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Insects get too much of a bad rep, which is the coolest one you know?

i know a couple but i'd say my absolute favourite is the dragonfly!

with some honourable mentions:
Hercules Beetle!

And my budies the jesus copied us bugs:
waterstriders

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calicuz · 51-55, M

Those are cool.

I like the Praying Mantis:

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NativePortlander1970

@popmol I think the leaf mantis is the coolest.

popmol · 22-25, M

@NativePortlander1970 i thought regular was the coolest but theres
SPINY FLOWER MANTIS!

Queendragonfly · 31-35, F

@calicuz I have never seen one irl.

ninalanyon · 61-69, T

Isn't the first one a damsel fly? The two pairs of wings are the same in damsel flies, different in dragon flies.

Beautiful picture anyway!

Ah, I see that some people call the whole Odonata order dragon flies. See https://british-dragonflies.org.uk/odonata/dragonflies-2/

Here is a Norfolk Hawker dragon fly

See https://british-dragonflies.org.uk/species/norfolk-hawker/

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ninalanyon · 61-69, T

@popmol Damsel flies perch with the wings folded along the body as in your picture and the two pairs of wings are almost identical. Dragon flies perch with the wings outstretched (I think) and the rear wings are bigger measured front to back and often a bit shorter. This is where the sub-order gets its name, Anisoptera (meaning “unequal-winged”). Also dragon flies have more obvious anal parts. And as you say dragonflies are usually a bigger.

The site I found the picture on is very nicely done too.

popmol · 22-25, M

@ninalanyon it was harder to see with the sideway picture but yes i went afterwards and checked and its indeed skinnier!

ooh yeah they were lovely pictures :)

Queendragonfly · 31-35, F

@ninalanyon [quote]Isn't the first one a damsel fly? The two pairs of wings are the same in damsel flies[/quote]

Correct. It's a picture of a blue damsel fly and they are a dragonfly breed.

Convivial · 26-30, F

If they were ten times larger we wouldn't stand a chance

popmol · 22-25, M

@Convivial i think their advantage is their size, if they were big its easier to kill!

Convivial · 26-30, F

@popmol i don't fancy my luck in facing off a large praying mantis...

popmol · 22-25, M

@Convivial well you could punch them instead of now trying to hit them and them evading :p but praying mantis are jsut the scariest with their claws!

Wiseacre · F

They're important for the eco system...I bet u don't like bedbugs!

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popmol · 22-25, M

@Wiseacre i don't meet many foreigners :p

Wiseacre · F

Still, no one is completely safe from bedbugs.@popmol

popmol · 22-25, M

@Wiseacre maybe martians :)

Queendragonfly · 31-35, F

I'm your favourite 😌
Dragonflies are my favourite too and second comes glow in the dark measure worms or caterpillars.

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Queendragonfly · 31-35, F

@popmol Yes, I once walked a pitch dark road and saw a green little glow it was a measure glow in the dark worm on the asphalt.

popmol · 22-25, M

@Queendragonfly ooh its was crossing the road!

Queendragonfly · 31-35, F

@popmol going on a road trip 😂

smiler2012 · 56-60

@popmol 😆funnily enough my mam and me went too my brother and sister in laws today to drop some cards off . we where stood talking and suddenly my jeans became a landing pad for a passing ladybird lol

popmol · 22-25, M

@smiler2012 you mean a ladybug?

smiler2012 · 56-60

@popmol 😆well yes that is what you call them in the states but yes they are the same thing

popmol · 22-25, M

@smiler2012 you call lady bugs birds? i mean they have wings but thats an odd name :p 🤣

SW-User

Bees 🐝

popmol · 22-25, M

@SW-User
Most of our plants would not have fertilisation if not for them!

Raaii · 22-25, F

just so many but for now may be mosquitoes 🦟
they're notorious for giving fevers

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Raaii · 22-25, F

@popmol nah bro
My mistake
I didn't read well but I mean the most uncoolest

popmol · 22-25, M

@Raaii haha i thought so, i mean they could be cool or very metal , for sucking blood but yeah besides that a no no!

Raaii · 22-25, F

@popmol exctly

Lyfis2live

I love to stay FAR AWAY from any sort of information about them and their presence too.

popmol · 22-25, M

@Lyfis2live why? what has the mighty dragonfly ever do to you?

Lyfis2live

@popmol Shuuu!
Keep mosquitoes & everything related to them away from me. Thanks.

popmol · 22-25, M

@Lyfis2live theres a big differnece between dragonfly and mosquitos :p

SunshineGirl · 36-40, F

All insects are awesome in their own ways. Bees and wasps are my favourite 🐝

popmol · 22-25, M

@SunshineGirl the gentle twerking flower pollinating buddies and the stinging gang violence thugs with anger issues?

SunshineGirl · 36-40, F

@popmol Both are highly social species and great home builders 🙂

popmol · 22-25, M

@SunshineGirl true but i mean wasps are mean :p

SW-User

I love centipedes.

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SW-User

@popmol yup all kinds.

popmol · 22-25, M

@SW-User awesome :)

Wiseacre · F

I don’t...I got bitten by one..needed a doctor.@SW-User

V00doo

Bee

popmol · 22-25, M

@V00doo like this bee?

[media=https://youtu.be/_hMRqQZguVU]

BlueGreenGrey ·

I think the dragonfly may be the [i]coolest[/i] one to me as well (and maybe by extension damselflies since they often are confused with dragonflies)

But maybe the most [i]important[/i] ones are native, non-domesticated bees (and imported, domesticated European honeybees seem to threaten the survival of the former in the US in particular)

[sep]

One of the stranger ones, which I briefly had as a "pet" when I was a kid, was a wheel bug, after it had apparently pierced my grandmother with its painful "beak" ... and for a brief time I would catch a moth or similar to feed to it ... it also seemed to eventually have a baby inside the jar, which surprised me

popmol · 22-25, M

@BlueGreenGrey they are pretty cool too, they are like dragonflies that had a stiff neck and just hold their wings :p

all them americans trying to kick out the europeans! wasn't one tea party enough!

popmol · 22-25, M

@BlueGreenGrey look intriguing!

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