Lemma Wild

Looks like nothing but dirt and debris… but someone tiny is hiding in plain sight. Keep swiping 👀

Moths can look so ordinary from a distance. Then you get close and realize how much detail you were missing.

@HumDog64 Thank you

@lemmawild Great pic!

Germany may be out of the World Cup, but I found one tiny fan still wearing the flag.

Signs that you have a beautiful soul: 1. Dogs like you for no reason.

They love bright, artificial lights. They often fly into homes at night and land on sleeping people. The burns happen when you roll over in your sleep or try to swat the bug.

☣️This belongs on the absolute top 10 list of insects you should never touch. I took this close-up of a bug that is barely one centimetre long, but its fluid is actually more toxic than cobra venom by weight. If this tiny thing was the size of a snake, it could easily kill thousands of people. They are found all over the world, but different regions call them completely different names. What do you call them where you live? Just remember, if one lands on you, blow it off.. never slap it or you will get a nasty skin blister.

@TheWildPrairie It’s called a Paederus rove beetle.

@lemmawild Don't post a name or anything.

Some people can just walk barefoot in the water, but this little menace is exactly why I will never do it. If you’ve ever accidentally stepped on one of these, you already know this picture is a certified nightmare fuel trigger.

This is a male driver ant, and he has a miserable life. (Also he has 5 eyes - see photo in thread 🧵) I didn’t care about him at all until I looked closer at this photo I took a few weeks ago. I had no idea these things fly off to get killed. His sisters are the opposite of him. Millions of them on the ground, blind, tiny, 2mm to 8mm. He got the big eyes and the wings. He only has those so he can fly to another colony and mate with their queen. Meanwhile his family is one of the most brutal things alive. 20 million ants moving together, blind, eating everything they cross, roaches and snakes included. Their own queen is up to 8cm, one of the biggest ants on the planet, and she lays 4 million eggs a month. He flies off to find that other colony. He lands, their workers rush him, rip his wings off, and drag him inside to mate. That’s it. He does that, then he dies.

@Hillary_Ebube0 Yes .. two compound eyes + three ocelli (simple eyes on top of the head)

@DoctorLemma Are we sure that they're eyes ... it could be another organ that we're not fully aware off

The queen he dies for lays 4 million eggs a month and can live 10 years. Him? He gets a few days. He leaves the colony, flies off to find her, mates, and that’s the end of him.

Chameleons are harmless, but somehow they have some of the wildest rumours around them. What did you grow up hearing about chameleons?

Saw this beautiful little insect the other day. I’d never seen one before, so I thought you might like it too.

@MartMhlanga “Poisonous bite? They can’t even bite 🤦‍♀️

@DoctorLemma Was told they had a poisonous bite

Saw this tiny insect yesterday and thought you’d like it. Those bright colours are a warning. A young, naive bird or lizard may try eating one once, and remember that pattern for a very long time.