Banquet in the Blooms

#SilentSunday #StillerSonntag #BloomScrolling #Blossom #Garden #Photography #Photo #NaturePhotography #Insects #Bees

Common Blue butterfly. Small, as you can see from the grass seeds, but perfect.

#butterflies #nature #photography #insects #macro

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Had a visitor at my home office today
After taking a few photos, I sent him out on garden patrol
🕷💂

#Springspinne #JumpingSpider
#insects #spiders

(Euodynerus pratensis)

This species of potter wasp (aka mason wasp) doesn't have a common name or a wiki page.

#Wasp #Insect #Insects #Arthropods #Animal #Animals #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #NaturePhotography #Tulsa #Oklahoma

Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas)

These pretty little buttterflies are common in Tulsa.

#EasternTailedBlue #Butterfly #Insect #Insects #Arthropods #Animal #Animals #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #NaturePhotography #Tulsa #Oklahoma

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Did you know we had giant centipedes in NZ? The Cormocephalus rubriceps ("Hura") is a native, but under threat from hedgehogs, rats, etc.
They're rare on the mainland - they like it up north where it's warmer - but are more common on predator-free islands.
They have a strong bite, but are not venomous.
This one hanging out on a friend's arm is about 16cm long. My friend is an 83-year-old retired biology teacher, so you can imagine his excitement.
#insects
#centipede
#NewZealand

I overwintered a single swallowtail chrysalis after finding a chonky caterpillar making a run for it in the alleyway. Here is the result 8 months later

#insects #butterflies

I think female mealybugs look kind of like fuzzy trilobites

#insects #MacroPhotography

For #insectSaturday / #insektenSamstag - a change from the usual wasps, some #butterflies!

Pieris napi - Green-veined White: naturespot.org/species/green-v…
Pararge aegeria - Speckled Wood: naturespot.org/species/speckle…

#Derbyshire #insects #macrophotography