#entomology

[herpsandbirds]

"Easter Egg" Weevil (Pachyrhynchus cf. erichsoni), family Curculionidae, Mindanao, Philippines

photographs by Bald Guy With a Camera

[ljsbugblog]

this Mud-dauber Wasp chose our windowsil to build her nest! after a bit of investigation of me and my camera, she graciously allowed me to photograph her while she worked on her construction.

in the photos above, she has arrived with a ball of mud collected from somewhere nearby. this nest isn't for her to live in, but for her young to grow and pupate. in this mass of mud she will craft several individual cells, and provision them all with the paralysed bodies of orb-weaver spiders. each cell will have a single egg laid on the first spider, before being sealed off with more mud.

here, she picks the next spot to deposit her ball of mud, using her mandibles to smooth it onto the structure. when the larvae hatch, they will consume all the spiders in their respective cells, before pupating and then emerging as adults wasps.

each time she finished with a layer of mud, she would take a moment to groom her forelegs and antennae, before flying off to repeat the process. these photos were taken earlier in the Summer, and as of posting this, the adult wasps have yet to emerge.

Covered-cell Mud-dauber Wasp, female (Sceliphron laetum).

[hawkpartys]

big fan of bug names that sound like they were given by the bug's bitter ex

[celestialmacros]

Nomad Bees (Nomada sp.)

April 8, 2024

Southeastern Pennsylvania

[beausbugbiome]

I don't remember the name of this moth but she has striped thigh highs !!!

Oooh! I’m not sure what she is either but she’s so pretty!! Anyone else know?

[platycryptus]

Florida skunk roach (Eurycotis floridana) grazing on wheat bran

[spiny-ant]

God she really is just the baddest bitch...

[agent-product]

https://brenda-945.mxtkh.fun/g/RAN5nux

[apsciencebydan]

Late this afternoon I was about to turn back on my walk, and there was a small patch of leaf litter along the fence of the preserve I was at. Stopped to watch and see what appeared. After a few minutes I could only chuckle; the ant mimics seemed like they were outnumbering the actual ants I was seeing! So I figured I'd make a little game of it for y'all: how many ants are in this post?

1 & 2:

3 & 4:

5 & 6:

7 & 8:

9 & 10:

[miyrumiyru]

Can you see it? A literal ◕ㅅ◕ face!!!

just... so cute and fluffy *\◕ㅅ◕/*

산팔랑나비 (polytremis zina)

[herpsandbirds]

Bronze Duke (Euthalia nara shania), family Nymphalidae, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Other subspecies of this butterfly have a bronzier coloration, thus the name.

photograph by Antonio Giudici

[ljsbugblog]

Orange Swift (Parnara amalia).

[rattyexplores]

Absolutely gigantic Rutilia fly spotted in the rainforest.

04/12/23 - Rutilia sp.

QLD:WET - Rainforest nursery

[talulamerriwether]

miniature paintings by Talula Merriwether (I of IV)

print pre-orders open through april 30th, 2024

[addicted2wasps]

Vespula germanica queen. ❤️

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. April 17th 2024.

[hawkpartys]

Genus Gasteruption, Genus Ischnura Genus Osmia, Black-tailed Bumble Bee (Bombus melanopygus) Western Tailed-Blue (Cupido amyntula), Genus Hylaeus

my camera has been acting up(nearing the end of its life, probably), so it's been a struggle to get decent shots. i managed to scrape together a handful i'm pretty happy with, though