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jencross.bsky.social
Super stylish stinker for #TrueBugTuesday

Stink Bug (Hypoxys sp.) Cuyabeno Reserve, Ecuador
An insect with red antennae, a bright green pronotum, and a gold and brown scutellum. It is crawling down a bare branch.
February 11, 2025 at 11:50 PM
damgerryharkin.bsky.social
Here are some of my favourite pics.
#TrueBugTuesday
February 5, 2025 at 2:46 AM
jencross.bsky.social
Here is a fun photo of a cicada shell for #TrueBugTuesday. You can make a photo like this by backlighting the shell with a large diffuse flash.
A cicada shell in front of a white background. Light shines through the shell showing various details like the segmented abdomen.
March 5, 2025 at 2:25 AM
jencross.bsky.social
How about a fancy jewel bug for #TrueBugTuesday? While this one has muted coloring, many jewel bugs are brilliantly colored, with a wide range of iridescent metallic hues.

(Symphylus ramivitta) Tatama National Park, Colombia
A tan and white striped bug facing the camera and standing on a leaf.
February 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM
damgerryharkin.bsky.social
This week’s pics for #TrueBugTuesday
Bright orange harlequin bug on a hibiscus bush. Juvenile hibiscus bugs varying in colour from red/black to red/metallic blue. Close up of orange hibiscus bug. Hibiscus bugs of varying colours on hibiscus bush.
February 17, 2025 at 11:13 PM
jencross.bsky.social
When I found this insect in the summer of 2023 I called it the most adorable thing I'd ever seen. Not everyone agreed with me. BUT, it's a teeny, tiny, baby assassin bug and I still this it's super cute. (Sinea sp.) Pennsylvania #Inverts
#TrueBugTuesday
A small, spiky black bug with a tan abdomen. It is clinging to the stalk of a plant.
February 19, 2025 at 1:07 AM
edge-nature.bsky.social
Large milkweed bug, and small milkweed bug. Two amazing true bugs that benefit from milkweed. #Twosday #TrueBugTuesday #TwoferTuesday *Not to scale.
A black and orange Large milkweed bug, and a black and orange and gray Small milkweed bug.
February 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
jencross.bsky.social
Snoots checking in for #TrueBugTuesday

The Partridge Planthopper can be found sporadically in most of the eastern US east of the Rocky Mountains. Even though this insect has a common name, there isn't much info about them. #inverts
(Scolops sulcipes)
A brown bug with patterned wings, black eyes, and a long snout. It is standing on the stalk of a plant.
February 26, 2025 at 2:11 AM
jencross.bsky.social
Red-banded Leafhoppers drink lots of sap and produce lots of waste fluid. They launch the fluid away from themselves and an interesting study showed that they use the surface tension of the droplet like a spring to launch droplets further. 🤓
#TrueBugTuesday (Graphocephala coccinea) #inverts
A small, oblong shaped insect that has alternating red and green stripes on its wings. It standing on a leaf and has a small droplet of liquid flying away from its read end.
January 29, 2025 at 12:55 AM
crawlieswithcri.bsky.social
The world is covered in teeny jewels!

An ab fab Genus Arhyssus Scentless Plant Bug for #TrueBugTuesday

#becurious #inverts
Macro photo of a tiny true bug on a dried flower. the view is looking down at the top of the bug. they are white dotted with red dots. they also have blue and gold color on their wings and lavender eyes.
February 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
jencross.bsky.social
I’ve been doing #TrueBugTuesday and I think Cri might be posting with #TwoFerTuesday
February 11, 2025 at 11:23 PM
jencross.bsky.social
How about a parade of colorful leafhoppers? These insects are in the order Hemiptera, commonly called true bugs. A key characteristic of the order is having piercing-sucking mouthparts and leafhoppers use this built-in straw to drink plant sap. #TrueBugTuesday
An orange insects with white polka dots. It is standing on a leaf. An insect with red wings with blue veins and a yellow and blue striped head. An insect with broad red stripes on the wings and yellow on the bottom of the head and legs. It is standing on a leaf. A dark blue insect with white polka dots on the wings. It is standing on a leaf.
March 25, 2025 at 11:45 PM
sockynoob.bsky.social
Finished. Here's a quick colored drawing of a large milkweed bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus), based on a photo I took. About 2 hours total. #SockyArt #Art #SciArt #BugArt #FurryArt #BugSky #InsertAnInvert #Pencil #HumanArt #Cute #Hemiptera #TrueBugTuesday #Mississippi #NativeSpecies
Colored drawing of a large milkweed bug
December 31, 2025 at 5:28 AM
crawlieswithcri.bsky.social
A little bit of lace for #TrueBugTuesday

Thread-legged Assassin Bug (Empicoris culiciformis) 4.5mm of delicate death.

(if you are a small arthropod)

#inverts #becurious
macro photo of a small, elongated true bug. they have a two tone rust/dark brown lace-like body pattern and thread-like legs. they are on a white porch railing, facing to the right and slightly up.
February 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
jencross.bsky.social
I've been doing "TrueBugTuesday" too - I made that one up so I could dig around in the bug files and post some fun pics.
February 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
damgerryharkin.bsky.social
#TrueBugTuesday
I’ve observed the whole life cycle of these hibiscus harlequin bugs over the last two years but first time seeing this pale coloured juvenile.
Perhaps a genetic aberration?
#entomology
Group of brightly coloured blue and red harlequin bugs with an oddly pale orange sibling. Young hibiscus harlequin bugs with metallic blue and red colourings. These are originally red with black stripes immediately after hatching. Metallic blue and red young harlequin bugs. Adult female harlequin bug (bright orange) clutching a group of eggs attached to the stem of a hibiscus bush.
June 30, 2025 at 10:35 PM
sockynoob.bsky.social
First true bug of the year, a seed bug of some sort. Flew straight into my face. I had to get them under the microscope. Cute colorful goober. #InverteFest2026 #TrueBugTuesday #Hemiptera #NativeSpecies #Herbivore #Mississippi #Orange #Yellow #Cute #Bugsky
March 10, 2026 at 5:52 PM
sockynoob.bsky.social
One of my favorite critters to come across! #TrueBugTuesday www.inaturalist.org/observations...
Eastern Bordered Plant Bug (Largus succinctus)
Eastern Bordered Plant Bug in March 2023 by sockynoob. I love seeing these cute little friends.
www.inaturalist.org
February 12, 2025 at 2:15 AM
sockynoob.bsky.social
Eastern bee assassin (Apiomerus crassipes) I observed last year eating some sort of wasp. #TrueBugTuesday #Hemiptera #Mississippi #USfauna #MSfauna www.inaturalist.org/observations...
Eastern Bee Assassin (Apiomerus crassipes)
Eastern Bee Assassin in May 2024 by sockynoob. Observation 1/2: Assassin bug. This was so exciting to see! First time seeing something like this...
www.inaturalist.org
February 19, 2025 at 1:12 AM