No.18442
>>18440Ooh I love isopods! Don't worry, I think they count :)
. Also, all insects are crustaceans if you squint hard enough https://youtu.be/yu-OIMJL1Hw?si=ciQFs66zv9JwzwTM No.18445
>>18443that's a really cool bug, sushi!
No.18446
>>18439Mine would have to be the Backwards Long Jump from Mario 64!
(but seriously, bumblebees and cicadas are goated)
No.18462
>>18461all isopods are gey and for gey sushis
No.18464
fireflies, pretty cool.
No.18468
Moths are adorable
No.18503
>>18502candies! omnomnomomnom
No.18506
>>18505I guess I just love every single thing about every single one of you…! I love every single one of you from the tops of your antannae to the tips of your thoraxes and I love how Canadian Tiger Swallowtail has a fierce attitude that belies her gracious appearance and I love Seven-spot Ladybird's decorative coat and I love Rosy Maple Moth's vivid complexion and I love watching Leafcutter Ant carry giant sails of vegetation and I love Dogbane Beetle's iridescent cloak and I love how Red Admiral flits about in a commanding pattern and I love licking Rock Honey Bee's sweet sticky feet and I love listening to Atlas Beetle's stories about world travel and I love Great Purple Emperor's bold dress and I love playing tag with Four-spotted Chaser and I love Carmine Skipper's pretty pink body and I love Harlequin Beetle's raunchy jokes and I love listening to the five heartbeats of Common Earthworm and I love drinking Dairy Cow Isopod's breastmilk and I love Yellow Garden Spider's signature zig-zag weaving style and I love sniffing Green Stink Bug's farts and I love Caligo Owl Butterfly's big beautiful eyespots and I love cuddling with Narrow Stingless Bee and I love the way…
No.18532
>>18505>>18506what the heck ww
No.18584
>>18542little guy is doing his best to keep you safe from moths <3
No.18585
>>18439I've been reading up on speleology and I recently learned about troglobites. Troglobites are animals that branched off of from their normal family tree & evolved to live in caves. This means they're some of the most unique creatures on earth because they usually only exist in the cave system they branched off into. This also means most troglobites are endangered because theres only 1-3 habitats for them compared to their above ground counterparts.
Pic attached is the kauaʻi cave wolf spider which is completely harmless to humans and evolved to have no eyes!
No.18590
>>18585heck yea I love cave critteres, olms are awesome
there's also a lot of cave-dwelling isopods
No.18620
>>18619very cute and colorful!
No.18633
>>18619it looks like it's a strawberry shortcake covered in vanilla icing <3
No.18649
>>18619i wanna rape that nigga
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scary as heck vampire millipede…
No.18669
>>18662So majestic, like a king's robe.
I didn't know I was in the presence of royalty!
No.18688
>>18684They're kind of scary looking up close.
No.18692
>>18688yeah, they have that grasshopper mouth which bugs me
No.18713
>>18706Oh what a cutie! That's the first time I heard about them!
No.18735
>>18733cute baby isopods!
No.18986
>>18985beautiful!
>>18920I took some Monarch caterpillars from the milkweed and gave them a safe home. They've all pupated safely and successfully! :>
No.18989
>>18986Very cool! Thanks for helping out our Monarch butterfly friends!
No.19092
>>19090very beautiful, sushi
you’ve done a great service
No.19128
>>19123>The body was too short or empty.yeah I get that a lot
No.19469
>>19413Cutest little guy
I hope he grows up into a powerful Kaiju.
No.19670
>>19413He (at least I think it's a he from counting abdominal segments?) has molted again, and is an extremely fancy boy. I think this stage is what you'd call L4.
From looking at pics of the species on google it seems like they can be a wide range of colors, and I'm happy my guy has such gorgeous stripes and pink highlights
No.20179
>>20170thats a weird looking baby chick
No.20205
>>19670Whoa cute vibrant colors! very pretty!!!
No.21629
I recently learned that spiders don't have muscles. Their bodies are basically hydraulic and they use their own blood to power a hydraulic system which somehow moves their bodies.
No.21673
>>21630Oh I've heard the name before, that's horrifying >_<
parasites are kinda scary but halteres are really cool so I appreciate flies
No.22072
>>22069Roaches scare me. I keep this place squeaky clean. As soon as I see one, I freak out. Those things are really hard to catch.
No.22077
>>22072I remember the first time I saw a giant roach in my room. Practically gassed the whole place in bug spray. Even moved the furniture around to get every inch. Had to sleep in the living room.
No.22106
Whats the most effective way of combatting roaches? If we get cats to keep away mice, should we keep spiders to get rid of roaches?
No.22110
>>22108cute! pink lemonade flavor.
No.22181
>>22108Why did you spoiler this? Its so cute
No.22243
>>22108Ahhh the rosy maple moth, so pretty. I think it's been about 9 years since I've learnt of their existence? I know it's an incredibly basic choice but I think they are among my favorites if not my favorite moth.
No.22244
>>22243what are your other favorite moths? I'm not normally into bugs but this thread sent me down a rabbit hole.
No.22258
>>22244I'm sorry I lied I don't have a favorite moths list. The Rosy Maple Moth is the only one I am familiar with I just worded it that way to try and sound smarter. But I have looked some up now that I think look cool! My apologies to any insect nerds as I will be using terminology that I make up.
Alcides metaurus (also called the North Queensland Day Moth or the Zodiac Moth) can come in some very pretty colors! While there appears to be quite a variety, my favorite of them are the ones with strong pink/yellow/black stripes. Though a close second would be the greenish blue and black kind.
Also in the Uraniinae subfamily is the Lyssa macleayi. Most species in the Lyssa genus seem to have generally similar coloration and markings, but the macleayi is the most attractive to me.
Eumorpha achemon (Achemon Sphinx Moth) looks really cool. They are mostly brown and black, but have pink on the top of their hindwings and on the bottom of their forewings. How vibrant and how much pink there is seems to vary but I think they are very cool.
The final moth I'll mention here is Hyalophora cecropia (Cecropia Silk Moth). Not only are their wings colors and patterns beautiful with the orange white and black, but their bodies also have a really pretty reddish orange and white pattern on them! (images attached)
No.22260
>>22259Ahhh these are so pretty. I saw so many cool ones when I was looking them up before but I only picked a few. I should look more into my local wildlife to see what is native nearby.
