Blaine's Bug of the Day

I enjoy your unique collection a lot! Crazy to see figures of planarians, I got really surprised the first time I've seen it on TAI. It will give you a lot of work surely to update this topic but it will serve surely as a good reference for you and for other collectors of this kind of figures.

Interestingly, the random number generator picked another saturniid moth! So, here are my Saturnia figures. Right now, only two figures each representing one species.

I. small emperor moth, Saturnia pavonia.
1. Kaiyodo (Souvenirs Entomologiques) [the female is under the cage cover]

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II. giant peacock moth, Saturnia pyri.
1. Paleo-Creatures (Little Treasures of Europe)

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All days,we see your pictures, with interesting insects.

Is really nivel.

One last one for the weekend:

cobalt blue tarantula, Haplopelma lividum.

left: Takara Tomy A.R.T.S. (Venomous Spiders)
right: Club Earth (Spiders To Go)

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Great :)

Truely a joy to watch

Those moths are so beautyful !!! Danish moths are always just some kind of beige or grey

So the random number generator landed on one of the paper wasps, so here are my Polistes figures:

I. Polistes annularis.
One figure, by Skillcraft (Insect Lab)--painted myself.

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II. European paper wasp, Polistes dominula.
One figure, by Blip Toys (Nature's Wonders HD)

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III. Polistes humilis.
One figure, by Cadbury (Yowies - Australian release) [marketed as P. tasmaniensis]

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IV. Polistes rothneyi.
One figure, by Yujin (Insects of Japan)

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Beautiful !! I love your bugs!

The random number generator landed on one of the Golofa species, so here are my four:

I. Golofa claviger.
One figure, by Kabaya (World Insect Series 1)

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II. Golofa eacus.
One figure, by DeAgostini (World Insect Data Book)

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III. Golofa pizzaro.
Two figures for now:
1. DeAgostini (World Insect Data Book).
2. Sega [edit 1/12/2019: this is actually G. claviger]

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IV. Golofa porteri. [updated 11/19/2017]
1. Sega (small series, DX)
2. Kabaya (Insect Directory)

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the blue doctor, Rhetus periander.

Only one figure, by Franklin Mint (Butterflies of the World):

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I am home from work today...

The random number generator landed on one of the Odontolabis species. I have 11 members of this genus, but not many specimens so I'll put all my Odontolabis figures here...

I. Odontolabis bellicosa.
One figure, by DeAgostini (World Insect Data Book)

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II. Odontolabis burmeisteri.
1. DeAgostini (World Insect Data Book)
2. Sega (Mushi King)
3. Sega
4. Sega

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1. Sega (Mushi King - fighting beetles) [added 11/19/2017]

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III. Odontolabis cuvera fallaciosa.
One figure by DeAgostini (World Insect Data Book)

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IV. Odontolabis cypri.
One figure, by Sega

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V. Odontolabis dalmanni.
One figure, by DeAgostini (World Insect Data Book)

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VI. Odontolabis duivenbodei.
One figure, by Sega

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VII. Odontolabis femoralis.
1. Colorata (Tropical Rain Forest Stag Beetles)
2. Kabaya (World Insect Series I)
3. Hayakwa Toys (Insects Collection - Special)

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VIII. Odontolabis imperialis.
One figure, by Sega

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IX. Odontolabis lacordairei [added12/7/2017]
One figure, by Epoch (fighting beetles)

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X. Odontolabis ludekingi
One figure, by DeAgostini (World Insect Data Book)

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XI. Odontolabis spectabilis.
1. DeAgostini (World Insect Data Book)
2. Sega

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XII. Odontolabis stevensi.
One figure, DeAgostini (World Insect Data Book)

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Your collection is awesome

Really nice collection of insects, particularly the large beetles. I had no idea they made so many great figures of unusual species.

The genus Hexarthrius:

I. Hexarthrius forsteri. [added 11/19/2017]
One figure, by Sega.

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II. Hexarthrius mandibularis.

A. Boxed figure by DeAgostini (World Insect Data Book).

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B. miscellaneous smaller figures. [updated 11/19.2017]
1. Sega
2. Kabaya (World Insect Series I)
3. Sega

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1. ShanTrip
2. Sega

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III. Hexarthrius parryi.

A. Large boxed figure by DeAgostini (World Insect Data Book).

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B. miscellaneous small figures.
1. Colorata (Tropical Rain Forest Stag Beetles)
2. Hayakwa Toys (Insects Collection - Special)
3. Epoch (Flying Beetles)

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1. F-toys (Insect Hunter 2017) [added 11/19/2017]

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IV. Hexarthrius rhinoceros.
One figure, by DeAgostini (World Insect Data Book).

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The random generator landed on Coprophanaeus ensifer:

For now, one figure by Safari LTD (Smithsonian Insects):

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And this is a good chance to post miscellaneous unidentified dung beetles of the subfamily Coprinae (all unknown manufacturers):

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...with all the scarab beetle figures it was about time the number generator would go crazy with them, and today looks like their day!

Rhinoceros beetles in the genus Dynastes.

I. western Hercules beetle, Dynastes granti.

A. Boxed and flying figures.
1. DeAgostini (World Insect Data Book).
2. Epoch (Flying Beetles)

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B. Other figures.
1. F-toys (Insect Hunter Beetle and Stag Beetle)
2. Sega (Mushi King)
3. Sega
4. Sega

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II. Hercules beetle, Dynastes hercules.

A. VERY large figures.
1. DeAgostini (World Insect Data Book)
2. Subarudo

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B. Flying and diorama-style figures/figurines.
1. Castagna
2. Kabaya (Insect Directory)
3. Sega
4. Wing Mau

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1. Sega [added 11/19/2017]

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C. Large figures.
1. Takara Tomy A.R.T.S. (B.I.G. Beetles)
2. Takara Tomy A.R.T.S.
3. unknown manufacturer [dollar store insect set]

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1. Sega DX [added 4/19/2017]
2. 4D Master (Beetle Collection)

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added 11/19/2017:
1. Takara Tomy A.R.T.S. (B.I.G. Beetles - 2017)
2. Takara Tomy A.R.T.S. (B.I.G. Beetles - 2017) - melanic
3. Subarudo

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D. Medium-sized figures.
1. Colorata (Tropical Rain Forest Rhinoceros Beetles)
2. Takara Tomy A.R.T.S. (Biology of the Amazon)
3. unknown manufacturer [dollar store insect set]

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E. Smaller figures.
1. Sega
2. Sega (Mushi King)
3. Hayakwa Toys (Insects Collection – Special)
4. Kaiyodo (Wonder Figure Collection)
5. Furuta (Choco Egg Funny Animal Series)
6. Hayakwa Toys (Insects Collection – Special)
7. AAA [female]
8. Sega
9. Sega

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Added 11/19/2017:
1. Takara Tomy A.R.T.S. (B.I.G. Insects - 2017)
2. F-toys (Insect Hunter - 2017)
3. Maruka (The Strongest Beetle Legend)
4. ShanTrip
5. Sega (Mushi King magnets)
6. Sega (small series, standard) - blue morph

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F. Life Cycle by Tedco Toys.

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III. Dynastes hyllus. [edited 11/19/2017]
1. Sega (DX)
2. Sega (Mushi King - fighting beetles)
3. Sega (small series, standard)

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IV. Neptune beetle, Dynastes neptunus.

A. Larger figures.
1. Subarudo
2. Takara Tomy A.R.T.S.
3. Colorata (Tropical Rain Forest Rhinoceros Beetles)

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Added 11/19/2017:
1. Takara Tomy A.R.T.S.
2. Takara Tomy A.R.T.S. (B.I.G. Beetles - 2017)

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B. Smaller figures.
1. F-toys (Beetle Battle)
2. Sega (Mushi King)
3. Sega
4. Sega
5. Kabaya (World Insect Series)
6. Hayakwa Toys (Insects Collection – Special)
7. Hayakwa Toys (Insects Collection – Special)

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Added 11/19/2017:
1. ShanTrip
2. Epoch (fighting beetles)

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V. Dynastes satanas.

A. Larger figures.
1. DeAgostini (World Insect Data Book)
2. F-toys (Itakon – Itami City Museum of Insects)

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B. Miscellaneous figures.
1. Sega
2. Sega

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The random number generator landed on the horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus. Since I only have a small handful of horseshoe crabs, we'll do them all here!

I. Dubbolimulus sp.
One figure, by Cadbury (Yowies - Lost Kingdoms)

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II. Euproops sp. [added 9/3/2017]
A pair of figures by Paleocasts.

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III. Atlantic horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus.

A. Large figure by Safari LTD (Incredible Creatures).

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B. Some small figures.
left: Paleo-Creatures (Unknown Depths)
right: Koro Koro (Toba Aquarium)

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IV. Paleolimulus sp. [added 9/3/2017]
A pair of figures by Paleocasts.

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V. Japanese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus.
1. Epoch
2. Kaiyodo (Choco Q Animatales)
3. Kaiyodo (Natural Monuments of Japan)

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Great horseshoe crabs. I dont know that so many figurines exists :)

Now they come so fast I can almost not absorb all this beauty  

I am completely amazed by that "2. Hayakwa Toys (Insects Collection - Special)" . The one with the wings spread out.
How is it possible to make anything so delicate and detailed ?

widukind wrote:

Great horseshoe crabs. I dont know that so many figurines exists :)

Just my words too

Very interesting topic! I love the models of horseshoe crabs, they are wonderful! Also, these are fascinating creatures indeed

SUSANNE wrote:

Now they come so fast I can almost not absorb all this beauty

well, it's a work week so I'll be slowing down for a few days LOL

Ana wrote:

Very interesting topic! I love the models of horseshoe crabs, they are wonderful! Also, these are fascinating creatures indeed

Thanks Ana, any interest in making an arthropod sometime? ;-)

Butterflies in the genus, Polyommatus (commonly called 'blues').

I. The Adonis blue, Polyommatus bellargus.
One figure, by Bullyland

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II. The Eros blue, Polyommatus eros. [added 1/30/2017]
One, a porcelain figurine by The Franklin Mint (Butterflies of the World)

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III. The common blue, Polyommatus icarus [updated 5/12/2017]
1. Doug Walpus Art Studio
2. French feve by an unknown manufacturer.

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next, the Japanese sap beetle, Glischrocheilus (Librodor) japonicus, by Kaiyido (Insects Gather to Sap - Night Feast of Midsummer). This figure was actually an 'accessory' for the Pseudotorynorrhina japonica that came in the set!

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