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Top Ten Arthropods Whose Names Need to Change

Y’all know it was only a matter of time before I made a post like this. I just love renaming arthropods.

April 13, 2021
Stupendous Stick Insects

Someone really ought to base a superhero off of stick insects, they’re kinda incredible.

April 6, 2021
Jesus, COVID-19, and Jumping Beans: An Easter Special

Jesus > all the madness.

March 30, 2021
Stink Bugs: Surprisingly, Not the Worst Houseguests

This is less of an informational post about stink bugs and more of a rant where I complain about a stink bug not eating the orange slices I tried to feed it.

March 23, 2021
Stop Bullying Camel Spiders

I feel like I shouldn’t have to explain this, but camel spiders don’t scream, they don’t eat camels, and they’re not the size of footballs.

March 16, 2021
Tiny, Troublesome Carpet Beetles

Carpet beetles do actually eat carpets. I mean, their larvae do while the adults are busy eating your cheerios, but it counts.

March 9, 2021
Flower-Sipping Fairy Puppies, AKA Summer Azures

The ArthroBlogger is slowly learning her butterflies. My New Year’s resolution is to get ten species memorized. Maybe fifteen. We’ll see what happens.

March 2, 2021
The Hornless Triceratops

Dinosaurs still roam the earth… but as bugs, not birds.

February 23, 2021
Top Ten Bizarre Facts About Scorpions

Since my last top ten list was about ocean lobsters, I figured it only made sense to make the next one about desert lobsters (yes I know scorpions are arachnids, it’s called being funny)

February 16, 2021
Chiggers Are Red, Lobsters Are Blue: Cheesy Love Poems by Romantic Arthropods

It’s just not Valentine’s Day without cheesy love poems.

February 14, 2021