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ʚ₊˚‧ જ : bug account ⊹˚˖⁺౨ : made to overcome my fear of bugs — › adult┆they/it

[onenicebugperday]

Coral tree moth, Agathodes ostentalis, Crambidae

Photographed in Luzon, Philippines by Frank Deschandol // Instagram

Shared with permission; do not remove credit or re-post!

[neurohazards]

i had a stroke of genius this morning

[princeofthegrasslands]

What a polite fella, climbed on my hand right away when i went to relocate him, and then did a little dance

[scuddlez]

My friend and I saw this at the zoo

[daily-dose-of-insects]

The Dragon Flower Mantis (Toxodera integrifolia)

This striking mantis is a rare find in the rainforests of Southeast Asia due to its excellent camouflage.

This mantis blends in perfectly with the colourful flowers of its rainforest home where it hunts other insects such as butterflies and moths.

[tropic-havens]

Dragon flower mantis (Toxodera integrifolia). Sabah, Malaysia (Borneo). Photo by Chien C. Lee.

[herpsandbirds]

Can you post a praying mantis please?

Let's get you some cool mantises!

Giant Devil’s Flower Mantis (Idolomantis diabolica), family Empusidae, found in Eastern Africa

photograph by Igor Siwanowic

Thistle Mantis (Blepharopsis mendica), family Empusidae, found in parts of the Middle East and northern Africa

photograph by Richard Towell

Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus), family Hymenopodidae, found in SE Asia

photograph by @sipinkara

Conehead Mantis (Empusa pennata), family Empusidae, Spain

photograph by Marta Albareda (@malbafont_macrophotography)

Chinese Shield Mantis (Asiadodis yunnanensis), family Mantidae, from Yunnan, China, above a Tropical Shield Mantis (Choeradodis rhomboidea), family Mantidae, from Perú

photograph via: mantisparadise

Red-and-yellow Slender Flower Mantis (Toxodera integrifolia), female, family Toxoderidae, Malaysia

Photograph by Chien C Lee

[ieafy]

Midnight mantis 🌷

[bugthingsdaily]

today's bug thing is this orchid mantis plush!

[grigadf]

Beautiful jumping spider with some gorgeous emerald green eyes :)

Judging by the look of the pedipalps it seems to be a male.

[chimerarachnid]

To be a spider carried like a sacred object in the antlers and horns of a four legged beast

[apsciencebylyn]

Floof Lump, if needed

(Hamataliwa grisea)

[ieafy]

Pink bugs!!! I have been enjoying Bugs 🪲

[grayve-mistake]

Everyone SHUT UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cherry blossom isopods. Thank you

[onenicebugperday]

Pink crab spider, Thomisus onustus, Thomisidae

Found throughout Europe and into northern Africa and Asia

Photo 1 (with male on female) by bugzone, 2 by durand_mathis, and 3 by sonic7730

[gray-warden]

Huge fucking weevil!!!!

And I came across funky weevils of a more normal size:

[bugthingsdaily]

today's bug thing is this glass beetle sculpture!