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Beetles make up 25% of all animals. Insects make up ~75% of all living species, plants and fungi included. You cannot keep us down forever. We shall continue to grow and some day you shall bow to the rightful rulers of the earth. BUGS RISE UP!

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Bug productivity report, this year bugs have:

Stepped 1000 billion million times

Decomposed much decaying matter

Put their feelers in the air a lot

Eaten way too many ice cream cones that fell on the ground (unhealthyfor them but its okay)

Overthrown 74 world governments and replaced all officials with identical bug-controlled robots

Pollinated at least 7 flowers and plants

We'll circle back to this report in the next quarter. Keep it up bugs!

wispwoodmc

effervescent

razehider

as far as super common bugs go Chrysolina bankii is an old reliable, the perfect find if you want to hold a shiny little black thing for a bit, to see your distorted reflection on its elytra, or simply to go "oh hey it's C. bankii season again". if you don't want to do any of that, they'll show up anyway. they love to show up

you can also get them to stare back at you if you want. this elicits no response because their eyesight probably sucks but the option is there

(October 4th, 2024)

dailyisopods

Today's isopod is Thai Spikey (Isopoda sp.)

herpsandbirds

Parasa Moth (Parasa schausi complex), with ant friend, family Limacodidae, Costa Rica

photograph by Casey Owen

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Jewel Weevils (Eurhinus magnificus), family Eurhynchidae, Indian Hidalgo, Mexico

photograph by Eduardo Axel Recillas B.

faeberrywine

cosmonautroger

caterpillar

onenicebugperday

This is definitely a sawfly larva rather than a butterfly or moth caterpillar, likely a butternut woollyworm sawfly, Eriocampa juglandis. Sawflies are related to wasps (Hymenoptera) and look a lot like them, but do not sting.

otiksimr

Small neopteron

crevicedwelling

maintenance day checkup photos

crevicedwelling

trying to identify worms but they aren’t being easy… they are quite photogenic though. pretty sure the huge brown one is a different species from the smaller red one

onenicebugperday

The magician (yes that’s the real common name), Marialma magicaria, Geometridae

Found in mountainous areas along the northwestern coast of South America

Photo 1 by franklinhowley and 2-3 by indianacristo

crevicedwelling

Lumbricus castaneus may be one of my favorite local earthworm species for its small size, active nature, and strong iridescence, which varies in color from deep blue to yellowish green.

found on the surface under leaf litter or old wood, when you uncover one of these spirited little worms it’ll sprint off to safety, shining all the way.