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aardwolfpack · 10 months

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Big Ant

The other day there was a lone ant on our sliding door screen that measured three quarters of an inch long. That sounds small, but trust me, it's enormous by local ant standards.

#carpenter ant #probably #camponotus pennsylvanicus #photographers on tumblr #my bug photos #lee sherman #ant #this should be a photoset #but the new post editor won't cooperate

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anomaly-beans · 8 months

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Love these chonkers. This one sat still long enough for me to take a picture before hopping away.

#bug posting #irl bugs #my bug photos #grasshopper #entomology

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greyphitus · 5 months

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Hey guys

There's a post going around about something called the "Invertebrate Studies Institute" needing help. A few comments made on the post made me curious, so I checked it out and it seems sketchy to me. (ETA: the post's OP is now aware of the situation and is trying to rectify things on their end, and are ok with my post getting more exposure. Read the notes for more info too!)

The institute is a startup and the owner has displayed misogynistic behavior. He made a company and received "$1.3 million in research grants from the USDA and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation" in 2011, but there aren't any research papers listed on the ISI website more recent than 2012 (sources: ISI website, People Behind the Science podcast transcript, All Things Bugs LLC webpage). It's possible his research is still a work in progress, but I would expect to see some genome sequencing work at the least since that seems to be a major focus.

Also, it's possible to ship frozen specimens in dry ice and have them be fine. Even stuff for molecular work and genome sequencing. So the inability to get help from other research groups, to where they're asking for a local freezer plug-in, is a bit weird to me.

Some screenshots below the cut, didn't screenshot everything since it's mostly just text, but I did cite the sources if you wanna read them yourself.

Not sure what the overall point is of this post is besides "seems sketch to me" but I saw a lot of people worrying on the initial post so I wanted to at least mention this stuff.

Comments from the tumblr post which sparked my initial concerns.

Screenshots from the LinkedIn link, with the initial contact and follow-up legal threat.

Screenshot from the ISI website talking about their facility and "initiative" (I noticed a lot of the wording on the website sounded like they hadn't done significant research, which also gave me pause).

And, for fun, the CDC guide on shipping frozen specimens.

#not photos #invertebrate studies institute #making my own post cause I don't want to signal boost the misogynist startup sorry #FYI OG post's OP is now aware of all this and does not support the scientist in being a shitbag or anything like that #they are trying to rectify the situation on their end #they just wanted to save the frozen science bugs

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its-a-beautful-day · 5 months

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Sweet Beetle Dreams

Inspired by @pangur-and-grim new grub and @dimespin comment on this post!

#star's art #my art #artist on tumblr #bug art #Grub #Beetle #Smooth stag beetle #Insect #nature illustration #cozy aesthetic #Thank you khrysteen for the suggestion of a turnip plushie #Oh I also used the photo of Pangur's free suprise grub as the reference #Cause they looked so snuggled #I'm really really proud of this piece #Absolutely blew myself out of the water with the grub and beetle rendering

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zivazivc · 4 months

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I came up with Floyd's (other) ex band mates and then I went a little insane about them. . . Anyway they're all alternative trolls who adopted him into their group. They play nu metal at underground gigs but mostly they just go to raves and get stoned out of their gourds.

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I googled "90s rave photos" and had such a hard time choosing which to draw. i might make more of them in the future...

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field-guide-to-mud · 5 months

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🐛🦋🐌

#wax seal #junk journal #scrapbooking #pressed flowers #green #bug art #mudposting #my photos #craft #bug #insect #bugs #insects #snails #ramble timeeeee #i had a lot of fun with this one lol #idk if ive posted any of my Big Pages before??#i only have a handful of em #id been meaning to do a bug page for agesssss and i finally figured i had enough materials and could do it nicely #the hexagons are real photos ive taken #i wish i had more printed cuz i have more bug photos #oh well #the lil 'todo conecta a todo lo demás' thing means 'everything is connected to everything else' which i thought fit great with Bugs #theres also lil splotches of preserved moss around #i spent ages on this page honestly im so happy with it #i feel like this also really shows like. a good step in my journey with my fear of bugs #cuz like lemme tell u im not generally one to touch or go near bugs #but im learning to love and appreciate the role they play in the world and come to like them more and more #idk man bugs are cool #i hope yall dont mind the messy picture its hard to get nice clean straight on with big pages like this

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ljsbugblog · 5 months

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I didn't have a post queued for tonight so uh

beetle threesome :)

Unknown Flea Beetles, 3 individuals (genus Altica).

#from the depths of my old photo archive #with love #happy new year wonderful bug appreciators #ljsbugblog #bugblr #macro #entomology #insects #coleoptera #beetles #chrysomelidae #leaf beetles #alticini #flea beetles #altica #metallic flea beetles #unconfirmed ID

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extrashortshorts · 3 months

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Tiny and Stupid

#bug #needle felting #it's my first ever time doing something like that so he is tiny #also his shape is pretty helpful for understanding how to do things #just balls on balls on balls #buggy balls #snowman shape #bad photo

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scatroach · 4 months

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I saw a poll for "Tumblr's Second Annual Bug Race" that had six bug emoji options, but all of the bugs were stuff like lady bugs and caterpillars and it didn't have any of the bugs that I like, so I'm holding my own bug competition.

In Order: 🪳 Cockroach, 🪰 Fly, 🦟 Mosquito, 🕷 Spider, 🦂 Scorpion, 🐜 Ant.

#poll #sorry i know this isnt what i usually post. but where else am i gonna hold a poll for pest type bugs #finally organized all my photos on my computer though. so ill finally post some photos ive taken months ago today.

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kedreeva · 5 months

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Is there something you should be doing right now?

#like perhaps petting me??#yes hello dear #i haven't forgotten you #the funniest is when i take a photo and then she wants to see the screen #while I'm editing #i know she doesn't understand photos but it still feels like #her asking how she looked in the photo #bug the peahen #peafowl #peahens #my pets

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pallanophblargh · 11 months

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I was recently extremely blessed in being able to finally see one of my “bucket list bugs” as I’ve started calling them. (Not a real list, as I’m never one to be organized…)

But a friend alerted me to the presence of this big beauty and J gave me a leg up to take a closer photo with my measly phone camera and subpar photography skills. I found some eggs she had laid on the wall and I scooped them up in hopes I can look after them. She hung around with her admirers for a good half hour before deciding she’d lingered long enough and flew off into the literal sunset.

Cecropia moth, Hyalophora cecropia, largest moth species in North America. Bug haters, don’t interact!

#insect #moth #cecropia moth #silk moth #bug #invertebrate #arthropods #tw entomophobia #lepidoptera #most beautiful of all chonks #I love all moths but THIS ONE #had a dream of seeing one since I was little and read a book about them #need to paint her! or something!#not certain in my ability to raise her eggs but I want to try #they were nowhere near a tree where they were laid so yeah #a passerby had a proper camera and took photos too #and I got to info dump about moths and bugs in general #I can’t help it they’re my thing!

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aardwolfpack · 1 day

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A house centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata) crawling across the ceiling.

#scutigeromorph #scutigera #scutigera coleoptrata #house centipede #photographers on tumblr #lee sherman #my bug photos #nature

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aquatic-insects-enthousiast · 17 days

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I’m a little bit obsessed with damselfly nymphs which I. Didn’t take any pictures of on Friday but here’s some bugs from this Friday.

Dragonfly nymphs I caught infinitely while hunting for beetle larvae… why are they so cute. Their eyes are so. I love them when you catch them they just skitter into a position and freeze then start trying to hide again

Gerridae which I wanted because my last one is preserved Mid-Bite by a dytiscid larvae so this one’s nice for studying. I’m a big fan of how the local ones look fancy because they’re black and white like they’re in a suit

And then infinite belostomatids I couldn’t avoid catching who bit the shit out of me while I tried to release them

Bugs bugs bugs bugs bugs thered bugs in the water and I love them

#aquatic insects #insects #bugs #entomology #science #nature #odonata #hemiptera #gerridae #belostomatidae #my photos

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kawaiianimeredhead · 5 months

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For those of you who enjoyed my last post about my roommate's previous mantis, here is an update on a new one she has. Her name is Princess Greenbean and we took her to see Santa today as well as did a photo shoot of her outside on my plants

#pet store had photos with santa today #she was so excited when i joked about bringing the mantis #shes gonna print it out and give the photos as gifts for the kids in her class #cw bugs #praying mantis #i dont remember what else to tag it with #my photos of stuffs #shout out to santa who happily agreed to hold the mantis for the photos #roommate also took her dog and those came out cute too #her dog really wanted to wear her lobster costume for the photos tho and she pouted when she was told no #*#200 #300 #400 #500

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its-a-beautful-day · 22 days

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A lil fanart of @passionpeachy snailsona 💖

Thought they would enjoy this lovely lush spot of moss I found the other day 🌱🪴🌿 and maybe meet a friend!

#star's art #my art #artist on tumblr #bug art #my photos #Passionpeachy #Snailsona #I'm not sure if your sona has a tag 😭#Gift art #Isopod #Edited photo #Moss #nature photography #You kept telling me how much you wished to visit the photos I sent you #So I drew you in one of them!

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lesbianjudasiscariot · 1 year

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