Glorious Accidents of an Unpredictable Process

Philopotamidae!

A view of a Plecoptera larva through the microscope.

Spot the invertebrate!

I spotted some Necrophila americana feeding on a deer carcass today at Quinn Oak Openings in Rush, New York.

amiepsychique:

aye aye

mucholderthen:

SCIENTIFIC ILLUSTRATION
Class Gastropoda of phylum Mollusca [within the invertebrate animals]
by Rachel Banvivirie

Snail Anatomy

This website contains information about the Crane Flies of Pennsylvania.

A fantastic resource for Tipulidae information and photos!

malformalady:

Lesser Batwing (Atrophaneura aidoneus) is a member of the family papilionidae from Australasia. Atrophaneura aidoneus is black and has a wingspan of about 9–12 cm. The body has a red haircoat and females are dark-brown or black. The veins are bordered by white or yellow colour.

Photo credit: © Peter Smetacek

rhamphotheca:

An Angel…  

insectlove:

sinobug: Geometrid Moth (Fascellina plagiata, Ennominae, Geometridae). Pu’er, Yunnan, China. See more Chinese moths on my Flickr site HERE…..