#athropod

[animals-from-outside]

Arthropods (et al)

Myscelia ethusa vs Actias luna

Common Name: Mexican Bluewing | Luna Moth Conservation Status: Least Concern | Least Concern Fun Fact: Myscelia ethusa likes to feed on rotting fruit instead of flower nectar | Actias luna lives for only about a week in its mature state, and doesn't even have a mouth!

Which of these animals is your favorite?

Myscelia ethusa

Actias luna

Voting ended onSep 13, 2025

[photapir]

Big Yellow May Hexagenia limbata, the largest mayfly found in the Pacific Northwest. Seen at Round Lake just before the dam spillway, 30 August 2019.

[vintagewildlife]

Blow flies (Calliphora sp.) crawling on a dead snake By: Jane Burton From: Éditions Rencontre Cards 1976

[vintagewildlife]

Black fly (Simulium sp.) By: Kratz / Tierbilder Okapia From: Éditions Rencontre Cards 1977

[vintagewildlife]

Blind cave beetle (Aphaenops cerberus) By: Tercafs / Jacana Press Agency From: Éditions Rencontre Cards 1977

[campstem]

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A pillbug goes by many names -– roly poly, wood louse, armadillo bug, potato bug – but whatever you call it, it's a fascinating. #athropod #STEM #nature #STEM

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The primary purpose of a hermit crab shell is to protect his soft abdomen, but it also helps him regulate his body fluids and hydrate his gills. #STEM #marine #athropod

[puprinus]

Getting better at insects #insect #athropod #scarab #dungbeetle #beetle #myart #traditionalart #sketch #study #insects #stagbeetle