my new crush

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Beetle folk of bluesky is this
Platycis minutus? #beetles #beetlesky #beetlesmatter

A rather hungry spotted orbweaver on the younger, smaller side

A plant bug of some sort, with the elytra and wings looking like a painting of a mountain on fire

A very pale and slightly translucent geometer moth with darker veiny patterns on the wings

A larger version of the ground beetle from before, this one is on a cherry tree leaf for some reason and has more yellowish legs

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#arachnids #spiders #spidersky #orbweaver
#moths #mothsky #teammoth
#beetles #beetlesky

A long, off-white moth with a bit of a snoot

An orange wing geometer moth that managed to get out of the pool without help, it's very yellow

A variety of ground beetle with a black body and orange legs that got fished out of the pool barely alive, possibly a strawberry seed beetle?

Two cricket frogs on lily pads, the one on the right a bit smaller and more illuminated by the headlamp; this one was calling just moments before but did not appreciate the spotlight

"Nightlife" is an understatement ngl

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#moths #mothsky #teammoth
#beetles #beetlesky
#frogs #frogsky #cricketfrogs

Found another one! This is my new favorite bug. Looks like it's under glass, or floating in a bubble! My little bubble boy. #entomologysky #beetlesky

For those of you with a regular work week

#bugsky #photography #macroinsects #macrophotography #TGIF #friyay #beetles #beetlesky #coleoptera

this is a pasimachus californicus, and his lacinia (the dense brushes between the mandibles) are super thick. he is so cool i had to take a picture.

#beetlesky #bugsky #carabidae #groundbeetles

silver scarab beetle framed handmade paper bug art

decorated beauty moth framed handmade paper bug art

spotted leaf framed handmade paper bug art

longhorn beetle framed handmade paper bug art

Four of my handmade bugs are available on my ko-fi! These are one-of-a-king art pieces made using paper, card, and pencils (mostly), and are framed in repurposed frames.

Check them out! ko-fi.com/cloudyapplea...

#paperart #bugsky #invertsky #beetlesky #artsky #handmade

cicindela sexguttata (six spotted tiger beetle) relatively common but not to catch in a pitfall trap because they fly 🪲 this is the color i think when i think of a beetle

#bugsky #beetlesky #ecology #entomology

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Pine Chaffer Beetle (Polyphylla fullo)

These beetles get their name from the fan like structures on their antennae. Polyphylla means "many leaves" in Greek.

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two of idk how many blue death feigning beetles i have left. i think there’s still 12 of them. closeup shots. #bluedeathfeigningbeetle #asbolusverrucosus #bugsky #inverts #beetles #beetlesky #entomology