vespidae apologist

Taxidermy, bugs/critters, and other stuff I find interesting.

[cremsie]

Recreation of a scene I saw in my front yard

[brokenmusicboxwolfe]

This fella took me by surprise when I came across it today. It wasn’t what it seemed at first. Pity the photo can’t capture the strange, skittery, jerky way it moved until it flew off.

[brokenmusicboxwolfe]

Update! I think it’s Laphria virginica , also known as a bee-like robber fly (which is a wee bit on the nose!). And yes I googled it, but I thought folks might be curious.

[brokenmusicboxwolfe]

[herpsandbirds]

Great Bustard (Otis tarda), family Otididae, order Otidiformes, Portugal

ENDANGERED.

At up to 40 lbs, the male is one of the world’s heaviest flying birds.

photographs by Pedro Marques

[bug-skin]

I’ve been wanting to do a hell ant for a very long time now and here she is! Hell ants are an extinct family of ants from the Cretaceous that have these massive pincers and head spikes. Some scientists think they caught prey by trapping them between their horns and pincers

[slocotion]

Five new dolls will be looking for new homes this Sunday, through my secret shop! It's accessible to all Patreon memebers in the Tip Jar/Jester Jackpot tiers. The update will be live at 20:00 Irish Standard Time/ GMT+1, on Sunday the 26th of July 💫

(International tracked P&P between 20 - 30 eur)

Each doll stands between 5" - 5.5" from tip of hat to feet. Their head is made from polymer clay masked in cotton, and their body is reinforced with a wire armature to allow basic posability. The outfit is made with cotton fabric, finished off with hand embroidery, beads, lace and ribbon.

Shop Update Sunday 26th (20:00 Irish Standard Time/ GMT+1) by Slocotion on Patreon. Join Slocotion's community for exclusive content and upd

[witchrealms]

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[picturehoard]

The wee chaps snoozing, snuggled up with Bob and Daisy (2014)

[oscar-out-of-a-suitcase]

Carpathians, Ukraine

[onenicebugperday]

I’ve been donating to the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation for years and I never knew they had a bug podcast! Just listened to an episode about millipedes this morning and it was great. If you’re interested,

Bug Banter is available wherever you listen to podcasts or directly on their website :)

[onenicebugperday]

Pink noctuid moth (no common name), Philareta treitschkei, Noctuidae

It is found in Turkey, the Caucasus, the Balkans, Iran and the Levant.

Photo 1 by simonjpugh, 2 by salimeh, and 3 by ozgurkocak

[nemfrog]

The snail. We Look About Us. 1932. Illustrated by Hugh Spencer.

Internet Archive

[seabeck]

Baby arachnid

[mellifexfarm]

[hometoursandotherstuff]

[ambermaitrejean]

Northern flicker. Jefferson County, Colorado. Photos by Amber Maitrejean

[murphysletsdraw]

Here's some more of my paintings and their respective reference photos! murphysletsdraw on inprnt if you want to buy prints!! It's my bday month so if you buy some prints I could maybe buy myself a lil gift hehe