Apologies for my absence! Who knew that finals would be so hard! Today's #bug is the golden orb weaver!

PHOTO CREDIT: (sdzwildlifeexplorers.org/animals/golden-orb-weaver)

Apologies for missing yesterday! However, today's #bug is the Rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes nasicornis)!

PHOTO CREDIT: 1: (www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Invertebrates/Rhinoceros-Beetles)
2: (www.amentsoc.org/insects/glossary/terms/rhinoceros-beetle/)

Our #bug of the day is the spiny flower #mantis!! Scientific name Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi!

PHOTO CREDITS: 1: (www.inaturalist.org/photos/193327)
2: (www.inaturalist.org/observations/67574663)

Our #bug of the day today is the Bee beetle (Trichius gallicus)!

PHOTO CREDITS: (en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichius_gallicus)

This morning, we've got the shield #bug, or more commonly known as the stink bug! This is specifically the birch shield bug (Elasmostethus interstinctus)!

PHOTO CREDITS: (en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elasmostethus_interstinctus)

The #bug we'll be spotlighting today is the Blue death feigning beetle!! Scientific name Asbolus verrucosus!

PHOTO CREDIT: #1: (www.gbtribune.com/news/local-news/zoo-news-blue-death-feigning-beetles-are-here/)
#2: (www.arizonahighways.com/sites/default/files/0515_bluedeathbeetle_0.jpg)

Today, we've got the Giraffe #Weevil (Trachelophorus giraffa)!! These #bugs are endemic to Madagascar, but share their common name with another Weevil that calls New Zealand home!

PHOTO CREDITS: 1: (en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giraffe_weevil)
2: (animalia.bio/giraffe-weevil)

Once again, the #bug of the day is a #spider ! This time, we've got the Ladybird velvet spider (Eresus Sandaliatus)! The male (.24-.35 in) has a very distinct red color while the females (.39-.63 in) are entirely black.
PHOTO CREDITS: Wouldn't fit here! See the comments :)

This mornings #bug (or, #spider ) is the false tarantula! Also known as Calisoga Longitarsus 🕷

PHOTO CREDIT: www.inaturalist.org/observations...

Today's bug is the spiny ant! Aka Polyrhachis! The ants featured in these pictures are polyrhachis armata specifically :)

PHOTO CREDIT: www.thewildmartin.com/ant-ecology/...