Beth’s Bug Blog — Bizarre insects

Bug of the Week: The Bagworm Moth

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Bagworms are living burritos:  wrapped in bark, mysterious, & oddly cozy!

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Bug of the Week: The Feather-Horned Beetle

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The feather-horned beetle is a rare, elegant insect with some of the most dramatic antennae in nature. With a hidden, parasitic larval stage and a short-lived adult life, this beetle remains one of the insect world’s most intriguing enigmas.

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Bug of the Week: The Antlion-Sand Dwelling Bug Trapper

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The antlion is the master of the bug booby trap; small, sneaky, and weirdly brilliant.

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Bug of the Week: The Bark Beetle-The Tiny, Terrifying Tree Terminator

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Bark beetles may be small, but their impact is anything but. They’re the silent, sneaky assassins of the forest world, making their homes under the bark and leaving devastation in their wake.

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Bug of the Week: The Giraffe Weevil-Nature’s Long Necked Marvel

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The giraffe weevil is nature’s oddball with a super-stretch neck. A bug that transforms competition into an art form and makes every encounter in Madagascar feel like a peek into a world of extraordinary adaptations.

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