Blaine's Bug of the Day

The sponge crab, Stimdromia lateralis.

One figure, by Cadbury (Yowies).

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Stag beetles in the genus Rhaetulus. [updated 11/22/2017]

I. Rhaetulus didieri.
Many consider this a subspecies of R. speciosus, below.

1. F-toys (Insect Hunter Beetle and Stag Beetle)
2. Sega

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II. Rhaetulus speciosus. [added 4/10/2017]
1. 4D Master (Beetle Collection)
2. Sega (small series, standard)
3. Sega (Mushi King - Fighting Beetles)

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The random number generator landed on 'rove beetles' (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). I have three figures, none attributable to a genus or species level although Figure 1 is highly suggestive of Oxyporus sp. Figures 1 and 2 are from an unknown manufacturer from a dollar store; Figure 3 is a vintage figure from DVS, a vending machine supplier.

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Red gliders in the genus Cymothoe.

I. Scalloped red glider, Cymothoe excelsa. [added5/13/2017]
One figure, a magnet by Doug Walpus Art Studio.

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II. The red glider, Cymothoe sangaris.
1. Safari LTD (Butterflies TOOB)
2. Toy Major

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OK with this post I have 200 species left. Time to call it quits tonight.

The red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta.

One figure, by Safari LTD (Hidden Kingdom Insects).

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The random number generator must be feeling 'antsy' tonight! More ants, this time the giant Amazonian ants, Dinoponera sp.

1. Funrise Toys (World of Nature Insect Collection)
2. unknown manufacturer

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Sand wasp, Bembix americana.

One figure, by Trendmasters (Insect Predators).

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Very nice insect 

Thank you, ulinuk!

Good evening! Just one tonight but it will be a good one! The random number generator landed on one of my crayfish species, so here are all my crayfish!!

I. Mexican dwarf crayfish, Cambarellus patzcuarensis.
One figure (although part of a set of 6) by Banjihan ACE.

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II. Japanese crayfish, Cambaroides japonicus.
1. Yujin (Shrimps and Crabs Collection)
2. Kaiyodo (Natural Treasures of Japan) - variant
3. Kaiyodo (Natural Treasures of Japan)
4. F-toys (Creatures of the Waterside)
5. F-toys (Creatures of the Waterside) - variant
6. Kaiyodo (Capsule Q Animatales - Tohoku)
7. Kaiyodo (Capsule Q Animatales - Tohoku)

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III. Yabby, Cherax destructor.
Two figures, both by Cadbury (Yowies). The figure on the left is the Australian release; the one on the right is the UK release.

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IV. Red swamp crayfish, Procambrus clarkii.
A Nearctic species but its introduction into Japan has made it commonly made among Japanese manufacturers!

A. Smaller figures.
1. Kaiyodo (Choco Q Animatales)
2. Kaiyodo (Choco Q Animatales)
3. Yujin (Shrimps and Crabs Collection)
4. Yujin (Shrimps and Crabs Collection)
5. Yujin (Gacha Edition) [this came in a bucket as if they had been captured but I display them free of captivity...]
6. Takara Tomy A.R.T.S. (Shrimps and Crabs Collection)*
*this is a re-release of the Yujin figures after Takara bought out Yujin and released the set with some changes.

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B. Large figure by Takara Tomy A.R.T.S. (22nd Anniversary Collection).
On a custom base courtesy of Chad (sphyrna18).

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V. Miscellaneous crayfish.
1. Safari LTD (Cave Dwellers TOOB) [possibly modeled after Cambarus jonesi.]
2. unknown manufacturer

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The yellow mealworm beetle, Tenebrio molitor.

One figure, a life cycle set by Insect Lore.

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One of my favorite butterflies, the southern dogface Zerene cesonia.

1. K&M International (Butterflies Nature Tube)
2. Toy Major

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I see many variety of crabs in your collection.

All butherflies are beautiful too.

Thanks for sharing your interesting bugs.

Thank you, landrover! Speaking of crabs...

I had to take this pic for a walk-around post, so I will go ahead and put it here for now too:

The mud-flat crab, Chasmagnathus convexus.

One figure, by Wing Mau (Aquatic Musem).

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The angel insect, Zorotypus hubbardi.

One figure, and probably the ONLY figure of a member of the order Zoraptera, by Club Earth (Ants and Termites) [even though it is neither and ant nor a termite]. The species-level ID is mine, based on that all members of the set were based on North American species.

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Another enigmatic extinct marine arthropod of uncertain affinities, Marrella splendens.

One figure, by Favorite Co. (Cambrian Creatures Mini Model - Burgess Shale Series)

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There are so many fantastic models, WOW !!!

That darkling beetle set looks like mealworms

I have a question : Have you ever seen the large ants from Bullyland ? I have been searching for them for years

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There are so many fantastic models, WOW !!!  

That darkling beetle set looks like mealworms  

I have a question : Have you ever seen the large ants from Bullyland ? I have been searching for them for years  

I Susanne, no I have not. I have a 'mini' ant by Bullyland so I assume they have larger ones but I do not have them. HOWEVER I have some large ants from a dollar store set, and many figures in that set I have come to find out over the years are modeled after the Bullyland sculpts. So, I have an idea what they may look like LOL but do not have any.

And yes, yellow mealworm is the common name for this particular darkling beetle. I have edited the post to reflect that, thank you.

The blue crab, Callinectes sapidus. This species is in a different genus then the blue crabs in the genus Portunus presented earlier.

A. Large figures and Models.

1. Safari LTD (Incredible Creatures).

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2. A couple figures sold as kitchen decor. The first one is about half again as large as the second one:

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B. Smaller figures and figurines.
1. Little Critterz (Little Critterz)
2. Little Critterz (Northern Rose Collection)
3. Play Visions (Habitat Earth: Crabs)

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Another protozoan, Amoeba proteus.

A. Small figure by Epoch (Ecology of Plankton).

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B. Model by Eisco Labs.

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The tropical assassin bug, Sphagiastes ramentaceus.

One figure by Play Visions (Exotic Insects).

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A sphingid moth, the scrofa moth Hippotion scrofa.

One figure, by Cadbury (Yowies).

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Tiger beetles in the genus Cicindela.

I. Green tiger beetle, Cicindela campestris.

1. unknown manufacturer [probably XX knock-off]
2. Paleo-Creatures (Little Treasures of Europe)

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II. Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica.
One figure, by Kaiyodo (Choco Q Animatales).

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III. Miscellaneous tiger beetles.
One figure, by an unknown manufacturer.

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The coral jewel Hypochrysops miskini.

One figure, by Toy Major. This is an ID of mine, I bounced around several lycaenids but finally settled on this one. This could easily be assigned to other species if you guys have a preference for your own collections…

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One of the more interesting arthropods in toy form, the tadpole shrimp Triops longicaudata.

1. Epoch (Living Fossils)
2. Kaiyodo (Choco Q Animatales)

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The benthic Yunohana crab, Gandalfus yunohana.

One figure, by Colorata (Deep Sea Creatures).

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