Arthropunk

I'm a pretty small bug to fill my namesake's shoes, but I'll try my hardest.

Gina Lopez Weevil (Metapocyrtus ginalopezae)

endemic to a small area of Davao de Oro, Philippines

Status: Endangered

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Anatomy practice 2/?: Odonata

Odonata are the group comprising dragonflies and damselflies. They have 6 legs, large eyes, and project their lower jaws snappily to catch prey.

The juveniles grow as nymphs in good quality freshwater, consuming any organic matter they can fit in their little jaws, and are noted as aquarium pests due to their tendency to eat pet fish on the sly. They have 6 legs, stubby antennae, and little distinct segmentation between body parts. Damselfly larvae look as above but 'fluffier' in a way.

After some time, they will emerge and shed one last time to become their adult stage. Dragonflies hold their wings rather like a plane at rest, whereas Damselflies politely tuck them against their back. The eyes differ also, with Damselflies having a gap that makes them look vaguely like a hammerhead shark. Males and females of both species show some variation in eye placement, with males having bigger eyes, but it's not a diagnostic criteria.

Just wanted to make some cicadas <3

my grandpa found rhinoceros beetles (oryctes nasicornis) in his compost this week and i got so excited i had to draw one..