@deepmud This is the first time I really noticed them, too! Aren't they adorable? (Amazing what you see when you look closely enough.)

8-May-2026How a strange fruit fly became a bloodthirsty underwater hunter https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1127468 #science #ecology #evolution #insects #aquatic

Malacosoma americana (Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth) Observed on 2025-05-06 By: oneofgodsgifts Location: Broad Run Pkwy, Louisville, KY, US iNaturalist link: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/331165225 Photo credits: (c) Rev. Lee A. Payne, Jr., some rights reserved (CC BY) Learn more about the taxon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_tent_caterpillar#iNaturalist #Nature #WildlifePhotography #Entomology #Insects

A few insects from Langridge, near #Bath - Green Pot Beetle, Dingy Skipper, Small Heath and Silver-Y Moth. #Nature #Wildlife #Insects #Beetle #Butterfly #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography

I was going to vent about the mind-numbingly stupid decision-making that led me to think taking an Excel beginner's course would be a good idea.But my brain is fried. Have some beautiful moths from my mum's garden instead :#Entomology #Insects #Lepidoptera #Moths

#bloomscrolling #insects

A #radar for identifying #insects - that sounds very clever and exciting: https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article/5/4/pgag096/8662959 #science #ecology #pollinators

Here's a little fly (maybe 𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘢) from today's hike on the Wiley Trails. A female, judging by the eyes-- they're well separated, whereas a male's would nearly meet at the top of the head.The second picture is of the little patch if coltsfoot (𝘛𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘳𝘧𝘢𝘳𝘢) she was on-- she's on the upper left flower in the picture, and you can see how tiny she is. She was a good model for my macro lens! #InsectThursday #BloomScrollingWithInsect #flies #Diptera #insects #nature

@jessta something like this will work wonders to just spread it to get that wheel in https://www.machineryhouse.com.au/m2087

@mariashanle Bugs