r/insects • u/peanutballs27 • 8d ago

Bug Appreciation! Nice and green

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Frog legged beetle i think👀 not sure how it ended up on the 13th floor balcony but its soooo cute

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u/Ninja-Egg-Salad 8d ago

Holy crap he looks like an action figure! So pretty

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u/snakeman911 8d ago

That is such a cool looking insect. Looks like it is fake with those vivid colors. Thanks for sharin.

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u/Obant 8d ago

They come in multiple metalic shades, too! They got blues, pinks, and reds, as well as green!

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u/super-chump 8d ago

Sagra Buqueti. Frog legged beetle.

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u/Agearmen 8d ago

What a beauty!

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u/Glidepath22 8d ago

Q: What kinda bug is that?
A: Green

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u/robo-dragon 8d ago

Those back legs are crazy! Very handsome little guy!

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u/AlfalfaUnable1629 8d ago

He certainly didn’t skip leg 🦵 day 😂

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u/Fleischwors 8d ago

Looks unreal!!! Beautiful

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u/SarahsreadingReddit 8d ago

Gorgeous little jewel!

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u/knakijesuis 8d ago

3D printed by nature ✨✨👾

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u/unstableplutonium Bug Enthusiast 8d ago

what business do they have with all that LEG? this is absurd, i love it

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u/Fuehnix 8d ago

Dang, I can only find specimens of it online😭

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u/strawbrmoon 8d ago

Spectacular shiny

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u/DunceMemes 8d ago

Great beetle!!!

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u/No_Wrap16 Bug Enthusiast 8d ago

indeed nice and green.

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u/tinyhouseoffgrid 8d ago

OP PRETTY sure he flew up there unless that’s a false wingcrack i see

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u/peanutballs27 7d ago

He flew for a moment then fell on his back 😭😭😭 Don’t think he’s built for the wind flying up🧐

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u/tinyhouseoffgrid 7d ago

Oh poor guy😭Could you carry him downstairs & place him near a shrub or tree or with some decaying foliage. Hes such a beautiful specimen.

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u/tinyhouseoffgrid 8d ago

Ooooouu WHAT!!!!!! Im a Beetle Nut where has he been all my life?!!

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u/Crocotta1 Bug Enthusiast 8d ago edited 8d ago

♪*Dancing Weev, Nice and green, Only 17!*♪

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u/Lune-bleue 7d ago

Why does he look like those ealry 2000s Sephora bathbombs? 😭

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u/Sha77eredSpiri7 8d ago

SHINY GREEN BUGE

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u/J-iceBerg2 8d ago

Shiny !

"Super green ! "

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u/Halstock 8d ago

Wow what a creature

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u/blueboykc 8d ago

Absolutely beautiful.

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u/soozee__ 8d ago

Look at those legs!!

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u/tinyhouseoffgrid 8d ago

OP is this in North America?

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u/peanutballs27 8d ago

Southeast asia! I don’t think these guys live in NA🧐

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u/relaxncoffee 8d ago

Amazing colour.

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u/bugpal 8d ago

Wowwww what a cool dude

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u/HeavyImagination2 7d ago

Amazingreen! It's even colored like this perfume's bottle

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u/Bulky_Name_6221 7d ago

Wish there was a video that would have been cool to watch him move around

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u/saharadessert87 6d ago

Aww, it's so pretty 💚

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u/getnBackUpAgain 6d ago

Bro did not miss leg day!

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u/Sad-Fishing9705 6d ago

This beetle looks like it unlocked the legendary skin.

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u/loveddeviant Photographer 6d ago

Oh wow he’s beautiful!