cicadas are more Creature than bug to me. if you’ve ever lived in the american south they are also a nonstop shriek everywhere you go for a full summer
Entomologists also LOVE bugs and don't see them as bad things (which they are not. Bugs are morally neutral, arguably good.)
He named his daughter after something he loved. It's a fun story for when she gets older: "Maua? Like the place in Brazil?" "oh no! My father named me after his favorite type of cicada because he's a bug scientist"
I knew a person named Cadence because her mother was a musician. It's not so weird.
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.
Okay actually you know what, I'm not done going insane here. This whole genus is just batshit insane. I just looked up more of them and my only responses were "What the fuck is this?" "What the shit is that?!" because seriously look at these things.
Feather mantis, Toxodera hauseri
Dragon mantis, Toxodera beieri
Just... Look at these beauties. I have never been more in love with an insect in my life. I want to smooch them all on their perfect little mantis heads and cradle their tiny mantis bodies in my hands. I want to keep them and their environment safe from everyone. I LOVE THESE BEAUTIFUL LADIES!
YO. legit, there is SO many cool mantises out there besides orchid mantises!!!
first one is conehead mantis, second one is giant dead leaf mantis, third one is jeweled flower mantis, and last (and probably my favourite) is spiny flower mantis
I'm sorry guys I'm someone very into entomology that's guilty of loving the orchid mantis too much but have you seen HIM
Giant Devil's Flower Mantis, the coolest mofo on the entire planet. He's my favorite mantis followed closely by the orchid mantis then the spiny slower mantis.. I like flower mantids
Vibrant blooms mean first stage of plan to cover 1,200 hectares is hailed as a success 18 months after planting
When the sowing began on the coastline of south-west England, conservationists warned it may take a little while for the new wildflower meadows to flourish fully.
But 18 months on, a vibrant display of blooms has popped up in north Devon, a joy for human visitors and a draw for precious birds, insects and mammals.
The idea is to create a network of flower-filled grasslands sweeping from the fringes of sandy beaches to moorland edges.
Eventually, the National Trust plans to plant up more than 1,200 hectares (3,000 acres) of land in north Devon, the charity’s largest ever wildflower grasslands project.
The first phase, 90 hectares at Woolacombe, Vention and South Hole, is being heralded a success, with oxeye daises, bird’s-foot trefoil and viper’s bugloss appearing and initial monitoring showing an increase of wildflower coverage from 2% to 40%.
There have been sightings of the brown-banded carder bee, meadow grasshopper and common blue butterfly, as well as birds such as swifts, skylarks, house martins and meadow pipits. Greater horseshoe bats dart across the meadows at dusk.
Joshua Day, a project coordinator at the National Trust in north Devon, said: “The sense of anticipation through the last two winters has been high, watching and waiting for the first successful seedlings to emerge.
“This first full bloom is an indication of success for the future of species-rich grasslands here in Devon, returning a diverse range of wild flowers to the countryside which will, in turn, benefit nature and ourselves.”
Species-rich grasslands are rare, with only 1% of flower-filled meadows remaining in the UK, and are among the most threatened habitats in Britain.
Seeds from these first meadows will be collected by rangers and volunteers to create more sites elsewhere. Every hectare harvested will provide enough seed to sow two more hectares of meadows.
By 2030, 1,275 hectares (3,151 acres) of grassland will have been planted in north Devon. Some sites are already identified, with others to be found over the coming years.
Ben McCarthy, the National Trust’s head of nature and restoration ecology, said: “As nature in the UK continues to decline, making space for flower-rich meadows in our countryside at a landscape scale will make a real tangible difference to its recovery.”
At the beach for the week and this is the place to show off the beach pictures and videos I've taken so far, I also learned a little bit in to the water there's like a line of shell pieces and I do not recommend going there barefoot, it feels like I was stabbed 46 times
in honor of be nice to bugs day. remember bugs go fucking WILD for small tubes. like they just. love em. so much
btw you can make ur own by drilling into a log (drill multiple different sizes for maximum bugs!!!) or leaving dead grass/flowers with hollow stems standing
go put a pile of small tubes outside rn theyll all be houses for bees, ants, spiders, etc probably by the end of the year. you will win the favor of the bug king and become his most trusted advisor
I love that I'm can always still find out about cool animals that I never knew existed. Like today I learned that brush-tailed porcupines exist and straight up look like giant rats with spines
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