Atlas Moth (Attacus atlas) ♂
My heart melts every time I see one of my huge moths clean their antennae like a cat washing their face.
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I was asked to post some goth bugs so here are some black and/or spooky babes!
Death’s head hawkmoth, Acherontia atropos:
Notice the spooky skull on its back! Neat. Photo by riana60
Clymene moth, Haploa clymene:
Featuring the mildly Satanic upside down cross! Photo by susanelliott
Ghost mantis, Phyllocrania paradoxa, adult and nymph:
Photos by ThorHakonsen and VeVe-350Z
Spiny orb weaver, Micrathena vigorsi?, juvenile;
Photo by Andreas Kay
Eastern lubber grasshopper, Romalea microptera, nymph:
Photo by zoology123
The bloody-nosed beetle, Timarcha tenebricosa:
This dude intentionally breaks membranes in its own mouth in order to bleed out foul-tasting hemolymph as a defense mechanism. Photo by muftillo
Citheronia phoronea moth caterpillar:
Photo by vireolanius
Spangle swallowtail butterfly, Papilio protenor:
Photo by calcium
Hope those were goth enough for you! Didn’t want to make the post tooooo long.
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Girtha laying an egg in my hand
(11/16/20)
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Fulvous Forest Skimmer (Neurothemis fulvia, Libellulidae)
by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr.
Pu'er, Yunnan, China
See more Chinese dragonflies and damselflies on my Flickr site HERE…
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Painted Schinia Moth - Schinia volupia by Van Truan
Via Flickr:
Pueblo, Colorado
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I recorded this timelapse a while back of my technique for spreading insects for display. The specimen is a giant stag beetle, Hexarthrius mandibularis sumatranus.
And here is the specimen after it has dried:
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