July 26th, 2012
textless: I caught a predaceous diving beetle baby in a sandwich container, which was easy because he swam right up and tried to bite the plastic.  I named him Bity.

textless:

I caught a predaceous diving beetle baby in a sandwich container, which was easy because he swam right up and tried to bite the plastic.  I named him Bity.

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April 30th, 2012
(via TYWKIWDBI (“Tai-Wiki-Widbee”): Leptocephalus) “I posted a video of this amazing creature last year, but this still photo emphasizes how truly transparent they are.  Even the bones and digestive tract are virtually invisible.”

(via TYWKIWDBI (“Tai-Wiki-Widbee”): Leptocephalus)

“I posted a video of this amazing creature last year, but this still photo emphasizes how truly transparent they are.  Even the bones and digestive tract are virtually invisible.”

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April 29th, 2012
atelierentomologica: Death’s Head Hawkmoth (Acherontia atropos) -larvae, pupa and faeces, August Johann Roesel von Rosenhof, 1774, copperplate with handcolouring. From “Der monatlich-herausgekommenen Insecten-Belustigungen Erste Sammlung” (Insect Amusements).

atelierentomologica:

Death’s Head Hawkmoth (Acherontia atropos) -larvae, pupa and faeces, August Johann Roesel von Rosenhof, 1774, copperplate with handcolouring. From “Der monatlich-herausgekommenen Insecten-Belustigungen Erste Sammlung” (Insect Amusements).

(via scientificillustration)

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October 7th, 2011
(via Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition - The Big Picture - Boston.com) Dr. Igor Siwanowicz of the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology in Martinsried, Germany shot “Portrait of a Chrysopa sp. (green lacewing) larva” at 20x magnification using the confocal method. (Dr. Igor Siwanowicz) 

(via Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition - The Big Picture - Boston.com)

Dr. Igor Siwanowicz of the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology in Martinsried, Germany shot “Portrait of a Chrysopa sp. (green lacewing) larva” at 20x magnification using the confocal method. (Dr. Igor Siwanowicz) 

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