#CATERPILLAR

[onenicebugperday]

@billionneuronscurious​ submitted: A Caterpillar of Mangina argus with Parasitoid’s eggs.

Location: Maharashtra, India.

Beautiful friend! Shame that it likely isn’t going to make it to adulthood after being parasitized. So it goes.

Here’s an adult of the same species for admiration:

Photo by devinth09

#insects #bugs #submission #moth #caterpillar #larva #parasite #parasitoid #bug death #mentioned #crotalaria podbearer #tiger moth #genus name mangina........ #ok

[k9emote]

Not a request but a little drew some bugs, and I tidied them up. so here

ladybug

inchworm

moth sit

snail hide

caterpillar hai

waving caterpillar

the caterpillar is a Japanese emperor. :)

#k9emotes #emoji blog #emoji #custom emote #custom emoji #discord emoji #aac emojis #emotes #bugs #bugblr #buggies #moth post #mothblr #caterpillar

[persephonaae]

Have some bugs from today <3 that caterpillar I think is going to grow up to be a painted tiger moth, and the butterfly is Sara Orangetip

#bugs #bug #insect #insects #caterpillar #moth #butterfly #butterflies #moths #caterpillars #take a walk with me

[oracle-fae]

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#bug #bugs #bugcore #bug aesthetic #caterpillar #butterflies #butterfly #moth #moths #words #quote #quotes #art #cottage #cottagecore #cottage aesthetic

[taygra5shaon]

a normal night at the camp

when you are an amnesiac sweet guy who kill people when he's asleep and all your friends lust for you just because you are nice in general.

#baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #bg3 bhaalspawn #bg3 fanart #bg3 dark urge #bg3 durge #astarion #astarion ancunin #astarion art #astarion bg3 #astarion baldurs gate #shadowheart #shadowheart bg3 #karlach #karlach baldurs gate 3 #karlach bg3 #wyll ravengard #bg3 wyll #baldurs gate wyll #gale dekarios #gale of waterdeep #bg3 gale #bg3 durge oc #caterpillar #rip the caterpillar #shadowheart x durge #astarion x durge #gale x durge #wyll x durge #karlach x durge

[crevicedwelling]

here’s the silliest caterpillar I think I’ve ever seen in the mangroves of Singapore. it wasn’t just hairy, but coated with a thick cottony (wax?) coating that worked quite well to confuse the passing predatory weaver ants.

I did give it a curious poke and the fluff stuck to my finger, with no ill effects. bizarre little beastie, I wonder what it’ll mature into

#bugs #caterpillar #lepidoptera

[humblegrub]

please imagine some cosmic beings cheering for you like this whenever you accomplish little goals

#bugblr #bugs #insect #insects #entomology #bug #found elsewhere and uploaded by me #tiktok #inch worm #🐛 #inchworm #looper #larvae #caterpillar #lepidoptera

[vonkroner]

#little bug boi #caterpillar #the wiggler

[vincentbriggs]

I made a little wooly bear caterpillar. I was inspired by The Closet Historian's moth brooch video to learn turkey stitch, and I tried brushing it with a wire brush, which really fluffed it up a lot more. I had to trim it a little bit more after the brushing.

All the materials were from my stash, and I didn't time it but it took quite a few hours. I wish I'd used a thinner fabric because this felted coat wool was a bit tough to sew through, and didn't want to bend into a rounded caterpillar shape.

I'm quite happy with it, it turned out so cute! It's a bit bigger than a real one.

#bugs #brooches #jewellery #caterpillar #wooly bear #embroidery #insects #just a little guy. a sweet baby #moths #isabella tiger moth

[passionpeachy]

emperor caterpillar 🐛 ✨

#artists on tumblr #digital art #illustrators on tumblr #bugs #caterpillar #snails #artsypeachy

[zukriuchen]

Minyoung Kim - Yum Yum, 2023

#minyoung kim #korean artists #acrylic on unstretched canvas #painting #acrylic painting #cat #caterpillar #leaves #foliage #cute #animals in art #2020s art #2023 art

[onenicebugperday]

@ghoulhugs submitted: CW for dead bug and really gross details.

I had a question about what's happening to the caterpillars in my backyard. The other day, I accidentally left an empty cup outside. When I went to get it, there was a caterpillar around the rim. I poked at it to see about relocating the caterpillar, but it... melted against my finger. It turned from a caterpillar to goo with hardly any pressure being applied. I was disturbed, but didn't think too much about it.

Today, I was outside and saw this little caterpillar on the side of a panel we have outside. This time, I used a flimsy blade of grass to very gently prod it when I didn't see it moving. This was the result. It just completely melted.

I would think it was a molt, but it had actual guts. A web search isn't helping because the results just want to talk about how they liquify in the cocoon, which I don't think is related to this? Is it possible some disease or chemical is doing this to them? 😭

I would say most likely a virus or bacteria. There are a few of them that will make caterpillars turn into goo, but this one looks a lot like baculovirus to me. It makes the caterpillar climb high up and then die and liquefy, dripping virus down onto whatever's below it to keep spreading it to other bugs.

#submission #dead bugs #bug death #insects #bugs #caterpillar #larva

[sixteenseveredhands]

The Camouflaged Looper: these caterpillars fashion their own camouflage by collecting flower petals/vegetation and using silk to "glue" the pieces onto their bodies

Though they're often referred to as "camouflaged loopers," these caterpillars are the larvae of the wavy-lined emerald moth (Synchlora aerata).

Camouflaged loopers deploy a unique form of self-defense -- they snip off tiny pieces of the flowers upon which they feed, then use bits of silk to attach the vegetation to their backs. This provides them with a kind of camouflage, enabling them to blend in with the plants that they eat.

Some of them create little tufts that run along their backs, while others fashion a thicker camouflage that covers their backs completely. In some cases, the camouflaged loopers will even build much larger bundles that surround their entire bodies.

Their range includes most of North America (from southern Canada down through Texas) and they can feed upon an enormous variety of plants -- so the disguises that these caterpillars build can come in countless colors, shapes, and sizes, incorporating many different flowers and other bits of vegetation.

And this is what the fully-developed moth looks like:

Sources & More Info:

Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy: Wavy-Lined Emerald, Master of Disguise

Maryland Biodiversity Project: Wavy-Lined Emerald Moth (Synchlora aerata)

The Caterpillar Lab: Camouflaged Looper

University of Alberta Museums: Synchlora aerata

Missouri Department of Conservation: Wavy-Lined Emerald

Nebraskaland Magazine: The Amazing Camouflaged Looper

Lake County Forest Preserves: Camouflage Revealed

#lepidoptera #moths #insects #caterpillar #camouflaged looper #animal camouflage #cute bugs #tw bugs #fashion #nature is weird #animal facts #these literal larvae have better fashion sense than I do

[apsciencebydan]

I'm contractually obligated to periodically share this encounter with an inchworm riding an inchworm from early 2022. It was very, very silly. That is all. 🤎

#nature #animals #photography #bugblr #invertebrates #entomology #caterpillar #Silly #Catch a ride

[sannartsies]

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#bugs #caterpillar #illustration #animation #artists on tumblr #art #2d animation #gif #nature #character animation #bug animation

[mushroomyhouse]

Buggie 🐛🪲

by @hehymnhis

🪲 mush.house/hehymn 🐛

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