The Wandering Mind

Above: Hemipterans have very diverse body forms and many can be easily mistaken for other insect groups by the layman, such as the two...

Above: Many butterflies have pretty odd names, such as this Peacock Pansy, Junonia almana javana. Introduction On a sunny morning, it is...

Above: Stenotarsus pardalis, a fine looking fungus beetle that looks like a ladybird (Batesian mimicry at work). Introduction Beetles,...

Above: It looks like it wants a hug! (Oxytate virens, green crab spider) Imagine waking up in a world where there were no insects,...

Above: I'm just an ant! Leave me be! (It's a mantis actually) Just like how humans mimic their idols, many animals mimic other animals....

Above: Stuff of nightmares (if you are an insect). Yellow assassin bug nymph (Cosmolestes picticeps). In my opinion, assassin bugs (minus...