Blaine's Bug of the Day

Very wonderful,

it exist also a KFC Yowie crayfish :)

Revisiting the orchid mantid, Hymenopus coronatus (Olivier, 1792), by My Favorite Animals. This figure represents an adult female, and to my knowledge the first figure representing an adult (others represent subadult nymphs).

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With subadults from Kabaya and Furuta:

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It is strange what you always find. Very beautiful again

Revisting the pillbug, Cubaris murina Brandt, 1833, the second species of isopod in Bandai's Dango Mushi series, new for 2019. Like the previous incarnations of Armadillidium vulgare, this figure comes rolled up in a ball that can be unrolled and have the legs manipulated into a natural position.

Rolled up:

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Unrolled:

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With its smaller Kaiyodo Capsule Q counterpart:

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And the growing collection of terrestrial isopods:

1. Cubaris murina by Bandai and Kaiyodo
2. Armadillidium vulgare by Kaiyodo (2x) and Bandai

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unbelievable!

Anytime I see these brilliant figures, my memories go back to the time when I was a kid and played outdoors. Discovering these animals for the first time in real is something magic.

I find it constantly amazing the number and variety of unusual creatures that get made into figures, especially by the Japanese makers. Thanks for showing these great things

Interesting creatures

You have all the nightmares of my wife

Revisiting the Alaskan king crab, Paralithodes camtschaticus (Tilesius, 1815), with the new 2019 figure by CollectA's Sealife Collection.

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Here is it with my other P. camtschaticus figures. It is the largest among them! Others are by Yujin, Kaiyodo (2), Epoch, and Play Visions. Notice how the Play Visions figure has an incorrect leg count. Like hermit crabs, king crabs have the last pair of legs hidden inside the branchial chamber and not visible from above.

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Wow again

mmm!.. miam!..

It is wonderful. I still need this Crab :)

Revisiting the red-clawed crab, Chiromantes haematocheir (De Haan, 1833) by Kaiyodo for their Revogeo line, new for 2019.

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Here is the Revogeo figure with other members of this species. From left to right:

1. Kaiyodo - Capsule Q Museum - Japanese Crabs Collection
2. Kaiyodo - Capsule Q Museum - Japanese Crabs Collection (juveline)
3. Wing Mau
4. Yujin
5. Kaiyodo - Choco Q Animatales Series 3

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Wonderful.

Revisiting the common water flea, Daphnia pulex Leydig, 1860, by So-Ta Crystal Light Ball Plankton set, new for 2019. The animal is etched into the glass. The ball sits loosely (not attached) to the base; the ball measure 4.0 cm in diameter. The base contains a switch that activates red, blue, and green lights that cycle through. So, the color is always changing, from white to blue to green to hot pink!

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My colony of water fleas is growing! Here is the new So-Ta figure with others by Kaiyodo (3x), Takara Tomy A.R.T.S., Ikimon - Nature Techni Colour, and Epoch:

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Interesting again

I recently got several buggies from Japan, so expect several updates in coming days (one taxon per day!!!)

Revisiting the giant Asian hornet, Vespa mandarinia Smith, 1852 with the 2019 life cycle set by Epoch. The set comes with one queen and one worker (both 1:1 scale), a larva, a pupa, and two pairs of brood chambers:

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And now my whole colony (minus a couple larger figures) with another larva by Shineg and additional adults by Kaiyodo (2x), Rement, Yujin, and Break Co. LTD:

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Wonderful hornets. How large are the models?

Megaptera wrote:

Wonderful hornets. How large are the models?

They are all roughly 1:1, so 4.0 cm on average. Typical Kaiyodo-size

Because of their very detailed bodies, they look much larger. Very interesting models:)

Revisiting the Japanese luehdorfia, Luehdorfia japonica Leech, 1889 with the new acrylic mascot figure by Ikimon - Nature Techni Colour.

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And here it is with other figures by Kaiyodo and Kabaya:

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