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myriapod missing a few dozen limbs. worm watcher and arachnid propagator.
waiting for rain
waiting for rain
my tobacco hornworm pupa eclosed! perhaps as someone with tomato plants I shouldn’t be this happy, but what a lovely moth
June 27, 2025 at 12:29 PM
my tobacco hornworm pupa eclosed! perhaps as someone with tomato plants I shouldn’t be this happy, but what a lovely moth
I prefer to feed garden bugs I find like scarab grubs and cutworms to mealworms which I would assume are less nutritious, but I’ll also let Dummy take some feeder roaches if I have leftover frozen ones from my pets. because who could refuse this face
June 26, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I prefer to feed garden bugs I find like scarab grubs and cutworms to mealworms which I would assume are less nutritious, but I’ll also let Dummy take some feeder roaches if I have leftover frozen ones from my pets. because who could refuse this face
speaking of early birds… DUMMY is back!!! this little gray catbird decided it was my friend one autumn after I helped it win a fight against a mantis and for 4 years now it has come to yell at me for food
June 26, 2025 at 1:16 PM
speaking of early birds… DUMMY is back!!! this little gray catbird decided it was my friend one autumn after I helped it win a fight against a mantis and for 4 years now it has come to yell at me for food
at 175 x 8mm this Amynthas agrestis exceeds the size range reported for this species in Chang 2016 (160 x 8) and can only be described as a “whopper”
June 26, 2025 at 12:51 PM
at 175 x 8mm this Amynthas agrestis exceeds the size range reported for this species in Chang 2016 (160 x 8) and can only be described as a “whopper”
they call me Early Bird cause
June 26, 2025 at 12:36 PM
they call me Early Bird cause
little miss tephritid doing her “I found a poop and I won’t share it” dance
June 25, 2025 at 2:49 AM
little miss tephritid doing her “I found a poop and I won’t share it” dance
I got home in time for the very last prickly pear flower 💛💛💛
June 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I got home in time for the very last prickly pear flower 💛💛💛
I love you, Scolopendra subspinipes!!
June 19, 2025 at 9:43 AM
I love you, Scolopendra subspinipes!!
hello can I help you fellows
June 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
hello can I help you fellows
today I shared freshly picked durian with Treron curvirostra, the Thick-billed Green-Pigeon
June 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
today I shared freshly picked durian with Treron curvirostra, the Thick-billed Green-Pigeon
perhaps an odd choice but enjoy this fly I saw the other day. it is like 300% more fly than any other I’ve seen, the flyingest fly that ever flew
June 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
perhaps an odd choice but enjoy this fly I saw the other day. it is like 300% more fly than any other I’ve seen, the flyingest fly that ever flew
the most dramatic video I’ve ever taken
June 6, 2025 at 12:16 AM
the most dramatic video I’ve ever taken
my favorite weather
June 5, 2025 at 10:11 AM
my favorite weather
“but what about the neighborhood?”
the neighborhood:
the neighborhood:
June 3, 2025 at 11:43 PM
“but what about the neighborhood?”
the neighborhood:
the neighborhood:
literal dream home
June 3, 2025 at 8:46 AM
literal dream home
after getting photos, please return worm to the earth
May 27, 2025 at 2:04 AM
after getting photos, please return worm to the earth
the log flipper’s prize
May 27, 2025 at 1:58 AM
the log flipper’s prize
Eisenia fetida my darlings 🥰 stripy makes a worm extra lovely
May 23, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Eisenia fetida my darlings 🥰 stripy makes a worm extra lovely
left B. rubidus has much more widely spaced setae than others in the genus, like B. tumidus on the right. clitellum of rubidus also on 26-31, tumidus 22-29. otherwise, though, Bimastos are extremely similar in appearance without obvious external genital structures to use for ID.
May 23, 2025 at 4:28 PM
left B. rubidus has much more widely spaced setae than others in the genus, like B. tumidus on the right. clitellum of rubidus also on 26-31, tumidus 22-29. otherwise, though, Bimastos are extremely similar in appearance without obvious external genital structures to use for ID.
some interesting small worms for you: Bimastos are North American native earthworms that feed mainly on rotten wood. B. rubidus, below, is now found worldwide thanks to humans, but B. tumidus, above, seems to have stayed put in its US range. How to tell them apart?
May 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
some interesting small worms for you: Bimastos are North American native earthworms that feed mainly on rotten wood. B. rubidus, below, is now found worldwide thanks to humans, but B. tumidus, above, seems to have stayed put in its US range. How to tell them apart?
Three species!
27 Dendrobaena veneta
5 Eisenia fetida
3 Eisenia andrei
Both D. veneta and E. fetida are red banded worms, and similar in size and habits, but there are some differences in the clitellum and most obviously in the setae: Eisenia have closely paired setae, Dendrobaena widely paired
27 Dendrobaena veneta
5 Eisenia fetida
3 Eisenia andrei
Both D. veneta and E. fetida are red banded worms, and similar in size and habits, but there are some differences in the clitellum and most obviously in the setae: Eisenia have closely paired setae, Dendrobaena widely paired
May 21, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Three species!
27 Dendrobaena veneta
5 Eisenia fetida
3 Eisenia andrei
Both D. veneta and E. fetida are red banded worms, and similar in size and habits, but there are some differences in the clitellum and most obviously in the setae: Eisenia have closely paired setae, Dendrobaena widely paired
27 Dendrobaena veneta
5 Eisenia fetida
3 Eisenia andrei
Both D. veneta and E. fetida are red banded worms, and similar in size and habits, but there are some differences in the clitellum and most obviously in the setae: Eisenia have closely paired setae, Dendrobaena widely paired