Small little sweat bee relaxing on a dandelion inflorescence. Not sure what it is so will likely just wait for John Ascher (National University of Singapore) to find my observation on iNaturalist. I'm so grateful for IDers like him. #bees #inaturalist #hymenoptera #insects #dandelion #sweatbee #halictidae https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/270401483
It was cold yesterday so the mason bees just chilled in the nesting holes, watching me with boredom as I did yard work. Hitting 65 °F today so that should change. #InsectHotel #BeeHotel #bees #insects #pollinators
A touch of hot shoe-mounted flash at low power (right) makes all the difference. A mating pair of gulf fritillaries, Texas. #insects #butterflies #photography
When fetching the twig photo, I noticed something red. I saw something scurry past at the time but on first look thought it had missed the frame.
Most of the creature is hidden in the groove. The obvious things are the huge antenna and the two segments which are grey, against the others in orange and red.
Ants are not my province at all. In the USA this could likely be a twig ant but we don't have those in the UK.
Or maybe we do...
The perilampid wasp Monacon is a parasitoid of platypodine ambrosia beetles. Kibale Forest, Uganda. #Perilampidae #wasps #insects
I really have a soft spot for my little beetle magnets. They remind me of Pikmins 
Now available! https://evanskyarts.com/products/aimants-scarabees
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'rollend und grollend'
rollend war sie, die raupe. ob sie es weil grollend war, kann ich nur mutmaßen.
aus ihr wird mal ein ZIMTBÄR. ist das nicht der schönste insektenname ever?
An adult scrub cricket (Phaneroptera falcata) photographed with my iPhone 15 Pro and a lens over the main camera so I could focus close. I like the effect achieved by the shallow depth of field.
Un grillo de matorral adulto (Phaneroptera falcata) fotografiado con mi iPhone 15 Pro y una lente sobre la cámara principal para poder enfocar de cerca. Me gusta el efecto conseguido por la escasa profundidad de campo.
Eine ausgewachsene Laubheuschrecke (Phaneroptera falcata), fotografiert mit meinem iPhone 15 Pro und einem Objektiv über der Hauptkamera, um nah heran zu kommen. Mir gefällt der Effekt, der durch die geringe Schärfentiefe erzielt wird.
#macro
#insects #animals #nature
#bushcricket #phaneropterafalcata
A very satisfactory afternoon recording species at a nature reserve. This was one. A gloriosly red Tawny Mining Bee ((Adrena fulva).
It is on field maple, a very under-appreciated tree.
Really chuffed with how my little magnets turned out!
I had the idea of making magnets ages ago, and brand new products are always a bit scary to release, but I can honestly say that I am really proud of these little guys!
They’re also really fun to make 
Handmade felt magnets now available! https://evanskyarts.com/en/collections/magnets
A colorful braconid wasp rests on a tree trunk. Victoria, Australia. #wasps #braconidae #insects
Moths and Beetles magnets are now available!!
https://evanskyarts.com/collections/aimants
They’re a great way to add a touch of colour and cuteness to any space!
I have 5 of each available in total, and you can get them individually or as a set, which gets you a little discount!
Sometimes things don’t go as planned but, you make a new plan. Working on my (bee propaganda) next print about the future of pollination for Manufactured Ecosystems, I dropped my inked plate with the text and slipped - after completing 9 bees. 
I was pretty frustrated, but I started again from scratch.
But I didn’t want the original, with all that work to go to waste. 
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I am so excited for the drop of my insect magnets tonight! This might be my favourite type of product I've made so far and I hope you love them as much as I do!
They will be released on my website at 6pm UTC+1! You can already preview them https://evanskyarts.com/en/collections/magnets
A long zoom to capture my first butterfly since being back in Oregon, and a butterfly Lifer for me: California Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica)
The white and green combination is absolutely stunning here, especially with antennae in pure white.
Large and small whites have a slightly yellow and grey cast. The orange tip is a brilliant white.
Edit: in total, I have seen about 30 so far this year. Part of a pattern of a major bounce-back this year compared with last.
Lots of greenfinches and chiffchaffs. This afternoon a Green Woodpecker and a Greater Spotted Woodpecker. Ground beetles active today.
Busy #Bees. Whatever they were doing, it was a busy and very noisy business. If it's true what I think they were doing, then I hope they had a lot of fun. 
