MetaFilter posts tagged with BUGs

BUGS!

You Should See the Other Guy — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:08:46 -0800

Thomas Shahan's Photostream - Macro Insect Photography

I'm eating up a baby bumblebee

ThePinkSuperhero — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:07:48 -0800

Insects, spiders and other arthropods by Kimberly Hosey, co-starring her young son David. My favorite- it almost looks like a little puppy (to my creative mind)!

What's Opera, Doc?

litterateur — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:34:35 -0800

And now presenting the 10 Best Uses Of Classical Music In Classic Cartoons!

Insex.

gman — Wed, 27 May 2009 19:09:27 -0800

Photos of various insects mating.

these nasty things

nervousfritz — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:45:02 -0800

Cockroaches, these nasty things, are susceptible to an environmentally friendly solution, perhaps, much like these ingenious things.

I can even see his legs

baphomet — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:29:39 -0800

THE BUGS ARE CRAWLING UNDER MY SKIN

buggy barbarity

madamjujujive — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:58:51 -0800

Violent death in the insect world - grisly yet compelling macro photographs of bug-against-bug carnage.

Awful, Awful Insects

monju_bosatsu — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:08:38 -0800

The 5 Most Horrifying Bugs in the World. In order to get this out of my head, I must share it with you.

Breaking news: not all bisexuals are lying sluts.

kyrademon — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:59:12 -0800

Hey, bisexuals! Is your sweetheart terrified that you’ll have second thoughts after graduation? Are you trying to figure out how to tell your parents? Are presidential primary frontrunners lumping your orientation together with pedophilia and bestiality? Well, for the first two, at least, you can reassure them that bisexuality is not a phase ... by quoting SCIENCE! (pdf) (Side effects may include cheering at increasing cultural acceptance or eye-rolling at need to continue to demonstrate the obvious. Effects have been demonstrated in women only. Presidential primary frontrunners may be immune to science.)

Bejeweled beauties

madamjujujive — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:40:52 -0800

Form and Pheromone - truly lovely beetle mosaics and insect art. (via recogedor) Previously: Living Jewels.

Please Allow Me to Introduce My Bug

Kirth Gerson — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:56:33 -0800

They keep doing this: 1869: European Gypsy Moth - thank you, Leopold Trouvelot! 1956: Africanized Bee - thank you, Prof.Warwick E. Kerr! 1957: Cactus Moth - thanks, unknown Caribbean cactus-hater! 1978: Asian Harlequin Ladybug (previously on MetaFilter) - thanks, USDA scientists! From the abstract in the first link:

(a) Relatives of the pest are most likely to be attacked (b) host-specificity testing defines physiological host range, but not ecological range (c) prediction of ecological consequences requires population data . . . (e) information on magnitude of nontarget impact is sparse (f) attack on rare native species can accelerate their decline (g) nontarget effects can be indirect . . . (i) whole assemblages of species can be perturbed . . . The review leads to six recommendations: Avoid using generalists or adventive species; expand host-specificity testing; incorporate more ecological information; consider ecological risk in target selection; prioritize agents; and pursue genetic data on adaptation.

Or maybe it's better to leave species in the habitat that's used to them? There are lots more deliberately-introduced species causing problems; I only included insects in North America.

Never mind the Black Helicopters, look out for the Dragonflies.

Mcable — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 12:37:53 -0800

Reports have been circulating of insects hovering over anti-war rallies recently. Paranoia? Research? It's getting discussion in a lot of mainstream places.

Backstroke from plink

Mblue — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 06:37:31 -0800

F i d d l e.

Brood XIII

Kirth Gerson — Tue, 22 May 2007 04:59:37 -0800

The invasion has begun. Millions of big, ugly, red-eyed, noisy bugs are beginning an invasion of the Midwestern U.S. today. It won't be pretty. And it's not the first time. Remain calm - the invasion may not be as big a deal as predicted.

Dwarf Star Trek Pest Control

jonson — Wed, 16 May 2007 15:36:02 -0800

All the ads for Hulett Environmental Services have three things in common: bizarre themes, comically low production values, and an all-dwarf cast. For 17 years, diminutive brothers Greg & John Rice have written, produced & starred in a number of insane spots for their pest control company. My personal favorite is this Star Trek themed one, but really they're all pretty awesome.

Creepy Jewelry

brain_drain — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:15:47 -0800

Giant Madagascar Hissing Cockroach Brooch. These insects come in varied patterns and are decorated with the finest Austrian Swarovski crystal... All roaches are male to ensure sterility, and come complete with a leash set. People step on these things or feed them to other animals. We're giving them this really fabulous, beautiful life. Allegedly inspired by a joke. Product specimen shown in action here.

a plague on them!

madamjujujive — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 05:15:27 -0800

Gigantic yellow jacket nests perplex experts

Flies! And other neat stuff.

spilon — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 15:44:25 -0800

Flies! Yup, flies. New Jersey flies. Doesn't get any better than that! This is a super-cool photo gallery that also includes bees, butterflies and moths, ladybugs, spiders, and other little creatures. Other than the bugs, my faves are the psychedelic milk splashes and that pure Jersey water. All this and more, here.

I was much happier before I knew these existed

madamjujujive — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 22:48:32 -0800

EEEK! (YouTube) [more]

Bug-eyed beauties

madamjujujive — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 23:25:03 -0800

Meet punk, Don, Kawaii, Satan's Little Helper, and the incredibly colorful cast of characters that populate photographer Igor Siwanowicz's world. (via Mira y Calla)

Hired Bugs

Gator — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 09:10:38 -0800

Nature's Control: Hired ~~Thugs~~ Bugs to police your garden. "If desired, you can keep ladybug adults from flying by "gluing" their wings shut, temporarily, with a sugar-water solution. Half water and half sugared pop (Coke, Pepsi, etc.), in a spray bottle, works fine."

bugs minus the lute music

longsleeves — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 20:52:43 -0800

ladybird beetles behaving badly. When they have consumed all the resources they devour the competition. sigh.

Bugs

ND¢ — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 12:50:37 -0800

Bugs. Orisinal has been linked to several times, but this game was so fun that I had to share. NQFFF: Not Quite Friday Flash Fun.

watch where you step.

crunchland — Sun, 27 Nov 2005 10:01:26 -0800

Cafard in french means "cockroach." [wmv, 17.5mb animation. alternate server]

Life in the Undergrowth

0bvious — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 07:22:56 -0800

Mating Leopard Slugs entwine - one of the untold wonders of the animal kingdom captured on video.... The BBC gets up close and personal with Life in the Undergrowth in their new wildlife documentary. A must see for any animal, insect or David Attenborough fan... (If the main vid link doesn't work for you try it from here - realplayer needed)