! Jupiter's Wasp House !

A photo of a young, green mantis nymph on a wooden post

Another photo of a young, green mantis nymph on a wooden post

Another photo of a young, green mantis nymph, this time on the bark of a tree

Another photo of a young, green mantis nymph on the bark of a tree

#mantodea #mantises #insects #bugs #photos

A photo of a grey/brown and red leaf-footed bug nymph on a large green leaf

#coreidae #hemiptera #insects #bugs #photos

A photo of a grey leaf-footed bug with orange-tipped antennae on a dirty white surface

Another photo of a grey leaf-footed bug with orange-tipped antennae on a dirty white surface

#coreidae #hemiptera #insects #bugs #photos

A photo of a small tan/brown leaf beetle on a white surface

Another photo of a small tan/brown leaf beetle on a white surface, this one zoomed in on the beetle

Little leaf beetle :]

#chrysomelidae #beetles #coleoptera #insects #bugs #photos

When you become the bug person or the reptile person or the mushroom person or the slime mold person etc, and you go "Hey, look at this, this thing is weird but it's important and it's here", it really starts to rub off on people

Yeah if I find something weird or crazy I do enjoy sharing it with people for the reactions I get, for the fun of it all but also like...

Spreading awareness and knowledge of or even just showing appreciation for biodiversity (local or otherwise) is such a powerful thing

A photo of a large, leaf-like, green katydid on the shiny wooden metal of a car hood

Another photo of a large, leaf-like, green katydid on the shiny wooden metal of a car hood

#tettigoniidae #katydids #orthoptera #insects #bugs #photos

A photo of a grey/brown stink bug on a white woven plastic tarp

Another photo of a grey/brown stink bug on a white woven plastic tarp

Another photo of a grey/brown stink bug on a white woven plastic tarp

#pentatomidae #hemiptera #insects #bugs #photos

A photo of a black and beige american carrion beetle in the sandy soil around a carcass that's mostly off screen

Another photo of a black and beige american carrion beetle, a different individual that's a bit darker, in the sandy soil around a carcass that's mostly off screen

Another photo of a black and beige american carrion beetle, the same one from the first image, in the sandy soil around a carcass that's mostly off screen

American carrion beetles, which carry the unfortunate name of Necrophila americana! These were hard to get photos of, between how active they were and how much the rabbit carcass they were likely looking to lay some eggs in was stinking :P

#Silphidae #beetles #coleoptera #insects #bugs #photos

A photo of a large, dark brown longhorn beetle on a white woven plastic tarp

Another photo of a large, dark brown longhorn beetle on a white woven plastic tarp

Another photo of a large, dark brown longhorn beetle, this time amongst sandy soil and grey gravel rocks

Another photo of a large, dark brown longhorn beetle amongst sandy soil and grey gravel rocks

#cerambycidae #beetles #coleoptera #insects #bugs #photos

A photo of a small brown/beige and white robber fly with orange and slightly green eyes perching on the end of a metal post

Another photo of a small brown/beige and white robber fly with orange and slightly green eyes perching on the end of a metal post

#asilidae #flies #diptera #insects #bugs #photos

A photo of an orange, purple, black, and white oakworm moth on a wooden surface

Another photo of an orange, purple, black, and white oakworm moth on a wooden surface

Another photo of an orange, purple, black, and white oakworm moth on a wooden surface

#saturniidae #moths #lepidoptera #insects #bugs #photos

A photo of a brown cricket on a human finger, its back legs missing from its body

Another photo of a brown cricket on a human finger, its back legs missing from its body

Was confused as to why this little thing didn't hop away—unfortunately it didn't have its back legs :(

#gryllidae #crickets #orthoptera #insects #bugs #photos

A photo of a fuzzy black and white Datana genus moth caterpillar on the end of a green branch, where a leaf used to be, in its signature C-shaped defensive pose

Another photo of a fuzzy black and white Datana genus moth caterpillar on the end of a green branch, where a leaf used to be, in its signature C-shaped defensive pose

Another photo of a fuzzy black and white Datana genus moth caterpillar on the end of a green branch, where a leaf used to be, in its signature C-shaped defensive pose

#notodontidae #moths #lepidoptera #insects #bugs #photos

A photo of a large brown fishing spider on a wooden post

Another photo of a large brown fishing spider on a wooden post

Another photo of a large brown fishing spider on a wooden post

Another photo of a large brown fishing spider on a wooden post

#pisauridae #spiders #arachnids #bugs #photos

A photo of a brown, red, and green meadowhawk dragonfly perching on the end of a small stick

A photo of a brown, red, and green meadowhawk dragonfly perching on the end of a small stick

#odonata #dragonflies #insects #bugs #photos

A photo of a small, red and brown robber fly on a sliding glass door

Another photo of a small, red and brown robber fly on a sliding glass door

Another photo of a small, red and brown robber fly on a sliding glass door

Another photo of a small, red and brown robber fly on a sliding glass door

#asilidae #flies #diptera #insects #bugs #photos

The funny thing about lubber grasshoppers is that you can just do this if you feel like it (note: the beast was swiftly placed back down on a plant that wasn't in the garden)

#romaleidae #grasshoppers #orthoptera #insects #bugs #photos

Charming little aphid farm! Just wish it wasn't on our plants ^^"

#hemiptera #aphids #aphididae #Ants #formicidae #hymenoptera #insects #bugs

A photo of a grey, black, white, and orange hairstreak butterfly on a large green leaf

Another photo of a grey, black, white, and orange hairstreak butterfly on a large green leaf

#Lycaenidae #Butterflies #Lepidoptera #insects #bugs

A photo of a relatively large grey and beige/brown male funnel weaver spider in its web

Another photo of a relatively large grey and beige/brown male funnel weaver spider in its web

Another photo of a relatively large grey and beige/brown male funnel weaver spider in its web, zoomed closer to the spider's face

Another photo of a relatively large grey and beige/brown male funnel weaver spider in its web

Charming fellow we got here!

#agelenidae #spiders #arachnids #bugs #photos

A photo of a tan grey/brown Platycryptus jumping spider on a wooden post, zoomed in on the spider

#salticidae #spiders #arachnids #bugs #photos

A photo of a large, black and yellow Laphria robber fly on the end of a green leaf

Another photo of a large, black and yellow Laphria robber fly on the end of a green leaf

Laphria grossa, once again!

#asilidae #flies #diptera #insects #bugs #photos

A photo of a beige, brown, and black American rose chafer beetle on a log

Another photo of a beige, brown, and black American rose chafer beetle on a log

Macrodactylus subspinosus, the American rose chafer!

#scarabaeidae #beetles #coleoptera #insects #bugs #photos

A photo of a black, grey, yellow, and red eastern lubber grasshopper on a brown metal pole

Another photo of a black, grey, yellow, and red eastern lubber grasshopper on a brown metal pole

Another photo of a black, grey, yellow, and red eastern lubber grasshopper on a brown metal pole

Another photo of a black, grey, yellow, and red eastern lubber grasshopper on a brown metal pole

Finally, the lubbers that hatched a couple months prior are full size!

#romaleidae #grasshoppers #orthoptera #insects #bugs #photos

#polistinae #wasps #hymenoptera #insects #bugs

A bunch of little fungus beetles I almost didn't notice until I turned my camera just the right way!

#tetratomidae #beetles #coleoptera #insects #bugs

A photo of a grey and brown robber fly alone on a white woven plastic tarp

Another photo of a grey and brown robber fly alone on a white woven plastic tarp, a green leafhopper in the background

Another photo of a grey and brown robber fly on a white woven plastic tarp, right next to the green leafhopper from the previous image

Another photo of a grey and brown robber fly and a green leafhopper on a white woven plastic tarp

#asilidae #diptera #leafhoppers #diptera #insects #bugs #photos

I'll be returning to Ecuador soon, and what I am hoping to find again is one of the giant longhorn beetles like this Macrodontia cervicornis. It may look scary, but... well, IT IS actually scary! That is one feisty beetle that will not hesitate to snap its jaws at your soft sausage fingers. Chomp.