#pancrustacea

[herpsandbirds]

BUGS IS SHRIMPS.

[captious-solarian]

Coconut crab on Aldabra, Seychelles. Photo by Joey Latsha-Gamboa, 2024.

[have-you-seen-this-animal]

Rainbow Scarab! (Phanaeus Vindex!)

Have you seen the rainbow scarab (Phanaeus vindex)?

I have now

Yes, in photos/videos

Yes, irl

I'm not sure

Voting ended onJun 26

I believe the first image is of a male, the second is of a female.

[bug-cor3]

Imperial Moth (Catepillar)

- my coworker found this catepillar! Ive seen imperial moths before, but never the larval form! Very ferocious looking...

[cryptid-salad]

NYMPHALIDAE MEMBER SPOTTED

Hackleberry emperor, I believe

[brickytheprocrastinator]

[sinasinasinas]

Teethy manyhorn crab (male)

Small crustacean found in reefs. Males have huge horns on their head that they use to fight with other males for the right to mate.

Blucaris

Deep in waters of southern hemisphere those derived ostracods hunt small arthropods with their long claws. Other ostracods are especially common on their menu.

Goat flea

Adults of this species are skittish grazers of seagrass and algae while juveniles live as parasites of huge marine reptiles.

[animalids]

Cup moth caterpillar (Limacodidae)

Photo by itchydogimages