though i have been slacking on posting bugs lately
January 25, 2026 at 6:39 PM
though i have been slacking on posting bugs lately
#FossilFriday
One of the best preserved alvarezsaurids, Ceratonykus oculatus from Mongolia!
One of the best preserved alvarezsaurids, Ceratonykus oculatus from Mongolia!
November 15, 2024 at 2:25 PM
#FossilFriday
One of the best preserved alvarezsaurids, Ceratonykus oculatus from Mongolia!
One of the best preserved alvarezsaurids, Ceratonykus oculatus from Mongolia!
Found some interesting bugs though! More photos later of this super cool beetle later.
Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
(Alaus oculatus)
Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
(Alaus oculatus)
May 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Found some interesting bugs though! More photos later of this super cool beetle later.
Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
(Alaus oculatus)
Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
(Alaus oculatus)
5-8dpf. Stages 28-31. Spotted gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) embryonic development. #EndlessFishMostBeautiful #EvoDevo #AquaticModels @fishevodevogeno.bsky.social
April 25, 2026 at 6:49 PM
5-8dpf. Stages 28-31. Spotted gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) embryonic development. #EndlessFishMostBeautiful #EvoDevo #AquaticModels @fishevodevogeno.bsky.social
How interesting is this beetle! It’s Alaus oculatus, Eastern Eyed Click Beetle. #beetle #clickbeetle
June 24, 2025 at 12:50 PM
How interesting is this beetle! It’s Alaus oculatus, Eastern Eyed Click Beetle. #beetle #clickbeetle
Absolutely zero Big-eyed Toad Bugs (Gelastocoris oculatus) in leaf litter either!
#LeaveTheLeaves #invertebrates #becurious
#LeaveTheLeaves #invertebrates #becurious
February 9, 2024 at 7:10 PM
Absolutely zero Big-eyed Toad Bugs (Gelastocoris oculatus) in leaf litter either!
#LeaveTheLeaves #invertebrates #becurious
#LeaveTheLeaves #invertebrates #becurious
Nothing to see here. Move along. This is not the Big-eyed Toad Bug (Gelastocoris oculatus) you're looking for.
#invertebrates #becurious
#invertebrates #becurious
February 9, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Nothing to see here. Move along. This is not the Big-eyed Toad Bug (Gelastocoris oculatus) you're looking for.
#invertebrates #becurious
#invertebrates #becurious
Found this fabulous Eastern Eyed Click Beetle wandering around on a dead log. Modified hairs (setae) in the eye spots combine structure and pigment to reflect and refract light. As a result, the false eyes appear deep black, making them conspicuous to potential predators.
(Alaus oculatus) #invert
(Alaus oculatus) #invert
May 11, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Found this fabulous Eastern Eyed Click Beetle wandering around on a dead log. Modified hairs (setae) in the eye spots combine structure and pigment to reflect and refract light. As a result, the false eyes appear deep black, making them conspicuous to potential predators.
(Alaus oculatus) #invert
(Alaus oculatus) #invert
Today's nature friend was an exciting surprise!
May 14, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Today's nature friend was an exciting surprise!
Deze Oliekever had ik al een poos in mijn map, maar ik had er nooit eerder een naam bij gevonden. Het is de Heucleus oculatus, in het Engels Blister Beetle. Hij mag vandaag de show stelen bij #lichteel #KleurInDeNatuur.
February 28, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Deze Oliekever had ik al een poos in mijn map, maar ik had er nooit eerder een naam bij gevonden. Het is de Heucleus oculatus, in het Engels Blister Beetle. Hij mag vandaag de show stelen bij #lichteel #KleurInDeNatuur.
‘Sechsbeiner’ #FotoVorschlag
(Alaus oculatus)
(Alaus oculatus)
April 15, 2024 at 2:45 PM
‘Sechsbeiner’ #FotoVorschlag
(Alaus oculatus)
(Alaus oculatus)
The beautiful dewlap displays of anoles serve to defend territories and to attract mates. Here is a lady Dominican anole (Anolis oculatus) admiring her suitor’s efforts at Indian River 🇩🇲. Who wouldn’t melt away at the sight of that flashy wattle?!
April 9, 2026 at 2:03 AM
The beautiful dewlap displays of anoles serve to defend territories and to attract mates. Here is a lady Dominican anole (Anolis oculatus) admiring her suitor’s efforts at Indian River 🇩🇲. Who wouldn’t melt away at the sight of that flashy wattle?!
Alaus oculatus, it seems. Eastern eyed click beetle.
May 20, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Alaus oculatus, it seems. Eastern eyed click beetle.
Euglenes oculatus today in Bengeo garden, nationally scarce ant-like leaf beetle that develops in red-rotten heartwood of oaks.
Normally I see this species at night attracted to light, this one however flew onto my shirt in broad daylight. @nottscoleoptera.bsky.social #Aderidae #saproxylic
Normally I see this species at night attracted to light, this one however flew onto my shirt in broad daylight. @nottscoleoptera.bsky.social #Aderidae #saproxylic
June 1, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Euglenes oculatus today in Bengeo garden, nationally scarce ant-like leaf beetle that develops in red-rotten heartwood of oaks.
Normally I see this species at night attracted to light, this one however flew onto my shirt in broad daylight. @nottscoleoptera.bsky.social #Aderidae #saproxylic
Normally I see this species at night attracted to light, this one however flew onto my shirt in broad daylight. @nottscoleoptera.bsky.social #Aderidae #saproxylic
Beetle Samurai by Tetra! [ @tetraminose.bsky.social ]
Luminous Seashell by Clown! [@clowndraco - YT]
Alaus Oculatus by T. Gantt! [ @knitetgantt.bsky.social ]
Meeko by Rook! [@grajorook - Bsky]
Luminous Seashell by Clown! [@clowndraco - YT]
Alaus Oculatus by T. Gantt! [ @knitetgantt.bsky.social ]
Meeko by Rook! [@grajorook - Bsky]
August 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Beetle Samurai by Tetra! [ @tetraminose.bsky.social ]
Luminous Seashell by Clown! [@clowndraco - YT]
Alaus Oculatus by T. Gantt! [ @knitetgantt.bsky.social ]
Meeko by Rook! [@grajorook - Bsky]
Luminous Seashell by Clown! [@clowndraco - YT]
Alaus Oculatus by T. Gantt! [ @knitetgantt.bsky.social ]
Meeko by Rook! [@grajorook - Bsky]
A tale of two lizards 🦎🦎
Anole lizards are incredibly diverse, particularly in the Caribbean, where many islands harbor their own endemic species. For example, Dominica is home to Anolis oculatus, the Dominican anole. 1/3
Anole lizards are incredibly diverse, particularly in the Caribbean, where many islands harbor their own endemic species. For example, Dominica is home to Anolis oculatus, the Dominican anole. 1/3
April 7, 2026 at 12:20 AM
A tale of two lizards 🦎🦎
Anole lizards are incredibly diverse, particularly in the Caribbean, where many islands harbor their own endemic species. For example, Dominica is home to Anolis oculatus, the Dominican anole. 1/3
Anole lizards are incredibly diverse, particularly in the Caribbean, where many islands harbor their own endemic species. For example, Dominica is home to Anolis oculatus, the Dominican anole. 1/3
Eastern eyed click beetle (Alaus oculatus), Bernheim Forest and Arboretum, Clermont, KY
June 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Eastern eyed click beetle (Alaus oculatus), Bernheim Forest and Arboretum, Clermont, KY
"The Night of Green Fire is an Imperial lie, those 'refugees' were being funded by the Penitus Oculatus and working with the racist Stormcloaks to start a color revolution in Alinor"
Altmer academic that constantly writes about micro aggressions and racism in Cyrodil but is Thalmor-apologist when it comes to international politics.
December 14, 2024 at 10:22 PM
"The Night of Green Fire is an Imperial lie, those 'refugees' were being funded by the Penitus Oculatus and working with the racist Stormcloaks to start a color revolution in Alinor"
Which is rather silly when the Dark Brotherhood, like every other faction, is on its last legs before the Dragonborn whips them into shape. The Penitus Oculatus nearly wipe them out in this questline!
April 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Which is rather silly when the Dark Brotherhood, like every other faction, is on its last legs before the Dragonborn whips them into shape. The Penitus Oculatus nearly wipe them out in this questline!
Heute habe ich noch einen Anolis für Euch: Den Dominica-Anolis (Anolis oculatus)😍
Den hier entdeckte ich bei einem Spaziergang im Norden der Insel und hatte das Glück, ein Foto machen zu können, bevor er im Gebüsch verschwand.
🧵 1 / 4
Den hier entdeckte ich bei einem Spaziergang im Norden der Insel und hatte das Glück, ein Foto machen zu können, bevor er im Gebüsch verschwand.
🧵 1 / 4
March 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Heute habe ich noch einen Anolis für Euch: Den Dominica-Anolis (Anolis oculatus)😍
Den hier entdeckte ich bei einem Spaziergang im Norden der Insel und hatte das Glück, ein Foto machen zu können, bevor er im Gebüsch verschwand.
🧵 1 / 4
Den hier entdeckte ich bei einem Spaziergang im Norden der Insel und hatte das Glück, ein Foto machen zu können, bevor er im Gebüsch verschwand.
🧵 1 / 4
Florida gar looks *very* similar to the spotted gar (Lepsiosteus oculatus), both sharing irregular spots all over their head, body, and fins. One way to tell them apart is by the hair (er, scales) on their chinny-chin-chins - the Florida gar lacks ganoid scales under the throat #25DaysofFishmas
December 3, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Florida gar looks *very* similar to the spotted gar (Lepsiosteus oculatus), both sharing irregular spots all over their head, body, and fins. One way to tell them apart is by the hair (er, scales) on their chinny-chin-chins - the Florida gar lacks ganoid scales under the throat #25DaysofFishmas
You don’t want to be spotted without the holiday season’s hottest accessory - spots!
Dressed to impress with its namesake coloration, Day 18’s #Fishmas feature the Spotted Gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) might be the most stylish of the #GreatLakes gar species - no ugly holiday sweaters here! #GarWeek
Dressed to impress with its namesake coloration, Day 18’s #Fishmas feature the Spotted Gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) might be the most stylish of the #GreatLakes gar species - no ugly holiday sweaters here! #GarWeek
December 18, 2024 at 2:02 PM
You don’t want to be spotted without the holiday season’s hottest accessory - spots!
Dressed to impress with its namesake coloration, Day 18’s #Fishmas feature the Spotted Gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) might be the most stylish of the #GreatLakes gar species - no ugly holiday sweaters here! #GarWeek
Dressed to impress with its namesake coloration, Day 18’s #Fishmas feature the Spotted Gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) might be the most stylish of the #GreatLakes gar species - no ugly holiday sweaters here! #GarWeek
And an obligatory beetle post, since I also keep beetles. Euphoria fulgida, Lucanus elaphus, Alaus oculatus, and Calosoma scrutator
November 12, 2024 at 4:38 AM
And an obligatory beetle post, since I also keep beetles. Euphoria fulgida, Lucanus elaphus, Alaus oculatus, and Calosoma scrutator