Beth’s Bug Blog — mymy butterfly
Bug of the Week: The Stag Beetle
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They survived ice ages, mass extinctions, and the fall of entire civilizations. A lucky beetle if there ever was one.
Bug of the Week: The Snow Flea-The Bug That Jumps on Snow
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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.
Bug of the Week: The Lovebug
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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.
Bug of the Week: The White Witch Moth
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The White Witch Moth is the stuff of lepidopteran legends. Beautiful, ghostly, and just out of reach. It floats through the night like a silent spell, reminding us that some of nature’s most magnificent creatures are also the most mysterious.
Bug of the Week: The Dracula Ant
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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.