Beth’s Bug Blog — bug blog

Snow fleas are tiny winter acrobats. Ancient, antifreeze-filled, and hopping across the snow while the rest of the insect world naps.

Nature never really sleeps.

Love is strange. And so is the Brazilian Treehopper. Whether it’s their body bling or their understated parenting, this bug reminds us that beauty can be bizarre and love can come in many-lobed forms.

They may be a nuisance on your windshield, but lovebugs are nature’s oddball romantics, flying two-by-two into the sunset (and sometimes into your grill). Whether you find them gross or charming, you’ve got to admit: that’s dedication.

The Dracula ant is small, secretive, and surprisingly hardcore. With the fastest jaws on Earth and a taste for larval hemolymph, it’s an evolutionary mystery wrapped in a gothic horror novel.

If Halloween had a bug mascot, this would be a top contender. Tiny. Unstoppable. Specialized. And gloriously grotesque. The Pseudacteon fly makes you question everything you thought you knew about insects and horror.