Blaine's Bug of the Day

Phantastic, i think your it is also interesting in the list of species :)

One of the 'sacred' scarabs, Scarabaeus typhon.

1. Epoch (Flying Beetles)
2. Kaiyodo (Souvenirs Entomologiques)
3. Kaiyodo (Souvenirs Entomologiques)

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Green lynx spider, Peucetia viridans.

1. unknown manufacturer
2. Play Visions (Habitat Earth: Tarantulas and Spiders)
3. unknown manufacturer

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The random number generator landed on one of the crab spiders, so here they all are:

I. White flower spider, Diaea variabilis.
One figure, by Cadbury (Yowies).

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II. Goldenrod crab spider, Misumena vatia.
One figure, by Club Earth (Spiders to Go).

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III. Thomisus onustus.
EDIT: 7/29/2017: The pink figure on the left is by Club Earth (Spiders to Go); the blue one on the right is an unknown manufacturer (akin to Club Earth).

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IV. Unassigned crab spiders.
One figure, marketed as a crab spider, by an unknown manufacturer (from the same set as one of the two T. onustus figures.

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Nice spiders :)

Are all those figures on TAI?

Greetings everyone!

Recently edited Danaus, Idea, Papilio, Morpho, Aglais, Polyommatus, and Gonepteryx to include recent French feve figurines!

the dung beetle, Aphodius fimetarius.

1. XX
2. Schleich (Minis) [this was marketed as a 'dung beetle' but A. fimetarius (or related aphodiine best option given the morphology and its European origin]

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The white-angled sulfur, Anteos clorinde.

One figure, by Safari LTD (Butterflies TOOB).

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Rhinoceros beetles in the genus Trichogomphus.

I. Trichogomphus lunicollis.
One figure, by DeAgostini (World Insect Data Book).

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II. Trichogomphus martabani.
One figure, by Sega.

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The Christmas scarab beetle, Anoplognathus punctulatus.

Two figures, both by Cadbury (Yowies). The one on the left is from the UK release; the one on the right (which is horribly inaccurate) is from the original Australian release.

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Alright! Time for the parasitic lice!

I. Human head-and-body louse, Pediculus humanus.
1. Play Visions (Fleas, Lice, and Ticks)
2. DVS

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3. Steven's Pixie Toys [added 7/24/2017]

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II. Pubic louse, Pthirus pubis.
One figure, by Kaiyodo (Sanitary Insect Pest Exhibition).

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It is interesting what all exists.

Lots of interesting bugs again

But those lice.... EEEEKKKK !!!!

We are surrounded by dangerous animals.

The big-headed ant, Pheidole megacephala.

1. Funrise Toys (World of Nature Insect Collection)
2. Club Earth (Ants and Termites)

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The Japanese freshwater crab, Geothelphusa dehanni.

This figure has been made several times and in many color forms. Unless something is particularly interesting or rarely made, I do not try to hunt down every color form of every species.

A. Figures on bases or raised figures.
1. Kitan Club - Nature Techni Colour (Nature of Japan Vol. 2)
2. Epoch
3. Kaiyodo (Birdtales)

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B. Other figures.
1. F-toys (Creatures of the Water Side)
2. Kaiyodo (Choco Q Animatales)
3. Kitan Club - Nature Techni Colour (Crab Strap Figures)
4. Kaiyodo (Choco Q Animatales)

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Little yellow butterflies in the genus Eurema.

I. Broad-bordered grass yellow, Eurema brigatta. [updated 5/13/2017]

1. Safari LTD (Butterflies of the World Collectors Case)
2. Doug Walpus Art Studio

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II. Fairy yellow, Eurema daira. [added 5/13/2017]
One figure, a magnet by Doug Walpus Art Studio.

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One of the more unusual species ever made in toy form, the sheep ked Melophagus ovis.

Both of these figures are vintage figures from unknown manufacturers originally distributed in bubble-gum machines.

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The orange albatross, Appias nero. [updated 5/13/2017]

1. Safari LTD (Butterflies of the World Collectors Case).
2. Doug Walpus Art Studio

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The red milkweed beetle, Tetraopes tetrophthalmus.

One figure, by 4D Famemaster (Insect King).

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The creamy marblewing, Euchloe ausonides.

One figure, a larva, by Beam.

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The scarlet skimmer, Crocothemis servilia.

One figure, by Yujin (Insects of Japan).

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