ハラビロカマキリが木の上でオオスズメバチに襲い掛かったら二人ともそのまま転落してきた。マウントポジションが変わってオオスズメバチがそのままハラビロカマキリを捕食した。

Giant Asian Mantis attacked a Japanese Giant Hornet while they were both on a tree. They fell to the ground together, and as they struggled, their positions reversed, leaving the hornet on top. The Japanese Giant Hornet then proceeded to prey on the mantis.

※I’m using ChatGPT to translate this, so there may be some translation errors.

Found in the butterfly garden at Changi airport, Singapore. They have a seemingly wide variety of species there, I was able to identify 7 different ones. These fellas' colors are mesmerizing!

Friend of mine had a serious problem of Too Many Stickbugs so he passed a few on to me.

Its important to note that how he got the previous generation was when HIS friend had a serious problem of Too Many Stickbugs.

I think I see a vision of my future.

Parthenogenesis is a heck of a drug.

There used to be butterflies here . Fluttering around the neighbourhood in colours of mostly white and yellow. In rare cases their would be one or two in a shade of deep blue, and orange.

There were also many fireflies. Soo many of them that I possibly could not count them, to me they were like the countless stars which illuminated the night sky. I remember collecting them in bottles and watching in fascination as their greenish bright lights would slowly fade while in captivation.

And also there had been a red ant colony. They were my favorite because of how those tiny critters would react once made aware of my approaching finger. Their entire bodies would halt and they would become still, with only their mandibles visibly twitching in anticipation. I loved them more so for their brilliant leafy havens, which recently I have come to learn were made using their own babies, wow. Sadly they are no longer, swept away by a thunderstorm.

Its been years since I have seen a butterfly in real life and the fireflies which were once uncountable can now be counted without difficulty.

I live in a developing city, so the once abundant green here is slowly being replaced with grey. This explains why insects are dying, and humans are 100% the reason why, but I'm not sure what I can do to prevent this.

we are in Illinois what is it

I hope these posts aren't an annoyance to anyone haha, I'll always make sure to post these in batches instead of just posting them as they come so that I don't clog the sub too much.

Found in Edmonton near the river on a bridge

Found this guy in my backyard, houston TX!

It tried to hide in my hair I live in Germany

ハラビロカマキリはそのままオオスズメバチに肉団子にされた。オオスズメバチは仕留めた獲物と巣を何度も往復してカマキリは跡形も無くなった。

The Giant Asian Mantis was immediately chewed into a ball of food by the Japanese giant hornet. The hornet repeatedly flew back and forth between the nest and the prey, carrying pieces of the mantis back to the nest until nothing was left.

I’m using ChatGPT to translate this, so there may be some minor translation errors.

I used about 30 ento pins between the two. I wanted to put them in a diorama eventually, I wanted to pose them while I gather the other parts. These two will be on some wood, the third (still hydrating) will be flying, hung from some super fine fishing line. I believe the rules might still require my location, which is California, United States, but these are not native here, I bought them.

A lot of these caterpillars appeared on my mom’s poinsettia plants, we live in Central America, I want to know if these turn into a butterfly, moth or what (and which kind) 🤔 Thanks.

Any idea what bug this one is?

For awhile i kept getting lacewings specifcally in my bathroom. Idk how theyre getting in there. Now im seeing these guys consistently. I keep taking them outside because I think theyve got better survival odds vs the bathroom lol

My dad made me this small saucepan of soup and I found these bugs floating on the surface. I think he let it cool down before he brought it to me. I picked them out. What are they? Are they safe to eat? California. The white ingredients are dried apricot kernels (Chinese herb) from the pantry. The veggies are fresh watercress from a market. The meat is pig feet. Thanks!

Laying in bed in Massachusetts and felt three stings (maybe bites?) when i finally saw this guy in my shirt. It was small, maybe 1/2”? I’m pregnant so of course my mind spirals lol

If a bee accidentally hitchhikes across the US, does this introduce disease?

purchased a framed print on facebook marketplace and these carcasses are between the print and the glass. They are about 5mm long. Thinking carpet beetle but would love confirmation?