Mark McCaughrean<p>One more garden insect species less than brilliantly photographed today, albeit this time an easy one to ID 🤷♂️</p><p>It's a locust blowfly (Stomorhina lunata), originally from Africa, where they prey on the eggs of locusts. But it has been spreading north & is common in Europe now.</p><p>This all-grey specimen is a female – males have orange abdomen stripes & are often confused for hoverflies.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Heidelberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Heidelberg</span></a> 🏰<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> 📷<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BugOfTheDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BugOfTheDay</span></a> 🐞<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MacroPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MacroPhotography</span></a> 🔬<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InsectsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InsectsOfMastodon</span></a> 🦗<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BackGardenEntomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BackGardenEntomology</span></a> 🪲</p>
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Mark McCaughrean<p>Ay yi yi – another tricky garden wasp identification 🙀</p><p>This is definitely in the subgenus Eumenes, the potter wasps – they build their nests out of mud.</p><p>Comparing the yellow patterns with photos taken around me in southern Germany, I'd likely plump for Eumenes coronatus. Can't be 100% certain though.</p><p> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Heidelberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Heidelberg</span></a> 🏰<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> 📷<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BugOfTheDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BugOfTheDay</span></a> 🐞<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MacroPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MacroPhotography</span></a> 🔬<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InsectsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InsectsOfMastodon</span></a> 🦗<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BackGardenEntomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BackGardenEntomology</span></a> 🪲</p>
Ashe🐈⬛🍄<p>snail friend :3 </p><p><a href="https://meow.social/tags/snail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>snail</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaturePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://meow.social/tags/macrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macrophotography</span></a></p>
Jen C Mars<p>These bi-colored striped sweat bees live in tiny holes sprinkled around our yard and look like sparkling jewels</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/MacroPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MacroPhotography</span></a></p>
Mark McCaughrean<p>And finally for now, a new visitor to the garden that was thankfully much easier to identify.</p><p>It's a small copper butterfly (Lycaena phlaeas; Kleine Feuerfalter in German), although it's hard to tell the gender, as males & females are very similar. </p><p>They have beautiful red and brown topsides, so I very much hope this rather skittish example comes back 🤞</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Heidelberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Heidelberg</span></a> 🏰<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> 📷<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BugOfTheDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BugOfTheDay</span></a> 🐞<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MacroPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MacroPhotography</span></a> 🔬<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InsectsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InsectsOfMastodon</span></a> 🦗<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BackGardenEntomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BackGardenEntomology</span></a> 🪲</p>
Mark McCaughrean<p>Next, a small parasitoid fly from the Gymnosoma genus, known as ladybird flies. Not a great picture, but ... </p><p>It's hard to be more specific: there are several likely species including G. rotundatum, clavatum, nitens, & nudifrons, but they're very variable & very hard to definitively identify. </p><p>Indeed, it's suggested they may all be one species genomically:<br><a href="https://resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/syen.12450" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">resjournals.onlinelibrary.wile</span><span class="invisible">y.com/doi/10.1111/syen.12450</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Heidelberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Heidelberg</span></a> 🏰<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> 📷<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BugOfTheDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BugOfTheDay</span></a> 🐞<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MacroPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MacroPhotography</span></a> 🔬<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InsectsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InsectsOfMastodon</span></a> 🦗<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BackGardenEntomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BackGardenEntomology</span></a> 🪲</p>
Mark McCaughrean<p>After some pictures of dead insects earlier, here are a few of some very much alive ones in the garden today.</p><p>First, some western honey bees (Apis mellifera) going about their business 🐝</p><p>Of course, they've been here all summer, but flit around so quickly, I haven't got many good shots 🤷♂️</p><p>Plus I've been distracted by more exotic species, which is unfair, given how vital these are 🙂👍</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Heidelberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Heidelberg</span></a> 🏰<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> 📷<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BugOfTheDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BugOfTheDay</span></a> 🐞<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MacroPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MacroPhotography</span></a> 🔬<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InsectsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InsectsOfMastodon</span></a> 🦗<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BackGardenEntomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BackGardenEntomology</span></a> 🪲</p>
Mark McCaughrean<p>Another dead insect, I’m afraid, but nevertheless one more for the list.<br> <br>This is a leafcutter bee from the Megachile genus & my best guess is an alfalfa leafcutter (Megachile rotundata). In German, the Luzern-Blattschneiderbiene.</p><p>It’s a solitary European bee, deliberately distributed worldwide to help with pollination, including Australia & NZ where it pollinates alfalfa. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Heidelberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Heidelberg</span></a> 🏰<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> 📷<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BugOfTheDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BugOfTheDay</span></a> 🐞<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MacroPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MacroPhotography</span></a> 🔬<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InsectsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InsectsOfMastodon</span></a> 🦗<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BackGardenEntomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BackGardenEntomology</span></a> 🪲</p>
Mark McCaughrean<p>A small mystery for expert entomologists & bug fans 🧐</p><p>I found this dead fellow, but am unsure of the ID. I suspect it’s a green shield bug (Palomena prasina), which is all green in the spring, but turns brown in the late summer & autumn. </p><p>Is that what’s happening with the red legs, red antenna, & small red-brown parts on the back, caught on the turn?</p><p>Anyone have any ideas? 🤨</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Heidelberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Heidelberg</span></a> 🏰<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> 📷<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BugOfTheDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BugOfTheDay</span></a> 🐞<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MacroPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MacroPhotography</span></a> 🔬<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InsectsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InsectsOfMastodon</span></a> 🦗<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BackGardenEntomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BackGardenEntomology</span></a> 🪲</p>
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Mark McCaughrean<p>In addition to the larger & more exotic species in the garden, I've also been trying to capture decent shots of some of the many smaller insects. </p><p>Frankly, they're irritating because they move fast & often run away from the camera 😡</p><p>But I will persevere ... 🤷♂️</p><p>In the meantime, here's a female German scorpionfly (Panorpa germanica), showing a hint of her huge beak. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Heidelberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Heidelberg</span></a> 🏰<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> 📷<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BugOfTheDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BugOfTheDay</span></a> 🐞<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MacroPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MacroPhotography</span></a> 🔬<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InsectsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InsectsOfMastodon</span></a> 🦗<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BackGardenEntomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BackGardenEntomology</span></a> 🪲</p>
Andrew SommerfeldYarrow Nest - I may be mistaken on this, but I think this is a head of Yarrow that is just starting to flower. This one specifically stood out with its resemblance to a nest.<br>
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Mark McCaughrean<p>After a rainy day, it's warm & sunny near sunset, & the garden is teeming with insects 🙂</p><p>This one was a surprise though: it's a Mexican grass-carrying wasp (Isodontia mexicana) 😬🇲🇽</p><p>From the name alone, you'll realise that it's an invasive species, one that has been working its way north in Europe since arriving in southern France in the 60s 🤷♂️</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Heidelberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Heidelberg</span></a> 🏰<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> 📷<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BugOfTheDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BugOfTheDay</span></a> 🐞<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MacroPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MacroPhotography</span></a> 🔬<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InsectsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InsectsOfMastodon</span></a> 🦗<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BackGardenEntomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BackGardenEntomology</span></a> 🪲</p>
The Smartphone PhotographerCereal Serenity. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/barley?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#barley</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/grain?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#grain</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/agriculture?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#agriculture</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/farm?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#farm</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/countryside?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#countryside</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/harvest?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#harvest</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/macrophotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#macrophotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/naturephotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#naturephotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/goldenhour?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#goldenhour</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/summervibes?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#summervibes</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/smartphonephotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#smartphonephotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a>
barkandbog nature photography<p>Small Pennants (Genus Celithemis)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insect</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bug</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/beautiful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>beautiful</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/closeup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>closeup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/macrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bloomscrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bloomscrolling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thelittlethings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thelittlethings</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artinnature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artinnature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/upclose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>upclose</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/animalphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>animalphotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/passion_in_macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>passion_in_macro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cupoty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cupoty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/insectguru" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insectguru</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bugs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/animal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>animal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/canoneosrebelt5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>canoneosrebelt5</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nccbioblitz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nccbioblitz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thrivewithnature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thrivewithnature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bioblitzcnc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bioblitzcnc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dragonfly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dragonfly</span></a></p>
barkandbog nature photography<p>Wide-footed Treehopper (Enchenopa latipes) </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insect</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bug</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/beautiful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>beautiful</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/closeup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>closeup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/macrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bloomscrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bloomscrolling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thelittlethings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thelittlethings</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artinnature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artinnature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/upclose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>upclose</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/animalphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>animalphotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/passion_in_macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>passion_in_macro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cupoty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cupoty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/insectguru" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insectguru</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bugs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/animal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>animal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/canoneosrebelt5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>canoneosrebelt5</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nccbioblitz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nccbioblitz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thrivewithnature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thrivewithnature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bioblitzcnc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bioblitzcnc</span></a></p>
barkandbog nature photography<p>Bombus</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insect</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bug</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/beautiful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>beautiful</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/closeup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>closeup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/macrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bloomscrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bloomscrolling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thelittlethings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thelittlethings</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artinnature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artinnature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/upclose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>upclose</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/animalphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>animalphotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/passion_in_macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>passion_in_macro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cupoty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cupoty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/insectguru" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insectguru</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bugs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/animal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>animal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/canoneosrebelt5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>canoneosrebelt5</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nccbioblitz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nccbioblitz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thrivewithnature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thrivewithnature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bioblitzcnc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bioblitzcnc</span></a></p>
barkandbog nature photography<p>Wide-footed Treehopper (Enchenopa latipes) </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insect</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bug</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/beautiful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>beautiful</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/closeup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>closeup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/macrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bloomscrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bloomscrolling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thelittlethings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thelittlethings</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artinnature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artinnature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/upclose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>upclose</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/animalphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>animalphotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/passion_in_macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>passion_in_macro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cupoty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cupoty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/insectguru" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insectguru</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bugs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/animal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>animal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/canoneosrebelt5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>canoneosrebelt5</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nccbioblitz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nccbioblitz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thrivewithnature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thrivewithnature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bioblitzcnc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bioblitzcnc</span></a></p>
barkandbog nature photography<p>buffalo treehopper (Stictocephala bisonia)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insect</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bug</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/beautiful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>beautiful</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/closeup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>closeup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/macrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bloomscrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bloomscrolling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thelittlethings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thelittlethings</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artinnature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artinnature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/upclose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>upclose</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/animalphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>animalphotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/passion_in_macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>passion_in_macro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cupoty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cupoty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/insectguru" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insectguru</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bugs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/animal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>animal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/canoneosrebelt5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>canoneosrebelt5</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nccbioblitz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nccbioblitz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thrivewithnature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thrivewithnature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bioblitzcnc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bioblitzcnc</span></a></p>
Paula Borchardt<p>When I draw snakes in my Perpetual Journal the snakes are only about 5” long—too small to fit in the awesome patterns of their scales! Here are my close-up photos of scales of 2 snakes I illustrated recently: a Coachwhip Snake & a Gopher Snake. Read more on my blog post <a href="https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/more-sssnake-visssitorsss" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/</span><span class="invisible">more-sssnake-visssitorsss</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SciArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SciArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Tucson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tucson</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SonoranDesert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SonoranDesert</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/snake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>snake</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/reptile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reptile</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MacroPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MacroPhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaturePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/PhotographersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhotographersOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FotoMontag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FotoMontag</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/PhotoMonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhotoMonday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/pattern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pattern</span></a></p>
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