#insects --

[bugthingsdaily]

today's bug thing is this button caterpillar hat!

[crispapples]

I baked some beetle bread!! <3

[mothbuddies]

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[maggotmuncher0]

[ratbugs]

okay so when can i be free of my skin and bone hellsuit and assume my truest, perfect, most superior form:

grub

[cloudbatcave]

@hemospect

small artists

[artifacts-and-arthropods]

Moss-and-Lichen Katydid: these katydids are covered in cryptic markings and textures that allow them to blend in with their mossy, lichen-covered habitat, and their wings even mimic the appearance of a twig

The katydids of this genus (Anaphidna) can be found in the rainforests of Central and South America. They have cryptic features that mimic the mossy, lichen-covered environments in which they live -- their bodies are covered in green, brown, and white markings that are accented by bumpy, moss-like features, and their long, slender wings are usually held upward at a 45-degree angle in order to mimic the shape of a twig.

As this article notes:

These katydids fly well and probably live in the canopy, perhaps on trunks and mossy branches, where the camouflage should be particularly effective.

The moss-and-lichen mimic katydids of the group treated here are easily recognized by their long and slender wings held upward at an almost 45-degree angle. They live in rainforests of central and northern South America, with one species ranging southward to subtropical forest in NE Argentina.

Sources & More Info:

Journal of Orthoptera Research: The Group Paraphidniae, with Three New Species from Guatemala and Ecuador

iNaturalist: Genus Anaphidna

Zoosystematica Rossica: Review of the Neotropical Genus Paraphidnia

Orthoptera Species File: Anaphidna

[bugthingsdaily]

today's bug thing are these embroidered cicada brooches by Hiné Mizushima on Flickr!

[boschintegral-photo]

Ueno Dahlia Festival Tokyo, Japan

[crtter]

One or more of beloved feline sons and daughters has, YET AGAIN, caught and killed a cockroach, eaten some of it and left the humble gift of the rest of its corpse for me to find. I’m particularly touched by the fact that, ONCE MORE, they’ve dined on almost a perfectly cut half of it, sharing it between themselves and left me the other entire half, undoubtedly taking into account that, unlike them, I’m particularly big for a fellow cat and therefore must need more food to get by. What really proves their affection for me, however, is that, just like they ALWAYS DO, they made the decision to leave the remains of the unlucky invertebrate on the spot of our shared territory I seem to prefer to rest on the most, so I could find it without any issues. Rationally, I should be proud of having had raised my adopted feliform children into such considerate, thoughtful adults. Emotionally? BUG JUICE ON MY BED AGAIN GOD FUCKING DAMN IT I PUT MY FACE ON THERE COME ONNNNNN

[witchrealms]

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[onenicebugperday]

My parents have a bunch of these charming beetles at their house (New England US). My friend and I were discussing it and wondering: ladybug or invasive lookalike?

This one is definitely an Asian lady beetle. If they're coming into your house in the fall/winter, they're almost certainly Asian lady beetles. They're not native, but they are not going anywhere at this point, so might as well get used to them!

[piano-hoarder]

fearless companion of the noot noot penguin

toot

[chasingrainbowsforever]

~ Purple and Red ~

[ancient-voice]

--011224, local forest (east)

part one: lovers and loners