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earwig (order Dermaptera) info-dump bc they're really cool insects that have really unique behaviors
- there are about 2,000 different species of earwigs, 10 of which are native to north america. earwigs when in there native ranges are extremely beneficial to the environment
- the european earwig (Forficula auricularia) is an invasive species in north america, and unfortunately is now a super common insect to see
- earwigs are edible! i have been told they taste like soft shell crab
- earwigs are extremely maternal, once a female earwig legs eggs she will care for them until adulthood. this is rare, only about 1% of all insects are maternal
- hump earwigs (Anechura harmandi) commit what's called matriphagy. after months of the mom raising her young, the offspring will then consume her
- sometimes earwig moms will abuse/neglect their young. those young will then share food and take care of each other, typically those behaviors are only seen in social Hymenoptera (bees, ants, and wasps)
- earwigs have some of the most intricate wings. there's about 20 different fold lines, and fold up to be 10x or more smaller than when the earwig is in flight. no other animal wing is this complex
- the giant earwig (Labidura herculeana) now extinct grew to be about 3 inches long
bonus photo of my earwig tattoo :)
#earwigs are so neat#order Dermaptera#dermaptera#earwigs#insects#bugs#entomology#special interest#infodump#tattoo#bug talks#bug tattoo#bug facts#insect facts
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lil cicada tat today for beck! thank you!
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Its the year of the Cicada! So I decided to design a new tattoo for the occasion! >:) I hope everyone enjoys it! This was definitely a super fun challenge for me!
#nature#animals#bugs#entomology#cicada#cicadas 2024#tattoo design#bug tattoo#I love the these lil screaming things#periodical cicada#cicada life cycle#i love bugs#bug art#wildlife#wildlife biology
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Halloween beetle finished!
One of my first bigger flashes got sold 1,5months ago and my client decided let’s colour it for the season! My first bigger colour work and I am very happy with it.:) thankfully my client was too!
#tattoos#tattoo design#halloween beetle#halloween tattoo#bug tattoo#blackwork#darksurrealism#colour tattoo#insect#nature
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#insects#entomology#bugs#insect#bug#nature#beetle#coleoptera#beetles#bugblr#beaus bug biome#beetle tattoo#tattoo#insect tattoo#bug tattoo#fig beetle#fig eater beetle#green beetle#cotinis mutabilis
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Today's moth content is the new tattoo I got yesterday of a Kentish glory moth. Hand-poked by Belle at Black Rabbit Tattoo Collective, Thatcham, UK, like the rest of them! She's so good at moths, I'm so happy 💖🦋
(I'll run out of skin before I run out of moth species, so my condolences to the family member who thought I was kidding about wanting tattoo funds for every birthday and xmas forever... 😂)
#moth#moth tattoo#tattoos#insect tattoo#handpoke#handpoke tattoo#lepidoptera#insect#moths#insects#ink#handpoked#handpoked tattoos#bug tattoo
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in june of 2021, I saw the first wild stag beetle of my life, here at home in Wisconsin. it was a Reddish Brown Stag Beetle, Lucanus capreolus, missing one of its mandibles. I knew it wasn't long for this world, stuck clinging to my window screen. I set it in our garden box to go about its way. I think about it often.
today, I got a tattoo to commemorate him. still very fresh and raw. but I am so happy.
♡ done by bear at giige ♡
#bugblr#bugs#insects#insect#entomology#bug#reddish brown stag beetle#Lucanus capreolus#stag beetle#beetle#Wisconsin#bug tattoo#insect tattoo#beetle tattoo#bug art#coleoptera
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cool tattoo things!!
#tattoos#tattoodesign#queer artwork#nature illustration#bugs#forest creature#goblincore art#goblincore aesthetic#digital illustration#art commission info#art commissions#forest art#stag beetle#bug tattoo#stick and poke
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Bug flash practice tattoo
#illustration#art#bug art#insect art#bug tattoo#insect tattoo#flash tattoo#line art tattoos#self taught tattoo artist
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Bee tattoo I did yesterday!🐝✨️
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Mof
#art#artists on tumblr#artwork#digital art#digital aritst#digital arwork#digital drawing#digital illustration#illustration#my art#moth art#moth tattoo#moth drawing#illustrators on tumblr#illustrative art#bugs#bug art#bug tattoo#procreate#procreate art
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Bzzzzz
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lil mantis boy!
#tattoo flash#traditional tattoo#tattoo#tattoo design#neotraditional tattoo#neotraditional#neotrad#neotrad flash#neotrad tattoo#praying mantis#drawing#my art#insects#bug tattoo#insect tattoo#mantis tattoo#orchid mantis#illustration#artist#digital art
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some recent work!! bugs and wildflowers
[Image ID: Five images of four black and grey tattoos, described in order. Three bees surrounding a preexisting bouquet tattoo on a client's bicep. Lunar moth that wraps around a client's elbow. A butterfly on the outside of a client's elbow. Various wildflowers added to a preexisting vine wrap on a client's thigh and calf. End ID.]
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Lil beetle from this morning 🪲
#illustration#my art#artists on tumblr#ink#cottagecore tattoo#bug tattoo#goblincore tattoo#tattoo artist#handpoke#stick and poke
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