The backside of a Tiger Swallowtail on a native Buttonbush. #insects #arthropods #butterfly #butterflies #insectphotography #wildlifephotography
#naturephotography #wildlife #nature #EastCoastKin #naturelovers #photography #art #animal #BlueskyArtShow #PhotographersUnited
A tall, vertical black and white macro photograph of a large grasshopper clinging to a plain, light-colored vertical surface. The insect is shown in profile, facing upward, revealing intricate textures on its exoskeleton, segmented abdomen, and large compound eye. Its long antennae extend toward the top of the frame, and the high-contrast grayscale edit emphasizes the structural details of its legs and wings against the minimalist background. Charlottesville, VA
Grasshopper #BNWMacro 📷🦗
#ArtChallenges #EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography #art #insects #insectphotography
Photograph of a nomad bee (genus Nomada) standing on the white petals of a bloodroot flower with out of focus brown foliage in the background and an out of focus mining bee (genus Andrena) flying just above the flower. Bloodroot flowers have eight to twelve, long white petals that radiate from a center containing a large number of white stamens with yellow anthers as well as a yellow-green pistil. While smaller, this nomad species has similar features to honeybees with a yellow and black striped abdomen, a dark thorax and head covered in fine hairs, two antennae, three simple eyes on the forehead, two green compound eyes facing forward, six legs, and transparent wings with dark veining. While smaller, this mining species has similar features to honeybees with a black abdomen, a dark thorax and head covered in fine hairs, two antennae, three simple eyes on the forehead, and two black compound eyes facing forward, six legs, and transparent wings with dark veining.
Nomad bee on bloodroot with a mining bee flyby.
#PhotoHour #bees #pollinators #insects #InsectPhotography #wildlide #WildLifePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography #photography #AltText
Photograph of a nomad bee (genus Nomada) standing on the white petals of a bloodroot flower with out of focus brown foliage in the background and an out of focus mining bee (genus Andrena) flying just above the flower. Bloodroot flowers have eight to twelve, long white petals that radiate from a center containing a large number of white stamens with yellow anthers as well as a yellow-green pistil. While smaller, this nomad species has similar features to honeybees with a yellow and black striped abdomen, a dark thorax and head covered in fine hairs, two antennae, three simple eyes on the forehead, two green compound eyes facing forward, six legs, and transparent wings with dark veining. While smaller, this mining species has similar features to honeybees with a black abdomen, a dark thorax and head covered in fine hairs, two antennae, three simple eyes on the forehead, and two black compound eyes facing forward, six legs, and transparent wings with dark veining.
Nomad bee on bloodroot with a mining bee flyby.
#PhotoHour #bees #pollinators #insects #InsectPhotography #wildlide #WildLifePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography #photography #AltText
Gewone korsetzweefvlieg | Smudge-veined fen fly
(Neoascia podagrica), vrouw | female
#botanischetuinzuidas #vlieg #fly #diptera #insectphotography
Gehoornde metselbij | European horned-faced mason bee
(Osmia cornuta), vrouw | female
#amsterdamoudzuid #bij #bee #hymenoptera #insectphotography
Here's looking at you, kid.
#photography #bloomscrolling #flora #flower #flowerphotography #floralphotography #sunflower #blanketflower #redflower #insectphotography #insect #bee #macro #macrophotography #canon #canon70d #canonphotography
A swift feather legged fly on goldenrod flowers. Its wings are open, opaque, and smoky brown. It has 2 large dark brown eyes, 2 small black antenna, and a black face with yellow stripes around the eyes. Its thorax is slightly fuzzy and black with 4 yellow, vertical stripes at the top and a yellow horizontal stripes that splits it in half. Its abdomen is slightly fuzzy and pumpkin orange. Its thick halteres are pumpkin orange. 4 black legs are visible, with its hind legs having black 'feathering.' The goldenrod flowers are yellow. The background is various green goldenrod parts.
A swift feather legged fly I saw at Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust, PA from Sept 2022.
#dslr #nikon #insectphotography #insect #flies #fly #swiftfeatherleggedfly #trichopodapennipes #pennypackecologicalrestorationtrust #pennsylvania
A multi-panel close-up shows a red, yellow, and black striped paper wasp with translucent wings. The top panel features a full side view of the wasp, while the bottom left highlights its striped abdomen and the bottom right focuses on its head and antennae.
🐝 #MacroMonday 📷
#MacroPhotography #ArtYear #ArtChallenges #EastCoastKin #photography #art #insects #insectphotography
East Lampeter Township, Pennsylvania, 2026. #Photography #CarCampingChronicles #VanLife #TravelPhotography #Art #Spring #ParkPhotography #Nature #Insect #NaturePhotography #LinearArt #Wildlife #Zen #WildlifePhotography #Peace #InsectPhotography #EastLampeterTownship #InsectArt #Pennsylvania
Grauwe schildwants | Mottled Shieldbug
(Rhaphigaster nebulosa)
#botanischetuinzuidas #wants #truebug #hemiptera #insectphotography
A square-format black and white macro photograph capturing a moment of natural predation. An ant is seen in sharp focus, gripping a much larger beetle that is lying on its back. The beetle's legs are thrust upward in the air, while the ant pulls at its underside. the background and foreground consist of a highly blurred, textured ground, creating a shallow depth of field that keeps the intense struggle as the central focus.
🐜🪲 #BNWMacro
#ArtChallenges #EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography #art #insects #insectphotography
Color photo of an eastern carpenter bee hovering next to a stalk of mealy blue sage flowers.
First carpenter #bee sighting of the spring, visiting the mealy blue sage (Salvia farinacea) in my front #garden.
#SilentSunday #Stunday #photography #bees #flowers #insects #bloomscrolling #insectphotography
An early spring moth expertly blending into my tiled wall. Even its texture blends with the grains in the grout!
#photography #naturephotography #insectphotography #photographersofbluesky #blueskyphotography #insect #moth #naturalcamouflage
Ik word heel blij van jonge vogels. Deze kievit eet een insect.
#LenteFF #15Jong
#insectphotography #chick #reflection #northernlapwing #kievit #avefría #Vanellus #Kiebitz #PhotographersOfBluesky #ThePhotoHour #BirdLife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #EastCoastKin #ECK @a-nnet.bsky.social
Yet another spring sign - a Brachyptera risi stone fly!
#Brachypterarisi #stonefly #plecoptera #Taeniopterygidae #macrophoto #backyardbiodiversity #biodiversity #vbjärenatur #TG6 #naturephotography #insectphotography #biodiversitet #bäckslända
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
Aardvlo | Flea beetle
(Altica spec.)
#amsterdamoudzuid #kever #beetle #coleoptera #insectphotography
Peacock butterfly with red wings and distinctive eye shaped markings. Sat on the ground with wings spread catching the sun.
Comma butterfly exposing its orange wings to catch the sun, while sat on a bramble leaf
Saw Brimstone, Small White, Peacock and Comma butterfly today. The first two were moving endlessly, but I managed to catch pictures of the latter two. Lovely seeing more #ukbutterflies about now, even on a cool day. Lower Failand, North Somerset (02.04.26). #ukwildlife #insectphotography
Grote kommazweefvlieg | Lunuled aphideater
(Eupeodes luniger), vrouw | female
#amsterdamslotervaart #vlieg #fly #diptera #insectphotography
With the sun shining it was nice to be pottering outside and tidying the garden. A delight late afternoon when this Holly Blue settled down on a climbing rose. Spring time is so uplifting. 🙂 (Bristol, 31.03.26) #ukbutterflies #ukwildlife #insectphotography
@savebutterflies.bsky.social
De tweede #libellente-hit! De #GroteRoodoogjuffer
red-eyed damselfly
#Erythromma #damselfly #dragonflyphotography
#insectphotography #insectlovers #bugslife #Libelle #nature #PhotographersOfBluesky #ThePhotoHour #WildlifePhotography @libellenjan.bsky.social #ECK
Small White (Pieris rapae) butterfly on a leaf
Small White (Pieris rapae) butterfly on a leaf
Saw my first Small White (Pieris rapae) butterfly of the year today. A lovely sign of spring! Daisy Field, part of Lamplighters Marsh NR, Bristol. (30.03.26) #ukbutterflies #ukwildlife #insectphotography @savebutterflies.bsky.social
It's been a while. Here's a spider macro.
#spider #insect #macro #nature #spiderweb #smallinsect #photography #insectphotography #naturephotography #amateurphotography
found this larva today kinda scary for me to pass thro but still captured it and doesn't know what kind tho.
#photography #larva #larvaphotography #insects #insectphotography
Head of Southern Hawker dragonfly poking out from behind a leaf
Southern Hawker #dragonfly playing hide-and-seek at Gwent WT Magor Marsh (July 2024). Looking forward to their re-emergence later this year. #dragonflies #odonata #ukwildlife #insectphotography @britishdragonflies.bsky.social
This is a Tropical house cricket (Gryllodes sigillatus).... hanging out at our front porch since days... I wonder that it wasn't caught yet by a natural predator.. 🤔 😎 #insectphotography #cricket #Phuket
Zandbij onbekend | Mining bee unknown
Andrena spec.
Do you know what species this is? Help me out!
#amsterdamoudzuid #bij #bee #hymenoptera #insectphotography
