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@ay-its-grey​ submitted: Ladybug, ladybug larva, and some kind of crab spider (northeast utah)

Some excellent buggy friends. Looks like a transverse lady beetle, Coccinella transversoguttata. You’re right that it looks like a lady beetle larva but I can’t see it well enough to ID species, so we’ll just say it’s a pal. And yes indeed, a ground crab spider in Xysticus! i love them all :)

@philoursmars submitted: En Auvergne, des Argus bleus

Phiiloursmars

Beautiful friends! Getting those delicious minerals out of the dirt.

@knittingnoodle​ submitted: First time I was able to take a photo without them running away at lighting speed! This elusive iridescent beetle is from Kentucky

A fancy lad! Stylish! A voracious predator! I love them. They are a six-spotted tiger beetle and yes, they are crazy fast!

@puretrid submitted: someone is making a home in my rafters! I believe this is a European paper wasp

She’s doing an incredible job! Can’t ID without a location, but I do love her :)

Butterflies. https://www.etsy.com/listing/290919153

Genus of mayfly from the family of speckled duns, Callibaetis ferrugineus

Today I took some pictures of my "Bottle-terrariums" All the little plants, twigs and pieces of bark are collected in the local woods. There are only two things as an addition to the "forest things". It's a little colony of springtails to keep the soil in good condition and a kind of "barrier" between the soil and the false bottom. I'm also breeding some little white isopods (Trichorhina tomentosa) to add them in the future as the third helping hand into these Terrariums. They work like hand in glove with the springtails to keep the whole little ecosphere alive and thriving.

It's 🐞 ladybug

it was funny. I caught this ladybug in my room, took it in my hand, carefully closed it in the fist, carried it out into the street. Opened my fist and waited for 🐞 to come out from above and fly away. I wanted to record this moment on video. Suddenly I felt it crawling from below my hand. I decided to restart video recording. Stopped recording and wanted to start again to capture the moment of takeoff. But the ladybug flew away at the very moment when the recording was turned off. The plan failed.

She’s a-sniffin’!

Cayenne is just so cute—look at that little shovel-face! 😍🪲💕

🐞🐝🪲🦋 The butterfly Effect: Insects and the making of the modern world 🦋🪲🐝🐞

Really loving this book lately! Definitely recommend if you’re into bugs!

More of those pictures I didn’t post when I originally took them. June, 2020.

this girl in my class described adhd today by just saying “there are BEES in my head” and you know what? yeah

Colors ~ Lime Green

Since you guys asked me to post some of my photographs, here are a few of my favorite shots of bees, bugs & butterflies!

I think my proudest achievement is probably the first one of the mating orange tips, since I spent nearly 2 springs trying to get a picture of it, but these butterflies just NEVER sit still...unless you're lucky enough to catch them in an intimate moment like this :'D There is also a fun story behind the dragonfly, I think I'll make a separate post for that one since I was able to take a lot of pretty shots of this particular dragonfly! Hmm....should I put some of these up as wallpapers or even as posters on redbubble? Would you guys be interested in that? I never put my photos up anywhere, so I'd love to hear your feedback!

Thorynx stimboard for @plushh-dragonz!
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thoughts on the stranger & the spiral & the corruption

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