#bugs insects

[cultofthewyrm]

Red Valkyrie - BugWorld by Thiago Lehmann

[saucingitup]

and this is why baseball is the best sport (see also: these baseball sidequests)

[heartnosekid]

antlered flutter flies (toxonevra superba) | this_mama_fetz on ig

[blimbo-buddy]

got my hands on a field guide of californian bugs and i found that there's this one bee species in southern california that looks like this

(Actual bugs under the cut, CW for insects)

[mollyvega]

This celestial cicada is Midnight💙✨

[hawkpartys]

[kougie]

Freshly molted cicadas are unreal

[toadbreath]

forgor his pants. how embarrassing

[julianplum]

🍄 🍁 🐌 🐜 🪳✨ // Omphalotus illudens, the bioluminescent jack o' lantern mushroom // gouache on paper

[herpsandbirds]

[crispapples]

I baked some beetle bread!! <3

[bugthingsdaily]

today's bug thing is this button caterpillar hat!

[heartnosekid]

hearsey's owl moth (brahmaea hearseyi) | ofmoth_andflame on ig

[critter-creature-or-beast]

The third one looks cool

[futurebird]

Are Humans Self-Aware?

Ants have often tested humans for self awareness. They placed objects in our homes and were shocked we didn't cover them in sand.

"Although humans build interesting nests & show signs of cooperation, can they really have rich inner lives like ants? Unlikely."

They laid pheromone trails & we ignored them.

"Even a newly eclosed callow or a termite could have followed these trails! Human intelligence is perhaps similar to that of a lichen... or perhaps an aphid at best."