#insect posting

[the-technicolor-yawn]

kind of wishing I could form a chrysalis rn and dissolve into an amorphous liquid for a while and then reform into a more beautiful thing rn

[cheetoee]

WoajHH! Look at em go

[hawkpartys]

[ra3kiv]

[shrcker]

I care too much about chitin to hear people pronounce it like "chi tin"

it's fucking kai-tn, please, the insects are growing restless from the disrespect of your mispronunciation

[windkonig]

when people say "ok but x bug has no benefit to nature" I bet they can't even name 5 facts about the bug they're shitting on. so how could they Possibly know what its function is in the environment and if it's "useless" or not

wasps being the perfect example, I still get people saying "oh bees are cute and pollinate :) yay. but WASPS ARE EVIL and they don't contribute ANYTHING!!!" and it's like buddy. wasps pollinate too. they also control spider populations. they do a lot of great valuable things. but even if they didn't, they're still worthy of being here. I see SO much hatred toward wasps and I wish people would try to learn a little more about them.

I'm mainly talking about paper wasps here because these are common ones we run into in daily life and most commonly deemed "aggressive". but wasps have body language. and if you learn to read this language and learn how to properly act around them, things will go a lot better for you! wasps can be curious creatures and they may come up to observe you, especially if you're wearing something brightly colored. this can be startling for sure, but my best advice is to just be still, DO NOT SWAT or wave your arms. try to just back away or sidestep so it loses interest and leaves. swatting is just gonna make them feel as if they are being attacked and increase your chances of being stung.

many stings happen due to unfortunate but accidental circumstances. unknowingly getting too close to a nest, stepping on a wasp on accident, one getting stuck in clothing, etc. I got stung once while gardening, went to pull a weed and the wasp was on it, so I grabbed her without knowing and she stung me because she was scared. this doesn't mean "oh wasps are AGGRESSIVE and EVIL" it means you stumbled into an unfortunate situation where the wasps felt threatened and defensive. instead of being like "FUCK all wasps" go forward trying to learn about common nesting areas, be wary of holes in the ground, wear gloves while gardening, and if you do have to be around a nest, try not to make a lot of noise. if the nest absolutely needs removed, call a professional.

[120daysofsodomm]

[maggotmuncher0]

everyone can be pretty 💘

[knifebun]

look. so many people use the classist card for this, but if you can't afford to feed an animal a diet that's not going to cause serious medical issues that will either kill it or require medical treatment for the rest of the animal's life, then maybe you shouldn't own this animal. "poor people deserve to have animal companions too" yes absolutely i agree, but maybe not at the expense of the animal's health.

[octoberrrust]

moths are gothic butterflies <3

[goatguyeddy]

Never saying yes to a marriage proposal, unless it’s like this

[c-calliope]

i need more friends who love bugs. I cant take telling people i love bugs and there reaction being "i hate them i kill everyone i see", or "ew" ( and then giving me a weird look. where are the bug lovers? where are my friends? let me show you my collection, lets draw insects together, lets make power points of our favorites.

[onenicebugperday]

Colombian tortoise beetle, Eugenysa columbiana, Cassidinae, Chrysomelidae

Found from Costa Rica down to Colombia

Photos 1-2 by mason_s, 3-4 by kyukich, 5 by cicciocostarica, 6-7 by bridgitte1234, 8 by birdbarcr, and 9 (for scale) by charlieroberts

[honeycomb-butch]

Rubrica nasuta sand wasps Source: Quentin Vandemoortele (CC BY-NC 4.0), 1 2