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Wax-tailed planthopper, Pterodictya reticularis, Fulgoridae

Found in Central and South America, this planthopper excretes waxy filaments from glands on the abdomen that help with camouflage and predator evasion.

Photo 1 by Geoff Gallice, 2-4 by gerryvantonder, and 5-6 by dawicho

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@onenicebugperday A big handsome fellow who watched me weed from the woodpile

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PATTERN: Great Diving Beetle by JennaWingateDesigns

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@candledragon submitted: This little guy keeps biting me. Doesn't leave a welt, just itches for a bit then goes away. No wings. Northern Utah. Would like your help identifying it. Love your blog!

Thank you! Kinda rude of this fella to nibble you. It's a lacewing larva. Not harmful but apparently doesn't know you're not a delicious, soft-bodied insect.

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it only took 5 months to finish the pattern but - the cordiform collection is coming <3

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Adonis Blue (Lysandra bellargus) butterflies basking in the sun.

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[Siren wailing]... Big pink hawkmoth season is upon us. I repeat, big pink hawkmoth season. This is not a drill.

This is an elephant hawkmoth, warming up its wings & taking off. It's caterpillars are also magnificent chonks, and they eat rosebay willow herb (AKA fireweed in the US I think?) This is a perfect reason to do less weeding. Keep some weeds, get big pink hawkmoths like this one.

Thank you from the Moth Promotional Board ✨🦋🐾🛹✨

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so many dead bug nobles on the bathroom windowsill

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smea cmreaturem

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Isopod quilt fellar

He smells like toast and your old perfume so cozy and kinda itchy☆ he/him

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hearsey's owl moth (brahmaea hearseyi) | ofmoth_andflame on ig

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photographs showing the underside of morpho butterfly wings (1, 2)

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Prostig Mite (Halotydeus sp.), walking on liverworts, family Penthaleidae, New Zealand

photograph by invertebratist

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Do you think we could use him as a lock pick

I bet we could

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I've been told that it's #InsectWeek and that I should plug my work.

I'm so bad at marketing... Uhhhhh... Buy my books...!

https://www.owlflyllc.com/publishing

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springtail eating a slime mold

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