Insects are too often dismissed as nuisances, yet they are among the most extraordinary beings on Earth. Jewel beetles gleam like fragments of starlight, orchid mantises vanish into blossoms, and fireflies carry sparks of the night sky.
Their beauty, however, is only part of their story. Bees and butterflies keep our harvests alive, dung beetles renew the soil, and ants quietly shape entire landscapes. Even their wings, eyes, and hives whisper secrets that inspire human invention. The next time a small shadow stirs at your feet or brushes past your hand, look closer. You may be in the presence of one of nature’s quiet miracles.
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#1 Found A Bunch Of These On A Hike In South Africa, Just Wanted To Show It Off
#2 What Type Of Bee Is This? She’s Beautiful
#3 This Awesome Cicada I Found Tonight
#4 Found This On A Hydrangea. The Color Resemble The Bloom Petals. Usually The Blooms Are All White, But This Year There Is A Pink Tinge To Them. And Now This Guy Shows Up
#5 I Watched This Guy Fight Off A Bird 10 Times His Size. This Was His Victory Pose For A Good 10+ Minutes As The Bird Perched On A Power Line, Defeated
#6 Look At This Beautiful Baby Girl I Found On My Plants Today
#7 What Is This?
#8 What Has Blessed Me Today?
#9 Discocyrtus Testudineus From Chile
#10 Found In Southeastern Brazil. Looks Like An Anteater With Shoes
#11 Just Laid My Hand On This Bug And Got Poked. Am I Going To Be Okay?
#12 A Visiting Male Elephant Beetle (Megasoma Elephas)
#13 Scary Looking Wasp? Thing Has Like A Scorpion Tail. Can Someone Identify? Would Be Most Grateful
#14 Found This Lady
#15 Who? He?
#16 I’m 40 And This Is A New One For Me
#17 Met This Lil Guy
#18 I Go To One Stinkin’ Party This Whole Year And The Moth Just Had To Wear The Same Designer Outfit That I Did
#19 An Erebus Just Flew Into My Room And Rested On My Fingers For Hours
#20 Found In Greece. What Is It?
#21 A Hummingbird Hawk-Moth
#22 Chino Valley, Arizona
#23 Who’s This Beetle With The Sick Flame Decals?
#24 This Big Dingus Trying His Best To Look Like A Stick Even Though Sticks Don’t Grow On Metal Stairway Rails (Which Is Where I Found Him)
#25 Handsome Guy On The Job Site
#26 Unbelievable: little ram in my garden!
#27 Probably the most beautiful moth I have ever seen!
#28 Carpenter bee
#29 Little visitor having a picnic
#30 Vor dem Rasenmäher gerettet
