Okay so I know these are bugs and all that but my toddler loves bugs and she likes these specific videos on YouTube. In these videos a person catches bugs with their bare hands then puts them up to the camera. Afterwards they all go into the exact same box. We are talking spiders in with praying mantis, beetles of different types, butterflies, moths, literally everything in one box. At the end they are released but wow it makes me wonder how bad this actually is for these bugs. Should I let my toddler keep watching these videos? Is this a bad example of handling bugs? Maybe in being dramatic but I was actually shocked lol

I've never seen this before. Kinda wild that they flew in just to do this and now they've disappeared 😂

wondering if anyone can confirm if this millipede was overtaken by the zombie fungus (Arthrophaga myriapodina) ? This is the only photo I captured, located in NE Ohio

a pair of these crickets have been living outside our florida (clearwater to be precise) house for months. should i let them live or remove them?

She was originally on my doorframe and my phone was dead. I let it charge for 5 mins and ran back outside to find her under the chair on the front porch. She was definitely curious as to what I was doing with my big weird rectangle.

This is in a little cottage used as a school room in Kailua, Hawaii. This is on the island of Oahu.
I walked into school and saw what I thought was droppings on the plastic calendar cover. In my 50 years in Hawaii, I have never seen droppings that look like this. Then I looked up and saw this stuck to the wall. It is as white as the wall, but has the same orange stuff perhaps sticking it to the wall. It is maybe 2 inches long. What could this be?

DC, USA
I have had a really gross apartment for 2-3 months, but I just had it professionally cleaned this week, and these bugs are everywhere.

I have just known that there's a National Caterpillar Day, celebrated on September 15!

I missed it this year, so let me celebrate it a month late! 🐛

Here are some caterpillar photos I took last year.

📷Fujifilm Xt2, Xh2

Tamron 90mmf2.8 macro, laowa 65mm f2.8 macro

One shot and stacked

Found these all over my tulsi plant, they kind of look like chia seeds, wondering if anyone knows what they are?
In Denver area for reference

I found it in France in the Bas-Rhin

I found it in France in the Bas-Rhin

Found this pretty beetle in Vietnam a few months back and just stumbled upon the pic. She was so friendly and fun to look at. Are these beetles common in the states? I’ve never seen one before traveling to Vietnam.

EDIT: this is actually a Thysia Wallichii beetle, not Rosalia as I previously thought

Found a worker early this morning under the shade on concrete ground where people walk. She couldn't fly, and i let her slowly climb onto my thumb. I later released her in a safe place where people can't step on her.

Which one is your favorite?

Wolf Spider and a Beetle Floating on a Leaf

At first i thought it was like dirt or something but then when i looked back it moved