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Flora Fauna and Fungi @florafauna-fungi.bsky.social · 23 minutes ago

I spotted this lovely Hickory Tussock #moth #caterpillar (Lophocampa caryae). The hairlike #setae over the head reminds me of a sheepdog. Fun fact: these #hairs have been know to cause contact #dermatitis in many people, especially those prone to #allergies. #photography #nature #insects 🐛🌿

A caterpillar covered in long, hairlike setae arranged in spreading tufts. Most are white, but there are black tufts along the middle of the back, and four long black hair pencils, two near the front, and two near the back

A closeup of the two long black tufts near the head

A close up of the face with white setae arranged in front, resembling a sheepdog

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The Other Pages (Steve) @spanoudis.bsky.social · 23 minutes ago

Gold Rim #Swallowtail #Caterpillar (Battus polydamas) climbing the #DutchmansPipe #vine on my #LiveOak #Tree #CoralSprings #Florida Like a tiny orange-spiked #dragon I keep 3 #pipevines for them #nature #wildlife #insects #photography #pollinators #butterflies #theotherpages #naturesky #gardens

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Northeast Bugs & Beasts @ne-bugs-and-beasts.bsky.social · 41 minutes ago

Look at the jaws on this 4 month old larva! While not large or visually impressive as the mandibles of adult male Stag Beetles. These are still powerful, and used by the larva to grind tunnels through rotten wood. #bugsky #insects #beetlekeeping #grub #larvae #rainbowstagbeetle

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Mr Garden @mygardenuk.bsky.social · about 1 hour ago

A #WeeBee visiting the Japanese Anemone flowers. #Insects #Flowers #BloomScrolling #LookClosely #Nature #Garden #ukGarden #BugSky #DesignsOfNature #ColoursOfNature #ImportantInsects #Insects #PreciousPollinators

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Gordon_nordrog @gordonnordrog.bsky.social · about 1 hour ago

Long-Spinneret Bark Spider (Hersilia) from Pretoria, South Africa. #Arachtober #bugsky

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Ants Life 🐜 @antslife.bsky.social · about 2 hours ago

Truce between termites(top) and ants(bottom) with each side having their own line of guards. Which species is this? Ant people, help 👇 #ants #insects #nature

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Bestioles @bestioles.bsky.social · about 2 hours ago

Quin insecte és? És una papallona freqüent als Països Catalans. Prova-ho abans de mirar la segona foto. #insects #insectes

Un detall ampliat, per endevinar. Foto: Alvesgaspar (CC BY-SA 3.0)

bruna de bosc (Pararge aegeria). Foto: Alvesgaspar (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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Dave Emley @demley.bsky.social · about 2 hours ago

Is this Tischeria ekebladella on Oak? #TeamMoth

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Dave Emley @demley.bsky.social · about 2 hours ago

Is this Gracillaria syringella on Ash or something else? #TeamMoth

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Paper Spray @thepaperspray.com · about 2 hours ago

This week's Nature cover: Butterfly wing patterns combined with wingbeats create an illusion of backward motion that makes the insects harder to catch. Related papers from the past week below 👇 Personalise your paper feed at www.thepaperspray.com/bsky #Evolution #Entomology #Ecology

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Butterfly wing patterns make motion hard to read

Movement can expose camouflaged prey, yet whether colour patterns help moving prey to avoid capture is a long-standing puzzle. Butterfly wings might offer an answer.

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