I was curious so I looked it up, this is what Google said:
The image shows a rove beetle larva (family Staphylinidae). These insects are common predators in various habitats, including garden soil and leaf litter.
The image shows a rove beetle larva (family Staphylinidae). These insects are common predators in various habitats, including garden soil and leaf litter.
November 16, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I was curious so I looked it up, this is what Google said:
The image shows a rove beetle larva (family Staphylinidae). These insects are common predators in various habitats, including garden soil and leaf litter.
The image shows a rove beetle larva (family Staphylinidae). These insects are common predators in various habitats, including garden soil and leaf litter.
It certainly is Scaeva pyrasti. It has those hockey stick markings on the abdomen. The green larva with white stripe down the centre. Love that the artist showed the larva capturing an aphid, holding it aloft and away from the plant such that it doesn’t alert the other aphids. Brilliant, Thank you.
November 16, 2025 at 9:50 AM
It certainly is Scaeva pyrasti. It has those hockey stick markings on the abdomen. The green larva with white stripe down the centre. Love that the artist showed the larva capturing an aphid, holding it aloft and away from the plant such that it doesn’t alert the other aphids. Brilliant, Thank you.
Have you seen this one before, from Eleazar Albin’s ‘A natural history of English insects’ (London, 1720)? Scaeva(?) hoverfly and larva.
November 15, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Have you seen this one before, from Eleazar Albin’s ‘A natural history of English insects’ (London, 1720)? Scaeva(?) hoverfly and larva.
Live birth, or skipping the egg-laying and larva stage, is extremely rare in amphibians. Among more than 4,000 species of frogs and toads, fewer than 1% are viviparous, or bear live young.
www.wxow.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Live birth, or skipping the egg-laying and larva stage, is extremely rare in amphibians. Among more than 4,000 species of frogs and toads, fewer than 1% are viviparous, or bear live young.
Kafka is rightly celebrated but he is merely the imago of a development whose egg is Kleist, larva is Hoffmann, and pupa is Walser
November 15, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Kafka is rightly celebrated but he is merely the imago of a development whose egg is Kleist, larva is Hoffmann, and pupa is Walser
Yellowjackets have natural enemies beyond humans-raccoons! We dont bother the nests, but in fall raccoons will dig them out at night to eat the larva. If they build near a wall/rock, they are safe, but not out in a garden area. Found this one torn out in the flower garden today.
November 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Yellowjackets have natural enemies beyond humans-raccoons! We dont bother the nests, but in fall raccoons will dig them out at night to eat the larva. If they build near a wall/rock, they are safe, but not out in a garden area. Found this one torn out in the flower garden today.
Hi Rob, I persevered and teased the remains of the larva out from its mine in the Alder. The head end still relatively intact and looks more like the pics of S.glutinosae I think. What do you reckon? In good enough condition to tell? Thanks @vc28nature.bsky.social #teammoth
November 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Hi Rob, I persevered and teased the remains of the larva out from its mine in the Alder. The head end still relatively intact and looks more like the pics of S.glutinosae I think. What do you reckon? In good enough condition to tell? Thanks @vc28nature.bsky.social #teammoth
The cubs being stronger than the parents stuck in my mind a bunch. That is pretty weird. The only outlier I could immediately think of is Wurmcoil Engine and Larva, the larva costing one less mana but needs black mana, and only has half the stats.
November 15, 2025 at 5:46 AM
The cubs being stronger than the parents stuck in my mind a bunch. That is pretty weird. The only outlier I could immediately think of is Wurmcoil Engine and Larva, the larva costing one less mana but needs black mana, and only has half the stats.
The one and only! From a tiny larva to a little loaf!
November 15, 2025 at 2:54 AM
The one and only! From a tiny larva to a little loaf!
This Stigmella larva on Oak had a bad time of it! It's got the "worm like" creature that's eating its way out of the head and looks like something else has come out of the side.
Do like a bit of parasitism, gruesome but fascinating 😁
Dark sclerites? so once possibly S.atricapitella ? #teammoth
Do like a bit of parasitism, gruesome but fascinating 😁
Dark sclerites? so once possibly S.atricapitella ? #teammoth
November 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
This Stigmella larva on Oak had a bad time of it! It's got the "worm like" creature that's eating its way out of the head and looks like something else has come out of the side.
Do like a bit of parasitism, gruesome but fascinating 😁
Dark sclerites? so once possibly S.atricapitella ? #teammoth
Do like a bit of parasitism, gruesome but fascinating 😁
Dark sclerites? so once possibly S.atricapitella ? #teammoth
3 mines from a soggy dog walk round Perton. Phyllonorycter strigulatella on Grey Alder, Stigmella speciosa on Sycamore and a Stigmella glutinosae or alnetella. ? I think you need the larva to tell which but as this ones dead not sure possible? @vc28nature.bsky.social is it IDable Rob? ##teammoth
November 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
3 mines from a soggy dog walk round Perton. Phyllonorycter strigulatella on Grey Alder, Stigmella speciosa on Sycamore and a Stigmella glutinosae or alnetella. ? I think you need the larva to tell which but as this ones dead not sure possible? @vc28nature.bsky.social is it IDable Rob? ##teammoth
FYI:
A maggot is the larva of a fly (order Diptera); it is applied in particular to the larvae of Brachycera flies, such as houseflies, cheese flies, hoverflies, and blowflies, rather than larvae of the Nematocera, suc
A maggot is the larva of a fly (order Diptera); it is applied in particular to the larvae of Brachycera flies, such as houseflies, cheese flies, hoverflies, and blowflies, rather than larvae of the Nematocera, suc
November 14, 2025 at 11:35 AM
FYI:
A maggot is the larva of a fly (order Diptera); it is applied in particular to the larvae of Brachycera flies, such as houseflies, cheese flies, hoverflies, and blowflies, rather than larvae of the Nematocera, suc
A maggot is the larva of a fly (order Diptera); it is applied in particular to the larvae of Brachycera flies, such as houseflies, cheese flies, hoverflies, and blowflies, rather than larvae of the Nematocera, suc
Here is a #fossil giant longhorn beetle larvae from Rovno amber (Ukraine, 35 MYA) - based on the initial photo, yours truly thought it was an onychophora 😀, so I was very excited. #CTscan did tempered my enthusiasm a bit though #fossilfriday 🦖⚒️
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
November 14, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Here is a #fossil giant longhorn beetle larvae from Rovno amber (Ukraine, 35 MYA) - based on the initial photo, yours truly thought it was an onychophora 😀, so I was very excited. #CTscan did tempered my enthusiasm a bit though #fossilfriday 🦖⚒️
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
My Species of the Week: Common Dainty(Baccha elongata) A review of its various common names, its distribution, habitats found, morphology, & suggestion of places to look for its larva. Hope you will visit and enjoy the read.
#flies #Insects #pollinator #nature #syrphidae #knowledge #biology #diptera
#flies #Insects #pollinator #nature #syrphidae #knowledge #biology #diptera
Hoverfly - Common Dainty (Baccha elongata)
The Common Dainty: A review of its various common names, its distribution, habitats, adult morphology and suggestion of places to look for its larva.
hoverflyspotter.blogspot.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:40 AM
My Species of the Week: Common Dainty(Baccha elongata) A review of its various common names, its distribution, habitats found, morphology, & suggestion of places to look for its larva. Hope you will visit and enjoy the read.
#flies #Insects #pollinator #nature #syrphidae #knowledge #biology #diptera
#flies #Insects #pollinator #nature #syrphidae #knowledge #biology #diptera
I always loved playing as mothra larva and evolving into mothra
November 13, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I always loved playing as mothra larva and evolving into mothra
Also… there’s a thing that can happy to bees where they produce too much honey and the hive doesn’t have any room for more larva. It’s called being HoneyBound and that is just the most horny thing someone can say to me today.
November 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Also… there’s a thing that can happy to bees where they produce too much honey and the hive doesn’t have any room for more larva. It’s called being HoneyBound and that is just the most horny thing someone can say to me today.
gripping the head and sucking like a Metroid larva
November 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
gripping the head and sucking like a Metroid larva
"The creators of Cryptopunks and Autoglyphs just wrapped up Art Blocks’ curated series with a new release, Quine."
#NFT #blockchain
https://thedefiant.io/news/nfts-and-web3/larva-labs-art-blocks-auction-surpasses-usd30-000
#NFT #blockchain
https://thedefiant.io/news/nfts-and-web3/larva-labs-art-blocks-auction-surpasses-usd30-000
November 13, 2025 at 10:01 AM
"The creators of Cryptopunks and Autoglyphs just wrapped up Art Blocks’ curated series with a new release, Quine."
#NFT #blockchain
https://thedefiant.io/news/nfts-and-web3/larva-labs-art-blocks-auction-surpasses-usd30-000
#NFT #blockchain
https://thedefiant.io/news/nfts-and-web3/larva-labs-art-blocks-auction-surpasses-usd30-000
I think, this is a Foraminifer and not a snail larva. They are brown algae like diatoms. That’s a really cool find! :D
November 13, 2025 at 6:20 AM
I think, this is a Foraminifer and not a snail larva. They are brown algae like diatoms. That’s a really cool find! :D
Ever wonder how caterpillars turn into butterflies? From egg to larva, pupa, and adult, watch nature’s magic unfold. Which insect transformation fascinates you? #Nature #InsectLife Learn more: https://reecepestservice.net/
November 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Ever wonder how caterpillars turn into butterflies? From egg to larva, pupa, and adult, watch nature’s magic unfold. Which insect transformation fascinates you? #Nature #InsectLife Learn more: https://reecepestservice.net/
wasps are so lovely and diverse. my favorite are gall wasps cus they reproduce by inducing plants to create spheres (or galls) that incubate larva :3
November 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
wasps are so lovely and diverse. my favorite are gall wasps cus they reproduce by inducing plants to create spheres (or galls) that incubate larva :3
The “uh that’s more dust than I’d expect here” to “WE ARE AT WAR” pipeline:
Found a case moth larva, luckily nowhere near the stash and isolated, but meaning urgent deep cleaning to remove / kill any eggs plus thorough inspection of ALL textiles is due, grr.
Might need to buy parasitic wasps again
Found a case moth larva, luckily nowhere near the stash and isolated, but meaning urgent deep cleaning to remove / kill any eggs plus thorough inspection of ALL textiles is due, grr.
Might need to buy parasitic wasps again
November 12, 2025 at 1:31 AM
The “uh that’s more dust than I’d expect here” to “WE ARE AT WAR” pipeline:
Found a case moth larva, luckily nowhere near the stash and isolated, but meaning urgent deep cleaning to remove / kill any eggs plus thorough inspection of ALL textiles is due, grr.
Might need to buy parasitic wasps again
Found a case moth larva, luckily nowhere near the stash and isolated, but meaning urgent deep cleaning to remove / kill any eggs plus thorough inspection of ALL textiles is due, grr.
Might need to buy parasitic wasps again
some various doodles i forgot to post, featuring @beemer0822.bsky.social and @s0ulessb0n.es 's OCs :]
#myart #hylics #beemersOCs #s0ulessOCs #hylicsOC
#myart #hylics #beemersOCs #s0ulessOCs #hylicsOC
November 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
some various doodles i forgot to post, featuring @beemer0822.bsky.social and @s0ulessb0n.es 's OCs :]
#myart #hylics #beemersOCs #s0ulessOCs #hylicsOC
#myart #hylics #beemersOCs #s0ulessOCs #hylicsOC
imagining later she's like cirno who's that big fairy you hang out with. and cirno's like larva? "no" sunny milk? "no" umm "nevermind"
November 11, 2025 at 7:56 PM
imagining later she's like cirno who's that big fairy you hang out with. and cirno's like larva? "no" sunny milk? "no" umm "nevermind"
A lovely look at the antennules of a Cirripedia cyprid larva (barnacle). They use the antennules almost like legs, walking across the substrate and exploring (chemically) for a place to settle. They also secrete the ‘cement’ that they use to attach themselves to their chosen spot!
#marineplankton 🦑
#marineplankton 🦑
November 11, 2025 at 7:17 PM
A lovely look at the antennules of a Cirripedia cyprid larva (barnacle). They use the antennules almost like legs, walking across the substrate and exploring (chemically) for a place to settle. They also secrete the ‘cement’ that they use to attach themselves to their chosen spot!
#marineplankton 🦑
#marineplankton 🦑