Just a Banana Shake baby photo! 🙃

Dakota! 🙃🐍

Last night, I discovered this early instar nymph of the cockroach Planuncus tingitanus s.l..🔦 It's a species complex which still needs much research. 🔬
Originally from the Mediterranean, they have spread rapidly in Europe in recent decades. In Germany, they were first found in Mainz in 2007. That's about 50 kilometers away from Oberursel. They live on shrubs near human settlements🌳🏘🏡 but only accidentally get into houses and only live outside.

Last night I photographed this small leafhopper (Jassargus sp.). Looking for tiny animals is fun, but in the darkness even more!

Hornetodon. Just one of my weird drawings from 2007.

☠ Ultra deadly red hot mamba corn snake hybrid! Poisonous over 9000! You can look with safety goggles but you can't touch!🔥🔥🔥 Just kidding! Dakota is such a peaceful caterpillar 🐛 and one day turns into a flower-kissing butterfly! 😋🌈

Very interesting and cute animals! Do you have any questions?

Firebugs have different regional names. What do you call them?

Dakota snaking around! 🙃🐍



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Sac spider,
Clubiona sp.
(04/2016 in Oberursel, Germany)

Sac spiders look pretty similar to jumping spiders. That's because of their similar way of life. They don't hunt with nets but with their two big claws and they're excellent climbers. During daytime they usually sleep in sack-shaped dwellings made of plant parts and silk.

🙃 Caesar, when he was about 5 months old. He was the third to hatch in 2016.