Bugs!

When I was searching for information for the curious Collection I found a page of the "Ten most disturbing bugs." I figured it wouldn't hurt to come full circle; I spoke about nature and how it evoked wonder in me in my first blog entry. Now it is the end of the semester and I've explored about 10 different mediums of artistic expression, but I haven't really touched on nature again. But it's never too late to change! Maybe it's strange, but I feel quite a rush of wonder when I look at creatures that have developed to fit a particular role in nature. I am impressed by interesting traits that animals and insects take on for protection and as a way to get food. I think that the creatures of the wild are just as adaptable as humans, we just adapt in different ways!
These funky bugs pictured below have all developed to suit their environment.
1. The Devil's Flower Mantis is also known as "King of all Mantids." This bug is very unique in appearance and very rare. It is one of the largest species of praying mantis that imitate flowers.

2. The Cecropia Moth is the largest moth in North America with a wingspan of six inches!

3.The Giant Camel Spider has been known to run up to ten miles an hour! Its latin name means "flee from the sun."

4. The Orchid Mantis obviously has adapted to look like the flower it is named after! This is my favorite of the strange bugs because I think it is absolutely beautiful.