#macro leaf

[bexxthehexx]

When your drawn to Nature, So you fall in love with a Leaf

[lazchance]

hello my dears... baby leaf insect today

another photo im really proud of but i somehow forgot to post... heres the time i saw a baby leaf insect... its a gray's leaf insect (Pulchriphyllium bioculatum) and they do turn leaf green when they get older

this was the only time i saw a leaf insect... and it was a cute one... i need to see them again

[pangeen]

" FRAGILITY " // © Urs Steuble

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In early summer I noticed some spiny, bright red hopper nymphs on the datura in the backyard. Within a week or so, they started turning into orange, fin-shaped adults. I had never seen anything quite like them.

I rarely try to identify creatures or plants because I am lazy and forgetful. I just like looking at them, not looking them up. But these are so striking that they were easy to find.

They are Antianthe expansa, or keeled treehoppers, and the very first photos that popped up were taken in the neighboring county.

I've read that they can eat tomatoes and eggplant, but these have only seemed interested in datura (another nightshade relative), and I mostly grow it because it brings all the insect boys to the yard. So, we're all happy.

Cochise County, Arizona, June 2024.

(If you'd like to see an insane number of additional photos...)

[ljsbugblog]

I want my first bug here to be one of my favourites, Aproida balyi, also known as a very polite lady, as seen here:

there is currently no common name for these guys, and from what I understand they are the only species of the tribe Aproidini/genus Aproida (they fall into the family Chrysomelidae, aka leaf beetles). they are only found in subtropical Eastern Australia. their carapace is the most vibrant green, with a lot of dents and texture!

to finish off, here is a slow-motion video I captured of this female taking flight!

please let me know if you like posts like this! I'm very new to bugblr, but im so excited to have a blog to share my love of entomology with the world :)

[flyesp]

[andrei-grigorev]

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[photoblogdujour]

We had this rare commodity called rain occur last week. Apparently this means you get wet if you go out to take pictures of your flowers. And your shoes get muddy. Personally I don't quite understand the rationale or fascination for rain, there's plenty of water from my faucet. Here's a couple of rained-upon leaf pics from hyacinths and tulips. (Flowers return tomorrow.)

[tofreezetime]

fluffy friends

[unacunatura]

[lazchance]

bumpy tortoise beetle!!! (Gonophora pulchella)

a common leaf beetle... its pretty cool looking i love that texture

it looks like overroasted corn on the cob like all the kernels burnt off and if you lick it. it would be the bitterness of burnt stuff

[missedmilemarkers]

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[ljsbugblog]

I didn't have a post queued for tonight so uh

beetle threesome :)

Unknown Flea Beetles, 3 individuals (genus Altica).

[miyrumiyru]

If you look the flowers closely, there is the bugs. don't miss that!!

[sanlad]