#vinegaroon

[cuttledreams-bugs]

Following up on my previous bug plush posts, I finally finished some new plushy concepts based on comments left in the notes~ May your dreams of plush phasmids, mayfly larva, vinegaroons, crane flies and dung beetles all come true <3

[trunswicked]

Hive Queens of Pantala (names under the cut!)

[beausbugbiome]

Today is my ✨30th Birthday!✨

I celebrated last night with my friends and bugs, of course! We had a some people come over and do an invertebrate presentation— best birthday ever!!

I hand sewed those sequins onto my dress, they’re made of beetle elytra! I also handmade my earrings and headband! 💚

If anyone feels so inclined, I’d love some bugs in my inbox. 🪲💕

[platycryptus]

Very cool find from last spring- a Florida vinegaroon (Mastigoproctus floridanus) that was hiding inside a rotting log.

despite her impressive size, this rarely encountered Florida endemic is actually the smallest of the 3 vinegaroons in the US, and some of the Mastigoproctus species from Mexico and southwards get even larger.

and yes they’re called vinegaroons (among other fun names) because they squirt concentrated vinegar from their butt as a chemical defense

(Florida, 4/17/23)

[herpsandbirds]

Vinegaroon (Mastigoproctus giganteus), family Thelyphonidae, order Uropygi, West TX, USA

Photograph by highsinger

[bethanythebogwitch]

Important reminder!

This is a vinaigrette:

This is a vinegaroon:

Know which is which before you make a salad!

[crevicedwelling]

old timelapse of a Mastigoproctus tohono excavating a burrow I started for her. I miss keeping vinegaroons, there’s really nothing quite like them… although I wouldn’t want to have this particular species again—a seasonal desert lifestyle means they spend much of the year inactive and not eating.

[azhdarchidae]

some bug comms!

slots are available for these! price ranges from 10-25 usd :3 dm if interested!