He's Just A Littel Guy.....

she yearns for the tub water. disgusting.

Jelly beans

Flower-Mimicking Crab Spiders - Thomisidae

Sooo, I already kind of knew of this species, but I didn't know about the variation ! This family of spiders contains about 171 genera of spiders ! HELLO ! ? ! ? 171 ? ! ?

That's insane ! They are insanely awesome ! ! !

@hispaatra I am nearly 100% sure, you are gonna love these guys !

HOW ARE THESE REAL ! ? ! ? THEY ARE SO GORGEOUS !

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Image sources:

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https://sciencephotogallery.com/featured/flower-mimicking-crab-spider-dr-morley-read.html

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https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/69580079

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https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/223189422

4.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/196720962

As a former lonely 11 year old. I think I can say it gets better :)

Does anybody know if you ever stop being 11 years old and lonely

This is so cute omg

i like working at plant store. sometimes you ring up someone and there's a slug on their plant and so you're like "Oh haha you've got a friend there let me get that for you" and you put the slug on your hand for safekeeping but then its really busy and you dont have time to take the slug outside before the next customer in line so you just have a slug chilling on your hand for 15 minutes. really makes you feel at peace with nature. also it means sometimes i get to say my favorite line which is "would you like this free slug with your purchase"

Yooooooo big frickin buge

Elephant beetle - Megasoma elephas

Here is another info-post, this time on an awesome puppy-sized beetle known as an elephant beetle, or Megasoma elephas.

@hispaatra Researched the puppy beetle :DD

Description

Elephant beetles are black in color and covered with a coat of fine microscopic hairs, in other words their body is hirsute. The hairs grow particularly thick on the beetle's elytra. The hairs give the beetle's body a yellowish colour. Males have two horns protruding from the head and another from the prothorax. The longest head horn gives the beetle its common name, since it resembles an elephant’s trunk. Females have no horns. The horns are used for defense, and in competition among males for food and mates.

In size, elephant beetles typically range between 7 and 12 centimetres. The largest male specimen, that we know of, measures 13.7 centimetres, including the horn.

Diet

For their diet, elephant beetles eat the sap of particular trees and ripened fallen fruits. In captivity, they also eat fruits such as pineapples, longan, lychee fruit, and bark from certain trees like the poinciana.

Breeding

Megasoma elephas larvae develop in large decaying logs or the ground, where the female beetle lays her eggs. Some weeks after that, usually three, the eggs hatch into C-shaped larvae, white grubs with brown heads and six legs. The larval stage lasts around 29 months, during which time the grubs consume organic matter. The third and last stage, the pupal stage, lasts around five weeks at a temperature of 26 degrees Celsius. The life span of an adult elephant beetle is around one to three months.

Distribution and habitat

Elephant beetles can be found in southern Mexico, Central America, and in South American rainforests.

Elephant beetles live in rainforests and are mainly active during the night. They are also able to maintain a high internal body heat when foraging despite reduced ambient temperature.

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Image sources:

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https://nl.pinterest.com/pin/1477812351560073/

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https://nl.pinterest.com/pin/20055160839071562/

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Text references:

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_beetle

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https://www.grida.no/resources/1901

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https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/122000-Megasoma-elephas

WOO WOO WOO WOO YAY

deltarune releases on june 4th, 21 days from today, may 14th! that means we're 67.19% of the way from the date announcement to the release!

:)

Vietnamese mossy frog - Theloderma corticale

Look at this gorgeous little fella ! It simultaniously looks like a little moss-covered goblin and a gemstone, I love it so much !

I'm not going to lie, the way that frog stares, is nearly the exact same way my cat looks 99% of the time. It's so cute !

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Image sources:

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https://www.bigappleherp.com/products/vietnamese-mossy-tree-frogs

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https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/blogs/creatura-blog/2020/05/the-mossy-frog-is-the-sweetest-thing/

Sooo pretty,, love the air brushy look

This has been sitting on my iPad for a hot minute but I’m finally finishing my WIPs :”)

The character is named Cham, they are a dryad who has the ability to sooth lost souls!

LOVE her mustache

Cherry Mining Bee (Andrena pruni)

April 13, 2025

Southeastern Pennsylvania