) and scary Vampire-bee (and Zim don't like the glasses Dib wear cuz it makes him really scary for him)

Initially the idea was only for a costume for Zim but in Discord one nice dude gave me an idea for Dib too and now we have a harmonious bug couple xd

hope you like it I don't mind if you'll get inspired and use this designs for your art, feel free to use it

[jonnysinsectcatalogue]

Zophobas Darkling Beetle (Superworm) - Zophobas atratus

There's just something about today that warrants the showcase of "worms" and this particular specie of Darkling Beetle. Of course, the "worms" here aren't actual worms (referring to Annelids), there are the larval form of the armored individuals. This specie has already been covered before in detail; these pictures are actually part of the same set from a previous December post, so the information provided there also applies here. Although larvae and adults live together in the same terrarium, the latter will not eat the former. At least not while food is plentiful and there are no carcasses from expired Superworms to consider. Larvae however, are much more likely to eat each other, especially if some molt into defenseless pupae. Under the circumstances here, they aren't likely to molt while food and water are plentiful and many larvae are clustered together. Only when isolated from each other or placed in a secure environment will a larva turn into a pupa.

There are none here, but the Z. atratus pupa are brownish-white, shrimp-shaped pupa and they eventually metamorphose into the adult Beetles you see before you. It's a staggering change, but the insect world is full of many astounding transformations as larvae/nymphs grow large, mature, and sprout wings. While the adult Beetles is heavily armored and can move around with greater locomotion, security and grip, they do lose certain advantages from their time as larvae. They can easily wriggle and navigate through the earth (or wood chips here), fit into small tunnels without needing to chew and expand them, and contour themselves along a surface as sleek-formed grubs. While these advantages may be missed, what is gained in adulthood (including the abilities to fly and reproduce) is more than worth it. If they would be told what was in store for them by an insect "Herald of the Change", would they accept?

Pictures were taken on December 19, 2023 with a Google Pixel 4. Check out the many insects of the Royal Ontario Museum if you happen to be in town.

[angelofalls]

"Ooh- just wait til I get my fists on ya'!"

[bugthingsdaily]

today's bug thing is this very hungry caterpillar bento box!

[faithandarisadventures]

Entomology Exhibit Harvard Natural History Museum Cambridge, MA November 3, 2024

[shootingstarrfish]

Do you think beel would get along with bugs?

i think he absolutely would!!!

personally i think he would appreciate the way stick insects just vibe and chill out, but im sure he would enjoy or at least coexist with most bugs peacefully

[ethosiab]

Obssessed with this fuckign thing