Bug Life

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[sherry-the-wasp]

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[reanimateobjects]

[pagurus-san]

Ok, I'm very surprised

Last year, wasps built this nest

This year, other species of wasps built a nest on that nest

?!?!?!

[shailion]

"Well this spot worked for the last gals"

[westformiles]

@onenicebugperday

[addicted2wasps]

I have witnessed something like this myself. The nest I found was from 2012, so it's very old. A Vespinae nest built on a Polistinae nest. All I can say is WASPCEPTION!!!

[waspdaily]

Today's wasp of the day is Charterginus fulvus!

Credits: photo 1, photo 2

Someone is sticking papier-mâché starfish under leaves in the Amazon. If you want to meet the artist(s), you'll likely find them hanging out between the leaf base and the structure, peering over the edge to protect their masterpiece. Their design inspiration is not understood yet, but we do know where they source their materials. With the addition of locally sourced lichen (the white spots seen on the nests), the majority of the structure is made out of the fuzz found on cecropia trees. This gives the nest an almost felted wool like texture.

[ratbugs]

[6amflight]

office bugs.... been wanting to practice drawing bugs and officespaces so i did both smile

[great-american-chapel]

Emerging dragonfly at 1am

[crazysodomite]

Basyas eating...

[shiftythrifting]

Recently spotted on Marketplace for £250

not gonna lie, kind of obsessed with this lil freak

I want 12 of them

[sherry-the-wasp]

[things-that-are-not-true]

the biggest spider in north america just sent you a friend request on steam

[fivetrench]

*Whimpers*

[onenicebugperday]

This is the jumping spider Neobrettus tibialis photographed in Indonesia by wildsumatra on iNaturalist.

Dorsal view by the same photographer:

And from the side:

[beachsideufo]

picture made in a haze

[platycryptus]

Look at this beautiful green soldier fly (Odontomyia cincta) that landed on my hand while I was sitting next to a pond!

Soldier flies are best known for the species that feed on decaying matter like manure and compost, but O. cincta is one of many where the larvae are aquatic and feed primarily on algae.

(Massachusetts, 6/17/22)

[mansand]

i see everyone's ants. i raise you mine

[waspdaily]

Today's wasp of the day is Cerceris gilesi!

Credits: photo 1, photo 2

This brightly colored blockhead digs its nest in loose sandy ground and then packs it in to form little cells for each of its eggs. Then it's grocery time! While this genus of wasps are often called "weevil wasps", they also seek out other beetles. In fact, weevils are often not even their first choice and instead just what they'll settle for if a juicier beetle can't be found.

Bonus:

"hemlo!"

[waspdaily]

The tiniest tangerine

[eupholus]

yellowjacket tips: for accurate landings aim for a sister

[xalatath]

White-legged Toktokkie (Dichtha cubica)

That is literally a plushie