Beth’s Bug Blog — mymy butterfly
Bug of the Week: The Bagworm Moth
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Bagworms are living burritos: wrapped in bark, mysterious, & oddly cozy!
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.
Bug of the Week: The Cuckoo Bee…Pollinator Impostor!!
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The cuckoo bee is a clever con artist buzzing through life on someone else’s hard work.
Bug of the Week: The 88 Butterfly-Wings That Do the Math
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The 88 butterfly is a natural mathematician, flying through the rainforest with numbers on its wings.
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.