CreepyCrawlyology

Bugs, monsters, critters, creepy crawly's- Of real life and the unreal

[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? 🥰

[morgansram]

Rhino Beetle // Alina Lomenkova X

[resedaluteola]

I fear i will just pass away if i ever see a bee look this cute again !!!

(Osmia cornuta, male imago, freshly out of the nest, or still in it i guess)

[jetix]

2022-11-18

[basyacriptid]

evil basya pokemon variation, (they still can be normal volcarona and sw (theyd just be fatter and have orange maine but other wise same desigh as og) but i just wanted to doodle them with difrent types like steel and dark)

[basyacriptid]

larvesta basling. cute, fat, spoiled, loves berries and hates tickles💢💢💢

maybe dont approach one in the wild....

[great-and-small]

Yeah sorry wasp haters but y’all don’t know shit. Have you ever even seen the cuteness of Bembicini?

[silvermothsio-reblog]

What's little buddy doing?

[great-and-small]

It’s probably a female digging a burrow for her eggs :)

[fivetrench]

*Whimpers*

[onenicebugperday]

This is the jumping spider Neobrettus tibialis photographed in Indonesia by wildsumatra on iNaturalist.

Dorsal view by the same photographer:

And from the side:

[heedra]

if you learn to love bugs with all your heart the world will feel half as hostile and a thousand times as big

[heedra]

Theres a sentiment I'm noticing in the tags that I'd like to address. I dont think learning to love bugs with all your heart means forcing yourself out of discomfort you have with them overnight. It's about observing a different sort of being going about its life and deliberately trying to reframe your observations through a sense of wonder and delight. It's about cultivating a positive interest and curiosity for their ecology and behaviors. It's especially about trying to uncouple the value we find in them from how 'convenient' they are to us; to face head on the part of us that wants to assign moral evil to another organism who just happens to live life in a way that is not harmonius with ours. You can love insects in this way and still recognize your own health and safety needs. We are animals living side by side within a biosphere. This is how it is, sometimes.

I think this is important to cultivate because, if you are alive at all, you are coming into conflict with countless other people and things that dont owe you an apology for their existance and needs. If you are alive at all, you are encountering countless other people and things that harmful bias and personal discomfort have made repulsive to you. This is about bugs, but its also about way more than bugs.

[invertebrates]

It's hard to explain to the uninitiated that you can just go for a walk just about anywhere with a bit of green (and sometimes even in the heart of a city) and find like a dozen neat little unique guys if you're patient and observant.

People get really into bird watching but here's a secret: bugs are WAY easier to find than birds and they let you get a lot closer.

Try to approach the world with wonder and curiosity rather than fear and revulsion. Bugs are a great place to start.

[jupiterswasphouse]

My journey to loving bugs started from a position of being terrified of many of them, then came a spark of interest, but it wasn't some big moment of clarity that made me instantly love them. It was curiosity, then searches, then wiki dives, then careful distant observation, then close up observation and even handling, slowly cultivating that spark of interest gently into the great appreciation I have for them today.

Learn to love nature, cultivate your understanding, I fully encourage you to get out there. You can absolutely do so at your own pace, learning takes time! Your patience will be rewarded.

[bowelfly]

you crack open an unusually large acorn and these guys all come tumbling out

[arb0k]

i've been learning how to make shapes in blender and i really liked how shaped these guys are so i made them some fanart :3

[limitedmedicine]

【Rippi/リッピ】

fuzzy bugs series

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@shiba0607

[waspdaily]

Today's wasp of the day is Ropalidia saussurei!

Credits: photo 1, photo 2

Most other wasps that have green on them are not a true green, and instead only appear green due to what is called "structural color"— the micro-make up and surface of the scales reflect light to make it appear that color as opposed to true pigment, which is a chemical mix that results in the color. This is why so many green wasps (and birds for that matter) have a metallic sheen to them, as the angle the light hits at will also effect the perceived color.

There are only a handful of wasp species with true green pigment, the majority of which can only be found in Madagascar.

[waspdaily]

The turaco is the only bird that has true green pigment. Bonus bird fact to go with your wasp facts, all apart of a balance diet

[ratbugs]

there are few more beautiful things in the world than people who love roaches. who coo at wasps and see the beauty in an ant nest.

we’re raised to hate and fear them, in societies that profit immeasurably from the pursuit of their eradication

still, humans aren’t born with hate. it’s a great advantage when they can learn to overcome learned perceptions

it just reminds me that even with all the bad, the spaces where the light shines through persist. the lichen grows on the light pole. . . the moss fights through the grass. . . the spider weaves her web in the doorframe. . .

to all my fellow bug enjoyers, i love you and all your love for the neglected things

every time a little life finds itself safe with you, is something more important than i can put into words. the world will beat us all down again, and again - but your heart is soft and your gaze is not scathing. for that, you are an incredible gem

thank you

[myriapoda-1306]

I often feel like a forager wasp when I'm buying dairy for my family

[roachparty]

There you have it, a hisser giving birth! These guys will be returned to the colony after the mother eats some food. 63 nymphs total in this litter.

[herpsandbirds]

[mysteriouslyinky]

“Lineus Longissimus” like fuck dude it sure is!

[somnambulant-seraphim]

I've been reusing a lot of materials from my old crafts lately. It's a nice way to "declutter" in a way, without having to fully part with them.

࿐༄ ⚘ 𓆣 ⍋ 𓆣 ❀ 𓆣 ⚘ 𓆣 ⍋ 𓆣 ❀ ࿐༄

I recently made these two beetles: a stag beetle, and the other is more of a ground beetle. The materials are from a few decorative gourds that I previously made for autumn a few years ago. I also used other scrap material to make some new parts.