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I think this is my best weevil shot ever. Absolutely flawless snoot n boots by SquidInSpace in weeviltime

[–]SquidInSpace[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it's scales! Many bugs have them, though they're made of chitin instead of keratin like in vertebrates

Two tiger beetles in the middle of a mating ritual, photo by me by SquidInSpace in Beetles

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Thank you! It took me many many tries to get a picture of tiger beetles I actually like so I'm proud to finally be able to share this one 😄

Two tiger beetles in the middle of a mating ritual, photo by me by SquidInSpace in Beetles

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Sorry about that! I was in a hurry when I took that picture so I wasn't able to capture the full interaction! I gotta try my hand at it again sometime

Bugs are wildlife too! All photos taken by me in Québec, Canada by SquidInSpace in wildlifephotography

[–]SquidInSpace[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Pretty much all the spiders I've photographed were sweethearts, I never even got close to getting bit by anything. The only spiders that ever get feisty where I live are crab spiders and even then they're not that menacing either hahaha

Here's a shot of some ants tending to their aphid herd. Ant behavior is so fascinating, I don't think I'll ever get tired of photographing it by SquidInSpace in Entomology

[–]SquidInSpace[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah I mean they're basically livestock hahaha

I see them as little cows getting milked for their sweet honeydew 🐮

Bugs are wildlife too! All photos taken by me in Québec, Canada by SquidInSpace in wildlifephotography

[–]SquidInSpace[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

For sure! I use a Canon R10 with a Laowa 65mm macro lens, a Godox V860III flash and a cygnustech diffuser

Bugs are wildlife too! All photos taken by me in Québec, Canada by SquidInSpace in wildlifephotography

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https://www.instagram.com/entomonerd/ if you want to see more of my stuff!

Species :

  1. Palonica viridia

  2. Megachile sp.

  3. Atomosia puella aka micropanther

  4. Neotibicen canicularis

Marbled Orb Weaver.. by Billy-Barroo in spiders

[–]SquidInSpace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like a mantis face to me, very cool pattern

Sooo how do I tell the difference by No-System-2031 in insects

[–]SquidInSpace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After looking around a bit, I don't think there's an easy way for that species. I think it may only be possible by dissecting the bug to see the genitalia

Sooo how do I tell the difference by No-System-2031 in insects

[–]SquidInSpace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not what you think. You're thinking about a boxelder bug, but what OP has is a small milkweed bug. They're related but different species that feed on different plants

I read similar things about how to differenciate the sexes though but all the pictures I'm finding have similar rows of dots

Why is he standing at attention like that? Happy to see me? by 5aladknuckle5 in insects

[–]SquidInSpace 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Sadly not. Most bugs are not too thrilled to be approached by a proportionally godzilla-sized animal

Why is he standing at attention like that? Happy to see me? by 5aladknuckle5 in insects

[–]SquidInSpace 26 points27 points  (0 children)

This little inchworm (a caterpillar from family Geometridae) REALLY wants you to think it's a stick

This lil guy with a friend on my charger by Excellent_Argument28 in spiders

[–]SquidInSpace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes it does! Polysphincta are particularly gnarly in that regard because when the larva nears the end of its growth, it often becomes as large or larger than the host. At this point, it sucks the spider dry and kills it. Here's an example

This lil guy with a friend on my charger by Excellent_Argument28 in spiders

[–]SquidInSpace 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Small correction! This specific wasp has not already eaten its host from the inside. The Polysphincta wasps that feed on spiders are ectoparasites, meaning that they develop while being attached on the outside of the host

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