#letsgobugging

Kate Bugstrop

@ilikebugs.bsky.social

1 year ago

Close-up photo of an Eastern Tent Caterpillar moth with wings raised on the tip of my finger. The moth is very fuzzy and has feathery wings.

Close-up photo of a longhorn bee on a yellow flower. The bee is very fuzzy.

Close-up of a very light green flatid planthopper on a wooden railing. Its eyes make it look a little like a cartoon.

Close-up of a blow fly (related to house flies) on a goldenrod blossom. Profile view. Its front two legs are up and it looks like it's rearing like a horse.

What the world needs now
Is bugs sweet bugs
#bugphotos #letsgobugging #insects #insectphotos #parody

Kate Bugstrop

@ilikebugs.bsky.social

1 year ago

An up-close photograph of a gray insect on the tip of my finger, looking at it straight-on. She has big brown eyes and thin antennae, a round body, and thin brown legs.

Female cankerworm moth! Still has that cute moth face, just no moth wings! #bugpics #bugsky #letsgobugging

Kate Bugstrop

@ilikebugs.bsky.social

1 year ago

A close-up photo of a tan and white moth from the side. It has big brown eyes and big feathery antenna. It's perched on a small sapling.

Today's #ArtAdventCalendar fluttered by to say hello: a male fall cankerworm moth (the females don't have wings! Pic in thread). Exciting to see some winter bugs. #bugsky #letsgobugging #moth #insectphotography

Kate Bugstrop

@ilikebugs.bsky.social

1 year ago

A close-up photograph of a bumblebee clutching to the petal of a hibiscus flower. It's peeking over the top of the petal, and it's covered in pollen.

Have a bumblebee covered in pollen for #ArtAdventCalendar day 6! Thinking about warmer days today!
#insectphotography #bugsky #ilikebugs #letsgobugging

Kate Bugstrop

@ilikebugs.bsky.social

1 year ago

A yellow beetle on a goldenrod leaf faces the camera with its front legs raised as if to cheer you on

It's #ArtAdventCalendar time again! Last year I snapped this yellow spotted cucumber beetle as it was about to take off, but I like to think it was cheering me on. Now it's on the cover of my Let's Go Bugging zine!
#bugpic #zine #insectphotography #ilikebugs #bugsky #letsgobugging

Kate Bugstrop

@ilikebugs.bsky.social

1 year ago

brown and yellow jagged ambush bug perched on the dying blossom of a goldenrod plant

Missing my bug friends so will try to share more of them throughout the winter here. Here is a jagged ambush bug using its expert camouflage in goldenrod blossoms: it not only matches the blooming yellow flowers but also the spent brown ones. #bugsky #truebug #ilikebugs #letsgobugging

Kate Bugstrop

@ilikebugs.bsky.social

2 years ago

Giant leopard moth caterpillar, which is brown and hairy, clings with a few legs to the stem of a Queen Anne's Lace flower.

American green crab spider, which is white with red markings, spreads its long legs on a leaf.

While I wait for my buggy friends to come back in the spring, I'll share some of my favorites from last year. Descriptions in Alt text. #bugs #insects #letsgobugging