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“Look at this beauty! Not sure any photos of her are gonna come out, the way she’s runnin’. Look at her!”
*medium-sized dog barks from somewhere nearby*
*wasp goes under leaves*
“Ohp, goodbye.”

Tarantula hawk wasp! Lovely critters. Very loud fliers, fast runners. Active, always moving, but not aggressive. Supposedly has one of the most painful stings in the world. The camera didn’t do her justice, she was a beautiful dark blue. Didn’t seem to notice me at all.

iguanamouth:

blucanaryintheoutlet submitted:

I found this weird… critter while I was going for a walk at night in Southern California. They appeared blind, and only responded to me poking them. Any clue as to what it is or who may know?

P.S. you’re my favorite artist I love you

oh hello this is a solifugid ! theyre known as camel spiders or wind scorpions, but theyre not actually either of those things – theyre ground dwelling hunters that dont spin webs or sting and mostly feed on whatever small things theyre quick enough to catch with a 10 mph running speed ( a bunch )

they live mainly in desert areas and are mostly nocturnal ( and the order name solifugae means ‘those that flee from the sun’ ) but not always ! theres a bunch of species thatre found everywhere but antarctica and australia, and as none of them have been found to have a venomous bite, the worst they can really do is give you a sharp nip if you try to pick em up

its yoshi night though so i cant legally post this without making a compromise

thank you

Source: iguanamouth

Excuse me, ma’am, you are a tropical species mostly found in Central America and Mexico, please return to your assigned biome.

I found a banana cockroach in my room again. I caught one before https://bettsplendens.tumblr.com/post/160885794654/banana-cockroach-somehow-got-to-my-house-from , but this one is easily twice the size of that one. Probably a female by the look of her, all fat. 

Green banana cockroaches, though not native to Texas, have established small colonies after being brought over on fruit. Apparently we have a colony nearby, maybe in our neighbor’s greenhouse- these roaches like humidity. Fortunately, they aren’t usually invasive in homes, though they can be an issue if you have a lot of fruit.