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Treehopper (Adippe zebrina), family Membracidae, Costa Rica

photograph by explorewithdara

#aww #cute #treehopper #insects #photography #bugblr

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I'm having fun making pop ups lately

#lovely #very nice textures #paper craft #art #insects #scorpion #bugblr

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Ant posting once again

#aww #cute #animation #looping gif #gif #hand drawn #art by op

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Random bee behavior fact for those who wish to read, just because I feel like it and because it’s late and I’m stalling on sleeping:

Bumblebees may seem like passive, cuddly, and docile creatures, but they won’t hesitate to defend themselves if they feel as if their warnings aren’t being read or taken seriously.

I.e. the photo and diagram below, when a bee feels threatened they will raise one or more of their legs into the air, signaling to whatever or whomever may be bothering them as a message essentiality saying: “hey, back off, too close!”

species pictured: bombus pascuorum, bombus impatiens

If their defensive posture goes unnoticed or ignored, they may be pushed into defending themselves by stinging (which is also a stressful experience for not only one such as yourself, but also for the bee.) If you ever find yourself getting close to a bumblebee while taking pictures, walking close to them, or just admiring them, remember this posture! If a bee does this, it is simply asking you to take a step back as it feels it is being threatened.

Now you can understand and use this knowledge to your advantage if you ever come across one in the future. (Of course, because it’s very hard not to anthropomorphize animals, I do have to admit that they do look pretty cute when doing it. Just remember to respect them though!)

#random facts #bees #bumble bees #insects #body language #bugblr #bumbles are so cute 🥺

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☘️ A small house from my 2021 postcard calendar ☘️

#so cute! #a perfect little house in spring flowers #illustration #art #spring #whimsy #flora

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cutest little cuckoo wasp

#cute #wasp friend #a little jewel <3 #cuckoo wasp #insects #video #fixing because I posted to the wrong blog #oops

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Mosquito on western rainbow boa

Photographed in Ecuador by Matthieu Berroneau

Shared with permission; do not remove credit or re-post!

(Negative comments about mosquitoes will get you blocked.)

#huh #I didn't think they'd go for snakes? #like they're not very warm? #interesting #insects #mosquitoes #snakes #photography

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My tattoo artist just sent me some better pictures of my tattoo!! Look at the details in that second pic, she does such incredible work :')

#oh wow #thats incredible! #mantis #crab spider #tattoo #art #insects #bugblr

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Japanese Emperor caterpillar bus !

#aww #cute #caterpillar #japanese emperor caterpillar #insects #humans #art #bugblr

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mantis mouthparts source

#excellent footage #gif #mantis #insects #anatomy #in a nutshell #bugblr

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this little butterfly is Sarota acantus, a fingernail-sized work of art found in Central and South America. you can tell this one is a female since she’s walking on all six legs—male metalmarks have a greatly reduced first pair!

#ooh #what a beauty! #and with a fun fact too #metalmark #butterfly #insects #bugblr #photography

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アオスジコシブトハナバチ

群れで眠るところにやっと出会えた。メタリックターコイズブルー縞々集団サイコー。

R5.11

#beautiful bees #photography #insects #cute #bugblr #bees

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luv bugs.,..,

#happy valentine's day #silly #bugblr #insects #valentine's day #art #cute #beetles #moths #bees

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snailway to heaven 🐌

#cute #whimsical #these would be fun characters for a game #snail #art #bugblr #beetles

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Cuban laurel thrips (Gynaikothrips ficorum), nymph, family Phlaeothripidae, orginally from SE Asia

photograph by Parmote Thep

#wow #ketchup and mustard pinstripes #and thrips are already so weird #insects #photography #bugblr #Parmote Thep

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small artists

#aww #doodle buddies #me and who #art #beetles #insects #bugblr

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a mysterious and handsome moth showed up at the light last night & wouldn’t stop wiggling its feet!

a little searching turned up the species Lepidotarphius perornatella. it’s probably of East Asian origin, but established in small parts of the US where it feeds on reed-like Acorus (not sure if it eats the native one or only the introduced species).

I think the spots and tapping legs might be some sort of jumping spider mimicry, since they resemble salticid eyes and palps.

#interesting behavior #wiggly #fidgeting #moths #video #photography #bugblr #insects