Beth’s Bug Blog — Weird bugs
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.
Bug of the Week: The Zombie Wasp
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The zombie wasp turns innocent bugs into unwitting bodyguards, architects, and ultimately…corpses. They’re THE ULTIMATE final boss.
Bug of the Week: The Jerusalem Cricket
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The Jerusalem cricket is the gentle ogre of the bug world; big, misunderstood, and digging its way into our hearts.
Bug of the Week: The Plume Moth
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Plume moths are the moth world’s minimalist performance artists. Silent, strange, and oddly stylish.
Bug of the Week: The Assassin Bug, aka The Very Sneaky Stabber
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Assassin bugs are the silent slayers of the insect world. They’re armed with a dagger, dressed in bones, & 100% badass!