B. Wright

Invert introvert.
Working at protecting the biodiversity of Maputaland.

[Saber Atualizado @AtualizadoSaber]

Esse bichinho escroto arrancado da vespa pertence a uma uma das mais estranhas e enigmáticas ordens de insetos conhecidas. 👇🏼

📹: Evanne Yu

[B. Wright @babalahhh]

@rickygervais Lol

[César Favacho ~ Inseto e outros bichinhos 🐜🦗🪲🪳 @CesarFavacho]

Essa abelha nunca soube o perigo que correu

[B. Wright @babalahhh]

@JBourdiol 🤣🤣

[Julien Bourdiol @JBourdiol]

🕷️💅🏻

[B. Wright @babalahhh]

Prosopocera paykulli

#Cerambycidae #insects #longhorn #beetles #Sunday #Coleoptera

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A flower mantis (Harpagomantis tricolor). Their flower resemblance is so good that insects attempt to "pollinate" them, only to find themselves eaten alive. This is an example of aggressive mimicry.
#colourful #wildlife #prayingmantis #flowermantis #Mantodea #Hymenopodidae

[B. Wright @babalahhh]

The White-ringed Atlas moth, Epiphora mythimnia
#SouthAfrica #KZN #moths #Lepidoptera #atlasmoth #invertebrates #insects #beautiful #wildlife #nature #naturelovers

[B. Wright @babalahhh]

Red-legged golden orb-weaver (Trichonephila inaurata), from northern KZN.
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👉Harmless to humans
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#Araneidae #Trichonephila #spiders #invertebrates #beautiful #arachnids #gentlegiant #wildlife #naturelovers #nature #cool #aranhas #KZN #SouthAfrica

[B. Wright @babalahhh]

A giant assassin bug, from the genus Platymeris.
#Reduviidae #cool #assassinbug #entomology #insects #wildlife #naturelovers #invertebrates #bugs

[B. Wright @babalahhh]

This #incredible animal is an arachnid from the order #Amblypygi, commonly known as a whipscorpion. Despite their appearance, these animals are completely harmless to humans. Pictured here, Damon variegatus.
#cool #arachnids #invertebrates #wildlife #awesome

[B. Wright @babalahhh]

Such a gorgeous little dung beetle, Garreta wahlbergi.
All species in the genus Garreta are ball-rolling dung beetles.

#rollers #dungbeetles #Scarabaeidae #beautiful #SouthAfrica #green #Garreta #SA #Invertebrates #ZA #insects #lookcloser #invertebrados

[B. Wright @babalahhh]

The beautiful caterpillar of a Marbled emperor moth (Heniocha sp.). They feed on various acacia species (Senegalia spp.), which are abundant in our region.
#entomology #Lepidoptera #beautiful #invertebrates #insects #green #cool #caterpillar #Saturniidae

[B. Wright @babalahhh]

Adult individuals are very large

[B. Wright @babalahhh]

Southern horn corncricket (Enyaliopsis transvaalensis), nymph. These #beautiful nocturnal #insects are quite common in my region, and they have a secret weapon: they are able to squirt their own blood (haemolymph) to deter potential predators.

[B. Wright @babalahhh]

A very large and gorgeous female giant stick insect (Bactrododema sp.).

#Maputaland #Phasmida #stickinsect #cute #beautiful #bichopau #cool #animals #naturelovers #wildlife #insects #invertebrates #awesome #SouthAfrica #Zululand #Arthropoda #sweet #giant

[B. Wright @babalahhh]

Leaf rolling crickets (#Gryllacrididae) have the unique ability to produce #silk. This is used to construct their day-time shelters amongst foliage. Pictured here is a female Stictogryllacris sp. and her silk shelter in captivity.

#Orthoptera #conservation #entomology

[B. Wright @babalahhh]

We observed one specimen dropping one of the "feather legs" which squeaked independently and flapped around as the centipede made its escape.

[B. Wright @babalahhh]

#Tbt with this incredible #centipede in the genus Alipes. Its last pair of legs are modified into #feather-like structures that appear to work as a decoy for predators - which makes a #squeaky sound when the centipede feels threatened.
#invertebrates #Chilopoda #cool

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Common diadem (Hypolimnas misippus), mating pair.
#butterflies #conservation #biodiversity #SouthAfrica #beauty #entomology #nature #insects #animals