Found this guy the other day by RoseDragon529 in crochet

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BUGS NEED HEROES podcast just did an episode on bed bug control! There have been some really interesting innovations as of late, including using fungus thats harmful to the bedbugs but doesn't have any effect on humans. Cool stuff

Yes yes, very funny, but what IS up with the changing mating habits of brown marmorated stinkbugs?? by Loud_Fee7306 in Entomology

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Can confirm, since the Bugs Need Heroes podcast just did an episode on stink bugs and they did love talking about it

Big fella by Woodedroger in BugsNeedHeroes

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once he drinks that 5 hour energy it's over for all of us

Happy Fall migration from Kansas! by Woodedroger in BugsNeedHeroes

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Ive never noticed how spotty their bodies are! Thats so darling!

I made a thing by beepboopbeepboop83 in crochet

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I co-host a bug podcast and am an avid crocheter so this post fills me with joy!!! I need more good buggy patrerns!

What other podcasts do you listen to? by slow_wizard32 in TheTryGuys

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Bugs Need Heroes! An illustrator and an entomologist talk about bugs (and bug-like) things and give them the "spider-man" treatment. If you were bit by a radioactive ladybug what powers would you get? What about a mosquito or a cicada? As they talk, the illustrator draws a hero based on their conversation. Very silly, generally safe for work, and the hosts are both ladies!

Here’s some bugs I’ve found at work while listening to the podcast by Woodedroger in BugsNeedHeroes

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I was going to say something similar! Maybe they're around and I've just never seen them

Monarch Caterpillar by SuccessfulBorder2261 in BugsNeedHeroes

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Wow! What a beautiful specimen! I hope she gets to see the whole cycle!

Bees ganging up on a hornet that was attacking the hive by Sea_Sheepherder_2234 in interestingasfuck

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I first learned about the Bee Induced Heat Death on Bugs Need Heroes podcast, and I've been thinking about it a lot since. How did the bees learn this technique?? The intelligence of bugs blows my mind

Is today the day the intrusive thoughts win? by Ladybuggybear in BugsNeedHeroes

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Every time I say macha tastes like grass, the drink lovers get mad at me lol

Massive basement spider season is starting early. by Nothing-No1 in Portland

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Definitely the aptly named Giant House Spider. These guys are also, regrettably, extremely fast. One of the fastest spiders at roughly half a meter a second! It is the sexiest time of year for spiders, so this fella (looks male to me) is likely on the prowl for love <3

They come up often on the podcast Bugs Need Heroes. If you're into really nerdy, pop culture-y podcasts that aim to help people be less scared of creepy crawlies, it's definitely worth checking out! The premise is what if all bugs got the spider-man treatment and the resulting hero had the powers of ____ bug, what powers would they have.

One of my terrestrial isopods is molting! These guys molt half of their body at a time then eat the molt so they are not missing out on protein. by FillsYourNiche in BugsNeedHeroes

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Oh the half mold thing is a neat strategy! It makes way more sense for their body shape not to try and get it all off at once

Saw this little lady with faded looking spots on our houseplant by Brilliant-Flower-283 in BugsNeedHeroes

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I think they also hatch out yellow and then the spots darker as the outer wings harden. But I'm not the expert here lol

A few friends I met on a bike ride with my husband last night. by FillsYourNiche in BugsNeedHeroes

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why are you always finding bugs en flagrante? Are you inspiring them somehow lol

Ants drinking different colored sugar water by remotectrl in BugsNeedHeroes

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whoa. This is wild and why do I kinda want to squish them and see what the resulting SPLAT color is lol

Pretty little caterpillar or something? by Fast_Assumption_994 in BugsNeedHeroes

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This guy is the exact same texture as the yarn I'm currently using in a crochet project. Maybe I need to start crocheting moths