#and butterflies and dragonflies and mantises

[nyxitycatboy]

girl who is desperately trying to suppress her illicit feelings: incest is bad and wrong her younger sister: how could you say that??? *runs away crying*

big sister lying up in bed that night: does she, also like incest? l-like me? does that mean, im allowed to, love her like this? little sister: *clutching bee plushie given by big sis, crying* how could she say that about bees and ants and flies and beetles and aphids and termites and mantises and moths and butterflies and dragonflies and-

[mcacomulada]

The trolls as insects (i might draw them later)

Aradia Megido - Maroon Ghost Moth (Elhamma australasiae)

Moths have been repeatedly portrayed as a sign of death. Also, their fluffiness matches the one of Aradia's hair XD. When I read this one's name it was inevitable (ghost???, maroon??, literally her oh my gooood).

Tavros Nitram - Question Mark Butterfly (Polygonia interrogationis)

Mostly based off of the Summoner and Rufioh having wings, I didn't want to make it a monarch butterfly because Tavros is in no way royalty.

Sollux Captor - Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)

Pretty self explanatory, Sollux always had a connection (and obsession) with bees. They also sting, which is kind of a metaphor for the psionics.

Karkat Vantas - Seven Spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata)

Ladybirds are always seen as special, even though this instance is not a mutation per se, it's special and red. Also, ladybirds are commonplace pests (which is kind of what Karkat is to HIC).

Nepeta Leijon - Pale Green Assassin Bug (Zelus luridus)

I looked up some good bug hunters and I got assassin bugs, nepeta is the mightiest of huntresses, so it fits.

Kanaya Maryam - Green Headed Ant (Rhytidoponera metallica)

I was doubting wether to make Kanaya an ant or a silk moth, but ultimately, moths are a better representation of Aradia, and ants mimic jade-blood's function in troll society better. A part from being green, this species of ant apparently has a nice bite, which is representative of Kanaya's fierceness.

Terezi Pyrope - Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata)

I am aware that the dragonfly pictured is male, just ignore that lol, headcanon the trolls as hermaphroditic (i will post about their biological cycle hehe). Dragonflies are said to be insect's best predators, Terezi is also a vicious and precise hunter, if not of other trolls literally, of outcomes and possibilities (she is intelligent, and a Seer of Mind).

Vriska Serket - Peacock Tarantula (Poecilotheria metallica)

Also pretty self explanatory, it's a blue spider, therefore Vriska Serket. Spiders in general are already a good representation of how she is percieved (with fear lol). Yea, simple explanation.

Equius Zahhak - "Pure Blue" Giant Flower Beetle (Mecynorhina torquata)

The strongest of bugs are beetles (among some types of ants, who are better described as proportionally strongest). This particular one is also pretty big and strong, and coincidentally presents this type of coloration.

Gamzee Makara - Purple-Winged Grasshopper (Titanacris albipes)

Originally was going to be a praying mantis, but the orchid mantis was just too perfect for Feferi. Locusts also have ties to religion and mythology, which was my main focus for finding Gamzee's insect (they have been, fittingly, a symbol of destruction for eons).

Eridan Ampora - Canopy Mosquito (Sabethes cyaneus)

Tbh, I based most of this decision off of the fact that Eridan is annoying (I don't hate him, it's just his personality, unfortunately). Also, mosquitos breed in water (at least that's what my parents always told me) which matches the aquatic theme.

Feferi Peixes - Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus)

Feferi is the troll I had the most trouble with. Originally I tried keeping up with the aquatic theme and had found Ranatra linearis, a stickbug that looks like a mantis and hunts little fish. I discarded the option because even though it was aquatic, the connections with Feferi kind of ended there.

I then tried to search for a bug that had "empress" in the name, and had chosen Megapomponia imperatoria, a giant as fuck cicada. It didn't convince me either though.

I chose the orchid mantis because, mantises are cutthroat, good hunters and pink as fuck. If that's not a description of the tyrian blood caste I don't know what is.

I wanted to make one of these drawing comparisons to different species of ants. There exist some cool af ants out there, I might do it.

[asanjou]

[halaziatz]

bug tier list THERE AREN'T ANY PICS but under a cut jic anyone doesn't wanna read about them!!

I KNOW SOME OF THESE AREN'T TECHNICALLY BUGS BUT FOR THE SAKE OF THIS THEY ARE. OKAY. a bug is a bug is a bug. iykyk

cannot fit all of the images i want also i don't Want to look at some of these. okay

s tier: mantises, dragonflies, earthworms, stickbugs, leafbugs, beetles (including ladybugs!!!), wooly worms, rolly pollies. these r all my favorites any slander about them is not tolerated also go jump. idc if female mantises eat males after mating. why do u hate women. i would keep any of these as a pet if i could

a tier: butterflies, moths, bees, grasshoppers, crickets. not horrible and i love them but i just do not find them as interesting as s tier 🥀 but i will still chase them around at my big age and catch them when possible. kissing them in spirit etc etc. also would keep these as pets if possible

b tier: ants. boring. entirely neutral about this even though i loved them as a kid (rip jackson 💔 dhdkdhdj) and still cry when i accidentally step on an ant hill. NOT pet worthy i've already tried

c tier: locusts 😀 TOO BIG i am afraid. why r u looking at me like that. and cicadas fall into this category too again too big. one fell on me a few weeks ago and almost gave me a concussion. why do you, as a bug, weigh 5 lbs. leave me alone. water bugs. they're harmless but like i don't like Seeing them. Too close to a roach for my taste.

d tier: jumping spiders 🧍 i know they're sweet but i am ❤️ afraid. leave me alone please. also tarantulas. like that's. a spider alright 😀. why is he the size of a dinner plate. why do they need to be that big. flies and gnats. you're harmless ig but ANNOYINGGG oh my fucking god they always get in your face and rub their stupid little hands together. weevils. i do not Like Them.

f tier: CENTIPEDES AND MILLIPEDES. AND SILVER FISH. I'M AFRAID. WHY ARE THERE SO MANY LEGS. WHY ARE YOU SO FAST. ALSO ROACHES NOTHING SHOULD BE ABLE TO LIVE WITHOUT A HEAD?? roaches r the closest things we have to proof of aliens why are we so chill about this. also wasps and hornets. get AWAY demon. do your thing for the environment ELSEWHERE oh my god. also sorry but Any Other Spider. i will look at your webs when you are not home and admire your work please please stay away im shaking. MAGGOTS. GET AWAY IM SHAKING AND CRYING. mosquitos. 🖕 die

[onenicebugperday]

Hiii Onenicebug!!

I'm a really big fan of insects, but I live in a city! I used to live near the woods with all kinds of cute bugs, but now it's difficult to find much beyond the occasional silly grasshopper or trash-loving fly. The only thing interesting we get is cicadas in the summer! I dunno what else there is here in northern Texas..

This is all to say that I really appreciate your blog! I love being able to see silly bugs!! I'd also like to ask, do you have any bug finding tips? I'm certain where I live isn't completely devoid of cute creatures, so they gotta be hiding somewhere! If you ever go bug hunting, where do you search? :))))

Hello :) Certainly you can find bugs in cities, though it can be more difficult obviously and you're not going to find the diversity you might outside of the city.

Some places to look, though - during the day on sides of buildings, often the side facing the sun, and around window sills. These are especially good places to look for jumping spiders, but also some true bugs and beetles will congregate there to warm themselves. Look at the same places at night rather than during the day and you'll see different friends, often orbweavers and moths if there's a bright light on the building. Any lights around entrances or patios or balconies will attract friends. Hanging a white sheet outside and shining a bright light on it can attract all sorts of dudes if you want to get that into it. Different lights attract bugs better, so that's something you'd need to look into first.

Look in landscaping around buildings, especially if there's mulch or rocks or lots of plants. If you can do it without getting in trouble or causing any damage, lifting landscape rocks or edging bricks that line walkways will almost certainly reveal some critters - mostly isopods, snails, slugs, millipedes, and centipedes, but sometimes wolf spiders or other cool fellas. Obviously just be very careful when replacing the rocks so you don't squish anyone. Digging around in mulch or leaf litter is a good way to find the same pals.

In landscaped areas around buildings with flowers or in small city parks, check the tops of flowers and all over the stems and on the undersides of leaves during the day - but be thorough, take your time and look very closely, you'd be surprised who's hiding in and around flowers that aren't immediately noticeable. This is almost always how I find things like crab spiders and ambush bugs, but of course you'll also find all kinds of flower beetles and plant-feeding true bugs. Seed bugs, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, froghoppers/spittlebugs, etc can all be found on flowering plants, or mantises if you're lucky. The taller/denser/weedier the area is, the more pals you'll likely find, assuming it hasn't been sprayed with pesticides.

In addition to the friends crawling on those plants, you'll likely find some pollinators flying around them. Bees and wasps and butterflies of course, but also lots of different flies - especially hover flies and long-legged flies, which are small but super pretty up close and fun to watch.

On trees pretty much anywhere, look all over the bark of the trunk, especially underneath any pieces of bark that are lifting, or on/under any fallen branches.

And of course water attracts all kinds of bugs, either to live in, drink from, or hunt near. Runoff ditches on the sides of roads are often full of all kinds of different bugs, but it may be difficult to get close enough without getting your feet wet. Stagnant water will tend to have different bugs than fast-moving water does, so check out both if you can. Sitting near the water and just looking into it is a good way to spot lil friends creeping around in the muck on the bottom or skating around the surface. If your city has a lake or a river, docks and piers are a great spot to find spiders, especially at night, and of course during the day dragonflies and damselflies will be near water, too.

Hopefully that was somewhat helpful! That was just a brief overview of some of the easier places to look, but if you're observant enough, you'll find friends literally all over the place.

[patheticmosasaur1]

I'm thinking about making a bugs and other arthropods iceberg, just for funsies

here are the ideas I have so far!

LEVEL 1: isopod cultures, difference between butterflies and moths, springtails are not insects, true bugs, fireflies are beetles, harvestmen aren't spiders, funky treehoppers, carcinisation, dragonfly and damselfly nymphs

LEVEL 2: importance of mosquitoes, larviform females, venezuelan poodle moth is a hoax, barnacles are upside down crustaceans, fly diversity, horshoe crabs are related to arachnids, mysid shrimps and krill are not related to true shrimp, crustacean zoea, insects are crustaceans, terrestrial amphipods, ant trophobiosis, funny weevils, whip spiders, playful behaviour in bees, assassin bugs that cover themselves in their prey's corpses, honeybees are invasive, 'spider with wings' hoax, hotwheels sisyphus, scorpions are great mothers, pistol shrimp, scorpionfly 'stingers' are genitalia, camel spiders are harmless

LEVEL 3: cockroaches do not spread diseases, gladiators, tongue eating lice aren't that bad, tongue worms, flightless flies and moths, hangingflies, spider that feeds on human blood*, hematophagous moths, polymorphic butterflies, myrmecophil insects, ant mimicking spiders, sawflies, twig spiders, snout mites, rove beetle tongues, kermesidae, parasitic copepods, there's no point in killing spotted lanternflies, buoy barnacles, tar flies, protecting native bees, antarctic midges, butterflies are moths, harvestman clustering behaviour, munnopsis, arachnura, sacculina

LEVEL 4: ice crawlers, fleas are actually scorpionflies, mantises are related to cockroaches, ichthyurus, insane isopod diversity, flies are not the only insects with halteres, phytalmia, owlflies, cockroach trophobiosis, termites are cockroaches, ancyra, longhorn beetle that stings with antennae, saltwater skating flies, coatonachthodes, bioluminescent fairy shrimp, mr. arthrobalanus, primarily herbivorous spider, forcepflies, lake baikal giant amphipods, fruit fly covered in eyes, even weirder fly diversity, the other myriapods, spider mimicry in flies and moths, serolidae, phreatoicopsis, antarctic amphipods, saltoblattella

LEVEL 5: terrestrial ostracods, ascodipteron, morostoma palpale, ischnomesidae, coral treaders, pentaceration

so what do you think? anything I should add or change?? should I just scrap this concept altogether???? I don't know much about bugs when it comes to facts or how well known said facts are so I'd really appreciate some help with this!

*it doesn't exactly feed on human blood like mosquitoes or bed bugs, it just eats blood from mosquitoes that are full of blood

[jupiterswasphouse]

Why do Bees have five eyes.

There are a few hypotheses as to why the extra, simple eyes of insects are a thing, from aiding their sense of direction, to head stabilization, to motion tracking/sensitivity.

Bees have two compound eyes that are capable of true sight, followed by three ocelli (or simple eyes) capable only of simple sight (in most cases) in the form of light detection, in the middle, on top of their heads! But they're not the only ones, all Hymenopterans including sawflies, ants, and other wasps have these three eyes.

[Image Source: Pensoft, Matthias Haase | Image ID: Five different views of two black, orange, and yellow Scoliid wasps, the images on the right showing its ocelli prominently /End IDs.]

Most other insects also have these simple eyes, from one to three, if not through their whole life then at the very least in their youth, barring some insects that don't/rarely fly or are blind/live in caves, among others. Lepidopterans (moths, butterflies), beetles (mainly in youth apart from certain species), silverfish, flies, orthopterans (grasshoppers, crickets, katydids), dictyopterans (mantises, roaches/termites), hemipterans (stink bugs, assassin bugs, cicadas, planthoppers, etc.), stick bugs, lacewings, mayflies, odonata (dragonflies, damselflies), etc etc etc I could probably go on but for the sake of tedium I'll leave it there. All of these have ocelli in many maaany (but not all) of their species.

A few of these, like mantises and cicadas, have them in quite a similar structure to the way the hymenopterans have them!

[Image Sources: Pensoft and Flickr, Barbara Eckstein | Image IDs: An illustrated diagram of the head of a mantis, followed by an up close photo of a green, black, and yellow cicada's head, showing its red ocelli /End IDs.]

Insects aren't even the only ones with extra simple eyes, some crustaceans and myriapods have them (among other arthropods), as well as some lizards, tuataras, and more.

[anonpolls]

Thanks for the question, Anon!

-submit your poll!-

[itsprjc]

Set in a massive castle as its set, Chris begins to orchestrate another game, in which one of these chucklenuts will survive another set of brutal, medieval-themed challenges and go home a millionaire!

Wowee, was this one a doozy to make! This one was actually an idea I wanted to do all the way back in May of last year, when Total Drama Reboot started making the rounds.

The costumes are loosely based on Ohsama Sentai Kingohger! A Super Sentai show that actually released around the same time, which had Power Rangers that ran their own kingdoms! Every player gets to down a spiffy king’s outfit of their own. Complete with crowns!

Emma, Julia and Axel are the Scorching Beetles, based on the industrial and steampunk Shogudom.

Damien, Nichelle and MK are the Rapid Dragonflies, which is based on the tech-savvy N’Kosopa.

Priya, Bowie and Caleb are the Swift Mantises, inspired by the medicine kingdom, Ishabana.

Millie, Scary Girl and the Hockey Bros are the Nimble Butterflies, which takes cues from the law kingdom of Gokkan.

And Zee, Chase and Ripper are the Striking Hornets, which are based on the agricultural Toufu.

Total Drama belongs to FreshTV.

Ohsama Sentai Kingohger belongs to Toei.

[mcytblrconfessions]

i wanna see more bug hybrids of different mcyts so here’s my fav life series member bug hybrids:

Joel as a green snaketail (type of dragonfly)

Lizzie as a monarch butterfly in last life and as an atlas moth in secret life

Pearl as an imperial fruit-sucking moth

Gem and The Scotts all as Orchid Mantises

3rd Life Scott as a ladybug

3rd life Jimmy as a bumblebee or an andrena hattorfiana

Grian as a Carolina mantis or as a fire beetle

Martyn and maybe also Etho as devil’s coach-horse beetles

I feel like sometimes insect hybrids are really overlooked, especially in the context of the life series! insects are BRUTAL. but also i find that a lot of people focus on the same types of hybrids, such as always making Jimmy a canary. These aren’t wrong, I love a lot of the common hybrid headcanons that exist over empires, hermitcraft and the life series but I feel like maybe some are overused or don’t connect well to the actual characters, or don’t have enough variety in how they’re designed. I think the idea that these series are bug/animal eco systems is super interesting and really could be used more by the fandom!

[blackswallowtailbutterfly]

Sometimes I remember that there are lots and lots of insects with pretty wings and it makes me happy. There are the obvious ones, of course, the moths and butterflies. But also cicadas, dragonflies, damselflies, earwigs, lacewings, locusts, praying mantises, wasps, antlions, lantern flies, stick insects, scarabs, aphids, treehoppers, planthoppers, leafhoppers... Wonderful creatures.

[lookinghalfacorpse]

Okay, the butterfly chat hc fr c!dream is awesome and I ablsolutely adore it, but what if c!dream was a butterfly hybrid? And the butterfly chat were his children?

or alternativly, what if c!dream was a spider hybrid and his chat were spiders? That one could be angsty on the idea that arachnophobia is like, what, one of the most common phobias in the world and would be an already easy way to paint him as some sort of monster.

What do you think?

ty i'm glad you like it :) cdream is very bug-coded, and there were actually a few bugs i was thinking about before i wrote the first 'killing butterflies' drabble. grasshoppers, mantises, and spiders were close contenders.

ultimately, my decision to go with butterflies was intertwined with my pretty boy ideas and my overall interpretation of cdream. i'm intrigued by the idea of dream being an undisputed, classic kind of beauty-- a beauty where everyone who sees him will think 'that's a pretty boy' (and, for his chat, 'that's a pretty bug') and have to grapple with what that means for them as characters. i also think that butterflies have a very haunting quality to them, especially when swarmed, that they don't get enough credit for.

i also just enjoy subverting tropes. i like when antagonists are associated with traditionally "delicate" things, like dolls or angels, as it leads to some interesting visuals. i think butterflies convey that a lot better than some other bugs, like grasshoppers or dragonflies.

i think spiders have some potential. i think many people see them as beautiful while others see them as terrifying. i like the idea of the prison being coated in spiderwebs, especially when we see it overgrown during the finale.

i'm not sure exactly what you mean by chat being a person's children, but i generally don't see chat that way. i think the relationship between chat and their person is a bit more complicated than that. i'm planning on putting more of my interpretation of chat in 'blood upon the snow' probably, though it might be vague.

i also see dream (and most other characters) as fully human (minus technoblade, that dude is 100% piglin), but i think it would be fun if he had a small set of butterfly wings. something wispy and useless. kinda fairie-like. it would definitely subvert tropes, like i said. i'm kinda fond of cquackity designs that have small, useless wings that he's embarrassed about or hides, and it'd be fun if they had that in common. cdream would definitely hide them, and they'd be uncovered in the prison. cquackity would have to grapple with the fact that this man he compares himself to (and, in a way, sees as more powerful than himself) shares a trait that he hates in himself. he'd tear them to shreds for sure.

[heros-bug-collection]

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[dinofur]

YOUR BUG DESIGNS ARE SO COOL!!! What’s your thought process when assigning a phighter a bug????

THANK YOU!!! Usually it either has something to do with what that bug does or what it looks like. In fact, I'll share why I assigned each of them the bugs I did!

Sword (Membracis sanguineoplaga treehopper): Looks like the comb of Sword's helmet Skateboard (Mosquito): Characters literally call Skateboard a mosquito, plus skateboard flies in and pecks away at people's health Biograft (Wallcreeper): Biograft isn't a demon, so I chose to make it not a bug Katana (Devil's flower mantis): Mantises fit the shape of the sword, and I wanted one with an "unnerving" abdomen shape Ban Hammer (Goliath beetle): i wanted a big, bulky beetle for Ban Hammer, so I went with the biggest Rocket (Ceroxys latiusculus (picture wing) fly): I'll be honest, I don't remember exactly why, but it worked out with him looking sort of like Zuka (Slingshot (Locust): The jumperrrr Hyperlaser (Spicebush swallowtail butterfly): I wanted something that was more "delicate" for Hyperlaser, so I chose a butterfly. i felt the spicebush swallowtail's adult coloring fit him! Shuriken (Crazy ant): I wanted to make him an ant to go with Vine Staff, and crazy ants are known for being drawn to electricity, so i though it fit that "dangerous" edge to him Scythe (Wheel bug): Many people mistake wheel bugs for spiders at first glance, leading to people being scared of them, and the "wheel" on their backs remind me of her scythe Medkit (Earwig): Earwigs take good care of their young, just like a doctor Boombox (Dog-day cicada): Cicada because noisy, Dog-day specifically because I'm biased (I have one tattooed on me) Subspace (Red velvet ant): Their stings are EXTREMELY painful! Vinestaff (Carpenter ant): Wood Coil (Flea): The jumperrrr, also the dog thing The Broker (Parasitic wasp): Gestures Zuka (Blue dasher dragonfly): Highest successful kill rate of any animal And then all the SFOTH swords are different treehopper species

[honey-minded-hivemind]

Insect mutant reader idea?? :3

I'm listening! What have you got in mind? We've got bees, wasps, ants, as well as moths and butterflies, we've also got dragonflies, cicadas, and mantises!