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Some bugs are like gems

#macromonday #macrophotography #macro #bug #elasmostethus #insectphotography #photography #biodiversity #biologiskmångfald #backyardbiodiversity #birchshieldbug
February 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Northern mockingbird perched on native beautyberry.

Gouache and watercolor 9 X 12

#sciart #wildlifeart #naturalhistory #birdart #traditionalart #originalart #gouache #watercolor #mixedmedia #plantart #backyardbiodiversity
Northern Mockingbird perched and framed by beautyberry.
July 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Playing hide and seek with the Geckos in the garden.

🦎🪪 Cape Dwarf Gecko,
Lygodactylus capensis.

#Reptiles #Herpetology
#BackyardBiodiversity
March 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Weevil Wednesday

#weevilwednesday #weevil #liophloeus #liophloeustessulatus #curculionidae #coleoptera #insectphotography #macrophotography #naturephotography #photography #PG9II #kirskålsvivel #biodiversity #backyardbiodiversity #biologiskmångfald
February 12, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Talking about gems - Chrysolina beetle

#chrysolina #bladbagge #leafbeetle #skalbagge #beetle #biodiversity #backyardbiodiversity #biologiskmångfald #inaturalist #macrophotography #naturephotography #photography #bjäre #bjärenatur #nature
February 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Moth Monday -
Small magpie, Anania hortulata

#ananiahortulata #crambidae #vittnässelmott #smallmagpie #moth #lepidoptera #macromonday #mothmonday #macrophotography #naturephotography #bjäre #bjärenatur #biodiversity #biologiskmångfald #backyardbiodiversity
February 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Yet another spring sign - a Brachyptera risi stone fly!
#Brachypterarisi #stonefly #plecoptera #Taeniopterygidae #macrophoto #backyardbiodiversity #biodiversity #vbjärenatur #TG6 #naturephotography #insectphotography #biodiversitet #bäckslända
April 3, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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Time for the great prominent, Peridea anceps.
Great name!
#perideaanceps #ektandvinge #thegreatprominent #notodontidae #Lepidoptera #insectphotography #naturephotography #backyardbiodiversity #bjäre #ek #oak
April 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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A brown house sparrow perched on blue salvia flower spikes, surrounded by vivid purple blooms and green leaves
#HouseSparrow #BlueSalvia #GardenBirds #WildlifePhotography #VibrantNature #BackyardBiodiversity #FloralBackground #SummerGarden #NatureLovers
September 22, 2026 at 1:33 PM
photomaze.bsky.social
Happy to meet the sand bees, Andrena fulva, again. Lovely creatures!
#sandbees #andrenafulva #andrena #glödsandbi #solitarybee #backyardbiodiversity #biodiversity #Inaturalist #insectphotography #naturephotography #macrophotography #RF100
April 22, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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A black beauty - A black snail beetle, Phosphuga atrata.
Biodiversity comes in many formats.

#blacksnailbeetle #blackcarrionbeetle #snäckjägare #silphidae #coleoptera #insectphotography #naturephotography #bjärenatur #macrophoto #TG6 #blackbeauty #biodiversity #backyardbiodiversity #biodiversitet
April 3, 2026 at 8:50 PM
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The handsome ground beetle Carabus cancellatus

#carabus #carabuscancellatus #groundbeetle #kopparlöpare #beetle #coleoptera #biodiversity #biologiskmångfald #backyardbiodiversity #macrophotography #insectphotography #naturephotography #macroshot #macrophoto #bjärebiodiversity #bjärenatur #bjäre
February 20, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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Time for the pale tussock moth,Calliteara pudibunda.
An impressive Erebidae moth, with a very striking larvae.
#Erebidae #paletussockmoth #callitearapudibunda #bokspinnare #moth #lepidoptera #insectphotography #macrophotography #bjärebiodiversity #backyardbiodiversity #INaturalist
May 4, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Here is the new gall wasp discovered at #RiceUniversity that is featured in this kid's book. #BackyardBiodiversity
July 29, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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Like a small bear with antennae and wings!
December moths, Poecilocampa populi, appear already in October, at least here.

#Poecilocampapopuli #lasiocampidae #Lepidoptera #poppelsvärmare #naturephotography #insectphotography #backyardbiodiversity #decembermoth #oak #poplar #macro #TG6 #inaturalist
November 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Have you seen any Purple thorn, Selenia tetralunaria, lately?
They look like this:

#seleniatetralunaria #purplethorn, #rödbrunmånmätare #geometridae #Lepidoptera #moth #macrophotography #biodiversity #backyardbiodiversity #rf100/2.8
May 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
photomaze.bsky.social
A nice guy - the September thorn, Ennomos erosaria, a geometrid moth, and a sign of early autumn.

#septemberthorn #ennomoserosaria #geometridae #ekflikmätare #moth #insectphotography #naturephotography #biodiversity #biologiskmångfald #backyardbiodiversity #bjäre #macrophoto #inaturalist
the september thorn Ennomos erosaria. Ekflikmätare på svenska
September 21, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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I've been noticing the tell tale signs of leaf cutter bees in my garden, and today I found one making her nest!
Nothing gets me quite so excited as #backyardbiodiversity
December 4, 2023 at 12:51 AM
scottpegan.bsky.social
#A_day_in_the_life of a live oak (day 395): #NewSpecies of parasitoid wasp discovered emerging from leaf galls induced by the cynipid wasp Neuroterus nr. bussae on the southern live oak, Quercus virginiana. #biodiversity #discovery #BackyardBiodiversity
November 25, 2024 at 5:49 PM
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Biodiversity times - a puss moth Cerura vinula, mighty impressive as an adult Moths but even more impressive as a larvae!

#ceruravinula #pussmoth #störregaffelsvans #notodontidae #insectphotography #RF50/1.2 #bjärenatur #biodiversity #backyardbiodiversity #INaturalist
The puss moth, Cerura vinula, större gaffelsvans in swedish. The moth belongs to the Notodontidae family.
May 9, 2026 at 2:17 PM
photomaze.bsky.social
A beauty - Anchomenus dorsalis, one of the more colourful ground beetles.

#groundbeetle #carabidae #backyardbiodiversity #fläcklöpare #jordlöpare #beetle #watercolour #biodiversity #insectpainting #akvarell #bjärenatur
The ground beetle Anchomenus dorsalis, one of the more colourful ones
June 3, 2026 at 8:56 PM