January 12, 2016 at 11:45 am
Picture of the Day: Meanwhile at a Cleveland Museum’s Insect Exhibit
Reddit user Muppaphone spotted this miniature VW Beetle on display at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History’s Entomology Collection
Reddit user Muppaphone spotted this miniature VW Beetle on display at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History’s Entomology Collection
An incredible gallery of macro photographs that show insect eyes in extraordinary detail and clarity.
Carpenter bees are large, solitary bees often mistaken for bumble bees. They do not eat wood and are valuable pollinators.
Seen here is a close-up of a rare pink Oblong-winged katydid (Amblycorypha oblongifolia).
To highlight the issue of e-waste, artist Julie Alice Chappell upcycles found and discarded electronics, turning them into organic forms like insects.
Photograph by Gyorgy Csoka To protect itself from would-be predators, the Hornet Moth (Sesia apiformis) has evolved to mimic the look and mannerisms of a real hornet. The large bulky moth has a typical wingspan of 33-48 mm (adults) with yellow banding on its abdomen. Photograph by Ian Kimber The moth is…
Reddit user reverseloop observed a spider’s web that appears to be anchored from the ceiling by a rock. While the fascinating discovery implies some kind of basic form of tool use, it’s unclear exactly how this occurred since he did not personally witness the web-building process. For example, it’s possible that the rock was…
Photograph by Andrè Baumann A beautiful macro capture by Andrè Baumann shows a dragonfly covered in early morning dew. A dragonfly is an insect belonging to the order Odonata and is characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong transparent wings, and an elongated body. Dragonflies are among the fastest flying insects in…
A group of wasps (European hornets, Vespa crabro) built their nest on this guy’s window and now he’s documenting the construction process, capturing an insider’s perspective you may have never seen before. He is uploading the fascinating videos to his YouTube channel. I included a newer video below where he added an external microphone.…
Scientists have discovered that spiders can do something extraordinary with their webs: They can “tune” them like musical instruments. It’s an incredible revelation for a creature that can already weave complex structures. Not only can spiders tighten or loosen silk strands to alter the tension and the way each string resonates, but they can…
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