#insects///

[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💙✨

[mothtowers]

"im gonna kill myself" [remembers that suicide jokes scare my loved ones] "and im taking you with me!"

[hawkpartys]

[kougie]

Freshly molted cicadas are unreal

[toadbreath]

forgor his pants. how embarrassing

[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."

[heartnosekid]

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

[darklight-owl]

People who like mantises but aren't that into entomology are always "orchid mantises" this and "orchid mantises" that. Overrated. Can we talk about Toxodera integrifolia for a minute:

(Image links because as much as it pains me I've never seen one of these beauties irl: 1 2 3)

Like how are these things real. Girl what is that thorax shape. Why are you wearing eyeliner. And the colors? Absolutely fire. This is a 10/10 insect if you ask me.

[algrenion]

The Insulindian Phasmid……..

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