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Tonicella lokii - "flame lined chiton"

These guys have 7 or 8 dorsal plates made of calcite that are held in a muscular girdle. Their mouth, anus, foot, and gills are all on it's underside.

Molluska Polyplacophora

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Various Springtails

Photos taken in Millersville, MD 04/08/2022 Photography by Nisha Wolfe

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オオシママドボタル

サキシママドボタルかも

ただ、デカイ。

His information ↓

https://ja.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%89%E3%83%9C%E3%82%BF%E3%83%AB

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コンゴウフグ、Lactoria cornuta、12月16日、愛知県

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Waxy planthopper, Cerogenes auricoma, Fulgoridae (Lanternbugs)

Found in Mexico and Central America, these bizarre-looking planthoppers are not afflicted with fungus! This species excretes white and yellow waxy filaments as a by-product of their sucrose-rich diet that build up over time and are thought to provide protection from predators and parasites. These filaments can reach lengths of over eight inches!

Photo 1 by geroherdez , 2 by carlosfunes37, 3 by alan_rockefeller, 4 by mariourrutia, 5 by alanfibio, 6 by diegoman, 7 by huracan, 8 by jmeerman, and 9-10 by diegoman

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Stinging Nettle Slug Caterpillar (Cup Moth, Mahanta sp., Limacodidae)

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Alipes multicostis photos

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European black slug, Arion ater, Arionidae

Although it is native to Europe, this slug has spread to the United States, Australia, Canada, and possibly South America, where it is considered invasive and a danger especially to native plant life. Primarily black, this species also has color morphs including brown, white, yellow, and red.

Photo 1 by mlrosten, 2 by henrikbjerreso, 3 by manuel_marques, 4 by anasacuta, 5 by ellegaardsnatur, 6-7 by faetter, 8 by xinxane, and 9 (for scale) by kikster

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Elegant conehead katydid, Moncheca elegans, found in Central and South America

Photo 1 by maomorningyip, 2-3 by chloe_and_trevor, 4-5 by entomophilo, 6 by allison_strass, and 7-10 by amazonmegadiversity

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Cuckoo wasp, Chrysis semicincta, Chrysididae

Photographed in France by Frank Deschandol // Instagram

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Black land crab | Gecarcinus ruricola

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Heliofungia actiniformis

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Bug of the Day

Always awesome to find buffalo treehoppers at the lights - this one is genus Stictocephala.

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Tree millipede, Anadenobolus arboreus, Rhinocricidae

This arboreal species is found primarily in Puerto Rico, but also on some surrounding islands, and occasionally in Central America and northern South America.

Photo 1 by stenthesnake, 2 by willyburgos, 3 by elspethpierce, 4 by cullen, 5-7 by derick_gil, 8 by scott_stafford, 9 by carmen-sanchez7, and 10 by zlange123

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Green tree snail, Leptopoma perlucidum, Cyclophoridae

Found from South Asia to Australia

Photo 1 by tzulunhung, 2 by chih-wei_jack_chang, 3 by shuchen_huang, 4 by suchihfen, 5 by blackdogto, 6 by abujudy, 7 by daintree_rainforest, 8 by damontighe, 9 by ahan88, and 10 by joniyang

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World’s cutest male spider does embarrassing dance to impress cutest female spider.