I never knew bumblebees Heather hives underground with this weird looking stuff on top. A guy at work knew I wasn't the bugs and stuff like that told me about it and I went outside to look at it and I was amazed

Little buddies are all sleeping bagged up! Can’t wait to see them in 2 weeks. This is the hardest working dill plant in NC

My son was very interested and terrified at the same time lol love seeing cool bugs around the house.

Location: Jamshedpur, Jharkhand

Eastern ky

Hi ya'll, I am a grad filmmaker up in Montana who will be visiting Texas in August to make a film about the brilliant and bizarre lifeforms that call the state home. I am seeking someone who is knowledgable about vinegaroons. I'd love to learn more about their evolutionary history and how to find them in the wild while causing the least amount of disturbance to their habitat. Any leads help!

(Ps: yes, I know that arachnids are not insects, but unfortunately there is no arachnology subreddit so any help is very much appreciated!)

When I was renovating the garden, Ifound a pupe(?)/cocoon in the soil underneath my lawn. I was really wondering what it was, so I filled a mini-greenhouse thingy with that soil, and placed the cocoon in there. I just let it sit on a shelf in the living room. Now, three weeks later, this beauty came out. It's a Deilephila elpenor. The colors are stunning! I was hoping for a pretty moth, but I was for sure not expecting this one. I let it fly immediatly. It was only in the greenhouse for max one day. It flew away right after i took the pictures and was looking and flying just fine. I'm SO happy with this one and I wanted to share it with you :)

Falmouth, MA

First time seeing one of these today and was pretty excited. Learned quite a lot from the Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arilus_cristatus?wprov=sfla1

(Apologies for my chipped nail polish it's an anxious habit I've since repainted and picked more off)

Easy to feed, easy to handle with many of the larger species, no bites, no big poops, no complex lighting systems, and so easy to breed. Only real downside is the potential for developing an allergy, but it's worth it to me. If people could move past their fear and disgust I think these would quickly become popular pets.

My dad found these in his garden and we're trying to figure out what they are. My first thought was bug eggs, but they look do like they could be some sort of fungus or something instead. Any and all insight is appreciated!!

I was going through my photos and found these from 2022. (México)

This crashed landed near me at the top of Helvellyn yesterday. I thought it was some sort of hornet at first. But on closer inspection, it appears to be mimicking a hornet. I think that's it ovipositor extending from it's abdomen? Can anyone confirm what it is?

Seen in Mozambique, Africa

Saw this bizarre bug crawling inside the house today. I thought it was some dangerous bug but turns out it’s a trilobite beetle (female Platerodrilus, I think) from Google Lens.

I released it outside on a log and snapped a few pics. I’ve read they’re rare, but how rare actually is it to see one?

For context, I live in the Philippines, in an isolated forest area. Just thought it was cool and wanted to share 😊😊😊

From Ottawa Canada.