Hans Pohl
@hans-pohl.bsky.social
Entomologist studying Strepsiptera: behaviour, evolutionary morphology, phylogeny, taxonomy.
It looks like a slug, but it isn't. It's the caterpillar of Apoda limacodes, a species of moth of the family Limacodidae.
November 2, 2025 at 3:42 PM
It looks like a slug, but it isn't. It's the caterpillar of Apoda limacodes, a species of moth of the family Limacodidae.
European mole cricket (Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa). Their front legs are modified into digging legs, convergent like those of a mole. It was found during my last field trip with students from the University of Jena to Lake Trasimeno in Italy in June 2025.
#molecricket #unijena
#molecricket #unijena
October 16, 2025 at 11:56 AM
European mole cricket (Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa). Their front legs are modified into digging legs, convergent like those of a mole. It was found during my last field trip with students from the University of Jena to Lake Trasimeno in Italy in June 2025.
#molecricket #unijena
#molecricket #unijena