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floridensis

made some great friends today

hawkpartys

Brachycybe producta

mistersixtyfour

They look like tiny Arthropleura.

today I found a sluggish bee in the bathroom so I opened a window and guided it out in the hopes it'd do better outside

after work had to make a trip to the supermarket but I found a beautiful katydid on the wall outside which is only the second time I've seen one! Very exciting

and then later I noticed a praying mantis bobbing up and down on a window so I started mimicking it as a beat to dance to

and finally late tonight I found a large cricket hopping around on the carpet so I picked it up and it crawled onto the tip of my pointer finger and started to move it's wings and I could feel the vibrations on my finger until it flew off about a minute later. coolest sensation honestly. I could feel this little guy moving its wings. how sick is that

anyway today was a good bug day

#bugs #insects

me: hello there little earwig on the carpet please crawl on this piece of paper i am going to pop you outside

the earwig: i'm going to pinch you pinch you pinch you pinch you pinch you pinch you pi-

me, successfully putting a glass over it: perfect! outside we go!

the earwig, running laps inside the glass: -nch you pinch you pinch you pinch you pinch you pinch you pinch you p-

me, gently shaking the earwig off into some dirt: that's better!

the earwig: 👁️👄👁️ ..pinch you?

#bro was SO set on pinching #someone has an attitude problem...#stop trying to FIGHT ME I'M TRYING TO HELP YOU #IF YOU STAY IN THE HOUSE MY CATS ARE GOING TO TRY AND EAT YOU #PLEASE. COOPERATE #IT'S FOR YOUR OWN GOOD #i let a cricket jump on my shirt and walked it outside that way like 2 minutes before this #you little earwig...do not have cricket rights...not until you control your temper #bugs

why is there such a thing as an 'unarmed stick insect'

are you implying some of them are armed???

#like with a pistol or??

day wasn't going very well BUT then i saw a stick bug as big as my hand and now it's the best day ever

#not even kidding #went from teary to grinning so much my cheeks hurt #i am easy to sway #and i regret nothing

passionpeachy

got you some chocolates. don’t worry about the title

new zealand bug of the year voting is almost over so if you want to chuck a cheeky vote towards your favourite critters...cast ye vote here

Or search 'bug of the year nz' in your search engine, you'll find it :)

I have personally given my votes to the Giant Pill Millipede, Taranga Pill Woodlouse, and Kahuwai/Black Tunnelweb Spider. Just cause I love spiders and anything isopod-like most of all.

BUT I do want to give a shoutout to the Avatar Moth who is in serious danger of losing their habitat, the Iolanthe Cicada who is incredibly difficult to find and described as 'semi-mythical', the Canterbury Knobbled Weevil who was thought to be extinct until just a few years ago (they're still in danger!), and the Amber Snail who is also suffering from habitat changes brought about by humans.

You can take get more information on each of the nominees here if you just want to learn about some bugs in Aotearoa :)

#bug of the year #2026 Bug of the Year #Aotearoa #New Zealand #NZ #bugs #also the auckland worm is very cool #and the new zealand flatworm description cracks me up #the hellraiser mite is awesome and so are the wetas of course #honestly i love just about all of them this vote was a nightmare

twerking 💅

#bee #get it 💅💅#shake ittt

wizardarchetypes

i was opening up the nature center and a little wasp flew by while i unlocked the door so i let him out. then i looked down, and there was a spider, a millipede, and two rollie-pollie bugs waiting at the door and they all walked out in a line like they’d been at a party together overnight.

it’s been two weeks and i can’t stop thinking about it.

ispyalittlebug

turned over a leaf to be nosy

me: 👁👄👁

the spider: 👁👁👁👁👄👁👁👁👁

i-give-spiders-to-people

ispyalittlebug

THANK YOU I HAVE A GIFT IN RETURN

#IS THAT A WOLF SPIDER????#I LOVE THEM #spiders #!!!

turned over a leaf to be nosy

me: 👁👄👁

the spider: 👁👁👁👁👄👁👁👁👁

#she had an egg sac #I was like my bad buddy I thought the leaf was unoccupied #I'm not after your kids you're safe bro #spiders

A praying mantis ran towards me and jumped onto my hand then started running up my arm but I was outside working on an essay for uni so I finished my sentence first before relocating it

But when I looked down it wasn't on my arm anymore

And I was like that's weird, I didn't see it jump off and run away again...

Behold