Acabada la portada de mi sketchbook llena de bichos ✨💕

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My dictator scorpion halfway through its molt. Its fresh body emerges from the head of its former exoskeleton, a purple-black hue in comparison to the molts brown.

My dictator scorpion nearing the 3/4 mark of its molt. All four legs have made it out and half its abdomen and the tail remain.

My dictator scorpion in the final stages of its molt with less than a 1/4 of its abdomen and its tail remaining.

My dictator scorpion, fully molted and relaxing next to its coffin-shaped water dish as it finishes forming and hardening. The soft tissues are a cool and pale purplish grey.

Today was an exciting day for me when I woke up! First time I've ever been able to document a molt and it seems to have gone smoothly as well. Even have a fully intact molt for the jar 💚

🦂: Pandinopsis dictator- Dictator Scorpion

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A researcher published “Zombie ZIP,” a simple way to change the first part (header) of a ZIP file so it falsely claims its contents are uncompressed while they are actually compressed. Many antivirus products trust that header and never properly decompress or inspect the real payload. In tests conducted about a week after disclosure, around 60 of 63 common antivirus suites failed to detect malware hidden this way—roughly 95% of engines let it pass. Zombie ZIP is essentially a method to create a malformed ZIP file that can bypass detection by most antivirus scanners. The technique has a major caveat, though. The malformed ZIP file requires a custom loader to open it correctly. Any normal archive utility like the built-in Windows extractor, 7-zip, WinRAR, and others will also flag the file as malformed. The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-0866, although several cybersecurity researchers dispute whether it should be categorized as a vulnerability or assigned a CVE at all. The fact that it requires a custom loader makes it almost impossible for this method to infect a system that is not already compromised. It still allows anti-malware solutions to detect both the custom loader and any known malware once the payload is properly decompressed. In other words, the bypass only affects the initial inspection of the ZIP file, not the actual execution of already known malware. Malwarebytes/ThreatDown products detected both files, by the way. ## Technical details On their GitHub page (currently blocked by Malwarebytes Browser Guard due to a risky pattern), the researchers explain how the Zombie ZIP method works. By changing the file’s `compressiontype` to `0 (STORED)`, tools trying to read the archive assume the file’s contents are simply stored inside the ZIP file and not compressed. > “AV engines trust the ZIP Method field. When `Method=0 (STORED)`, they scan the data as raw uncompressed bytes. But the data is actually DEFLATE compressed — so the scanner sees compressed noise and finds no signatures. > > The CRC is set to the uncompressed payload’s checksum, creating an additional mismatch that causes standard extraction tools (7-Zip, unzip, WinRAR) to report errors or extract corrupted output. > > However, a purpose-built loader that ignores the declared method and decompresses as DEFLATE recovers the payload perfectly. > > The vulnerability is scanner evasion: security controls assert ‘no malware present’ while malware is present and trivially recoverable by attacker tooling.” Security researcher Didier Stevens published a method to safely examine the content of a malformed Zombie ZIP file. One way to spot the manipulation is by comparing the ZIP header fields `compressedsize` and `uncompressedsize`. If they are different, that means the ZIP file is not actually STORED, but compressed. * * * **We don’t just report on threats—we remove them** Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline. Keep threats off your devices by downloading Malwarebytes today.

Zombie ZIP method can fool antivirus during the first scan Researchers published about the Zombie ZIP vulnerability (or not a vulnerability, that's up for debate) that can bypass a first AV ins...

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Mirror image pheromones help beetles 'swipe right' to find mates There are many ways to communicate with prospective romantic partners. If you are a Japanese scarab beetle, it's a matter of distinguishing left from right. New work from U.S. and Chinese scientists, ...

🐞 Mirror image pheromones help beetles 'swipe right' to find mates

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A digital illustration picturing 4 non-human characters in front of a light yellow background, each one with their name and title written next to them. Michael, the guardian, looks like a stylized dragonfly, with one feathery pair of wings and one normal insect pair of wings. He is holding his halo, that looks like a rising sun, on top of his head with his front legs. His long, green dragonfly abdomen ends with 2 little leave-shaped bits, that make the whole segmented abdomen look like a bamboo shoot. He has an array of star shaped swords floating behind him in a half-circle. Gabriel, the messenger, looks like a black Stolas beetle, wings outstretched from under the elytra, with subtle feather engravings on the elytra, and a halo shaped like a crescent moon on top of his head. Black water pours from the slightly open elytra, shaping itself into a long waterfall body, and 4 thin little arm tendrils. Raphael, the healer, looks like a weimao with a soft, beige colored veil that frays into fabric strands at the bottom, with one strand forming a tendril-like arm. The top of the hat bears some stained glass shaped like 4 pairs of wings from a lace bug, dark green with some pink, blue and purple accents depending on the light. In the middle of the top part of the hat, there is a small lace bug head made of gold. Uriel, the wise, looks like a stitched bound book when closed, but opens up into a fiery moth, his forewings bearing manuscript illuminations and writing, and his hindwings, colored bright orange, bear eye markings. The halo looks like a paper element from a pop up book, upright between the 2 open pages. A red ribbon bookmark and a strand of paper form the tails of the hindwings.

Bug angels for a personal project!

(I had such a hard time figuring out those designs but with some friends' help i made it yippeeeeeeee)

#CastorArt #CastorOCs #bugs

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: * Watch out for fake Malwarebytes renewal notices in your calendar * Google patches two Chrome zero-days under active attack. Update now * Attackers impersonate Temu in ClickFix $Temu airdrop scam * Apple patches Coruna exploit kit flaws for older iOS versions * This Android vulnerability can break your lock screen in under 60 seconds * Microsoft Authenticator could leak login codes—update your app now * Meta rolls out anti-scam tools across WhatsApp, Facebook, and Messenger * Phishers hide scam links with IPv6 trick in “free toothbrush” emails * Sextortion “I recorded you” emails reuse passwords found in disposable inboxes * Watch out for tax-season robocalls pushing fake “relief programs” * March 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes two zero-day vulnerabilities * How to see your Google Search history (and delete it) * Signal and WhatsApp accounts targeted in phishing campaign * Hackers may have breached FBI wiretap network via supply chain * Fake Claude Code install pages hit Windows and Mac users with infostealers * Quiz sites trick users into enabling unwanted browser notifications Stay safe! * * * **We don’t just report on scams—we help detect them** Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline. If something looks dodgy to you, check if it’s a scam using Malwarebytes Scam Guard. Submit a screenshot, paste suspicious content, or share a link, text or phone number, and we’ll tell you if it’s a scam or legit. Available with Malwarebytes Premium Security for all your devices, and in the Malwarebytes app for iOS and Android.

A week in security (March 9 – March 15) A list of topics we covered in the week of March 9 to March 15 of 2026 Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Watch out for fake Malwarebytes renewal notices in y...

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The image features a gouache illustration of three distinct insects on a dotted background. At the top, a blue and green weevil-like insect with an elongated snout is depicted, having slender yellow-tipped legs. Below, a large green shield bug with an overall triangular shape is perched on a brown stalk. Its body is mostly green with black edges and a pair of antennae. At the bottom left, a brown beetle with a segmented body clings to another stalk. It has feathery orange antennae and a textured body. The background is pale with a grid of faint grey dots.

Bug friends
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Hmmm... Somethings not quite right here...

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A thick green stem covered in pink colored aphids

Rose aphids are kind neat looking tho
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I made some more bugs!!! this time themed around three frames I absolutely love :3 #bugs #claywork #art

Fuzzy yellow caterpillar on a concrete driveway

Gnarly little caterpillar out for a stroll.
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A Twice-stabbed Lady Beetle - an all black beetle with two red spots. Photo By judygva

Appropriate for the Ides of March - the Twice-stabbed Lady Beetle! A nice summer find in the US &CAN. #bugs

Scrap stamps #linocut #stampmaking #bugs

A house spider on a piece of wood. The piece of wood is on the back of a black sink basin.

TW: Spider
Rescued a mighty hunter from the sink. May they go forth and keep my kitchen gnat free.

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Studies in fantasy and the fabulous.

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Silly lil bug comic of my bombardier beetle character and his son. Plus some ant mafiosos.
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WASPPPPPPPP!!!! I LOVE WASPS!!!! this is one of my favourite drawings :}
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Water striders in the creek behind my house #bugs

Hang On… Aren’t we all? Hanging on for dear life? Whether it is financial, emotional, or health-related, it sure seems like folks in the world are facing a crisis of one sort or another. Some are faci…

It’s always really satisfying to see your stuff referenced, especially when it’s in something cool like this lovely and engaging bug blog by Cynthia Brast of San Juan Island;
#bugs #insects #entomology #SanJuan
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Colour photo of an eastern carpenter bee hovering

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Last week I helped Nord with a recruitment day for high schoolers. It was hosted at the Levanger campus so we had to pile all my guys and my stuff into a colleague's big van. It went super well, and one group even came back after lunch to look at the millipedes some more.

#science #outreach #bugs

We went to the zoo to see some animals. I‘ll photo dump some more!

#zoo #animals #bugs #prairiedogs

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I got paid to watch a stink bug today. That’s pretty cool 🥹

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Bug Hotel 'Tree': Felbrigg Hall, walled garden, north Norfolk #felbrigg #felbrigghall #countryhouses #walledgarden #gardens #bugs #insects #diversity #sustainability #ecology #nature #design #recycling #norfolk #northnorfolk #brickwork

Contained Bugman!

Thought it would be funny to turn him small and contain him in a bug container like I do to my new viewers. would u let him out?

#vtuber #ocs #DigitalArt #bugs #myart #ocdrawing

A photograph of a crab spider perched on the ear of a bright green cat figurine. They're looking at the camera with a bright and curious expression, ready to explore. All over their soft brown legs and abdomen are pretty darker brown-black stripes and spots that give them a tiger-like appearance.

A photograph of the same crab spider on a Nintendo switch. The lighting is more washed out, making them look much paler. Their legs are spread out in a very crab-like manner.

A photograph of the same crab spider, this time zoomed out showing the full Nintendo switch logo of the switch dock they're sitting on. They have a small bit of cat fluff stuck to their leg, which I carefully removed after taking this pic.

Crab spider friend :3 💜🕷️💜
It made me so happy to see this little guy, I haven't seen very many bugs this winter. It's still bitterly cold in Canada, so I haven't been out doing much photography.
They were hanging around with me for a while on my desk. 💜

#bugs #photography #inverts #bugsky #spider

Photo of my quick ink sketch of a pair of cuddling Domino Cockroaches held next to the pair of cuddling bugs themselves (in their tank).

Learned a new type of bug yesterday at the museum and knew I had to doodle them. Do they like it? I dunno. I hope so

Domino Cockroaches 😊 - Therea petiveriana

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