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Cyrtolobus tuberosus | color pencil and white gel pen | August - September 2024 | Hazel Fricke

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Parasa Moth (Parasa schausi complex), with ant friend, family Limacodidae, Costa Rica

photograph by Casey Owen

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Telamona dubiosa | micron pen, color pencil, and white gel pen | August 2024 | Hazel Fricke

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Yellow pasha butterfly caterpillar, Herona marathus, Apaturinae (Emperors)

Photographed in China by jiangyou

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Pretty green shiny. ✨✨✨

Green Forester Moth (Adscita statices), Ireland

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Picasso Moth (Baorisa hieroglyphica), family Noctuidae, MCM Nature Discovery Villa, Fraser's Hill, Pahang, Malaysia

photographs by David Fischer

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Illustrations of moths from Lorenz Oken's Allgemeine Naturgeschichte für alle Stände atlas (1833-1834). Full text here.

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Lots of Megarhyssa spp. ovipositing on dying beech! M. atrata and M. macrurus or greenei. I always enjoy seeing these Ichneumonids! Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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Small green paper wasp, Ropalidia saussurei, Polistinae

Found in Madagascar

Photos by salticids

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Asian Ant Mantis (Odontomantis planiceps), family Hymenopodidae, Malaysia

Ant mimic.

Max. length of up to 2 cm.

photograph by Juliette Lee

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Oh my. ���

Grapholita moth. Tiny thing, and every millimeter stunning. 💙

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Corythucha cydoniae | micron pen, color pencil, and white gel pen | July 2024 | Hazel Fricke

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Green Rippled Hawkmoth (Eupanacra busiris), family Sphingidae, Malaysia

photograph by David Fischer

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Ms Obeza floridana made an appearance yesterday. Very silly creature on very serious wasp business. I love her, of course.

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zoom in to see two poops having sex

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she's gorgeous. She has a sense of humor. She has soulful dark eyes and a big nose. She can be found in north america. I didnt say her name, but she popped into your head, didn't she?