local anthropod enjoyer

Snake mantis, Kongobatha diademata, Nanomantidae

Photographed at Airlie Beach in Australia by Steve & Alison1

the way people talk about roaches you’d think they were literal fucking paranormal activity . . . as if my lovely little roach lady isn’t over here in her terrarium diggy digging out a nice little burrow for herself

Sparky bathing after a fresh molt

Been a while, oops

Came across a praying mantis the other day, and have become obsessed with them since. They’re so intelligent and observant and the cutest fucking things.

So i painted one :>

Arizona Mantis - Dec. 20, 2025

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Did you know that the Longtail Tadpole Shrimp (Triops Longicaudatus) is a small crustacean found throughout South America and north into much of the US? They look kinda like a horseshoe crab but much smaller and with two tail tips instead of one. Typically they reproduce asexually but sometimes there is sexual reproduction. Even less frequent (but frequent enough to note) individuals in some populations have the parts necessary to give and receive both male and female gametes. Their eggs are extremely resilient, being able to withstand flashfreezes and droughts, with the ability to wait in diapause for up to 20 years(!) before inviability.

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