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A Kandi-core Crustacean

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Treehoppers - Membracidae

(PART 1) / (PART 2) / (PART 3) / (PART 4)

Do you ever see an insect and think . . . What the hell? What the helly? What the helleonte? What the helleon? What the helleberry?

Because that is how I felt, seeing various tree hoppers. They look AWESOME ! ! I am 100% going to make multiple parts of this post showing of the variety, because WOW ! !

Umbonia ataliba

Ant-mimicking Treehopper - Cyphonia clavata

Thorn Bug - Umbonia crassicornis

Poppea formosa

Tortistilus pacificus

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Image sources:

Umbonia ataliba

https://ecuador.inaturalist.org/taxa/962354-Umbonia-ataliba

Ant-mimicking Treehopper - Cyphonia clavata

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/72415523

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4735295

Thorn bug - Umbonia crassicornis

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37788537

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/201060

Poppea formosa

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/107595534

Tortistilus pacificus

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/45929188

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Giant Grassland Cicada aka Bush Cicada (Megatibicen dorsatus), family Cicadidae, TX, USA

photograph by Balaji Devarajan

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Posting up some old art on Inprnt, so that's as good a reason as any to repost these guys

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Picture-winged Leaf Moth (Glanycus coendersi), family Thyrididae, Pahang, Malaysia

photograph by David Fischer

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Longhorn Beetle (𝘗𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘪), family Cerambycidae, Bigai Reserve, Ecuador

photograph by Chien Lee

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today's bug thing is this giant beetle sculpture!

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I called him Jordan

Lesser stag beetle (Dorcus parallelipipedus)

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Here is Kyle aggressively attacking an orphan

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Kara thompsonii, a species of land snail, climbs a tree in Cañar, Ecuador

by Edgar Segovia

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Diva Hemerophila Moth (Hemerophila diva), family Choreutidae, found in Florida and Cuba

photograph by Chris Rorabaugh

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I made a walkers cicada model! I like how it turned out but I do want to get better at the wing modeling and legs but oh well. If anyone has any tips for modeling low poly stuff it would be greatly appreciated!

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There’s a spider watching you right now. You can’t see it but she’s weaving you a pretty little tapestry bc she thinks you’re neat. She hopes you like it and it keeps you safe.

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Deep blue dragonfly guy caught something!

(M) Greater Blue Skimmer (Orthetrum melania)

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Leafhoppers - Cicadellidae

(PART 1) / (PART 2) / (PART 3) / (PART 4)

Do you ever see an insect and think . . . What the hell? What the helly? What the helleonte? What the helleon? What the helleberry? Wait . . . isn't this the intro I used for my treehoppers series ? ? Yes, it is. But hear me out, it applies to leafhoppers too (that, and I ran out of inspo for a good intro). They are just beauties, really strange and magnificent ones at that.

Another part, they are so freaking cool ! ! I am researching them, and I swear there is not a dull species to be found ! All leafhoppers are so gorgeous ! !

Selvitsa buscki

Broad-headed Sharpshooter - Oncometopia orbona

Tylozygus bifidus

Macunolla ventralis

Oncometopia facialis

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Selvitsa buscki

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/98219652

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/287176444

Broad-headed Sharpshooter - Oncometopia orbona

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/230621059

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28707588

Tylozygus bifidus

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/232947011

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2334273

Macunolla ventralis

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139542907

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/19427913

Oncometopia facialis

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/27345112

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28707092

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After a small vacation I'm continuing to embroider insects onto my tote bag!