In light of the recent color-themed threads, I decided to create my own. Many of us may have heard of the popular riddle, “what’s black and white and red all over?”, with some answers being a skunk in a blender, a black, white, and red house, and organic chemistry. How about some organisms (preferab…

Kite spiders! I’d never heard of them, but from the moment I saw my first I was instantly in love and on the look out for more!

[445419070_2080806285634825_7360865270001197063_n] The white is kind of minimal on this Coccobaphes frontifer (a plant bug) nymph here. The shutter speed was quite low (didn’t have a flash with me) but the front segments of the antennae are white.

I have this already in the red thread, but it is even more suited to this one. I’ll take a look through my observations and find a “new” one later to contribute. This is a Baltimore Checkerspot–a favorite butterfly of mine. [medium-3]

So beautiful everyone! Another fun topic. Megacerus discoidus (Red Megacerus) which not only fit the color scheme, they also have magnificent antennae, but best of all - they have Happy Face Butts! [Megacerus discoidus] Cryptocephalus mutabilis (their black and white pattern caught my eye, I be…

Not a lot of beetles in Erotylidae are black, red, AND white, but there are still some. Thallis vinula [image] Thallis vinula from Melbourne VIC, Australia on November 15, 2013 at 01:04 AM by vuk · iNaturalist Strongylosomus frenatus [image] Strongylosomus frenatus from Chinácota, Norte de S…

We always answered that as “newspapers” which were read all over - but alas, no longer true. (Makes more sense as a spoken, not written, question.) Some of these woodpeckers are already represented here, but I love them, so here are mine: Pileated [DSC_0639] Downy [DSC_0593] Hairy [IMG_4…

My other submission: A Grapevine Epimenis moth [medium-4]

[image] vladimir_fuka: I thought it was a dead zebra (e.g. killed by a lion). I’ve heard it was a zebra with a sunburn. [image] oksanaetal: with some answers being a skunk in a blender I’ve never heard that one before.

What's Black and White and Red All Over?

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oksanaetal March 11, 2025, 2:40pm 23

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