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Beetles are always up to some goofy shit. Forked fungus beetle developing unbelievable grip strength for the sole purpose of gripping their mate for dear life while other males try to pry them off

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"i fed chatgpt identification notes to see how it would handle--" well i fed the wise gnarled oak that protects my village a sample of your blood to see how sie would handle you, and sie told me that the nitrogen of your corpse is unworthy of fertilizing hir sandy soil and showed me a vision of the grass withering and dying in your footsteps

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Mallow sawfly larvae, Neoptilia tora, Argidae

Found in Texas and Mexico

Photos 1-3 by marumg, 4-5 by sherylsr, 6 by sheliahargis, 7 by rayala25, and 8 by kimberlietx

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it’s cheaper to buy vegetables here

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hii so i might just be stupid LOL but i downloaded your sheep dog ears cc for werewolves thinking the bangs were merged in with them, but for the LIFE of me i cant seem to find them in game? do you know where u have them placed to show up or something like that?

Hi! No worries, they aren't included with the file, they're actually some accessory bangs by Atashi77- I can't recall which exactly, but if you go to her blog & search bangs you should be able to find em ^^

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Researchers have discovered a new species of rove beetle that grows a termite puppet on its back to fool real termites into feeding it. The replica is so precise, it even mirrors the termites’ distinct body segments and has three pairs of pseudo-appendages that resemble antennae and legs.

The new beetle species (Austrospirachtha carrijoi)—found beneath the soil in Australia’s Northern Territory—emulates a termite by enlarging its abdomen, a phenomenon known as physogastry. Evolution has reshaped this body part into a highly realistic replica of a termite (as seen above), head and all, which rides on top of the rest of the beetle’s body. The beetle’s real, much smaller head peeks out from beneath its termite disguise, the authors report this month in the journal Zootaxa. The termite “puppet” may help the beetle evade detection—though termites are blind, they sense one another through touch.

Because A. carrijoi’s mouth parts are tiny, the authors think it begs food from its hosts rather than eating eggs or larvae. Worker termites feed other castes digested food in a process called trophallaxis. This adaptation has obvious advantages to the beetle. Once it is inside the nest, it can relax and spend the rest of its life living off of termite room service.

Words by Richard Pallady

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one of my favorite things about using inaturalist is how it’s gotten me familiar with even the common, less “impressive” species. especially since spring is rolling around and I’m spending more time outside.

Like, before where I’d just say, “oh look, a butterfly!” now I can say “oh look, a mourning cloak!”

Instead of “a squirrel” it’s “a fox squirrel.” Instead of “a snail” it’s a “garden snail.” Instead of “a rabbit” it’s “a desert cottontail.” Instead of “a ladybug” it’s “an asian lady beetle, which is invasive.” Instead of “a lizard” it’s “a bluebelly, but they’re really called western fence lizards.”

It’s harder to take the little guys for granted when you know their names, y’know?

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Slug caterpillar moth, Perola sericea, Limacodidae

Found in Central and South America

Photos 1-2 by memochipan and 3-5 (with pseudoscorpions catching a ride) by birdernaturalist

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whats wronjg with my dog

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I think one of my favourite jumping spiders is Opisthoncus necator just because its common name is just “The Murderer” for some reason, so if I ever go to look at it on iNat, I am greeted with this very accusatory title and what is essentially its mug shot

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You wouldn’t last an hour in the asylum where they raised me