Giant Black Ant (Camponotus xerxes) for #macromonday.
Ras Al Khaimah, UAE - Dec 2025.

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Square-headed Wasp (genus Tachysphex) seen on a rock at Wadi Zikt, Fujairah, UAE

Square-headed Wasp (genus Tachysphex) for #insectthursday.
Fujairah, UAE - Jan 2025.
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Wolf Spider sp Wadicosa arabica.
Ras Al Khaimah, UAE - Jan 2025.
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Fruit flies (genus Dacus) on Giant milkweed (Calotropis procera) blooms.
Fujairah, UAE - March 2025.
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Square-headed Wasp (genus Liris) for #insectthursday.
Ras Al Khaimah, UAE - Jan 2025.
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Jumping spider sp Rafalus arabicus - male. Ras Al Khaimah, UAE - Jan 2025.

Jumping spider sp Rafalus arabicus for #insectthursday.
Ras Al Khaimah, UAE - Jan 2025.
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Maltese Bloom (Isturgia disputaria group) - Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve - December 2024

Maltese Bloom (Isturgia disputaria group) for #mothmonday -
Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve, Dec 2024.
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