Tayler's Daily Bug Facts

Requests are always open to new bugs (and bug adjacent creatures). I will be tagging each bug by their common (if it has one) and scientific names. You can use this to search and see if I have already done what you want to request.

Photos will be credited in the caption.

Header is a photo I took myself. Profile pic is a Rosy Maple Moth (Dryocampa Rubicunda) by Kenneth Geisert.

Any other suggestions are welcome as well.

All posts will be done by 12am EST but that is as consistent as I can get it.

Please keep in mind that I am just an enthusiast and not a professional. As such I do make mistakes. If/when I do please let me know so I can be better for all of us.

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Did you know that the Sharp Collared Furrow Bee (Lasioglossum malachurum) is a species of sweat bee found across Europe and northern Africa? This shows an ability to adapt to different environments, but the bees that live in one climate will act a little differently than a colony in a different area.

They tend to nest in burrows in hard soil, so the queens who dig out these spaces often have more worn mandibles than the rest of her brood. This energy cost often leaves the queens physically weaker and drained of energy, leading to relatively frequent usurption from others. All of the queens in an area will synchronously seal their nests when they have provisions for the first of the broods.

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Did you know that the Himalayan Jumping Spider (Euophrys omnisuperstes) is found up to 6700m up in the Himalayas? They are one of the most elevated permanent residents known in the world, and their specific name reflects that, meaning "standing above all". They'll feed on whatever tiny springtail or fly manages to wander up or get blown high enough by the wind.

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(I found this one in my garden :D )

That's a beautiful candy-striped leafhopper!

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Did you know that the Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius) is a species of butterfly commonly found across most of Europe and into western Asia? They get their common name from their scarcity in the United Kingdom, specifically. They are mostly found in gardens and fields, especially those with blackthorn bushes. This butterfly is protected by law in much of central and eastern Europe.

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Did you know that the Yellow Mealworm Beetle (Tenebrio molitor) is a common live food source for many pets and wild animals? They are believed to have originated around the Mediterranean, but due to human interference and trading they have since spread to wherever is both warm and humid enough for their tastes.

Speaking of tastes, the larvae of these beetles have been eaten by humans for centuries, especially in southeast Asia. They may or may not be the best tasting (that's a matter of opinion), but they are highly nutritious with a better vitamin content by weight than beef, with the exception of vitamin B12.

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Did you know that the European Alder Spittle Bug (Aphrophora alni) is a small bug found across Europe and has been naturalized to parts of North America? These bugs are polyphagous, meaning they feed on a variety of sources, such as willow, birch, alder, and poplar as adults and herbs as larvae.

The larvae create an environment with their foam (that looks like spittle, hence the name) to provide adequate protection, moisture, and temperature while living in the leaf and stem of their hosts.

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Did you know that the Ceanothus Silk Moth (Hyalophora euryalus) is found in the valleys between mountains from western Canada and south into Mexico? These are fairly large moths, with a wingspan of up to 127mm. The pupa of this moth is extremely cold resistant, being able to survive temperatures as low as -30⁰C.

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Did you know that the Yellow Ant's Nest Beetle (Claviger testaceus) is a species of rove beetle that lives in the nest of a particular ant species? Their host ants, lasius flavus, receive a chemical signal from the beetle, rather than a physical signal via antennae, for the ants to regurgitate their food so that the beetle can eat it.

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