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this wasp hung out on my leg for bit! must’ve liked my PJ pants covered in cat hair lol

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Can I get a beast for wet beast Wednesday?????

THIS ISN'T A WET BEAST BUT HERE'S A BEAST NONETHELESS BESTIE ❤️

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protecting hims soup

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Smal..... tiny....

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an eastern red centipede (Scolopocryptops sexspinosus) watching over her little donut babies

(Florida, 3/30/22)

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So apparently i had to find out by accident today that stickbug eggs look like tiny pots and they hatch out by opening the lids and crawling out

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Male California black tarantula, Aphonopelma eutylenum!

Third one I've ever seen. Put my hand down for a size reference but he wanted to crawl on me. Gloves for safety! I don't think he would bite me, this is a pretty chill species from what I've seen, but I do believe they have urticating hairs.

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one wheel bug riding another, a mated pair i assume? never seen this happen before. they spent a while just walking around this little concrete pillar.

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Moth flies in the subfamily Psychodinae

Although most people are familiar with the common bathroom moth fly (aka drain fly, Clogmia albipunctata), there are dozens of described species found worldwide.

Photos 1-2 by treegrow, 3 by tony_d, 4 by thomasbarbin, 5 by steve_kerr, 6 by juju98, 7 by lu_s_w, 8-9 by reynantemartinez, and 10 by macronatura

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Pretty neat footage of eye cleaning

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@childhoodgrave baby popcorns just born

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Bubberfly

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these hard workin gals deserve some lunchmeat!!

THIS IS A WASP POSITIVE BLOG! NO WASP HATE IN COMMENTS OR TAGS!

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Giant spotted lacewing, Polystoechotes punctata

Found her in a parking garage and carried her outside. She bit me once on the way, it didn't hurt at all but I said ouch so she wouldn't feel embarrassed

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Our backyard is very popular with Hemaris this year, apparently. I was lucky and able to get up close to this one. 🦋

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Get a load of THIS

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Spider-mimic crambid moth, Siamusotima aranea, Crambidae

Photo by rohitmg