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Frosch B 1d ago

'Weite' #FotoVorschlag

aber nicht
DIE weite, sondern
DAS weite
das suchte nämlich diese

Gemeine Feuerwanze
Pyrrhocoris apterus
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemeine_Feuerwanze

gestern, und das sehr flink, die war kaum ins bild zu bekommen, jedenfalls immer nur von hinten

#insekten #insects #BugOfTheDay #krabbeltierchen #Bugstodon #nature #biodiversity #entomology

neville park 2d ago

Romance isn't dead. A new paper argues that a species of wood-eating cockroaches (_Salganea taiwanensis_) pair-bond by eating each other's wings. Then they defend their nest and care for their children all their lives.

📄 Paper: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.251992
📰 News story: https://www.npr.org/2026/03/18/nx-s1-5749488/cockroach-pair-bonding-relationships-wing-eating

(via @globalmuseum)

#bugstodon #entomology #cockroaches #Blattodea #Blaberidae

Exclusive aggression against intruders in cockroach mating pairs following mutual wing-eating

Abstract. Pair bonding is often described as a selective association between two conspecific adults that involves the exclusion of rivals. While extensivel

The Royal Society

DeeAnn Little Mar 15

Question for #bugstodon and sorry I don't have better pics, but can anyone tell if this is a centipede, millipede or other? It overwintered in a Sarracenia pitcher plant in the greenhouse.

Edit- @mfeilner and @twizzt ID'd it as a centipede. Thank you!