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[sea-spines]

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[bugthingsdaily]

today's bug thing is this knit moth!

[onenicebugperday]

Carpenter robberflies in the genus Hyperechia, Asilidae

Found primarily in Africa, the larvae of carpenter robberflies feed on the larvae of carpenter bees within their nests.

Photo 1 by maddyo, 2 by cheekychew, 3 by richard_johnstone, 4-5 by wasco819, 6 by bushboy, and 7 by karisiasafaris

[platycryptus]

Look at this beautiful green soldier fly (Odontomyia cincta) that landed on my hand while I was sitting next to a pond!

Soldier flies are best known for the species that feed on decaying matter like manure and compost, but O. cincta is one of many where the larvae are aquatic and feed primarily on algae.

(Massachusetts, 6/17/22)

[mostly-humanish]

Leaf cutter ants all the way!!

other social media websites im on are like. hawk tuah girl and mr beast are collabing for a festables event. and tumblr is like. here are my top 10 favorite ants

[ex0skeletal-undead]

Ismene by İnci Deniz Özdemir

[moonscorchedcookie]

Sorry for lack of posts, uni is starting back up next week and it has me a little stressed </3

Have this little bee as an apology <3

[bugthingsdaily]

today's bug thing is this moth lightswitch cover by Beth Sherman!

[diceroulette]

@firebuug

A rednote user ( http://xhslink.com/a/hGMGjJtnHQB ) keeps these big tree crickets as pets, they make silk with their mouths to join leaves together, they will try to do it anywhere and they are so cute I'm mad we don't have them here

[pngblog]

[hellsitegenetics]

im in love with you /p because i love seeing your posts. i love reading the little notes you leave in the tags about whatever creature a certain post turns out to be <3

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Closest match: Tithorea harmonia genome assembly, chromosome: 1 Common name: Harmonia Tigerwing

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[plains-flora]

september 5, 2020

[blob-of-darkness]

Very pretty!!!

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[new-bug-ideas]

Bug who watched a really scary thing before bed so now she has her night light on and is listening to her favourite songs

[dystopianroach]

But since we’re all going to die… I feel there’s one more secret I need to share with you.

I do not care for accounts like Insecthaus, Kevin Wiley, and the like.

The bullshit that these accounts pull off these strange “educational” and “appreciative” videos where they let arthropods (usually ones that can bite or sting) climb all over their faces, into their hair, AND INSIDE OF THEIR MOUTHS are so fucking corny. They are not appreciating or respecting the animals they work with - the reason their content works so well is because they are exploiting something stereotypically perceived as disgusting and performing something of a circus act; I.e. “look at me! I have something you don’t like on my face or on my body! It could probably sting or bite me right now! isn’t this incredible! make sure to hit that follow button!!!” I fucking hate these “animal influencers” oh my god.

Recently I saw a video on tiktok of someone who was allowing their centipedes (Scolopendramorphs) climb all over their face and near their lips, following this exact circus act formula and they claimed in the comments that these videos “show that these animals aren’t as dangerous and violent as people think they are”. You know that at any moment, your centipede which already has substantially poor vision could lose its balance, use its forcipules to dig into your skin, and inject venom?

“ok but centipede bites usually aren’t fatal and they don’t hurt that much!” Pain is subjective, venom is not. You are at risk of developing a complication from a centipede bite if you are:

- young

- elderly

- disabled

- immunocompromised

- suffering from heart conditions

- suffering from neurological conditions

- allergic to centipede venom (which you probably won’t know if you are until you’re bitten!)

- already sick with an infection

- have weakness of the heart

- suffer from respiratory issues

When I was bitten on the back of the neck by a Scolopendra metuenda, my legs entirely shut down and I went into cardiac shock due to my underlying heart problems that at the time were undiagnosed. I almost died. Filming this daredevil stunt behavior and then uploading it online not only puts you at risk, but I guarantee that someone is going to assume they can handle these animals without an ounce of respect and expect no consequences.

You can appreciate and respect an animal’s beauty and power without the need to touch or become intimate with it. You are not a more professional or interesting keeper for putting these animals on your face (where they have a risk for slipping, falling, and becoming injured!). Please respect their boundaries and their sentience - they are living, conscious things just like you and I - not toys or stunt props or whatever the hell you people think they are.

I don’t care how much you paid a man vaping in front of a folding table for your terribly kept arthropod at Repticon - stop treating it like utter shit.