Insect appreciation thread - You WILL love the bugs

[ToroidalBoat]

fun fact:

bats aren't bugs

(November 03, 1989 Calvin and Hobbes)

 

[Disgruntled Pupper]

Bros the Airbnb in at has roaches and I accidentally killed an almost 2 long wolf spider spraying. I'm so sorry spider bro you were huge from those roaches but I didn't know you were there RIP

 

[ToroidalBoat]

always nice to find a ladybug

(or ladybird as they're known in UK)

 

[Disgruntled Pupper]

Really beautiful Philophuga viridicollis

And a cute little spotted Cucumber beetle

 

[Executive Petrel]

or ladybird as they're known in UK

You will eat the birds.

 

[Positron]

The adult Microdon flies look like typical flies, but their larvae, which parasitizes ant nests and feed on ant larvae, look like little slugs. These legless critters have indeed been mistaken as mollusks.





Higher res pictures here.

 

[bug_ensneeded9000]

EHm... stick moved?

 

[Crex Crex]

Termite attempt number two, this time with yellownecks (Kalotermes flavicollis).

 

[WilliamDeLaPole]

Some blue friends

Achrioptera fallax

Brazilian Jewel Tarantula

Blue Banded Bee

Blue Cloud Forest Millipede

 

[Positron]

The Colophon genus is a group of flightless stag beetles that are only found on the high mountains in Africa, and like many montane specialists, they are threatened by climate change and all are endangered.

Needless to say, Colophon kawaii is named by a Japanese. It does look kawaii. These beetles are highly prized among Japanese collectors and each specimen can fetch thousands of dollars.

 

[Positron]

Phantom Crane Flies

 

[MS-09 DOM]

Ichneumonid wasps have always fascinated me. Being in the boonies helped find lots of interesting bugs, I remember playing as a kid in the neighbor's yard and having my leg fall into a mud dauber nest. Glad that they only bite and sting minimally
Rhyssa lineolata


Some other favorites, for some reason we have giant crickets in my province

Tropidischia xanthostoma


Stenopelmatus fuscus

 

[The Ghost of Rarity]

I’m a major spider enjoyer. I personally have owned 2 tarantulas, an Arizona Blond and a Mexican Red Knee. My red knee sadly passed a couple months ago after a bad molt
I loved that little guy so much, he was so chill

And still own the Arizona blond who is bitchy.

But my favorite spider simply because of how strange looking it is is the Ogre Faced Spider

 

[WilliamDeLaPole]

Literal "owo caterpillar," aka Japanese emperor caterpillar (Sasakia charonda)


And a dragon version (Polyura athamas)

 

[Crex Crex]

My army moving into their new home after coming out of hybernation. There's much growing to do this year!

 

[bug_ensneeded9000]

Spring again!

 

[Justwandering02]

My coworker found this dead hellgrammite in the windows frame. It the largest neuropterida I saw, bigger than my thumb

 

[The Ghost of Rarity]

Shoutout to all of the random spoods that I find in and around my house that spark great joy. The grass spiders that are out to greet me when I come home are my favorites, followed by the jumpers

 

[Myra]

I took a macro photo of a grasshopper.

 

[Positron]

Beautiful snail-eating fly, Poecilographa decora.