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hi ronald! one of the prettiest mites you ever did see (genus ronaldothrombium)

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Jewel longhorn beetle, Sternotomis bohemani, Cerambycidae

Found primarily in the southeastern region of Africa

Photo 1-2 by michelemenegon, 3 by ottob-c, 4 by martingrimm, 5-6 by m_d, 7-8 by bartwursten, 9 by joachim, and 10 by zarek

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a couple of the many beautiful Kikihia scutellaris cicadas molting last night :-)

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Big day for nerds and frog enjoyers, get a load of this new chunk

(Article has a few more photos)

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Heiko Hellwig “Flying Back”

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i know  less now

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Bugs are so funny they got lines for legs

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Rainbow Katydids by Arthur Anker and Bernard DuPont

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ハリガネムシ

horsehair worm

2017.6.25

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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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My favorite nudibranch photos from @kamata_yosuke on ig

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Male jumping spider, Parabathippus petrae, Salticidae

Found in Malaysia

Photos 1-4 by roeyo and 5 by albertkang

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Notch-mouthed ground beetle, Dicaelus purpuratus, Carabidae

Found in the eastern United States

Photos 1-2 by evangrimes, 3 by dan_macneal, 4 by emdeblas, 5 by ossifrage94, and 6 by chert_hollow

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