bugs and dead things

[l30m730w]

so “metal” , bright pink , smells like almonds  A  note from photographer:   2007年にタイで発見された新種の昆虫に多くの人が驚いた。まるで自然界に存在する生物とは思えないほどに鮮やかなピンク色をしたヤスデだったからだ。自然界では目立ちすぎるピンク色をしている理由等の詳細は今もわかっていない不思議な生物である。

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[thechickendaddy]

Black Swallowtail caterpillars in the herb spiral 😍😍

[beetlebones]

took some pics of plants 🌿🍃

[voiceofnature]

bealeiderman Last year’s leaves get festive with tiny mushrooms/slimemold.

[positive-cats-blog]

[alithographica]

Bees! They’re great. As long as you don’t agitate them, they’re not out to get you. Only 7 species produce the honey humans use but the rest are important pollinators and deserve love too.

Meanwhile, wasps may be assholes but they’re ecologically important assholes. Hoverflies are where I see most people get confused, but they are purely beneficial and harmless. I actually had one hang out with me while I worked on this in the park.

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[mossworm]

I love Cladonota bugs. Here’s helpful anatomy guide

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[glazecake]

biosteria on ig

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This is the vinegaroon I started two weeks ago and finished today. He’s a friendly shape I guess

[dinoandfriends-deactivated20181]

Went out the the Cassowary Conservation Program yesterday to help out around the farm. This is their Single-wattled Cassowary Liberace!

[fat-birds]

Was looking up cassowaries this morning to show my mom and came across this 😂😂😂

[rate-my-bird]

Hear him hurgleng, turg turg tugling too 10/10 Ohh Lets Drop the Bass

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It sounds like a fart but in the bottom of a plastic bucket

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[kimmywithay]

this is so perfect! I love how she uses her front wiggler to measure distance from the previous circle. so cool!

[southaussiemoth-deactivated2019]

Aenetus lewinii

[dimetrodone]

TIL about “Teddybear Solifugids”

[mmmskulljuice]

This is apparently some sort of Chilean harvestman and it’s an incredible little monster with mighty bladed thighs and a xenomorph crest??

[archiemcphee]

Paris-based Japanese artist Nozomi created an exquisite series of iridescent crystaline and mineral beetle specimens. Entitled The Mineral Insect, each beautiful beetle was designed using 3D sculpting software, created with a 3D printer, and then hand-painted with lacquer.

Visit Nozomi’s Behance portfolio to check out more of her work, including a stunning series of 3D-printed beetles inspired by traditional Japanese masks. You can also follow Nozomi on Instagram or shop her creations via Etsy.

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[sinobug]

Pale Grand Imperial (Neocheritra fabronia, Theclinae, Lycaenidae) by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr. Pu’er, Yunnan, China See more Chinese butterflies on my Flickr site HERE…..