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Camel spider!!!
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Black tail spider, Arachnura melanura, Araneidae
Found in South and Southeast Asia
Photo 1 by LiCheng Shih, 2- 5 by mdjusri, 6-7 by albertkang, 8-9 by kinmatsu, and 10 (for scale) by nvdd033
A dobsonfly and her little pseudoscorpion buddy.
*sitting here for way too long and not long enough pondering the "why" of this creature design*
Obeza floridana, eucharitid wasp
6/21/23. N. Florida
Weird stimboard, but I like it... :)
gifs of various pseudoscorpions
I'm so sorry if you've talked about this already but I just saw it and you were the first person I thought of
Anyways have you seen this absolutely INSANE rove beetle
I HAVE HOPED TO SEE ACTUAL CLEAR PHOTOGRAPHS OF THIS FOR YEARS. I have seen nothing but scientific drawings and some microscopy slides!!! Oh my god it looks even sillier and more far-fetched than I thought it would. I want everyone to know before they carelessly continue scrolling that this is how the beetle pretends to be a termite and freeloads in termite society and the entire fake termite is just the beetle's abdomen. If you look closely you can see that's what it is, that it just has a massive weird butt so big it can hide entirely under its own butt and that it (the butt) is shaped like a different, inflatable decoy bug with fake antennas and fake legs.
Just four fake legs because it did not study entomology but luckily neither have the termites.
here’s a gnat ogre (Holocephala), a small robber fly that is indeed the bane of smaller flies like gnats and midges. not much escapes the detection of those big round eyes
Handsome fellow!
one of the most impressive animals I met this year was a huge platyrhacid millipede, found chugging through some bamboo leaf litter in Malaysia.
he was a pleasant weight to hold in the hand, but spread out over so many gentle, graceful legs. the video offers a nice look at his eyeless face—all polydesmidan millipedes lack eyes.
I only hung onto this animated spinal cord for about thirty seconds before setting him back in the leaves, but I recall this encounter so vividly. a truly memorable creature
THE BADASS BUG BRACKET
ROUND 1, BRACKET 6
Dragon Mantis (stenophylla lobivertex) vs Giant Desert Centipede (scolopendra heros)
Dragon Mantis propaganda: it's called a dragon mantis and it sure lives up to its name!! look at that elegant scaly tail and those fearsome eyes
Giant Desert Centipede propaganda: I mean, look at it!!! Not only is it the biggest centipede in all of North America, but it can inject venom THOURGH. ITS. FEET. HOW IS THAT NOT COOL???
Wasp-mimic clearwing moth, Euhagena emphytiformis, Sesiidae
Found in the United States
Photo 1 by ellen5
I’m quite fond of scarlet and turquoise together, and Edessa rufomarginata displays them both in the form of a gorgeous stinkbug!
seen in Costa Rica, alongside an equally beautiful juvenile of the same species. they are quite common in this habitat but no less pretty for it!
Jumping spider mimic barklouse, Psocoptera. Photographed in Singapore.
Comments from the photographer: The spots on the wings resemble the eyes of salticids (jumping spiders), and even with highlights. To top it off, it moves on tree trunks like a salticid.
Photos by Nicky Bay // Website // Facebook
Photos shared with permission - do not remove credit or re-post!
Time for my annual petition to rename grass veneer moths to furious grass veneer moths, because every single one of them is a tiny wedge-shaped ball of rage 🦋🌾😡
Look at that livid little mush. A moth that will burn down the cisheteropatriarchy with us, just as soon it can get it's paws on some tiiiny matches and the dexterity to use them.
This moth is also a good reason to keep some unmowed grass if you have a garden - even a little long grass around the edges will help this gloriously furious moth friend. And it will help in return by being part of the food chain of lots of other wildlife! Thank you from the Moth Promotional Board ✨🦋✨
So, I rescued a couple of dragonflies (Common Darters) from a local pond last Friday. This one hung around drying off, and was kind enough to let me take a couple of photos!
I also had the pleasure of meeting a Southern Hawker - I keep hearing them described as 'inquisitive', and this one circled my legs about three times, so I think that checks out! :D
today’s isopod is Armadillidium vulgare “Orange Vigor,” an orange mutation of the common pillbug or roly-poly.
they still show yellow scrawls and varying shades of base color like the wild gray form, with males tending to be dark and patternless and females brighter and with more markings.
Had the coolest guest at my house today. Made sure to let it outside in a safe spot. This was my first time encountering a praying mantis
