Kos Dylus

just a cringe dragon 🐉 who loves flowers and bugs 🐛

[katydidposting 𓆧 @0rthoptera]

everybody overdid on their pigmentation... (will become ordinary green when they're older)

[Nick Volpe @nvolpewild]

Sweaty socks ALWAYS deliver! 🤤

[양깅 달팽이 계정 @pinggingging]

왕크왕귀

[Habibee @TheHolyHabibee]

Bee of the day #342 is an armoured resin bee, Heriades sp.. the "armoured" term does not refer to spikes or an extra thick exoskeelton, rather the vernacular in the way the bees' cuticle is heavily dimpled

Zoom in on the thorax and see the "integument", the outer body wall layer which is (microscopically)_ covered in dense & deep pits that produce this armoured texture

Heriades are part of the leafcutter bee family, and instead of leaves, they use resins to construct their brood cells and nest closures. They still nest in per-existing cavities and carry pollen on the underside of their abdomens using scopal hairs

📷Vermont Pollinator Photography, Vermont (duh)

[Kos Dylus @Kosndylus]

Found what I think is a green lace wing awhile back and when down a rabbit hole of how many diffrent species there are #bugtwt

[Kos Dylus @Kosndylus]

Late night mantis sighting
#bugtwt

[Damaster & Carabus @DamasterCarabus]

久しぶりに蛾に触れた気がする

事務所前に居たので踏まれないように茂みへ移動してもらいました

[𓍯𓂃 @calmgloww]

tiny wonders everywhere

[insect of the day @insectsdaily]

Chinese Moon Moth (Actias ningpoana)

Diet: leaves of sweetgum, walnut, hawthorn, willow, camphor

Region: China, Russia (Far East), India

Fun fact: Adults don't eat at all—they only live about a week to find a mate

Credit: 冯浈皓 (Feng Zhenhao)

[insect of the day @insectsdaily]

The Hello Kitty CATerpillar 🐈🐛

Actual name: Chinese Bush Brown (Mycalesis gotama) caterpillar

Diet: grasses like rice and bamboo

Region: East Asia (China, Japan, Vietnam, Burma)

Many in Asia think it look like Hello Kitty cat

Credit: imooimo

[ゆな🍊いもむし @imo07mosha]

とっても几帳面なおいも、本日卒イモしました🎓
ガトパした後なのにしわぁ…なってた😂(1枚目)

[Kos Dylus @Kosndylus]

I love finding skippers this time of year they're so cute 🥹 #bugtwt

Pretty sure these lil guys are fiery
skippers

[bug girlfriend @lo_saturna1ia]

crabs is bugs

[Critter @Critter_Jar]

me and my bestie

[丸山宗利 Maruyama🍥 @dantyutei]

シャクガモドキ（Macrosoma sp. ）は、蛾のように見えて系統学的にはチョウ。チョウを蛾から区別する最も有力な方法にマッチ棒状の触角があるが、その例外となる厄介な分類群。性質も蛾のようで、夜行性でライトに来る。話のネタに撮影したいと思っていたけど、やっと実現。

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

This is what a butterfly wing looks like under a microscope

[Allagar _Art @ArtMokina]

I can finally show you my entry to the Dragon Calendar project 😀
This year’s theme is “Dragons Born from Plants and Fungi” and I chose Dandelion.😅
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#art #dragon #dragonart #fantasy #illustration #personalart