Welcome to my chrysalis 🐝

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Swallowtail Caterpillars

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Atlas Moth (Attacus atlas) ♂

My heart melts every time I see one of my huge moths clean their antennae like a cat washing their face. 

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I was asked to post some goth bugs so here are some black and/or spooky babes!

Death’s head hawkmoth, Acherontia atropos:

Notice the spooky skull on its back! Neat. Photo by riana60

Clymene moth, Haploa clymene:

Featuring the mildly Satanic upside down cross! Photo by susanelliott

Ghost mantis, Phyllocrania paradoxa, adult and nymph:

Photos by  ThorHakonsen and VeVe-350Z

Spiny orb weaver, Micrathena vigorsi?, juvenile;

Photo by Andreas Kay

Eastern lubber grasshopper, Romalea microptera, nymph:

Photo by zoology123

The bloody-nosed beetle, Timarcha tenebricosa:

This dude intentionally breaks membranes in its own mouth in order to bleed out foul-tasting hemolymph as a defense mechanism. Photo by muftillo

Citheronia phoronea moth caterpillar:

Photo by vireolanius

Spangle swallowtail butterfly, Papilio protenor:

Photo by calcium

Hope those were goth enough for you! Didn’t want to make the post tooooo long.

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Girtha laying an egg in my hand

(11/16/20)

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Fulvous Forest Skimmer (Neurothemis fulvia, Libellulidae) by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr. Pu'er, Yunnan, China See more Chinese dragonflies and damselflies on my Flickr site HERE…

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Automeris frankae

Automeris frankae

Family: Saturniidae

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beautiful Neotibicen dorsatus I found today!

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Happy Mother’s Day! Here’s a bunch of amazing bugs that practice maternal care ❤️

(Wolf spider © Noppadol Paothong | Earwig © Joël Meunier | Shield bug © Brisbane Insects | Whip spider © Jonathan’s Jungle Roadshow | Vinegaroon © cowyeow | Centipede © Bernardo Segura | Tortoise beetle Ken © Preston-Mafham | Scorpion © Ivan Kuzmin)

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Painted Schinia Moth - Schinia volupia by Van Truan Via Flickr: Pueblo, Colorado

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Drinkihg wasps

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I recorded this timelapse a while back of my technique for spreading insects for display. The specimen is a giant stag beetle, Hexarthrius mandibularis sumatranus.

And here is the specimen after it has dried:

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Nest

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a stickbug friend