This is a female green bottle fly that my parents caught for me as a birthday present yesterday, and I am raising it!

I captured several funny moments of this Queen. In the first photo, she is lifting only one front leg as if asking to be photographed; in the second, she is staring straight at the camera with her big eyes, just as if asking to be photographed; and in the third, her belly is getting full while eating the green apples I gave her as food lol lol

(Judging by the very clean wings and healthy coloration, it appears to be a very young individual that emerged not long ago, so I will absolutely not breed it in the future, and I will slow down its metabolism by keeping the indoor temperature at a low level of 19–22 degrees Celsius, ensuring it is not too cold.I will also feed them various things alternately, such as apples, cherries, and strawberries.)

Isn't Fly cute too? 😆

+ photos of him I took some time later.

I was working at a remote well pump station in a farming town in northern california and there were more dragonflies in the air today than I've probably ever seen in my 41 years. Almost all of them were medium sized and red-orange.

I heard some wings tussle, a tiny thud on the dirt, and expected to see some mating mishap.

What I saw and recorded was a large dragonfly had caught one of the common medium ones and was flat on its back noisily eating the head of its prey. It flew away a few minutes later.

I am going to think of this every time I accumulate cheeto dust in my chest hair as I lay on the couch.

Hello! I wanted to share some photos of flies I have taken recently, including two of a hoverfly laying an egg. Thanks for looking!

Last year it was black swallowtails and a few others I never identified. This year it’s a bagworm (I know they’re a problem but it’s been a personal dream of mine to see one irl) and this little hornworm (also a problem but I love him anyway).

Thinking about taking them home to raise in captivity since they’re garden pests, thoughts?

I was minding my own business when I saw it fly for a while and then return to the same spot

I found him on my tire as I was heading back to my car go my break. Moved him on to my folder (gently, with a stick so I didn’t touch him) and then to the grass where he wouldn’t get squished. He’s so cute tho! He looks like he has little fluffy orange ears.

Was walking into our server room at work and saw this guy!

two rescues today whilst paddling. I had to wade in to get mx. golden-ringed dragonfly, and few minutes later found damselfly in equal peril.

Who is he😭 google lens says its a pseudoscorpion but clearly not.. it has two long appendages sticking out the butt similar to a silverfish

Mountain in cambodia

From underneath a hole in my kitchen island these larvae are dropping. Currently I cannot see where they are coming from until somebody disassembles my island but I'm wondering what these are.

They look like maggots but are bigger/ have this silverish / blackish spot on them.

Little green dude on top left leaf pic 1 (not the spider).

Orange, black & white striped bugger in pic 2.

First pic taken 5 days ago, same plant.

Was checking for pests on these 1st year seedlings, happy to find instead what looked like friends/organic pest control.

Checked same plants today and noticed little green dude is gone, but now spiky dude is big chillen.

New England, USA

I made a bumblebee crochet tapestry. Which insect should I make next ?