#one nice bug

Green-veined satin geometer moth, Doratoptera nicevillei, Geometridae

Found sporadically throughout mainland Asia

I found this big lad outside a 5 Below with a bunch of cobwebs around his leg. Cleaned it up a little and was holding it as pictured when a guy and his daughter came out of aforementioned 5 Below and saw it. Guy was like oh is that your pet??? And I said No??? I just...found it??? And he was like we live by the river, mind if we relocate it there? Obviously i said go for it, better there than a bigass parking lot. Then the daughter (who is very much a minor and therefore unable to drive) is like ummm i'm not holding that, we need a container so her dad is like go get my coffee cup! So she gets his mug and i pass the lad off and that was the highlight of the day. Very cool to feel how strong it was while it gripped my hand.

@onenicebugperday who is she?! 😍

@onenicebugperday found this cool lookin' bug at my local library the other day. I have no clue what it is, looks kinda like a bee or a wasp but a bit lankier, it looked like it was a bit less than 2 inches long, pretty big for bug standards. I love the white fluff around its neck!

here's dasymutilla aureola to make your day a little better :)

pacific velvet ant

the feast of the wasps.

Common House Plane

This gentleman was kind enough to visit us today.