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A blacklight suspended in front of a white sheet clamped to a wooden fence, with a dim white light shining on the sheet as well, at night, outdoors. This setup is meant to attract moths and other nocturnal insects.
Decided to put out the blacklight for the first time this year, in our back yard in Leavenworth, Kansas, USA. Several kinds of moths, plus midges and other flies, lacewings, a few beetles. I will get a blog post up soon and post the link. #bugsky
Small, elongate jumping spider, beige in color with darker brown markings, crawling on the painted wood railing of our front porch, on a sunny day.
In honor of Save A Spider Day, here’s a crummy phone photo of an immature White-jawed Jumping Spider on our front porch railing today. Leavenworth, Kansas, USA. #bugsky #spiders #saveaspiderday #arachnid
I seem to have forgotten to add some relevant tags: #entomology #SciArt #Bugsky
Brighton Weevil of the Day: No. 26
Gorse weevil (Exapion ulicis)
#wildlife #Beetles #Beetle #entomology #nature #naturephotographer #brighton #insects #invertefest #ukwildlife #bugsky #wildlifephotographer #brightonwildlife #sussex #coleoptera #naturalscience #weevil #weevils
A green bug chilling out in a garden.
I got into my garden for a little while today! Found this little creature! #ColorADay #GreenSat #BugSky #StinkBug #ECK #Photography #VT
Lebia fuscata (Darkened Harp Ground Beetle)
Hello, my name is Lebia fuscata, but you can call me Darkened Harp Ground Beetle if you want. I just pupated out of a leaf beetle pupa that I ate, which is pretty cool, well...for me. I'm into all sorts of small bugs now. Wanna grab some grubs?
#NonHumanNeighbours #BugSky #Insects #Beetles #Nature
Fly visiting Mononeuria uniflora - photo taken without flash in bright sun.
Hey #bugsky #macrophotography I am signed up to go to the BugShot workshop this summer and looking to acquire a flash setup. Any thoughts on the Bolt VM-220 macro flash vs Venus KX-800? I’m using a Nikon D5000 w 85 mm Nikkor macro lens.
Thanks!
Extreme macro photo of a tiny reddish brown oribatid mite standing on the broken edge of pale, crumbly bark over dark rotting wood. The mite has a rounded, glossy, dome like body that looks almost translucent in the light, with short legs tucked underneath and tiny bristles visible near the front. The background is softly blurred in warm tan and gold tones, making the mite look jewel like against the rough texture of the log.
Close macro image of the same tiny oribatid mite on a flat piece of bark. Its body is smooth, oval, and highly polished, glowing amber brown with a glassy sheen. The mite is viewed from the side, showing its small head and legs tucked low beneath the body. The bark surface is cracked and speckled in cream, tan, and brown, with the shallow depth of field fading everything beyond the mite into a soft blur.
Another scale comparison photo of the oribatid mite on the surface of a British 5 pence coin. The coin is photographed at an angle, with raised lettering and the portrait design visible in soft focus. Near the lower left area of the coin, the mite appears as a very small amber brown dot with a rounded glossy body and tiny legs. Fine scratches and wear marks on the metal surface make the mite’s size even more striking.
Macro comparison photo showing the minute size of the oribatid mite next to a small splinter of dark wood on a British 5 pence coin. The coin fills most of the frame, with part of the lettering visible upside down. The mite appears incredibly small, only a tiny reddish brown speck with legs beside the wood fragment. The image emphasizes scale, showing that the animal is only a fraction of the width of a single letter on the coin.
An oribatid mite from the woods today. I photographed it on a log, then on a 5 pence coin to show just how tiny it is. Mites like these are the tiny machines helping decompose organic material in our ecosystems. It still boggles the mind most people don't know they exist.
🌿 #bugsky #invert #nature
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
#bugart #bugs #sciart #sciencemuseum #museum #bugsky #bugfacts #blattodea
Bug Boy®-Adventures of a SuperB Hero on His Day Off Reduce Pi ©2026 Amy D First Panel- Bug Boy & Seymour are standing in a room with several chalk boards. There are also a few earth worms wearing glasses and one blue beetle that seems to be writing out a formula on one of the blackboards. Both of our heroes look a bit perplexed. Narrator: We find our heroes…in a math class? Second Panel- A close up of one of the worms. It looks somewhat angry. Worm: Quiet, he's trying to reduce Pi. Final Panel- A close up of Seymour, who now looks very sad. He has a thought bubble showing him eating very tiny round things. Seymour: Why would you want to reduce pie? They're already small enough to begin with.
This week: That’s not the… wait, I agree.
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#PiDay #PieDay #BugBoyComics #NCSMember #ComicStrip #BugArt #Insects #BugSky
Digital sketch study of a common wolf spider. Upper left shows a fun fact diagram of a wolf spider hiding in its home. Wolf Spiders will make burrows in loose dirt and wait for pray to pass by. We learned this when my daugher caught a spider to observe over night and it made a little home on the side of the glass, we took a photo and I referenced it for this image. Top Right shows how drawing a peanut can be a good starting point to drawing any types of spiders.
It's #NationalSaveASpiderDay 🕷️
Wanted to draw a common wolf spider found in many US homes and urban areas. Mostly harmless spiders who just want to be left alone. Let's save a spider!
#BugSky #SpiderSky #WolfSpider #SpiderArt #AnimalFacts #Araneidae #Invertebrate #Spider #SciArt #WildlifeArt
Dotted Border (Agriopis marginaria)
Twin-spotted Quaker (Anorthoa munda)
Small Quaker (Orthosia cruda)
Oak Beauty (Biston strataria)
2/3: continuing selection of '26 moths to my #Norwich garden trap. Dotted Border, Twin-spotted Quaker, Small Quaker & a personal favourite Oak Beauty - which seems to be having a good year locally, I have recorded 4 which equals my total recorded prior to '26. #teammoth #mothsmatter #bugsky
Pale Brindled Beauty (Phigalia pilosaria)
Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica)
Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi)
Diurnea fagella (Early Reveller)
1/3: Spring mothing well & truly underway on my #Norwich garden. Here's a selection of the species that I have recorded so far. Pale Brindled Beauty, Hebrew Character, Common Quaker & Diurnea fagella. #mothsmatter #teammoth #bugsky
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Silvery fly with a beak-like tongue, red eyes , small antennae, long legs, and long pointed abdomen on a yellow flower.
Just in time for #flyfriday I saw this beauty on packera at Arabia Mt. #iNat cv suggests genus Empis, which is apparently a taxonomic challenge. Might be a species where the males bring courtship presents wrapped in silk, leading to their nickname “balloon flies”.
#flyday #insects #bugsky
An amber glazed mug with a rhino beetle bas relief
The foot ring of the mug with amber glaze, a worm and the makers mark D G 25
Rhino beetle + worm.
#insectart #bugsky #pottery
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The gorgeous Lime Hawk moth, Mimas tiliae. #wildlife #macro #nature #uk #british #insects #bugsky #moths
Burdock Seedhead Moth
Mirror mirror on the wall, who’s the cutest moth of all? No?! Me? Little old Burdock Seedhead Moth? You’re so kind. I’m just a tiny little moth, new to NA and happy to eat all your prickly burdock seeds. Is it my fault if little makes you cuter?
#NonHumanNeighbours #teammoth #Insects #BugSky #Nature
Etsy changed to include shipping in the displayed item cost, so everything looks more expensive than it actually is. You have to click through to an item page to see the actual cost of both the item and shipping
Boosts (items relevant to Feeds): #bsnm #queerMarket #merch #artShop #bugsky 🐡🌱🪶🦑🐸
This species, known from mid-Cretaceous French amber, is still of unclear affinities, and may represent a basal extinct lineage of cheliferoid pseudoscorpions. Size : unknown, maybe 5-ish mm of body length Time period : Late Cretaceous Paleoart speculativometer : Some Missing parts The animal drawn is a pseudoscorpion, an animal looking a bit like a mix of a mite body type with the pincers of a scorpion
What time is it? It’s #Cheliceratime & #Fossilfriday!
For this entry we're talking about an extinct french pseudocorpion, Heurtaultia rossiorum!
All the basic infos are here but if you want to learn more, there’s more below!⬇️
#arachnid #cretaceous #paleoart #sciart #bugsky #invert
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Grasshopper on the sidewalk across from the grass (And, not pictured, a truly epic lending library built into a modern fence added to an early 20th century suburb.)
For my fellow #garden folks in zone #6a and #6b
Be on the lookout for the invasive #bug with the smooth shoulders !
Leave our friendly pointy shoulder bugs to fight the good fight outside :)
#bugsky
#gardening
a small, black beetle investigates an even smaller flower. the beetle is framed by dry grass and leaves
unknown ground beetle (amara sp.??) investigating the tiniest flower. these guys were all over the place yesterday and boy, do they not like holding still to get their picture done.
#bugsky
A macro photograph of a red dragonfly perched on a piece of weathered bark. The dragonfly has a vibrant red body and large, dark compound eyes. Its translucent wings, featuring small red spots at the tips, are spread out, revealing their intricate vein patterns. The background is a soft, out-of-focus green grass
I crawled out of the dark water to fly,
But now I have so much further to fall.
Change isn't a gift,
It’s just the most elegant way to fade away.
#FlyDay #Bugsky #Insects #Nature #Wildlife #Friday #Macro #Photography #ImageAndVerse
A watercolor of a dead hornet, on its back.
Wasp & cicada week ends with this hornet. I hope you enjoyed following along with this themed trip through my portfolio!
#bugsky #sciart #timetravel #portfolio #wasp
Firebugs on bramble leaf
Firebugs on the ground
A cluster of Firebugs
Firebugs (Pyrrhocoris apterus) in Earlham Cemetery, #Norwich. Thanks to @vannabartlett.bsky.social for where to check & @ians4ad.bsky.social for a great discovery last year! #bugsky
Morning European paper #wasp from my summer #Philly garden.🌞 #Flyday #BugSky #macro #photography #nature #insects #eastcoastkin #Vespidae #pollinators
Fuzzy black and lemon bee pollinating lavender petalled flower with yellow center.
Happy Fly-day. We made it!
Male common eastern bumblebee
(Bombus impatiens)
on New England aster
in the Logan Square neighborhood
of Chicago on 9-8-25
Visiting this weekend, on my mind 🖖🏼
#flyDay #eck #bugsky #macro #photography #macrophotography #bees #bumblebees #nature #art #pollinators 🐝
🧪 🌎 🌿 #nature #art #illustration #bugsky
