Spined tessaratomid bug, Pygoplatys lancifer, Tessaratomidae

Found in Malaysia and Indonesia

Photo 1 by matthewkwan, 2 by bobzakaria, 3 by lars_fehlandt, and 4 (nymph) by budak

Green ant hunter spider, Cosmophasis bitaeniata, Salticidae

Photographed in Queensland, Australia by bridgetteaussiemacro

Saw plenty of my favorite dipteran family today, bee flies! They mimic bumblebees, but are actually flies. This one is Bombylius major, an important nest parasite of solitary Andrena bees. They help control other insect populations, but are also crucial pollinators for native wildflowers.

Observe the good animal spinning

Polyxenus millipedes. New Mexico, 2013.

Brilliant Carpenter-Bee Mimic Hawk Moth (Sataspes tagalica), family Sphingidae, Chiang Dao, Thailand

photograph by Antonio Giudici

A Refined Ant With Expensive Taste Attempts to Steal a Loose Diamond From Wholesaler’s Desk

fucking superb you funky little felon

Amynta Moth (Ceroctena amynta), family Erebidae, Costa Rica

photograph by Casey Owen

this mosquito looks big and intimidating, but it doesn’t actually bite people!

yet

Fierce Fish Hook Ant (Polyrachis bihamata), family Formicidae, found in SE Asia

photograph by Jack K H Loo

Random fact: Although jumping spiders can't move their eyes, they can move their retinas to change their field of view. It's as if they're looking through a window.

If the spider is clear enough, you can even see the retinas moving through the cephalothorax:

Image sources: Melvyn Yeo, M.F. Land, and wmaddisn

Always amazed at the variety in ant-mimicking spiders, they even have ones that mimic the cepholotes genus!

Look at this creature

Genus Podabrus