pogomcl, 2 months ago to random

Mining Bee, Andrena hattorfiana on Knautia Canon 400D EF 100 2.8 f/4 1/400 iso: 200 Milovice, Czech Republic 5/27/2012 #bees #Hymentopera #Andrenidae #Andrena #miningBees #insect #Invertebrates #macro #grasslands

Critterzoology, 2 months ago to random

I painted a Meganeura today.

#meganeura #griffinfly #dragonfly #carboniferous #insect #invertebrates #palaeontology #palaeozoic #fossil #watercolour #watercolourart #animalart #sciart #scientificillustration

msquebanh, 2 months ago to nature

@mothboy do you know what this #pollinator #insect is? I saw it today 😊
I'm in Saanich, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.

#UnidentifiedInsect #WhatIsThis #nature

Unidentified insect of multiple ruffled yellow flower

ryanhodnett, 2 months ago to nature

Moth Fly (Psychodidae)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moth_Fly_(Psychodidae)_-_B%C3%A6rum,_Norway_2021-07-16.jpg

#MothFly #Fly #Diptera #ArtWithOpenSource #Darktable #CCBYSA #MothFlies #Flies #Psychodinae #Insect #Insects #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photography

nemo, 2 months ago to random

Found a green oak-slug moth (Euclea incisa). Odd looking thing, that camouflage works well on trees though.

#insect #moth #moths #Mothstodon #Mothtodon

Top view of a green and brown moth

ryanhodnett, 2 months ago to nature

Alucita sp.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alucita_sp._-_B%C3%A6rum,_Norway_2021-07-14.jpg

#Moth #Lepidoptera #ArtWithOpenSource #Darktable #CCBYSA #Moths #Insect #Insects #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photography

geraineon, 2 months ago to random

My friends have similar trash brains... haha

Read: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31874983/

Reaction: cicada has metal in their ovipositor? fanfic kinky thoughts

#insect #insects #oviposition #IAmNotSorry

Albatrossity, 2 months ago to random

Spring has sprung here in Flyover Country. I saw four species of butterflies today. Here's one, a freshly eclosed Zebra Swallowtail.

#FlyoverCountry #Pollinators #Butterfly #Insect #Spring

BathNature, 2 months ago to uk

Common Mourning Bee (Melecta albifrons) this afternoon in Englishcombe, near #Bath #Somerset #UK. An unmistakable early spring species, a cleptoparasite of the Hairy-footed Flower Bee (Anthophora plumipes).
#Insect #Insects #Bee #Bees #Hymenoptera #pollinators #Wildlife #Nature #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #MastodonNatureCommunity

Cyanistes, 2 months ago to Flowers

#butterfly #europeanpeackock #insect #spring #flowers

SharonCummingsArt, 2 months ago to Flowers

A trickle of rain
Spring mud on my Wellingtons
Great expectations!

#DailyHaikuPrompt spring mud
#575Prompt trickle
#MastoPrompt reassure

ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/monarch-maidens-butterfly-garden-art-sharon-cummings.html

#spring #springtime #springflowers #flower #flowers #floral #floralart #garden #gardens #gardening #gardener #butterfly #butterflies #insects #insect #bugs #mosaic #mosaics #mosaicmonday #art #artists #landscape #landscapes #nature #naturelovers #haiku #poetry #poet #poets #poem #poems #fun #cute #gifts #fedigiftshop #writing

MorpheusB, 2 months ago to australia

#Australia #Insect #Visitor

This bloke dropped in, cleaned himself, then climbed onto laptop.

Stick insect visitor cleaning itself after a meal.

gay_ornithischians, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to random

tried to draw an anthropomorphic ant girl
suggestions? observations?

#ant #insect #CharacterDesign

Natur, 2 months ago to nature German

Eichelbohrer (Curculio glandium) gehören zu der Familie der Rüsselkäfer. Die ♀️ fressen Löcher in unreife Eicheln und legen dort 1-2 Eier ab.

#Curculionidae #artenvielfalt #insekten #beetles #beetle #Coleoptera #insects #insect #Käfer #bugs #krabbelviecher #natur #nature

budak, 2 months ago to singapore

wallflowers

#Singapore #moth #motte #mothodon #butterfly #schmetterling #insect #macro #nature #bug #animal #wildlife #hdb #wall

a moth (Xanthonomis sp.) resting on a wall in a HDB flat corridor
a wasp moth (Amata huebneri) resting on a wall in a HDB flat corridor

BathNature, 2 months ago to uk

Two early butterflies from today, Small Tortoiseshell and Peacock.
In #Bath #Somerset #UK.
#Butterfly #Butterflies #Insect #Insects #Lepidoptera #Wildlife #Nature #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #MastodonNatureCommunity

A large butterfly, mostly red with brightly-coloured circular spots on each wing, somewhat resembling eyes.

ryanhodnett, 2 months ago to nature

Common Grass-Veneer (Agriphila tristella)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Common_Grass-Veneer_(Agriphila_tristella)_-_B%C3%A6rum,_Norway_2021-07-14_(02).jpg

#Moth #Lepidoptera #ArtWithOpenSource #Darktable #CCBYSA #Moths #Insect #Insects #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photography

pogomcl, 2 months ago to random

Small Heath, Coenonympha pamphilus Canon 5D3 Sigma 105 2.8 f/4 1/320 iso: 320 Srbsko, Czech Republic 8/13/2023 #Satyridae #meadowBrowns #Butterflies #SaveButterflies #Lepidotera #brushfoots #Insect #invertebrates #macro #grasslands

ryanhodnett, 2 months ago to nature

Non-biting Midge (Chironomidae)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Non-biting_Midge_(Chironomidae)_-_B%C3%A6rum,_Norway_2021-06-01.jpg

#Fly #Diptera #ArtWithOpenSource #Darktable #CCBYSA #Flies #Insect #Insects #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photography

pogomcl, 2 months ago to random

Anthidium punctatum Canon 7D EFS 60 2.8 f/7.1 1/320 iso 160 Prague, Czech Republic 7/20/2020 #Bees #Apidae #Hymenoptera #Megachile #LeafCutter #Insect #invertebrate #Macro #Grasslands

gregsmith, 3 months ago to nature

A tiny psyllid in its protective lerp. Cardiaspina sp.

#macro #nature #lerp #psyllid #cardiaspina #insect #insectsofthefediverse

gregsmith, 3 months ago to nature

Eucalyptus tip-wilting bug nymph, Amorbus sp.

#macro #nature #insect #amorbus #insectsofthefediverse

pogomcl, 3 months ago to random

Red Poplar Beetle, Chrysomela populi Canon 400D EF 100 2.8 f/3.2 1/160 iso: 200 Srbsko, Czech Repubic 6/7/2012 #beetles #Chrysomelidae #leafBeetles #Coleoptera #pest #insect #invertebrates #macro #woodlands

Cyanistes, 3 months ago to random

#tortoiseshell #insect #butterfly #spring

pogomcl, 3 months ago to random

Hairy Scolid Wasp, Scolia hirta Canon 400D Ef 100 2.8 f/10 1/320 iso:80 Milovice, Czech Republic 7/20/2010 #Scoliidae #hymenoptera #wasps #parasitoid #Scolid #insect #invertebrate #Macro #Grasslands