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@anon-0-0-2 submitted: Hiii!!! No need for ID for any of these, just wanted to share a few bugs I found! The diving beetle was found at school so the science teacher let me look at it under a microscope!
The caterpillar was not found, she was a pet, her name was Abby. Unfortunately she didn't make it through the pupa stage, because of the sudden heat :( neither did her siblings. Hopefully I can get some more now that it's cooler 😅
Oh no! Poor Abby. RIP. I love the beetle and the orbweaver, but I would die for Abby. Big chunky caterpillars bring me so much joy. If you ever need advice on raising them to adulthood, I successfully raised several dozen Carolina sphinxes without any losses :)