[ray-prosopocoilus]

[arthro]

Pink Spotted Lady Beetles

Binomial name: Coleomegilla maculata

Insects continue to surprise me with their impressive resilience in these winter months. At first, I only saw a single one, completely still on a fallen leaf. I blew on them gently to see if they were alive; I did not expect for about a dozen more to emerge!

[ladyyatexel]

[ladyyatexel]

Was feeling Amano and was feeling Johnny, so  here we are.  

[ds9appreciation]

Weyoun is your best friend. He really is, and he wants you to know that. He wants to alleviate all of your problems. There’s really nothing to worry about, until the knife is in your back, and then you realize you’ve been had. It was a wonderful counterpoint. I loved being so evil and yet being so good-natured and pleasant about it. That was a decision that I made, honestly, the first day that I shot Weyoun. I had no idea what a Vorta looked like until the makeup was done at 6:30 in the morning, when I looked in the mirror and went, “Who is this guy? OK, make a decision.” I decided right away that he was a very pleasant fellow, very placid. Sometimes you’ve got to run with your initial instinct, and in that case it was a good one.

Star Trek’s Mr. Everywhere – A Jeffrey Combs interview, Part 1

[cosmictuesdays]

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[asarge]

Aethyr KS is in its final 24 hours! Last chance to join the foundations of the game, come check it out and get some pledge goodies if it fits your fancy. Big thanks to everyone for the great reception, you have all been so amazing <3

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1199039590/aethyr

[ladyyatexel]

[stcreole]

5 ways not to be used:

-believe patterns not apologies

-don’t fall in love with potential

-believe red flags

-know your worth

-don’t lower your standards

[buggirl]

Imagine you’re sitting around minding your own business and some other organism’s baby is attached to your ass and slowly eating you alive starting with the least vital parts of you first..so you are a fresh meal longerrrr. That’s what was happening to this Tetragnathid orb weaver with a wasp parasitoid larva on its abdomen. Nature is so insanely awesome. Photos and specimen prep with @philfernandezf .

Wasp genus: Polysphincta sp

[ladyyatexel]

I am going to try to get some shit painted for my family, because I don’t know if there’s really anything else I can do at this point

I can’t financially afford all this obligation

[usgsbiml]

Fun wasp from Kruger National Park.  

Note the expanded antennal ends (actually the other antennae snapped off).  Most likely this is one of the pollen gathering wasps in Masserinae group. 

 So, you thought only bees in the stinging category of insects gathered pollen.  Nope.  However, in North America, these wasps mostly, if not entirely show up only in the West.

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[matzpxl]

unit 01.