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specialinterestsgalore · 3 months

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I just realized I've like never posted my insect collection on here! Unfortunately it fell of the wall a few days ago (I'm pretty sure one of my cats tried to climb on it because it was admittedly too close to their cat tree) and the frame broke. The only bug that was really damaged was my luna moth. Anyway I bought most of the insects online and pinned them myself but like three of them I found already dead and in incredible condition so I did literally pick them up off the sidewalk and pin them. Hoping I can repair and add to it soon💖

(Tagging @onenicebugperday I love your blog❣️🪲)

#my post #bugs #insects #bug pictures #insect pictures #moths #moth pictures #my insect collection

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doyourworsttt · 9 months

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geometrid moth caterpillar, also known as the inchworm

#inchworm #caterpillars #geometridae #lepidoptera #arthropods #bugs #bug pictures #insect photography #moths #inchworms #photography #bugblr

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insect0idfreakaz0id · 1 month

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Hey centi! im currently working on an oc au and i might need some help with figuring out how bug mandibles work ☠️

i thought of you and your centipede sona and was wondering on how you settled on that specific design choice 👀 sorry if this is out of left field

BIG WARNING FOR PICTURE OF BUGS ON THIS POST

SORRY this has taken a long time and maybe you've figured out by now, I actually based my truesona's face (or at least mandibles) more on a wasp!!

the mandibles take up more on the face on the wasp than I think I see on centipedes. and they have a face shape closer to that of humans, at least compared to the kind of centipedes rowan and my other centipede character that I am still renaming are

and centipedes do have sort of odd faces. above is a house centipede I believe, not the centipede my truesona or other centipede guy is based on

this one below is more alike to the centipede my truesona + other OC is based off of

the mandibles are the smaller mouth pieces, those are for eating

what look like the fangs (larger orange sharp pieces) are technically legs that are about behind the head that are used to inject venom or maybe grab something

this would be very awkward placement though, to put these parts BEHIND my truesonas head, so they're on the sides of his face, with the mandibles in the middle

also, the mandibles are smaller on centipedes. wasp faces are kind of closer in resemblance to the general shape of a human face, so I went with that

I wanted to stylize my truesonas face and bug features more, he kind of has more of a mix of different bug characteristics, but his fangs are meant to look more like stag beetle pincers

however, I have. other centipede character whose fangs are more true to the face of an actual centipede and not as stylized

I don't know if this is much help or not because these were the only bugs I looked at when making these characters, but I would say looking at pictures of real bug's faces up close is the best help to see how they work out.

Yes . You will probably have to make some choices on how to work those into more human-ish characters.... Maybe not all of it will be accurate. It doesn't really have to be . You can run free into the wild.

centipedes also have kind of odd looking eyes. Like a clump of frog eggs shape or something.

I did not think this would be something that would work well for my drawing ... And it may not accurately convey the image of "bug eyes" to people who are unfamiliar with how centipede eyes look. So I went with something closer to fly eyes, or at least how I've seen people draw them. I suppose the house centipede has more fly like eyes, but my centipede characters now (truesona and other sona-oc-thing) are the giant tiger leg centipede and redheaded centipede, which are very different from house centipedes. I'll make a house centipede character eventually, but they probably won't pop up any time soon

Ummm yeah 👍 I hope this helps or was somewhat awesome at least

#bugs #tw bugs #tw bug mention #cw bugs #cw bug mention #bug pictures #centipede #wasp #beetles #stag beetle #oc #original character #oc art #oc artist #bugsona #bug oc #bug ocs

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bonefall · 7 months

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I translated some of my Warrior OCs a bit ago! Four of them are part of one family, and the other is my tabaxi ranger with a warrior's name! I don't know if they're correct, but I wanted to give it a shot!

Clovershine - Glemshem (Her name ended up super cute to say! She's the Mi of Cricket and Fawn!)

Alderpelt - Reykossaborrl (There wasn't a word specifically for Alder, so I combined red and tree! This guy is Clover's mate and the very involved Ba of Cricket and Fawn!)

Fawnfrost - Myaachiki (Myaa sounded cuter than Mween, so I used that instead! Fawny is my main girl I rped and invested a lot of trauma in! :D)

Cricketcall - ???ayeo (Sadly no word for cricket, and I couldn't find words to combine for it. Maybe bell and bug? Idk, I just think this guy is neat! He and his dad and Fawn's mentor all die in a terrible sickness, hence her trauma! :DD)

Emberstrike - Kipkubo (A bit of a stim of a name, tbh. She's the ranger, I love her so much and I wish her campaign didn't fall through...)

CRICKET TIME.

So the first thing to know here is that the Clan cat idea of crickets may be somewhat different to your own.

If you're American, you may have a distinction in your mind that a cricket is usually a singing, hopping bug with a more rounded head, where grasshoppers are longer and more locust-shaped. That isn't the case in this part of Britan/Albion. In fact, grasshoppers are the ones better known for their singing abilities.

See this?

This is a house cricket. They're very rare in this region, and mostly live in human houses, as the name implies. Clan cats do not have a word for these.

THIS is what they're imagining when they hear the word cricket;

This green, stout, long-legged insect is called a Speckled Bush-Cricket. They have three species of bush-cricket and five species of hopper.

Generic terms;

Bush-cricket (generic) = Pwoi Named for the sound they make while jumping, as opposed to how hoppers are named for the song. Sometimes gets applied to other rounded, hopping insects, like fleas.

Hopper (generic) = Chrriga Long, powerful insects with loud chirping wails that they make by rubbing their legs against themselves. Found on the ground and in grass, unlike bush-crickets which are usually arboreal.

Popper (a hopping insect suitable for eating) = Arroi Subjective, WindClan tends to use this as a generic for both hoppers and bush-crickets, ShadowClan applies it to all big ones, RiverClan and ThunderClan don't use it at all (except Sorreltail who uses it for any hoppers she's caught and plans to eat).

Hopper Poppers = Pwoi k'sirArroi A WindClan dish. Mashed, breaded-and-egged, deep fried cricket balls. Related to grubcakes, but these INCLUDE breadcrumbs for a crunch. Kind of unhealthy, but a good source of fat which is otherwise lacking in the WindClan diet.

Specific species;

For funsies I'm going to give them a culinary rating, maximum of four stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐. I'm being possessed by the spirit of BB!Sorreltail lmao.

Roesel's bush-cricket (Roeseliana roeselii) = I'ri'r THE undeniable sound of summer, buzzing long and loud when it gets hot. This animal is the most uncanny mix between a hopper and a bushcricket and has a distinctive sound, so it's rarely referred to with a generic title. ⭐⭐⭐ It is also large and meaty. Best of both worlds, right here. Most palatable bush-cricket.

Speckled bush-cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima) = Rr'ik Though its cry is delicate and high-pitched like a bat, it's noteworthy for being the only one in this family that sings mutually. Female crickets return a song to a male they like. ⭐⭐ They're small, but gooey. WindClan sometimes skips mashing them because they're SO leggy, they prefer to just pull the bits off and eat the body. Like a gusher. But that's so much effort, you know?

Drumming Katydid (Meconema thalassinum) = Kugr Has a low, almost threatening grinding noise, which is fitting because it is an active predator. The only one in this list. It kills and eats caterpillars and other invertebrates, but that's not all. It's also a host for a horrible parasite that forces it to run towards water at the end of its life, drowning the animal before bursting out of its body. ⭐ Tastes awful. Possessed by worms. All legs and no meat. Only ShadowClan would eat something like this.

Common Field Grasshopper (Chorthippus brunneus) = Gyig WindClan's bread-and-butter, one of the most common insects they need to eat to keep their coats healthy. Has a chirping song instead of a drawn-out one. HATES wetness and is best found where the gorse is dead and dry. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A favorite for a reason. It's abundant, it's meaty, it's large. It can even be purple.

Green Grasshopper (Omocestus viridulus) = F'fir Green with thick black bars on its abdomen, with a harsh, fluttering song. Tends to find a high pedestal before playing its song, as if it's trying to get in front of an audience. ⭐⭐⭐ Has more crunch than meat, with big wings that can get in the way, but still a hopper which is pretty delicious.

Slender grouse locust (Tetrix subulata) = Sswoi Dull brown thing that doesn't even sing. Has a dumb little wiggle-dance instead. Loves streams and lidos and is the hopper that RiverClan cats see most often. ⭐ No wonder RiverClan doesn't eat bugs.

Meadow Grasshopper (Pseudochorthippus parallelus) = Shriga Some of them can look deceptively like a f'fir with the green bodies and barring, but listen. Listen. Its song is TOTALLY different, more of a shakey-shake kind of rattle. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ And Sorreltail will GO TO BAT for how delicious they are. Don't be fooled. This is grasshopper ambrosia. Tiny wings, lots of crunch, a nice flavor. ABSOLUTE delicacy.

Groundhopper (Tetrix undulata) = Wariga A plump, brown grasshopper that eats moss and algae, preferring wet environments with drier areas to retreat to. ⭐⭐⭐??? Data needed. ShadowClan cats kept SWEARING to Sorreltail that these are actually the best, most delicious poppers out there. But she's never had one so she can't attest to it... yet. It's hard to imagine anything can taste better than a honey-roasted shriga. She doubts it tbh.

#crickets #bush-crickets #grasshoppers #Clanmew #Insects #insect pictures #bug pictures #cw bugs #cw insects

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halltastic · 1 month

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Springtime is here! 🦋

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cyanghostcat · 5 months

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holy shit so a massive bug bonked me on the side of the head when i was closing the ouside door, i thought it was a moth so i looked around.

next thing i know, i find this bastard (and trap him/her).

any ideas what type of buggo they might be? am veri curious!!

#entomology #bugs #bug pictures

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thomas--bombadil · 1 year

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A Mourning Cloak butterfly, weakened by the cold, rises to meet the morning, making one last effort to live.

Futile struggles of this kind are everywhere, as the world grows colder, and colder still.

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christinaseas · 13 days

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I took some bumblebee pictures earlier.

#my photography #bumblebee #bug pictures

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ziggyevilguy · 2 years

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bug picture i took. more bug pictures coming soon i am camping.

#autismwins #bug pictures #grass hopper

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paran0rmality · 2 years

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Some weirdo brought a small butterfly into the shop and my moms terrified of them(ironically given how much she likes fake ones) so I was tasked to bring the lil friend outside.