No.40315
>>40172speaking of bugs, there's a an absolute aryan kino video game about them called bugbits released in 2010 that never got popular
i used to have a lot of fun with it as a kid
No.40323
>>40315why does the thumbnail lowkey look like a dragonite carrying a flower on its back
No.40341
>>40339These are kino and can't bite you
Convergent mole evolution is interesting
No.41118
>>40352once I had a dream where I wanted to ride a bus but there was a dog-sized camel spider (not actually a spider just like yukari whale is not a whale) inside so I waited for the next one
No.41120
>>41118OBSESSED OBSESSED OBSESSED OBSESSED
No.41130
>>40348>>40352>>41118camel crickets live in my basement
No.41132
>>41130A representation of a female from the Troglophilus genus has been found engraved on a bison bone in the Cave of the Trois-Frères,[11] showing that they were likely already present around humans, maybe as pets or pests, in caves inhabited by prehistoric populations in the Magdalenian.
No.41139
>>41132>as petsKeeping crickets as pets… Hmm…
No.41144
>>41118they are arachnids though so they're still cool
No.41152
>>41150Badass wtf you never even have to feed them once they grow
No.41153
Wait nvm they only live a few weeks :(
No.41168
>>41137let me guess this weird thing is for attracting a partner or something of that sort
No.41171
>>41168>This species has very apparent, globular appendages coming out of its thorax. Entomologists are still not certain about the exact purpose of these appendages; however, it has been proposed that the appendages protects them by deterring their predators.[8]Source wikipedia. Apparently theyre supposed to look like a parasitic fungus.
No.41173
>>41171clearly there needs to be an experiment where they cut it off and see what happens 😈
No.41175
>>40339I was talking about da wasp
No.41350
>>41307Its a cockroach so it doesnt count
On that note tho have you seen those weird fetish bug crushing videos? That shit is disturbing on a spiritual level. Like what kind of person must one be to jerk off to bugs getting crushed
No.41355
>>41354But this is creating massive job opportunities outside of hive society for bees and giving them a way to contribute to a larger cause
PS look at their quirky little tongues lol
No.41524
>>41522males have wings but can't sting
No.41540
we need to destroy spiders but how?
anyone got ideas?
No.41766
>>41679Just in case you're not aware, if you suspect your tarantula is about to molt you should remove the beetle, many feeder insects will eat tarantulas alive while they're molting given the opportunity
No.41768
>>41766beetle isn't actually in the tank with the T, it's just in a little plastic container with some substrate don't worry
No.41775
>>41772I would consider crushing it, but I would hold back because it is a part of the ecosystem, and this is necessary
No.41776
no one spammed insect porn
No.41777
>>41776stop tempting fate
No.43500
bumblebee petting season approaching
No.43533
>>43396because it's warm af now and they're hunting the surplus of insects in new areas
No.46889
>>46860ants have such cool relationships, I want to keep a colony of local Polyergus, they're socially parasitic ants that became so reliant on slavery that they're incapable of mundane tasks like feeding themselves and need workers of the host species to care of them
No.47282
I FINALLY GOT MY PET WASP TO DRINK FROM MY FINGERS AND SHE EVEN LET HER WINGS DOWN SHE TRUSTS MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
No.47292
>>47282Pet wasp? Do you not get scared of them?
No.47319
>>47292Of this species no, paper wasps are known for their relatively small colonies and less defensive behavior, I got serious about the idea when I found one crawling on my ankle last year looking for a place to hibernate, so far their body language has been predictable and if all else fails I can manage them at night when the cold makes them lethargic
No.47674
>>47670give it water with sugar or something
No.47678
>>47674it's hard to see but that is what she is drinking in the photo
No.47841
>>47840>>47832/bkg/ - beekeeper general is alive.
the west is healing.
Continue posting updates, this is possibly the most important thing happening on /bant/ right now
No.47907
>>47840AAAAAAAHHH KILL KILL KILL
No.48167
>>48150does this mean she's living in your house forever
No.48171
>>48167she is quite restless and I think she would prefer to be outside permanently rather than just the occasional visit to my back yard but I am 99% sure that if I released her she would go right back to being as emaciated as when I found her and die shortly after. I'm debating whether or not I should take her to a local flower garden as she may be able to survive there but I am not sure what I will do yet. She will be with me for the next couple of days at least.
No.48522
>>48511
Predator
No.48933
>>48761debating wether it would feel good to put my dick in the mutant wriggle
No.49291
just to those that may have been keeping track, the bee I was taking care of died a couple of hours ago. Starting yesterday she seemed to grow far more lethargic so it seemed obvious that it was coming. I can't see any other reason that it may have been other than old age but i'm not an entomologist. I'd like to think she died in an ok environment so it's not all bad. Thanks for your interest in her
No.49970
>>49943that's what google said too
No.50393
>>50380bruhhhh they left her 😭😭😭😭
No.50835
>>50832your camera is amazing
No.51436
>>51415Where do these sisters live
No.51452
>>50832is that jelly poison?
No.51457
I remember a time where a yellow jacket crawled on me, never stung me, it just wanted the sugar from a banana peel I was holding. Ain't no wasp neva did me wrong
No.51506
Nest grows every time I look away from it, wouldn't be surprised if we have an egg by the end of the weekend
This species is extremely polymorphic and I've been waiting for a good picture to show it, if you look closely at the wasp on the top left you'll notice she has bright red 'shoulderblades' while the rest are mostly black with or without red fringes
The body colors aren't all that different since these wasps are from the same region but as you can see with the pair on the right their faces are a different story, every wasp has a uniquely patterned face that lets them recognize colony members individually by sight
https://bugguide.net/node/view/14227/bgimage ← gallery showing wider range of colors and patterns across the continent
>>51476given the legal limitations of antkeeping in the USA importing those is out of the question
No.52939
>>52904dipped in honey
they left bits of its empty carcass strewn about the floor
No.53145
>>53144Yamame is a cutie but also a spider and this thread is for insects basically
No.53382
>>53145>Spiders are not insectnerd boooo
No.53410
>>53382more fun facts:
centipedes and millipedes are not insects
pillbugs are not insects
harvestman, camel spider and whip spider are not spiders
No.59190
a moth flew out of nowhere towards me in my house and I almost screamed
No.59197
noo can't find it anymore, wanted to take a photo
maybe it flew out of the window
No.59201
>>59197I kidnapped her sorry
No.59209
>>59201thank you for adjusting to my language (moth is female in polish and male in russian)
No.59212
>>59209Its also female in russian although im totally not fluent in it
No.62520
huh thumbnail makes it look like the desk is floor and paper is wall which gives illusion of it being huge
No.62558
Massive Jews ITT
No.62561
>>62559meet the pyro alternative intro
No.62577
>>62534This gyate whale is a miss
No.62594
>>62559soft crawly pillows nest
No.62612
>>62593nope i've never bred tarantulas before
No.62668
>>62642spiders love physics and math also those are objectively interesting go kill yourself
No.63149
i just found an adult female phidippus jumping spider with an egg sac and shes super cute so i took her home
pics + last months wasp footage i was too lazy to convert later
>>62642I can fix this
No.63464
>>63149these guys are chill but i hate the yellow ones you find in your house (if you live in the northeastern us especially)
No.64278
>>63149best photo i can do for now
She ate her eggs cause of my meddling, i think she'll lay more, looking for resources on how to overwinter her spiderlings if she has any
No.64295
>>64292I think a huge number of animals cannibalize their children when stressed
No.64317
>>64292tore apart her house and imprisoned her and her babies for my amusement
No.71142
I was thinking, is there a single person who has strong feelings about flies
they're such a mid boring animal and it's easy to forget their existence despite them being extremely common
No.71214
>>71142reminded me to upload this
i assume you're talking about houseflies and similar body shapes instead of the full taxon so i can't talk about robber flies, hoverflies, mosquitoes and such
personally i find the monochrome stripes & red eyes typical of sarcophagids very attractive and at least one species is a parasitoid of tent caterpillars whose massive aggregations of larvae can completely defoliate trees
all flies lack hindwings, they've been modified into little sensory organs called halteres which tell them their angular position among other things
No.71824
>>71779Is that larvae? Is that why you used the baby emoji?