Bugs and such in here

rip 中昆论坛😔. 30 they/them. bugs and such in here.

[daft-birds]

Daft bird #1

[milquetoaast]

source

[yanguang]

[ashenmind]

[hazerl]

The first half of my Mutillidae mini print set! Dasymutilla sackenii, Dasymutilla klugii (a number one on the Schmidt sting pain index!), and Hoplomutilla spinosa, all digitally illustrated and printed at 3.5" by 2.5". Stay tuned for the second half!

[polychaete-of-the-day]

Polychaete of the day is such adorable Phyllodocid that looks like a little bunny with big ears.

Photo by kkittens

[polychaete-of-the-day]

You dont say .....

[proteusolm]

bitework with my miniature american pitbull terrier

[onenicebugperday]

Wasp-mimic clearwing moth, Euhagena emphytiformis, Sesiidae

Found in the United States

Photo 1 by ellen5

[lowpolyanimals]

Scuba Cat from We Love Katamari

[arthronpodos-blog]

Polyzosteria mitchelli - Mitchell’s Diurnal Cockroach (by terraincognita96)

[herpsandbirds]

This is easily one of the CRAZIEST videos I've ever gotten. I was rafting down a river when a Yellow Jacket came, landed on my bright pink waterproof phone pouch, and started drinking from the water droplets that had gathered there.

The most amazing part is how the water droplet magnifies the Hornet's mouth parts, so you get to see them up-close!!!! It was FASCINATING to witness!

Here's some of my favorite still shots from that video:

What do you think? 🥰

[great-and-small]

Video of a crab where nothing happens

[decapod-of-the-day]

Decapod of the day: Pachycheles riisei

[razehider]

from this lateral angle of a perched Arachnocephalus vestitus you can see her ovipositor underneath the cerci pretty well, which brings me to the point that i've seen maybe a hundred of these things at this point and have somehow Never found a male and it's starting to give me moby dick syndrome. it's not that the males look any different at all but at this point i feel like i need confirmation that my local population of these things isn't magically parthenogenetic

(October 15th, 2025)

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[bugsbeingotherbugs]

Ctenophora flaveolata

[©andreaszehm, ©Volker Fäßler]

Species requests are welcome!

[ieafy]

I can’t stop drawing mantises I fear

[herpsandbirds]

Some of my favorite photos taken over the past couple years of majestic and precious Plains Lubber grasshoppers. They're so cute 😭

I love them!

[orthopteran-spotted]

Orthopteran spotted!