#insect care

[punkgardener]

HELP HELP TOMATO HORN WORM ATTACK

THEYRE EATING MY MATERS BUT IVE CAPTURED THEM

THEY ARE MY PRISONERS AND I SHALL RAISE THEM TO BE MY OWN (says having set them up a dome with everything they could need)

IF ANYONE HAS ANY TIPS ON RAISING THEM TO BE FEROCIOUS BEASTS LET ME KNOW

This is their prison dome, I have a mister to spray them with water droplets, I'm going to feed them cuttings from my tomato plant. I want to see if I can grow them into the five spotted hawkmoths they apparently become, but I have no strong clue on how to care for them, if anyone has any info let me know :) thanks.

[e-paleolith]

i found an elderly ladybug in my room and im going to try to baby it until it dies! ive named it Wicky cause it was the first thing that came to mind. Shes in a glass tupperware situation for the moment because i could not find any cardboard or plastic for the life of me :(. I gave her a wet paper towel and some honey and shes resting on the paper right now. i dont have a good camera so forgive the quality of these pictures please

this is her spot for now, tips and help would be GREATLY appreciated, i want the poor thing to be happy.

[wolfpropaganda]

bugblr please help me. this small fool has skipped hibernation and appeared in my house. How do I care for the small beast? I’m afraid I just took care of my aphid problem and my mother threw out my mealy bug infested plants, but I can check for survivors

[mouldyshoe]

my friend sent me these pics they got to HOLD this funky lil guy I'm SO JEALOUS 👁️👁️👁️👁️

[faceeeeee]

Give him an insect collection NOW-

[taxonomicons]

boyfriend wanted to watch the hit classic Turbo 2013 and mumbled to himself “that snail is just so fast”

[hana-bobo-finch]

drops this here and runs away ok bye

[pallanophblargh]

I’m so blessed to meet this little lady, the first of my 7 cecropia caterpillars from last summer to emerge. I wasn’t counting on her to come so early! I’m hoping to find her a mate, but I don’t know how good her odds are in this neck of the woods. I found her mother in the suburbs about 5-7 miles from here, so I don’t know how many cecropia find their way close to the urban (but still residential) core.

For those wondering: she is every bit as soft as she looks and she sounds like a bird when she beats her wings. Also she has a strong smell; kinda like musty chocolate and old leaves.

If I am fortunate to get fertilized eggs out of this group, I would love to raise the next generation of caterpillars. They have brought me so much joy and I missed them so much during their long pupation.

[enderpawu]

hctm au shenanigans!!

[sordidseraphim]

*there's a bee flying around in the kitchen*

Dean: (very brave and manly like) Cas!!!!

Castiel: Don't worry, Dean. I'll take care of it

Dean: *leaves* (he's not hiding from the bee) (he's totally hiding from the bee)

Castiel, leveling with the bee: Hello, I am a big fan, but you're scaring my boyfriend. can you please leave?

[lonesomenecromancer]

my darling. beetle

[jenfoundabug]

Please enjoy this really cute honey bee. I hope she brings you a small amount of joy in these trying times ❤️❤️❤️

[vinzulu]

[raviollies]

Been having awful mental health weeks and can't even book a pysch appointment because their phone lines aren't working

[venusforfran]

cubaris sp "Cappuccino" Isopods

Utterly wonderful

[lesbienneanarchiste]

My mom called me to come downstairs and hear some fucked up sound like aliens and 5 min later I was like "it is a juvenile barred owl!!!" and that's why technology and nature are not opposing forces but are girlfriends and I am in love w them.