/r/insects
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/r/insects
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Jumpers through my Eyes
09:07 UTC
not my pic but look @ him
thought this was cute idk,, he all tucked in
07:50 UTC
Hi, can you help us identify this type of moth?
The first thing i and my friends thought when i saw it was "skeleton moth" or "death moth" or something cool like that, however after investigating that was sadly not a thing :(, anyways this is in south america, by the equator if its helpful
06:21 UTC
Hypothetical Weretermite
Hello! For a d and d campaign, I am thinking of a collection of lesser represented lycanthropes, and one I really liked was a weretermite. The issue is, I can find very examples of wereinsects, and am not familiar with insect biology and how it would intersect with a humanoid merging with it. All I can imagine is the animorphs, or the Vincent Price movie, "The Fly". Would organs change? If the insect is scaled up, would the person lose or gain mass as they transform? Would it be an ant man thing where they also get super strength? Sorry if this is not the correct place to ask this!
06:07 UTC
Cocoon came in with the pepper plant. What are the chances this is viable? My daughter would love to hatch something but I don't think there's been a change in this since I brought the plant in a month ago.
03:52 UTC
An Orb Weaver (30 stacking images)
03:32 UTC
Is this a bedbug? 😭
Located in socal.
03:18 UTC
Anyone know what lays these eggs?
Anyone know what lays these eggs?
We have found them under all the window sills on one side of the house.
02:40 UTC
ID?
Eindhoven, Netherlands
02:37 UTC
Wasp Having a Drink - 18”x24”, graphite. By me.
One of my favorite drawings. From what I can tell it looks like both a wasp and a yellow jacket. What do you think?
02:23 UTC
What is that is it bad
This is a feeder insect sorry I love bugs but my geckos hungry. So what is that and can it be eaten or is it bad? https://ibb.co/MDbggxH
02:21 UTC
Gulf Fritillary on Blue Vervain, Beaufort County NC USA, October 2024, Sony a7rv, 200-600mm
02:05 UTC
What is this !?
Can you please identify?
01:41 UTC
Is this a maggot or something else?
I got a salad from a local restaurant, ate half of it and then saw this guy wriggling around in my bowl......
Is it a maggot? 🥲 Or some other worm-looking bug or parasite? Should I be worried? Idk if I ate any... Lowkey freaking out tho.nSorry I dont have better pics I was trying not to have a meltdown lol
(Northern Ontario, Canada for location)
00:53 UTC
praying mantis ?
00:37 UTC
beetles + rotten fruit (photo by me)
00:17 UTC
Non-native insect pets? (US)
I came across a listing for stick insects and when I checked care instructions, not only are there a ton of resources available for keeping them as pets there are a few pages from the government about how non-native insects can't be kept.
Is this like one of those legal gray area things? Or has everyone and every place I've seen with these breaking serious invasive species restrictions?
I'm a bit confused. I've always wanted to have a bug terrarium, but half the listings I see for interesting bugs seem to be illegal?
23:15 UTC
Can anyone tell me what this is? Very tiny and very fast moving. I’ve seen it on my bathroom floor several times. It disappears so fast that I can’t tell if it jumps or flys. I don’t see it flying. In SC
23:02 UTC
What is this furry guy that my Bluey made friends with?
would like to know if I should be worried or we chillin
22:28 UTC
praying mantis costume
i was working on this for a long time for a school project (hence the scribbling out of people), the arms are made from wire mesh tubes, covered in plaster of paris with extra details sculpted in stone clay, then painted - the head was a similar process just flat! i’m really really proud of it! p.s - this is the principal wearing the costume haha, i was trying to get photos of as many people wearing it as possible
21:59 UTC
oil pastel drawing of a giant asian mantis!!
i am obsessed with praying mantises rn i cannot stop drawing and sculpting them!!!!
21:49 UTC