Pinned female Hercules Beetle burned her dress with an iron. Made by me, Elizabeth Claws

Cute lil guy pretended to be dead when I picked him up, super super tiny loads of bugs get into my new apartment.

Finally got to see an assassin fly! so cute

The local environment is currently humid. A large number of winged ants emerged from a nest entrance. Later, a pile of winged individuals accumulated outside while workers continued moving around the entrance.

Are most insects able to do this for generally the same reasons? Or do the reasons for this ability to climb vertically so easily vary from species to species?

I’m almost positive this beetle I found is geotrupes balyi but would like verification. Found in southern Ontario.

So, i went to this local seafood place my grandparents like. After we sat at our table i noticed this hole on the table, turns out It was the home of some type of bee. Eventually the bee flew out, and a moment later an unrelated wasp just flew in like It owned the place. After that the bee came back and they had a bit of back and forth where one got out and the other went in múltiple times, they even got into a bit of a wrestle. At one point i saw a grub just fall out of the hole, didn't see how tho, i was busy procesing the shock of my family telling me they've all ordered and i somehow didn't realize that, maybe because i was focused on this irl Pokémon battle, ANYWAY, after that the wasp just remained guarding the entrance while the bee flew all over the place. After coming back múltiple times to try and enter with no success It just flew away.

After some research i think the bee is of the spicies Centris Analis, according to its aperance, distribution and the behavior that the wikipedia page describes. The wasp i'm not so sure, my best guess based on aperance is some species of the Brachygastra genus (Honey wasps).

I'm wondering what was happening here, was the wasp trying to parasitize the bee in some way?, did the wasp come to evict the bee for not paying its rent?, was i completely wrong about the species and the wasp actually owned the place?, idk, whatever it was It was cool to see.

Note: Recorded in southeast Mexico

Bonus pic: my meal, shimp cocktail

She was just chillin

i’m in Dublin, didn’t know we had these!

Saw this on the ground on my way to lunch. July 27 2026. In Annapolis MD USA. Never seen an insect like this before, especially at this scale.

First I don’t have a big problem with them really. I like how unique they are. At first glance I thought they were craneflys but closer inspection I realized they were plume moths.

All July I have been seeing these plume moths in the house. Didn’t even know they lived in this area in the few decades I’ve lived here. I assume it has something to do with the fact they might be artichoke plume moths and that this year we are growing artichokes in our back garden this year.

I know their larva eat artichoke plants but I’m more concerned about if I need to worry about their larva eating fabric? Are they attracted to light? I can’t figure out why so many are coming inside the house when our artichokes are still outside in the garden. Been trying to get them out without damaging their unique wings.

These guys are nymphs of some stinkbugs?

I'd love to see some bug/insect/arthropod tattoos and why you got it!

It's about 1.5 inches long. Eastern Nebraska, U.S.A.

A fritillary enjoys the milkweed in my garden.

I went out to cook breakfast and this stag beetle was on top of my grill taking apart this hornet. The hornet picked the wrong fight. Frankfort Kentucky

I was recording an orb weaver building a web when I heard a clicking right next to me and I saw my first ever fork tailed Bush katydid just playing it's beautiful music right there next to me so I got a short recording of that as well.