55 notes
14 / 10 / 2012 @ 11:59
(source: bugbrained)



insect
entomology
Thysanura
silverfish
animal
nature
arthropod
science
insectlove: bugbrained: Silverfish on a mat #2 by Lord V, on Flickr
33 notes
2 / 8 / 2012 @ 14:11
(source: theageofthecity-deactivated2012)



insect
entomology
hemiptera
bug
true bug
animal
nature
arthropod
science
Giant Mesquite Bug
pdsmith: “To add provinces to Being, to envision cities and spaces of hallucinatory reality, is a heroic adventure.” Borges A great piece by Darran Anderson on Impossible Cities
88 notes
9 / 7 / 2012 @ 13:13
(source: hongkongnaturewalk)

49 notes
15 / 6 / 2012 @ 11:38
(source: earthly-fauna)



insect
entomology
odonata
dragonfly
animal
nature
arthropod
science
insectlove: earthly-fauna: Unknown Odonata by Seth Patterson on Flickr.
26 notes
5 / 4 / 2012 @ 12:03
(source: coffeenuts)



insect
entomology
diptera
fly
hover fly
animal
nature
arthropod
science
insectlove: coffeenuts: hover fly by MD_MC on Flickr.
41 notes
17 / 3 / 2012 @ 17:03
(source: hampshirewildlife)



insect
entomology
orthoptera
grasshopper
animal
nature
arthropod
science
insectlove: hampshirewildlife: Ashes To Ashes on Flickr.
86 notes
16 / 3 / 2012 @ 12:53
(source: rhamphotheca)

88 notes
5 / 3 / 2012 @ 15:39
(source: jardinbotanicolamanigua)



insect
entomology
coleoptera
beetle
weevil
animal
nature
arthropod
science
28 notes
1 / 3 / 2012 @ 16:42
(source: entomolog)



insect
entomology
lepidoptera
butterfly
animal
nature
arthropod
science
flower
Giant Swallowtail
Papilio cresphontes
insectlove: entomolog: Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) (by Pelatiah on Flickr)
32 notes
27 / 2 / 2012 @ 16:58
(source: arthronpodos)



insect
entomology
mantodea
mantis
animal
nature
arthropod
science
Creobroter gemmatus
insectlove: mimejuice: Praying mantis, Creobroter gemmatus, with full claw (by JonathanLewisWildlifePhotography)
21 notes
18 / 2 / 2012 @ 15:12
(source: entomolog)



insect
entomology
coleoptera
beetle
weevil
animal
nature
arthropod
science
Chrysolopus spectabilis
Botany Bay diamond weevil
Botany Bay diamond beetle
sapphire weevil
Diamond Beetle
entomolog: Botany Bay Diamond Weevil I (Chrysolopus spectabilis) (by petrichor on Flickr) This weevil also known as Diamond Beetle. This weevil is famous in Australia natural history because it was the first scientifically described Australian insect species. …. adults always feeding alone on young Acacia tree. The larvae feed on roots of Acacia. source: brisbaneinsects
53 notes
17 / 2 / 2012 @ 15:37
(source: fuckyeahbeetles)



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entomology
coleoptera
beetle
animal
nature
arthropod
science
female
green dock leaf beetle
Gastrophysa viridula
fuckyeahbeetles: Female green dock leaf beetles (Gastrophysa viridula) are capable of carrying over 1,000 eggs at any one time, which they lay in clusters of 20-45. This particular specimen’s abdomen is so full of eggs that her elytra (hardened forewings) are unable to completely protect her. 
8 notes
10 / 12 / 2011 @ 14:40
(source: becomingalepidopterist)



insect
entomology
lepidoptera
butterfly
animal
nature
arthropod
science
female
insectlove: becomingalepidopterist: Day 40. Wings slowly expand out and in, and then suddenly, she is gone, out the window!
39 notes
7 / 12 / 2011 @ 21:52
(source: rhamphotheca)



insect
entomology
coleoptera
beetle
animal
nature
arthropod
science
Burying Beetle
silphidae
Nicrophorus humator
Sexton Beetle
rhamphotheca: Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus humator)   This came to my moth trap earlier in the year. I only managed a record shot because it started to rain (hence the droplets on its head). (photo: Nutmeg66) * This is a large beetle, with a length of up to nearly 30mm. Strongly attracted to light, this beetle is common at the MV light used for moth trapping and adults often arrive covered in numerous orange mites. Nicrophorus humator is one of the Burying Beetles, sometimes known as Sexton Beetles. They feed on carrion, burying the corpses of dead birds or mice, to use as a food store for their young. Consequently, there is often a strong and unpleasant odour, which makes these beetles even more distinctive… (via: Eakringbirds)