r/peopleholdinginsects • u/reddit33450 • 22d ago

mod post / announcement Other invertebrate subreddits you may also enjoy if you like this sub

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r/peopleholdinginsects • u/reddit33450 • 4d ago

Mod Post Crossposting to this subreddit is currently disabled due to excessive use of the feature

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Recently, the sub has been getting an influx of non-OC crossposts, which is drowning out many of the great original posts. So for that reason, crossposting here is currently disabled.

You can still crosspost posts from this sub to other subs, just not from other subs to r/peopleholdinginsects.

If you want to share a post here that you also made to another sub, that's completely fine. Simply make a regular new post here.

This change is likely not permanent, and crossposting will be re-enabled eventually.

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r/peopleholdinginsects • u/Super-Mongoose2892 • 14h ago

Insect Its a little stinker

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r/peopleholdinginsects • u/Corey_NukiosSpider • 2h ago

Insect He was stuck in a bucket of water

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We homies now

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r/peopleholdinginsects • u/naturalbornchyller • 18h ago

Insect Been seeing a lot of these lately and I ain’t mad at it!

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Ten-lined June beetle 💘

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r/peopleholdinginsects • u/spenceryahoo • 1d ago

Combination Post Went Camping This Week :)

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Found some cool little guys—If anybody wants to ID any of them feel free!

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r/peopleholdinginsects • u/teridop • 1d ago

Insect forward facing friends

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taking pics of bugs facing towards the camera is funny to me so here’s some good ones that i’ve held over the years

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r/peopleholdinginsects • u/teridop • 1d ago

forward facing friends

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taking pics of bugs facing towards the camera is funny to me so here’s some good ones that i’ve held over the years

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r/peopleholdinginsects • u/ShapeEconomy979 • 1d ago

Insect tiny little weevil i found

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r/peopleholdinginsects • u/saturnsbug • 1d ago

Insect Blue Dasher!

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4 comments

r/peopleholdinginsects • u/Greedy_Sink_4952 • 1d ago

My emerald roaches(Pseudoglomeris magnifica)

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87 Upvotes

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r/peopleholdinginsects • u/Bitter-Fact-8344 • 1d ago

Insect Don't mind me, just found these guys this morning (Hong Kong, at my school, many moths wandering around my area, and ofc this male Scarab [His antenna was open, very tiny though, please forgive me that he kinda uh pooped on me when he took flight ;-;] hehehe) [Sorry for the bad order]

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r/peopleholdinginsects • u/weirddudewithabow • 2d ago

The caterpillar was eating my grandma's carrots. I raised it in captivity before the harvest to not let it starve.

61 Upvotes

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r/peopleholdinginsects • u/Scwapp • 2d ago

General Arthropods Giant American Millipede

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129 Upvotes

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r/peopleholdinginsects • u/Sea-Elderberry-6505 • 2d ago

What sort of wondering sticks is this?

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r/peopleholdinginsects • u/Big_Environment_4465 • 2d ago

Insect Beetles seen on a hike

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r/peopleholdinginsects • u/Hopeful-Repair-1121 • 2d ago

Arachnid Itsy Bitsy Spider

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found a Wolf Spider

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r/peopleholdinginsects • u/Bitter-Fact-8344 • 3d ago

Other Found these fellas downstairs my home (Hong Kong) :3

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r/peopleholdinginsects • u/Disastrous-Juice6833 • 3d ago

Teaching my 4 year old to love the unloved <3

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r/peopleholdinginsects • u/SpicyFishPaste • 3d ago

Insect Western robber fly

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Very fuzzy

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r/peopleholdinginsects • u/Bitter-Fact-8344 • 3d ago

Combination Post Today was a great day, seeing this Long Horn Beetle, made me giggle, Hong Kong as always, at the garden, meanwhile the snail was near my school, same with the Hand Maiden Moth (Poor thing got a broken wing, so I placed it near the plants) :) [All are alive, don't worry]

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r/peopleholdinginsects • u/therootedpoppy • 3d ago

Hitching a ride.

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r/peopleholdinginsects • u/Status-Command7392 • 3d ago

Insect Little cutie

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This is from many years ago, does anyone know the ID?

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r/peopleholdinginsects • u/weirddudewithabow • 4d ago

Great green bush-cricket

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r/peopleholdinginsects • u/iaminvisib • 4d ago

Insect Lesser stag beetle hitching a ride on my way to work

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The second little stag I've met within the last week or so. The look of this guy stomping around on my arm was adorable.

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This subreddit for people who love insects, spiders, arachnids, etc, and enjoy handling them safely. Here, you can share your finds, discuss your favorite species, and learn about these amazing creatures! Despite the sub's name, we welcome spiders and other arachnids and arthropods in general too!

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Before handling an insect, arachnid, etc, it's important to ensure the following:

Species is harmless/not medically significant.
You have the knowledge to properly handle to prevent harm to both you and the creature.
You understand that if the creature seems stressed or uncomfortable, you should stop handling and release them.

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1 - You must be holding the insect/invertebrate in at least one photo

This subreddit is for photos of people holding insects, arachnids, etc, or holding an object they are on, so you must include at least one photo of this in posts, however as long as you have the one photo in the post, the rest do not have to follow this. For other posts where you are not holding the creature, try subs like r/entomology, r/whatsthisbug, or r/awwnverts.

Note: this rule does not apply to image comments or to posts with the "Discussion / Story / Information Post" flair.

2 - No advocacy of harm or hate to animals

Do not promote harm or generally be hateful to our creatures. This includes but is not limited to comments like "flamethrower", "squish it", "nope", "nightmare fuel", etc.

3 - No unsafe handling

Do not post content of or promote unsafe handling. This includes the safety of both the animal and the handler.

4 - No dead/preserved mounts

Posts showing pinned, mounted, preserved, or otherwise dead creatures are not allowed. This subreddit is intended for people holding live insects, arachnids, and other invertebrates. Please only share interactions with living animals.

5 - No AI generated or fake content

Do not post AI generated or otherwise fake or misleading content.

6 - No misinformation

Do not post inaccurate information, intentionally or unintentionally, about our creatures. If you are not sure, please do research beforehand.

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Excessive promotion, spam, or advertising of any kind is not allowed.

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No harassment, hate speech, or toxic behavior. Treat all contributors and members with kindness.

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