Beth’s Bug Blog — insect collecting

Longhorned beetles are the dashing lumberjacks of the insect world:  hardworking, highly adapted, and dressed to impress with antennae that stretch for days.

The glasswing butterfly proves that sometimes, the most mesmerizing things in nature aren’t the ones you can see, but the ones that vanish right before your eyes.

The Atlas moth is a giant, a master of disguise, and a creature of mystery. With wings that mimic a snake’s head and a short but spectacular adult life, it’s one of the strangest and most awe-inspiring moths out there.

The dead leaf butterfly is a shapeshifting marvel, dazzling in flight but vanishing into the background at rest. Nature’s greatest magic trick might just be a butterfly pretending to be a leaf.

The orchid mantis is the perfect blend of beauty and brawn. With its dazzling floral disguise and sharp hunting skills, it’s a bug that’s equal parts mesmerizing and deadly.