Picasso Bug - Animal of the Week

Join us this week for a living work of art, the Picasso bug. Aptly named after Pablo Picasso due to its amazingly abstract and colourful patterns.

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[Chris-mtyq]

Can't believe Picasso was so dedicated to painting so many bugs

[ruud]

These are lovely bugs. So pretty.
Thanks for showing them.

[bugtalk]

The patterns on the Picasso bug looks rather like an artistic mask.

[SebastianGonzalez-jcwz]

They remind me of bugs that Timon and Pumbaa would eat (and funny enough they had a musical number in the show featuring a stinkbug)

[bluejay]

We have issues with the Van Gogh bug in our veggie garden. It only attacks the ears of corn

[ahmedbabiker]

Could you do the cuscus next, specifically the ones in the genus Spilocuscus as they are really poorly known

[GritchigoXxX]

Big ups to the big P p-painting those bugassos

[coconutcore]

I wasn’t fooled by your joke. Of course Picasso didn’t paint every single one of these bugs. Picasso can’t do symmetry, that’s preposterous.

[stevejohnson]

Stink bugs, for me, will always be connected to raspberries. And that can be a nasty surprise when enjoying your fresh picked berries.

[universodolucas]

i love that in the world full of big and beautiful things there is another tiny world that has its own magnificent things and has an even smaller world (cells),

[deinowolfhybridhero]

What a marvel! Decorations on its armor seems more just African or Australian cave art than Picasso. Wanting research a comparison with European art it's more Juan Miro lookalike

[WonderfulWorld]

What a fabulous looking creature! I've been following and filming my local stink bugs and found them fascinating. Would like to see a Picasso bug for real.

[theonlycatonice]

"Down to South Africa in South Africa"
Idk this line just made me laugh a bit

[NextToToddliness]

With all the philandering he did, it wouldn't surprise me if Picasso was traveling around the world painting insects as well.

[richjageman]

Their coloration reminds me of a native paint job instead of Picasso.

[gaylereid]

It’s an Africanized Lady Bug ❣️ No wonder African women dress so colourfully

[FloozieOne]

All through the video I kept wondering if they could live in captivity, assuming you could provide the right food, because they are so beautiful that a very small glass enclosure could hold several to watch; however, when you mentioned the stink that idea fell right off the table. Too bad, it was a nice idea for a short time.

[jrsygrl]

I dunno ... I see a bit of Matisse there, as well. 🤔

[brendanhoffmann]

Bugs are cool. There's a bug where I live called the harlequin bug but everyone local calls them soldier beetles for some reason. It's a hugely widespread misnaming. We do have soldier beetles too but I doubt if most people here could identify one.

[einienj]

Wow! I can't believe I have never heard of this beautiful bug! 😳♥️