Some #mushrooms exude slime, the stipe of this #fungus looks almost glass like. The wet appearance gives this #fungi its common name.
🍄:Dripping Bonnet
🔬:(Roridomyces roridus)
📏:Cap ~8mm
📍:Birmingham, UK
#macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #mycology #mushroom #fungifriends
🍄:Dripping Bonnet
🔬:(Roridomyces roridus)
📏:Cap ~8mm
📍:Birmingham, UK
#macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #mycology #mushroom #fungifriends
December 11, 2024 at 6:43 PM
Some #mushrooms exude slime, the stipe of this #fungus looks almost glass like. The wet appearance gives this #fungi its common name.
🍄:Dripping Bonnet
🔬:(Roridomyces roridus)
📏:Cap ~8mm
📍:Birmingham, UK
#macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #mycology #mushroom #fungifriends
🍄:Dripping Bonnet
🔬:(Roridomyces roridus)
📏:Cap ~8mm
📍:Birmingham, UK
#macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #mycology #mushroom #fungifriends
Amethyst Deciever 🍄
(Laccaria amethystina)
This fungus is a symbiont that shows a strong preference for growing in symbiosis with Beech.
#macroaddicts #macro #photography #purple #woodland #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #fungifriends #fungi #mushroom #symbiotic #fungal
(Laccaria amethystina)
This fungus is a symbiont that shows a strong preference for growing in symbiosis with Beech.
#macroaddicts #macro #photography #purple #woodland #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #fungifriends #fungi #mushroom #symbiotic #fungal
November 24, 2024 at 2:07 PM
Amethyst Deciever 🍄
(Laccaria amethystina)
This fungus is a symbiont that shows a strong preference for growing in symbiosis with Beech.
#macroaddicts #macro #photography #purple #woodland #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #fungifriends #fungi #mushroom #symbiotic #fungal
(Laccaria amethystina)
This fungus is a symbiont that shows a strong preference for growing in symbiosis with Beech.
#macroaddicts #macro #photography #purple #woodland #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #fungifriends #fungi #mushroom #symbiotic #fungal
Another beautiful #fungi for you today, in a less usual colour, blue.
Blue Roundhead
(Stropharia caerulea)
📍Birmingham, UK
#birmingham #macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #fungus #fungifriends #mushroom #mycology #wildlifephotography
Blue Roundhead
(Stropharia caerulea)
📍Birmingham, UK
#birmingham #macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #fungus #fungifriends #mushroom #mycology #wildlifephotography
December 4, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Another beautiful #fungi for you today, in a less usual colour, blue.
Blue Roundhead
(Stropharia caerulea)
📍Birmingham, UK
#birmingham #macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #fungus #fungifriends #mushroom #mycology #wildlifephotography
Blue Roundhead
(Stropharia caerulea)
📍Birmingham, UK
#birmingham #macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #fungus #fungifriends #mushroom #mycology #wildlifephotography
Experimenting with reflections ~
#macromonday #macro #photography #nature #naturelovers #naturephotography #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #artyear #closeupphotography #naturacro #macroaddicts #flowers #bloomscroll
#macromonday #macro #photography #nature #naturelovers #naturephotography #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #artyear #closeupphotography #naturacro #macroaddicts #flowers #bloomscroll
March 10, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Experimenting with reflections ~
#macromonday #macro #photography #nature #naturelovers #naturephotography #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #artyear #closeupphotography #naturacro #macroaddicts #flowers #bloomscroll
#macromonday #macro #photography #nature #naturelovers #naturephotography #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #artyear #closeupphotography #naturacro #macroaddicts #flowers #bloomscroll
Smaragdlibel, downy emerald, maragda envellutada
#macroaddicts #dragonfly #libellula
#insects #macrophotography
#macroaddicts #dragonfly #libellula
#insects #macrophotography
April 27, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Smaragdlibel, downy emerald, maragda envellutada
#macroaddicts #dragonfly #libellula
#insects #macrophotography
#macroaddicts #dragonfly #libellula
#insects #macrophotography
Here's an impressive #fungus I found last year whilst conserving a #sssi #grassland.
Meadow Waxcap
(Cuphophyllus pratensis)
#macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #fungifriends #westmidlands #mycology #waxcap #hygrocybe #fungi #conservation
Meadow Waxcap
(Cuphophyllus pratensis)
#macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #fungifriends #westmidlands #mycology #waxcap #hygrocybe #fungi #conservation
December 7, 2024 at 8:45 PM
Here's an impressive #fungus I found last year whilst conserving a #sssi #grassland.
Meadow Waxcap
(Cuphophyllus pratensis)
#macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #fungifriends #westmidlands #mycology #waxcap #hygrocybe #fungi #conservation
Meadow Waxcap
(Cuphophyllus pratensis)
#macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #fungifriends #westmidlands #mycology #waxcap #hygrocybe #fungi #conservation
Some #fungi are incredibly tiny requiring keen eyes to spot, this #mushroom has a cap measuring only 3mm 🤯
Holly Parachute
(Marasmius hudsonii)
📍 #Birmingham UK
The cap and stem are covered in bristly hairs (setae)
#macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #fungifriends #mycology
Holly Parachute
(Marasmius hudsonii)
📍 #Birmingham UK
The cap and stem are covered in bristly hairs (setae)
#macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #fungifriends #mycology
December 1, 2024 at 10:13 AM
Some #fungi are incredibly tiny requiring keen eyes to spot, this #mushroom has a cap measuring only 3mm 🤯
Holly Parachute
(Marasmius hudsonii)
📍 #Birmingham UK
The cap and stem are covered in bristly hairs (setae)
#macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #fungifriends #mycology
Holly Parachute
(Marasmius hudsonii)
📍 #Birmingham UK
The cap and stem are covered in bristly hairs (setae)
#macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #fungifriends #mycology
This #butterfly is near identical to another which shares a similar distribution and habitat, the Essex Skipper. Brown tips on the anttenna separate them.
🐛:Small Skipper
🔬:(Thymelicus sylvestris)
📍:Birmingham UK
#macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #butterflies #lepidoptera
🐛:Small Skipper
🔬:(Thymelicus sylvestris)
📍:Birmingham UK
#macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #butterflies #lepidoptera
December 9, 2024 at 7:02 PM
This #butterfly is near identical to another which shares a similar distribution and habitat, the Essex Skipper. Brown tips on the anttenna separate them.
🐛:Small Skipper
🔬:(Thymelicus sylvestris)
📍:Birmingham UK
#macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #butterflies #lepidoptera
🐛:Small Skipper
🔬:(Thymelicus sylvestris)
📍:Birmingham UK
#macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #butterflies #lepidoptera
#Butterflies are often very #colourful and sometimes with striking eyespots which they use to confuse predators.
🔍🐛: Saribia tepahi
🌍📍: #Madagascar
#macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotographg #trekking #jungle #butterfly #lepidoptera #pollinator
🔍🐛: Saribia tepahi
🌍📍: #Madagascar
#macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotographg #trekking #jungle #butterfly #lepidoptera #pollinator
November 28, 2024 at 6:52 PM
#Butterflies are often very #colourful and sometimes with striking eyespots which they use to confuse predators.
🔍🐛: Saribia tepahi
🌍📍: #Madagascar
#macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotographg #trekking #jungle #butterfly #lepidoptera #pollinator
🔍🐛: Saribia tepahi
🌍📍: #Madagascar
#macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotographg #trekking #jungle #butterfly #lepidoptera #pollinator
‘Alter Ego’ -Tiny like a spider, mighty like an elephant. a jumping spider’s shadow revels his alter ego.
#macromonday #macro #photography #nature #insect #naturelovers #naturephotography #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #artyear #closeupphotography #naturemacro #macroaddicts #jumpingspider
#macromonday #macro #photography #nature #insect #naturelovers #naturephotography #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #artyear #closeupphotography #naturemacro #macroaddicts #jumpingspider
March 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
‘Alter Ego’ -Tiny like a spider, mighty like an elephant. a jumping spider’s shadow revels his alter ego.
#macromonday #macro #photography #nature #insect #naturelovers #naturephotography #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #artyear #closeupphotography #naturemacro #macroaddicts #jumpingspider
#macromonday #macro #photography #nature #insect #naturelovers #naturephotography #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #artyear #closeupphotography #naturemacro #macroaddicts #jumpingspider
Ladybirds make great subjects for #macrophotography
Their brightly coloured wing-cases (elytra) often make them 'pop' from the background.
Here's a very common native #ladybird in the #UK, the Seven-spot (Coccinella septempunctata).
#macroaddicts #macro #nature #wildlife #ladybug #beetle #red
Their brightly coloured wing-cases (elytra) often make them 'pop' from the background.
Here's a very common native #ladybird in the #UK, the Seven-spot (Coccinella septempunctata).
#macroaddicts #macro #nature #wildlife #ladybug #beetle #red
November 24, 2024 at 12:15 AM
Ladybirds make great subjects for #macrophotography
Their brightly coloured wing-cases (elytra) often make them 'pop' from the background.
Here's a very common native #ladybird in the #UK, the Seven-spot (Coccinella septempunctata).
#macroaddicts #macro #nature #wildlife #ladybug #beetle #red
Their brightly coloured wing-cases (elytra) often make them 'pop' from the background.
Here's a very common native #ladybird in the #UK, the Seven-spot (Coccinella septempunctata).
#macroaddicts #macro #nature #wildlife #ladybug #beetle #red
Gardening for #wildlife is so rewarding, this showed up in my wildflower meadow earlier this year.
Species: Black-tailed Aphid Eater (Eupeodes luniger)
#macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #conservationgardening #conservation #fly #diptera #mimic #photography #wildlifephotography
Species: Black-tailed Aphid Eater (Eupeodes luniger)
#macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #conservationgardening #conservation #fly #diptera #mimic #photography #wildlifephotography
November 23, 2024 at 3:29 PM
Gardening for #wildlife is so rewarding, this showed up in my wildflower meadow earlier this year.
Species: Black-tailed Aphid Eater (Eupeodes luniger)
#macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #conservationgardening #conservation #fly #diptera #mimic #photography #wildlifephotography
Species: Black-tailed Aphid Eater (Eupeodes luniger)
#macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #conservationgardening #conservation #fly #diptera #mimic #photography #wildlifephotography
Look at how angry he is #omsystems #om5 #60mm #macrophotography #macroaddicts #macro #olympus #wildlife #insects #bugs
September 26, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Look at how angry he is #omsystems #om5 #60mm #macrophotography #macroaddicts #macro #olympus #wildlife #insects #bugs
The distinction between a #moth and #butterfly is not as simple as their presence in day or night.
Here is a day flying moth:
Six-spot Burnet
(Zygaena filipendulae)
📍: Dudley, UK
📅: July
#macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #lepidoptera #nature #wildlife #moths #westmidlands #moths
Here is a day flying moth:
Six-spot Burnet
(Zygaena filipendulae)
📍: Dudley, UK
📅: July
#macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #lepidoptera #nature #wildlife #moths #westmidlands #moths
December 3, 2024 at 8:39 PM
The distinction between a #moth and #butterfly is not as simple as their presence in day or night.
Here is a day flying moth:
Six-spot Burnet
(Zygaena filipendulae)
📍: Dudley, UK
📅: July
#macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #lepidoptera #nature #wildlife #moths #westmidlands #moths
Here is a day flying moth:
Six-spot Burnet
(Zygaena filipendulae)
📍: Dudley, UK
📅: July
#macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #lepidoptera #nature #wildlife #moths #westmidlands #moths
Shiny Woodlouse
(Oniscus asellus)
#Detritivores play an important role in #ecosystems when it comes to nutrient cycling.
Woodlouse are not actually insects as some believe but #isopods an Order of #crustaceans.
#woodlouse #isopod #macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife
(Oniscus asellus)
#Detritivores play an important role in #ecosystems when it comes to nutrient cycling.
Woodlouse are not actually insects as some believe but #isopods an Order of #crustaceans.
#woodlouse #isopod #macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife
November 29, 2024 at 5:46 PM
Shiny Woodlouse
(Oniscus asellus)
#Detritivores play an important role in #ecosystems when it comes to nutrient cycling.
Woodlouse are not actually insects as some believe but #isopods an Order of #crustaceans.
#woodlouse #isopod #macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife
(Oniscus asellus)
#Detritivores play an important role in #ecosystems when it comes to nutrient cycling.
Woodlouse are not actually insects as some believe but #isopods an Order of #crustaceans.
#woodlouse #isopod #macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife
12 dec. 2025: warm buiten: hommel bij komkommerplant. It is extraordinarily warm: a bumblebee 🐝 flying around (the Netherlands)
#macroaddicts #bumblebee
#insects #macrophotography
#macroaddicts #bumblebee
#insects #macrophotography
December 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
12 dec. 2025: warm buiten: hommel bij komkommerplant. It is extraordinarily warm: a bumblebee 🐝 flying around (the Netherlands)
#macroaddicts #bumblebee
#insects #macrophotography
#macroaddicts #bumblebee
#insects #macrophotography
Jumping spiders see the world very differently to us. For starters some have #tetrachromatic vision allowing them to see #UV light.
Their large front eyes (AME) have two lenses allowing them to zoom like a telephoto lens.
#macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #indonesia #travel
Their large front eyes (AME) have two lenses allowing them to zoom like a telephoto lens.
#macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #indonesia #travel
December 2, 2024 at 6:19 PM
Jumping spiders see the world very differently to us. For starters some have #tetrachromatic vision allowing them to see #UV light.
Their large front eyes (AME) have two lenses allowing them to zoom like a telephoto lens.
#macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #indonesia #travel
Their large front eyes (AME) have two lenses allowing them to zoom like a telephoto lens.
#macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #indonesia #travel
FineArtz Flowerz 2, "Kale" #rosewednesday #flowers #gardensky #gardening #macro #macrophotography #photography #macroaddicts #naturephotography #flowerreport #fujifilm #fujifeed #fujixseries #fineart #filmphotography #closeup #vegetables #veggies #farm #farming #growfoodnotlawns #foodnotbombs #food👨🍳
January 15, 2025 at 7:10 PM
FineArtz Flowerz 2, "Kale" #rosewednesday #flowers #gardensky #gardening #macro #macrophotography #photography #macroaddicts #naturephotography #flowerreport #fujifilm #fujifeed #fujixseries #fineart #filmphotography #closeup #vegetables #veggies #farm #farming #growfoodnotlawns #foodnotbombs #food👨🍳
#Dragonflies and #Damselflies both have incredibly large compound eyes which give them near 360° vision. This combined with their agile #flight means they are effective hunters with ~90% success. 🤯
#odonata #dragonfly #damselfly #macroaddicts #macro #predator #macrophotography #wildlife #nature
#odonata #dragonfly #damselfly #macroaddicts #macro #predator #macrophotography #wildlife #nature
November 27, 2024 at 4:48 PM
#Dragonflies and #Damselflies both have incredibly large compound eyes which give them near 360° vision. This combined with their agile #flight means they are effective hunters with ~90% success. 🤯
#odonata #dragonfly #damselfly #macroaddicts #macro #predator #macrophotography #wildlife #nature
#odonata #dragonfly #damselfly #macroaddicts #macro #predator #macrophotography #wildlife #nature
Another day a little better #omsystems #om5 #60mm #macrophotography #macroaddicts #macro #olympus #wildlife #insects #bugs
September 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Another day a little better #omsystems #om5 #60mm #macrophotography #macroaddicts #macro #olympus #wildlife #insects #bugs
A little Jumping spider at the Botanic Gardens, Canberra, 2022 (it looks like a tiny hot cross bun) #macro #spiders #jumpingspiders #MacroAddicts
November 24, 2024 at 7:55 AM
A little Jumping spider at the Botanic Gardens, Canberra, 2022 (it looks like a tiny hot cross bun) #macro #spiders #jumpingspiders #MacroAddicts
Another in the #wildlifegardening series. These sweet bees nest in my #bee hotel every year.
Red #MasonBee 🐝
Osmia bicornis
These #bees use mud to 'brick up' their brood cells.
#savethebees #macroaddicts #hymenoptera #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #macro #solitarybee
Red #MasonBee 🐝
Osmia bicornis
These #bees use mud to 'brick up' their brood cells.
#savethebees #macroaddicts #hymenoptera #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #macro #solitarybee
November 26, 2024 at 5:38 PM
Another in the #wildlifegardening series. These sweet bees nest in my #bee hotel every year.
Red #MasonBee 🐝
Osmia bicornis
These #bees use mud to 'brick up' their brood cells.
#savethebees #macroaddicts #hymenoptera #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #macro #solitarybee
Red #MasonBee 🐝
Osmia bicornis
These #bees use mud to 'brick up' their brood cells.
#savethebees #macroaddicts #hymenoptera #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #macro #solitarybee
More wasps as they seem to be plentiful this year #omsystems #om5 #60mm #macrophotography #macroaddicts #macro #olympus #wildlife #insects #bugs
September 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
More wasps as they seem to be plentiful this year #omsystems #om5 #60mm #macrophotography #macroaddicts #macro #olympus #wildlife #insects #bugs
My aunt and uncle currently have some Blue-banded bees (Amegilla cingulata)visiting and I was lucky enough to get some snaps of them settling in for the night - single shot, hand-held #MacroAddicts #BugSky #Macro #Insects #Bluebandedbees #AustralianInsects #Macrophotography
February 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
My aunt and uncle currently have some Blue-banded bees (Amegilla cingulata)visiting and I was lucky enough to get some snaps of them settling in for the night - single shot, hand-held #MacroAddicts #BugSky #Macro #Insects #Bluebandedbees #AustralianInsects #Macrophotography