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made some great friends today
Brachycybe producta
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
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?
why is there such a thing as an 'unarmed stick insect'
are you implying some of them are armed???
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
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 :)
twerking 💅
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.
turned over a leaf to be nosy
me: 👁👄👁
the spider: 👁👁👁👁👄👁👁👁👁
THANK YOU I HAVE A GIFT IN RETURN
turned over a leaf to be nosy
me: 👁👄👁
the spider: 👁👁👁👁👄👁👁👁👁
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
GET OFF MY PONYTAILLL
me, lifting a brick: oh m- IS THAT A WOLF SPIDER??? WITH AN EGG SAC??? WIN!!!
me, noticing movements by my fingers: hm what's that little g- A FALSE KATIPŌ??? NO!!
I love it how velvet spiders either look very baby...
or like they're planning world conquest...
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