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another fabulous planthopper from Costa Rica, Biolleyana costalis. juveniles are colorful, with a plume of shiny blue wax filaments on their tails.

later in life they will adopt a different, more modest color scheme in exchange for elaborately veined wings. a hint of the old self remains—a tiny orange crescent on each forewing matching the markings on juveniles’ wing buds.

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i have no idea what rain world is but im glad yall are having fun

i wonder if bugs find it soothing to clean their antennae

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god I wish that were me

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another species of Square-headed wasp that visits the pond. I actually took these photos months ago, and now realised I never posted them.

this species is also likely in the genus Pison, although a bit larger than the red-and-black species in my previous post.

Unknown Square-headed Wasp (genus Pison).

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weevil 486

by @tumannart on instagram

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Feather-legged bristle fly, Trichopoda lanipes, Tachinidae

Found throughout the eastern United States and down into Mexico, this species, like other bristle flies, is a protelean parasitoid with primarily true bug hosts. Adults feed on flower nectar, true bug honeydew, and pollen.

Photos 1-2 (female) by smeckert and 3-4 (male) by louiseinva

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whoa ! watch where you’re going you almost scrolled past her

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extremely tiny ceratopogonidae fly larva looks really cool when she moves

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Stemonitis sp. and a druid fly

by Petter Lilleengen

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i wonder if bugs find it soothing to clean their antennae

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i feel like curculionidae couldn’t be a more perfect name for weevils … idk why but it makes so much sense.. yes he is Curculio

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Today’s anime insect of the day is: a cicada from Gintama

Order: Hemiptera

Family: Cicadidae

#I took this screenshot so long ago I can’t remember if it has six wings cause they were animating a blur effect #or if the animators think they have six wings #oh well

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Here’s more marigold because I love her

Here she is in idiot spider jail the day she moved in with me

#spiders #tarantula #monocentropus balfouri #socotra island blue baboon #pets #marigold

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drew a bug

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Her name is marigold and she loves sitting on her blankie

I love it when tarantulas make a little web mat and just lay on it like that’s their blankie

#pets #marigold

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Captive isopods with babies via The Isopod Barracks on Facebook

The Isopod Barracks on Instagram

Photos shared with permission; please do not remove credit or re-post!

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I love it when tarantulas make a little web mat and just lay on it like that’s their blankie

#spiders