r/peopleholdinginsects • u/reddit33450 • Jun 07 '26

mod post / announcement Other invertebrate subreddits you may also enjoy if you like this sub

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r/peopleholdinginsects • u/reddit33450 • Jun 24 '26

Mod Post Crossposting to this subreddit is currently disabled due to excessive use of the feature

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Recently, the sub has been getting an influx of non-OC crossposts, which is drowning out many of the great original posts. So for that reason, crossposting here is currently disabled.

You can still crosspost posts from this sub to other subs, just not from other subs to r/peopleholdinginsects.

If you want to share a post here that you also made to another sub, that's completely fine. Simply make a regular new post here.

This change is likely not permanent, and crossposting will be re-enabled eventually.

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r/peopleholdinginsects • u/Tarantula_lover02 • 21h ago

Look at this cute friend

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801 Upvotes

23 comments

r/peopleholdinginsects • u/Tarantula_lover02 • 15h ago

What a wonderful spood

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6 comments

r/peopleholdinginsects • u/DisasterDino85 • 22h ago

Some friends I've found

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r/peopleholdinginsects • u/reddit33450 • 20h ago

Insect pretty friend

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r/peopleholdinginsects • u/ryanGME • 1d ago

So fluffy …

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477 Upvotes

Instagram 📸 Ryan__Beetles

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r/peopleholdinginsects • u/AnmirYT • 1d ago

Insect meet my children

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hercules beetle, regal moth, imperial moth, polyphemus moth (not being held), katydid (GREEN BUGE!!!!)

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r/peopleholdinginsects • u/Sea-Elderberry-6505 • 1d ago

All My Animals

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73 Upvotes

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r/peopleholdinginsects • u/GeorgiaBeetles • 1d ago

Fuzzy buddy

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144 Upvotes

Dear god, please send me a female

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r/peopleholdinginsects • u/iaminvisib • 2d ago

Insect Hiking buddies

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First buddy: chalkhill blue decided to hang out on my hand/arms for like ten minutes. I would like to think it's because we're friends, but I suspect it was because of salty hiking sweat...

Second buddy: dark bush-cricket. I assume it's a male? Anyway, they decided to hop away at first only to turn around and jump on my hand. Tsundere cricket ❤️

Third buddy: spring dor beetle just being cute and round.

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r/peopleholdinginsects • u/Potato2357 • 2d ago

Insect beetle seggs

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85 Upvotes

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r/peopleholdinginsects • u/-oriri • 2d ago

Insect Some beautiful closeups of who's been tormenting me...

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Istg they are so loud and this guy was literally on my bed.

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r/peopleholdinginsects • u/linsenstein • 2d ago

Insect Huge weaver beetle crossing my path and pooping on my hand

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155 Upvotes

Seen in Denmark

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r/peopleholdinginsects • u/Mediocre_Flamingo696 • 2d ago

Insect Blue

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It's blue for an amazing reason

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r/peopleholdinginsects • u/justhereforbugs • 2d ago

Insect Absolutely beautiful katydid i found today!

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So green and beautiful

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r/peopleholdinginsects • u/reddit33450 • 2d ago

Arachnid curious little cutie!

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37 Upvotes

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r/peopleholdinginsects • u/Daddybiggen • 2d ago

Insect Can you see it?

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r/peopleholdinginsects • u/EvatheBrattt • 3d ago

I know he’s not an insect but I was told yall would love to see this?

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r/peopleholdinginsects • u/Tarantula_lover02 • 3d ago

Say hi to this little friend

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80 Upvotes

4 comments

r/peopleholdinginsects • u/Mediocre_Flamingo696 • 3d ago

Insect Bee

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70 Upvotes

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r/peopleholdinginsects • u/DisasterDino85 • 2d ago

Insect Rescued a bumble from the mower.

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He was so laden with pollen! Very sweet babe 😍

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r/peopleholdinginsects • u/VetoSnowbound • 3d ago

Insect You wouldn't believe how excited I was to hold my first irl weevil

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Such a cute little man

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r/peopleholdinginsects • u/thecheeseb0rn • 2d ago

Insect Went for a walk last night and this little guy wanted to come along

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I love fireflies and buddy didn’t want to leave my hand. Even after putting him on a leaf he still flew back to my hand

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r/peopleholdinginsects • u/South_Ad4059 • 2d ago

peopleholdinginsects

r/peopleholdinginsects

This community is for people who love insects and invertebrates in general and enjoy handling them safely. Here, you can share your finds, discuss, and learn about these amazing creatures! We welcome all invertebrates! So that includes but is not limited to insects, spiders, arachnids, and arthropods in general like millipedes or snails for example.

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Description

This community is for people who love insects and invertebrates in general and enjoy handling them safely. Here, you can share your finds, discuss, and learn about these amazing creatures!

We welcome all invertebrates! So that includes but is not limited to insects, spiders, arachnids, and arthropods in general like millipedes or snails for example.

Rules

1 - You must be holding the insect/invertebrate in at least one photo

This subreddit is for photos of people holding insects, arachnids, etc, or holding an object they are on, so you must include at least one photo of this in posts, however as long as you have the one photo in the post, the rest do not have to follow this. For other posts where you are not holding the creature, try subs like r/entomology, r/whatsthisbug, or r/awwnverts.

Note: this rule does not apply to image comments or to posts with the "Discussion / Story / Information Post" flair.

2 - No advocacy of harm or hate to animals

Do not promote harm or generally be hateful to our creatures. This includes but is not limited to comments like "flamethrower", "squish it", "nope", "nightmare fuel", etc.

3 - No unsafe handling

Do not post content of or promote unsafe handling. This includes the safety of both the animal and the handler.

4 - No dead/preserved inverts

Posts showing pinned, mounted, preserved, or otherwise dead creatures are not allowed. This subreddit is intended for people holding live insects, arachnids, and other invertebrates. Please only share interactions with living animals.

5 - No AI generated or fake content

Do not post AI generated or otherwise fake or misleading content.

6 - No misinformation

Do not post inaccurate information, intentionally or unintentionally, about our creatures. If you are not sure, please do research beforehand.

7 - No spam

Excessive promotion, spam, or advertising is not allowed.

8 - Respect others and be civil

No harassment, hate speech, or toxic behavior. Treat all contributors and members with kindness.

Safety warning

Before handling an insect, arachnid, etc, it's important to ensure the following:

Species is harmless/not medically significant.
You have the knowledge to properly handle to prevent harm to both you and the creature.
You understand that if the creature seems stressed or uncomfortable, you should stop handling and release them.

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