there will be bugs

mantis | 26

[mystic-mantis]

finally learned how to make one of these little guys

[mystic-mantis]

he's an earring now...i'm unstoppable

[mystic-mantis]

finally learned how to make one of these little guys

[mystic-mantis]

accidental strepsiptera seen at an antique store

[boobookittenartblog]

Nishiyama Hoen, Insect Procession,

detail, ink and color on silk, 1851

[unplaces]

W 18th St, Lake Charles, Louisiana.

[mystic-mantis]

i miss my cat :(

[wasp-with-a-computer]

[mystic-mantis]

so silly

[mystic-mantis]

riverbank trash, 2026

[nyanletnest]

[mystic-mantis]

there are so many ads on here now :/

[unplaces]

W 18th St, Lake Charles, Louisiana.

[mystic-mantis]

lake charles mention

[herpsandbirds]

Photo 1: Alipes multicostis from Cameroon, Africa. (Credit: UG, modified) Photo 2: Aspects of ultimate legs in Alipes spp. (A) Posterior trunk with leaf-like ultimate legs in Alipes multicostis Immhoff, 1854 (Original A. Ruppert). (B) Schematic representation of posterior trunk and ultimate legs in Alipes spp. (compiled after Alipes grandidieri; (Iorio, 2003) and Alipes crotalus (Gerstaecker, 1854); and own data).

[mystic-mantis]

sign of spring, 2026

[mystic-mantis]

new patch for my pants, from an old tshirt i loved when i was a kid (it glows in the dark)

[mystic-mantis]

hello again, world. i've returned to the dark side