A macro shot for Texture Tuesday showing a tight, bumpy cluster of spherical American Beautyberries. The berries are glossy and smooth individually, but packed together they look like vivid purple caviar or beads. The background is a soft, creamy blur of green leaves.

American beauty Berry for #TextureTuesday. I thought it was very striking and purple. They make a great mosquito repellent and a pretty good jam.

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An adorable regal jumping spider. It has the cutest brown booty.

Some beetles making more beetles.

Lots of bark lice all jumbled together. They are black with yellow stripes. Called tree cattle which is so funny

The dreaded summer insect, the deer fly. It has cool eyes, but it is a biter that I'd rather never see.

Enjoyed a morning of birding on Sunday. ☺️ As you can see, I am not a good birding partner...always looking for the little things. I might have gotten a bit too excited about finally seeing these 'tree cattle' bark lice. #arthropods #texasmasternaturalist #txstateparks #insects #spider #nature

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Egret anyone? Perhaps a cormorant?

It was crazy today!! #birds 🪶 #txstateparks #htx

Dryas iulia. Pretty orange butterfly on a lantana plant

Cute green tree frog sitting.

Rough green snake hiding in some plants.

Small cute alligator.

It was a beautiful day to visit Sheldon Lake State Park. I managed log a new butterfly and a new snake on my #iNaturalist account. #txstateparks #butterflies #herps #nature