Flies belonging to the family Bombyliidae are truly peculiar. Some look as though they came straight out of a manga artist’s imagination. They are harmless and feed on nectar. Here you can see them in flight and, at the end, a male and a female mating.

Location: West Michigan

Video credited to @malbafont_macrophotography on IG.

The sleepiest bee I have ever seen…adorable

I am definitely not an insect expert, but I was lucky enough to capture this wild macro video on my wildlife habitat, in Western Massachusetts.

Im used to finding interesting insect species, but nothing like this Red-Headed Bush Cricket/Handsome Trig(Phyllopalpus pulchellus). Those beautiful "boxing-gloves" (palps) were easy to spot.

By the time I noticed the action, a bunch of tiny, pale amber babies had already hatched and were crawling all around. The adult cricket was actively eating the remaining egg sac and then moved on to hunting the newborn offspring. Intraspecific cannibalism was not on my radar but it was wild to see!

I was so blown away by this interaction that I had to share it. Let me know what you think! Im in the process of merging my insect work (I have a lot, “bugs” are my first love) in with my wildlife channel. But, until then..
TikTok @nature_made_me_dew_it

Sorry for poor quality, that's the best I could do with my phone camera.

First time seeing a Weaver ant tho, and i believe its a gorgeous queen preparing to morph

I was encouraged to share my art to this community. I made this love story then submitted it to OneCondom for their design contest.

I think it would be so funny if it were to happen. NOT selling anything but if you want to vote #4 OneCondoms on ig https://www.instagram.com/p/DerY6tAEdE1/?rpxt=OTRrY3diMGNjeWZx

Hi all. For almost a decade I have been tentatively interested in trying to go back to school for entomology. My only hangup is that from what I have seen discussed here and other places is that the majority of careers/funding rests in agriculture and public health, but I know that my real interest lies in conservation. I’ve always liked insects and arachnids, but what got me really interested in entomology as a career was an in person talk about the silent decline of these populations.
8 years is a huge commitment both personally and financially, but entomology is a subject I am really passionate about and spend a lot of free time trying to learn about anyways, so it would be a commitment I’d be willing to make. I know that if there are jobs focused on conservation, they are probably few and far between, but I’d really like to hear from people working in the field. And if it sounds like I’m totally misunderstanding the actualities of what the job would be, I’d like to hear that too (though truthfully what I’ve found online has been either vague or contradictory for the most part, so I’m not sure how much ‘understanding’ I have to begin with). Tyia, and sorry if my sleep deprivation is coming through a little too much in this post!!

Recently celebrated my kid's 2nd birthday and the party was bug themed (original, right?!). For decorations, I drew large bugs on kraft paper and taped them on the wall. Some are goofier than others and not anatomically correct (Looking at you dragonfly head and eyes). Any guesses what they are?

Thought this group would appreciate them. If you have any suggestions on to improve them, please share!

Spicebush Swallowtail caterpillar

Quick edit - it was closer to 6 weeks ago.

Just found this beautiful moth today. I've never seen one in real life up until today.

In Ontario, these incredible leaf-mimics are a native species. Seeing them low on thresholds or doorways like this usually happens later in the autumn season as they look for artificial warmth from brick and metal structures.

Katydids are incredibly common and widespread across Southern Ontario, though actual physical sightings are relatively rare. There are 34 distinct katydid species documented in the province, making them a major staple of the local summer and autumn ecosystem.

Because they spend their lives in the upper canopies of trees and dense shrubs mimicking leaves, people regularly walk right past thousands of them without ever realizing they are there.

Such as the western conifer seed bug and leptoglossus corculus?

i didn’t want to disturb these guys, they were near edge of path so i hope they finish and fly away before anyone accidentally steps on them. she’s so much bigger than a normal wasp!
seen in Ireland

Im in Omaha, Nebraska. This was in a house in the middle of a large forested park around 1030 am. It was active and climbing on the walls and floor.

So I boiled my dirty clothes in hot water to see if I could find an insect on them, to test out the theory that my previous controller said to me that if their treatment didn't work then there was something infesting my clothes.

Lo and behold after I went outside to check to hang the clothes, I was going to put my blue basin back in my bathroom, when I checked for insects and found these two.

Bataan Philippines.