#wildlife_macro

Welcome to the best time of the year, #Arachtober! It's a month long celebration of my favorite unbelievably weird and wonderful animals. (....well, it's almost halfway through, but I've been remiss on reposting my photos on here from Twitter, so...) Join us in posting any and all sorts of art & science about arachnids! #ExploreTinyWorlds --- For #Arachtober 1st, meet a paradise spider (genus Habronattus)! --- Enjoying my photography? I'm available for: ➡️Macro photos (both in-studio & out in nature) for your projects! ➡️Pet (arthropod, reptile, etc) portraits ➡️Photography workshops Check my portfolio & get in touch via my website: spiderdaynightlive.com/photos/ --- #Arachnology #arachnidsofig #arachnidsofinstagram #spidersunday #spidersOfInstagram #spidersofig #SpiderScience #wildlife_perfection #wildlife_macro #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #macro_brilliance #macro_perfection #macro_highlight #macrophotography #macrophotos #invertsofinstagram #InvertOfTheWeek #invert_macro #natgeoyourshot #natgeowild #nature #naturephotography #wildanimals #jumpingspider #habronattus https://www.instagram.com/p/CjvJ2ElO4OW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

real Lampona hours, who up --- After the sun goes down, Whitetail spiders (Lampona sp.) wake up and go for a wander, hoping to bump into another spider or an insect to eat. In New Zealand, these spiders have a really nasty reputation, but my understanding is that their venom is painful but not actually dangerous. Yellow sac spiders (Cheiracanthium so) over here have a similar rep; I wonder if it's a "night-wandering-spider" thing, since they've got a greater chance of accidentally getting rolled on by a sleeping person and biting in defense. --- #Arachnology #arachnidsofig #arachnidsofinstagram #spidersunday #spidersOfInstagram #spidersofig #SpiderScience #wildlife_perfection #wildlife_macro #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #macro_brilliance #macro_perfection #macro_highlight #macrophotography #macrophotos #invertsofinstagram #InvertOfTheWeek #invert_macro #natgeoyourshot #natgeowild #nature #naturephotography #wildanimals https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc2ddzKOf7d/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

so how many of y'all were today years old when you learned that antlion wings are exquisite vaporwave-meets-art-deco works of art? — #wildlife_perfection #wildlife_macro #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #macro_brilliance #macro_perfection #macro_highlight #macrophotography #macrophotos #invertsofinstagram #InvertOfTheWeek #invert_macro #natgeoyourshot #natgeowild #nature #naturephotography #wildanimals https://www.instagram.com/p/CiczfaVOnDg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

some of my favorite photos are ones I can reasonably categorize as "Textures" (taken @ Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, California) --- #wildlife_perfection #wildlife_macro #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #macro_brilliance #macro_perfection #macro_highlight #macrophotography #macrophotos #invertsofinstagram #InvertOfTheWeek #invert_macro #natgeoyourshot #natgeowild #nature #naturephotography #wildanimals (at Point Lobos State Natural Reserve) https://www.instagram.com/p/CH8E4ZMMdZd/?igshid=18l0o3v37s8lm

Back in September, @Entemnein and I went #bugwatching together (with masks on and distanced)! Here is a thread of the friends we found! #ExploreTinyWorlds --- (1) Sachem (Atalopedes campestris) (2) Locust Borer (Megacyllene robiniae) (3) Great Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus) (4) Common Eastern Physocephala (Physocephala tibialis)? (5, 6) Mating and resting water striders (Gerroidae); I'm not sure of the species (7, 8) mysterious tiny bees (for @am_anatiala) (9) Chrysanthemum Lace Bug (Corythucha marmorata) (10) Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) --- #wildlife_perfection #wildlife_macro #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #macro_brilliance #macro_perfection #macro_highlight #macrophotography #macrophotos #invertsofinstagram #InvertOfTheWeek #invert_macro #natgeoyourshot #natgeowild #nature #naturephotography #wildanimals #insects #insectsofinstagram #insectphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/CHvLWPXsfcB/?igshid=1sy3z9z1vb1p5

2 months ago I found a bug I'd wanted to meet for a long time.. a scorpionfly!! Points of interest: 1️⃣ the 'stinger' that's actually the males' genitals (photos 1,2 are a male, 3 is a female) 2️⃣ lovely 'panels' on the wing 3️⃣ why the long face? #bugwatching #exploreTinyWorlds --- #wildlife_perfection #wildlife_macro #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #macro_brilliance #macro_perfection #macro_highlight #macrophotography #macrophotos #invertsofinstagram #InvertOfTheWeek #invert_macro #natgeoyourshot #natgeowild #nature #naturephotography #wildanimals #insect #scorpionfly #mecoptera https://www.instagram.com/p/CHdPT3CsFwG/?igshid=w5u3fz9fdsha