bugs bugs bugs? bug? (bug thread)

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I love this thread! Always down for more bugs!

Haven’t seen many bugs in person recently, but I’ve always loved this Weta Beetle eating a carrot:

photograph of a Weta Beetle sat on a hand, happily eating a carrot. It Looks almost impossibly large for an insect, easily matching the span of the hand. It has a mottled brown colouration and spines across its body.
photograph of a Weta Beetle sat on a hand, happily eating a carrot. It Looks almost impossibly large for an insect, easily matching the span of the hand. It has a mottled brown colouration and spines across its body.1920×1280 1.16 MB

How is it so large? It’s magnificent!

We’ll be coming up on bug season here soon, I usually get a bunch of dragonflies as I live on the riverbank so I’ll share pictures if there’s any good ones :slight_smile:

(we also have a spider thread on the forum here if anyone hasn’t already seen!)

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