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Lifecycle: Wolf spider
This is more of a ‘That Is Not How Spiders Work’ post than a lifecycle rework, since I probably am not going to be making a full life cycle for my L. tarantula model (mostly because I can’t currently think of how to do the spiderlings). But wolf spiders are cool, so let’s get into…
Lifecycle: Mosquito
I’m not an expert in mosquitoes (just delicious to them, apparently; thanks skin chemistry), but when it comes to insects that folks are familiar with, I can’t just have the nice ones out. Given that the egg / larval stages of mosquitoes are very small, and mostly transparent, I mostly just wanted to a) make…
Lifecycle: Harlequin ladybird
The 7-spot ladybird is one of our most recognizable ladybird species, and is probably the quintessential ladybird to many people. Red-orange, black legs, 7 black spots, two big white spots on the pronotum. It’s even the basis for the ladybird emoji 🐞🐞🐞 The lifecycle toys are clearly based on it, and aren’t anywhere near as…
Gardens, bugs and science 