Insects Community

Contender for the most Autistic thing I’ve ever said part 986

: Hiya! Would you like a brochure? : “Oh! I’m sorry, I would, but I have a really well preserved bee in my hand. <:(“

The Little Architect: Sceliphron

They hunt spiders, paralyze them with their sting, and lock them alive inside this mud cell. Then they lay an egg inside, so these immobilized spiders serve as a fresh, live food supply for the hatched larva. Despite their intimidating appearance, these insects are completely harmless to humans… read more

Sweet lil bee 💛🖤🩷

Dragonfly

Emerging children 🙂‍↕️

Yes, these are technically feeder roaches, for reptiles! But I choose to keep them as pets instead because I love them 💚💚🪳 SO thrilled we’re allowed to legally have these in Canada omg 🥹

grasshoppers 🦗✨

(I know the emoji is a cricket, hush)

the fly of butter 🪰🧈

Turns out I had already posted a picture of the grasshoppers, so I guess I’ll post this one instead 🤣

Praying mantis

I found a Praying mantis in my backyard a couple days ago and named her Isabella

Dragonfly

Strongest Creature 💪

Just imagine if they were the size of a dog.

Flies on mushrooms

These are most likely Leiomyza dudai from the family Asteiidae (the other species very similar was only found im China) sitting on an old Coprinus. Many other mushroom visiting flies are active in autumn, like Platypezidae with broad flat feet that run in a triangular shape over mushroom hats and… read more

Common Whitetail Dragonfly

I can't believe he stayed still long enough for me to get this shot! I love how the shadows look. ✨ (edited)

Blue carpenter bee

🐝💙 (edited)

Stag beetle

Lucanus cervus

Little green spider

This little guy decided to take a free hitch ride on my pant leg until I brushed him off. He is very pretty and interesting he is almost the colour of neon green. Must've gotten on my pant leg in the tall grass, I am curious as to what this spider is called.

Various interesting insects

I found these interesting pictures online for the last few days and I thought they would be interesting enough to show and post.

Made a friend at work today

Save them

More pictures of my favorite bug

I've been looking around and found more interesting pictures on the various species of the walking stick like of how the jumping stick may have an interesting face design, but during its nymph stage, it would resemble a rather long grasshopper.

Identification of a Lepidoptera

Hello!! A few months ago I found a small green caterpillar on a basil plant 🐛. After adopting it and feeding it for several weeks, it ended up making its cocoon and emerging as this beautiful imago with silver spots 🦋. For now, I conclude that it must be a noctuid. Does anyone know what species… (edited) read more

Insect eggs

I've been doing a little bit of research here and there based on various walking sticks, and happy to find it out all the different types of eggs that they would end up laying like, how most insects tend to do.

I found this moth in my window

I took the photo with the phone xd

More interesting insects pt2

Amazing insects pt3

Some more interesting insects, even though one I know that isn't an insect. But featuring one of my top 5 favorites

Mariposa-leopardo 💚

Attracted by light, warmth, and shelter.

Beware of some female praying mantises or they will eat your head off.

😋

Insects

I used to be one of those "I love all animals except insects" type of people, until I started doing an animal care course in my college, anyone else had a similar moment?

Favorite insect

Please leave on like and comment your favorite bug that you like even if everyone else doesn't like it. My top favorite is Walking stick and my back up choice is the cicada.

Beetle in progress

Just making up as I go at this point

Gorgeous ladybug sighted

Made me feel way too excited (mind out of the gutter, please) to see this critter earlier today so I'll share it here too.

Stick and Leaf insects

One of my favorite insects, next to the Cicadas and it's fascinating of how many there are.

Moth

A Willow Beauty moth

What a great name

Scorpion

A friend found it once when we went for a walk in the hill... In the Puebla Mixteca, we photographed it and let it return to nature.

One of my top favorite insects

I know.I have said this before, but the walking stick happens to be one of my top favorite insects, the way they are very skilled in camouflaging, and apparently are very harmless, except for a couple that I know that will spray a special pheromone that is only harmful to other insects like the… read more

Arachnade

Ladybirds in the garden

It was such a nice evening I pulled out my macro lens and took a few photos. All those dimples on the wing casing of the ladybird, very cool.

Honey bee