They don’t seem flat backed, and looks like 2 pairs per segment. Maybe juvenile? I hope these are a well know critter and someone recognized them. And I hope they are detritivores.
My city leaves the grass next to a river bank long and thousands of grasshoppers live there. It seems a little late in the year to copulate, but that isn’t stopping this couple.
I was in search of crab spiders and happened upon this ambush bug snacking on a fly. Like many other assassin bugs they inject a digestive enzyme into their prey to liquify their insides that they then drink up like a milkshake.
Scientists have long assumed that insects and other invertebrates can’t feel pain. As a result, these creatures are often left out of the legal and ethical guidelines that require mice, monkeys, and other laboratory animals to be treated as humanely as possible. But what would it look like to broaden these protections to the millions of fruit flies, beetles, mosquitoes, and other insects used in research every year?
I went to the beach to see what photos I could take and these beetles caught my eye. This little dude is crazy fast though. Apparently they can move as fast as 5 mph and are considered one of the fastest land animals for its size.
I'm actually ashamed to admit that I snapped this picture looking to get a macro photo of the jewelweed. It wasn't until I reviewed my photos later that I saw them and was ecstatic.
Found a colony of these european hornets living inside of a stone wall in Spain. I held my camera by the entrance and took shots as soon as I saw one come out. Ended up with maybe about ~50 blurry images and this nice one.
Macy is our quietest entomologist, but she is passionate about outreach. Last week she was attacked by an Arachnus giganticus. It was a close one, but she pulled through in the end!
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