#entomology

[fella-lovin-fella]

i hate it when people mistake "etymology" with "entomology." like, i know where they coming from but it still bugs me

[spiny-ant]

Ggoouuuuuh what the fuuuuckkkkk

[herpsandbirds]

Gyas Jewelmark or Gyas Sarota Metalmark (Sarota gyas), family Riodonidae, Peru

photograph by Nick Volpe

[razehider]

there was a point in time where i found tiny depressed looking weevils under just about every oak leaf i flipped, but this Coeliodes was probably my favorite. no longer in the classic scrunched up seed pose that i tended to find them in but also not really alarmed by my presence, just gazing at nothing in particular. contemplative, even

(May 22nd, 2025)

[peregrinethegryphon]

Expectation:

Reality:

Dorsal Light Response - a reflex that causes insects to turn their backs towards a light source to orient themselves during flight.

[sh4rkguts]

I was left speechless by the chicken nugget

[goodlouse]

a magic potion isopod