Australia is home to some of the world’s most unique wildlife, from flightless birds capable of disemboweling a man to giant glow-in-dark earthworms. Now a new creature can be added to that list: large, bright pink slugs. The existence of 8-inch fluorescent pink slugs on Mount Kaputar, a 5,000-foot peak in New South Wales, has […]
Tag: invertebrate
Bee on Fire
This bee is on fire, making one last attempt to change a breeze’s direction, castaway seeds struggling to keep up. • Honey bee | Apis mellifera
A Daisy’s Sorcery
Unsure of her next move, a slave to a daisy’s sorcery, lost in the underworld’s intoxicating atmosphere. Eastern black carpenter ant – Camponotus pennsylvanicus
A Dragon’s Enemy
A freelance vandal in over his head, a dragon’s enemy drawn to frozen fire – Ichneumon wasp
In Search of a Map
Her eyes scan the new landscape in search of a map a flower’s cosmology ready for misadventures. Chinese Praying Mantis | Tenodera aridifolia sinensis
Memories of Summer
The pull of a daisy strands a honey bee in orbit, wings reflecting memories of summer. Honey bee | Apis mellifera