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Jumpers through my Eyes

1 Comment
2024/12/03
09:07 UTC

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not my pic but look @ him

thought this was cute idk,, he all tucked in

0 Comments
2024/12/03
07:50 UTC

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Hi, can you help us identify this type of moth?

https://preview.redd.it/n49o567ntk4e1.jpg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bb06039a0b26135ec43442665a6680bae6b03e27

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

1 Comment
2024/12/03
06:21 UTC

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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!

https://preview.redd.it/773768wkrk4e1.jpg?width=1322&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2ac4d4903c67d1a8a6af75f92366620133f01dc1

2 Comments
2024/12/03
06:07 UTC

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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.

1 Comment
2024/12/03
03:52 UTC

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An Orb Weaver (30 stacking images)

2 Comments
2024/12/03
03:32 UTC

1

Is this a bedbug? 😭

Located in socal.

3 Comments
2024/12/03
03:18 UTC

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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.

5 Comments
2024/12/03
02:40 UTC

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ID?

Eindhoven, Netherlands

1 Comment
2024/12/03
02:37 UTC

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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?

0 Comments
2024/12/03
02:23 UTC

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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

1 Comment
2024/12/03
02:21 UTC

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Gulf Fritillary on Blue Vervain, Beaufort County NC USA, October 2024, Sony a7rv, 200-600mm

0 Comments
2024/12/03
02:05 UTC

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What is this !?

Can you please identify?

3 Comments
2024/12/03
01:41 UTC

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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)

https://preview.redd.it/ux0xb44b7j4e1.png?width=444&format=png&auto=webp&s=0c1b15c18737b77f633025367baca524750c5cc0

https://preview.redd.it/vdklk54b7j4e1.png?width=468&format=png&auto=webp&s=038bdbf045da29d34b7ffea9db4afc5fef875813

https://preview.redd.it/cwr6p64b7j4e1.png?width=562&format=png&auto=webp&s=18ce3735da20ed9d29c43f96fd40d8a9b85aee71

2 Comments
2024/12/03
00:53 UTC

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praying mantis ?

9 Comments
2024/12/03
00:37 UTC

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beetles + rotten fruit (photo by me)

0 Comments
2024/12/03
00:17 UTC

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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?

1 Comment
2024/12/02
23:15 UTC

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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

4 Comments
2024/12/02
23:02 UTC

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What is this furry guy that my Bluey made friends with?

would like to know if I should be worried or we chillin

8 Comments
2024/12/02
22:28 UTC

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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

1 Comment
2024/12/02
21:59 UTC

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oil pastel drawing of a giant asian mantis!!

i am obsessed with praying mantises rn i cannot stop drawing and sculpting them!!!!

0 Comments
2024/12/02
21:49 UTC

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