The Bug Menagerie
- [Northeast U.S.A.] Xylocopa virginica resting on a fence post
This time of year, there's a zillion of these loudly and clumsily zooming around right outside my backdoor. They're very curious about everything that moves; they'll just like stare you down, hovering a foot in front of your face. Too cute!! They are also kinda eating the landlords mudroom... but so slowly that I'm pretty sure it hardly matters? You just can't be mad at these little fuzzballs! Worth it for the pollination anyway.
- Butterfly among the leaves
Now that winter is starting up where I am, I wanna show my favorite image I took over the summer. I caught a butterfly on some leaves, and was able to get suprisingly close for this picture! You can even see the little hairs that transition from the wings to the body. I never really think of a butterfly as having any sort of fluff, but I suppose they do...at least a little!
- Sweat Bee enjoying fall
A sweat Bee enjoying some Florida fall with a visit to my swamp sunflowers. Florida, USA
- The last bit of sun
cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/617524232052743649
> The last bit of sun > > I spotted this bumblebee on my garage on Sunday, resting and trying to get some warmth in the sun. I suppose I should check on the Wikipedia to find out how they get through the winter. > > \#sun #shadow #fall #autumn #bumblebee #bee #pollinator #garage #stucco #macro > > @crosspost@lemmy.crimedad.work
- A funnel web and its resident
I noticed a quite lovely funnel web yesterday morning! The maker was hiding of course, so I figured I'd lightly tap the web's edge with a piece of straw. That absolutely did the trick, and I was impressed with this little spider's speed with checking out the tiny disturbance! They explored the web for a couple minutes, and I tried to take some pictures to show off both the web and it's owner. I liked this one the most, so I'm sharing it with you all!
- A dragonfly I met last year
cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/615009534208086382
> A dragonfly I met last year > > I was mowing my lawn and spotted this big little dude resting on my house. > > \#dragonfly #macro > > @crosspost@lemmy.crimedad.work
- That's a bee trapped in there.
cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/614187164035072286
> That's a bee trapped in there. > > I watched it crawl inside. I think it's done for. > > \#carnivorousplant #bee #macro > > @carnivorousplants@lemmy.world
- A beetle resting on a shopping cart
Saw this little one when I was out at a store, looks like goldenrod soldier beetle! Their coloration really stood out amongst the gray carts, so I was quickly drawn to them, and tried taking some close-up images!
- A survivor
It seemed to be doing fine as far as "racing over plants and climbing from leaf to leaf" was concerned.
- This enormous queen made residence in my window - how do I safely relocate her?
My wife can't handle a spider that huge right on our window so I gotta move her. It's knocking down the web when she's not in it sufficient?
- Super close up of a grasshopper on metal
I took this a little while back with a macro lens I had on my old phone. I was amazed at just how close I got, there are lots of very visible features here that I'd entirely overlook seeing a grasshopper minding themselves out in the world. I'm appreciative they stood still long enough to take the picture, as you might imagine even some tiny movement would've made this a blurry mess.
- A Red Spotted Pruple
A Red Spotted Purple, aka a Whirt Admiral, showing off the underside of its wings. Marked with reddish Orange spots over a gray to deep blue to black gradient.
These butterflies use mimicry to blend in with more dominant species in their area. This one is mimicking an Eastern Black Swallowtail.
- Yellow garden spider on a wall
A spider I happened to notice a while back while out and about. Its markings and size caught my eye, as it was very different from the spiders I typically see around here. I doubt they are rare, but it was new to me and I wanted to get a close up picture. It might not look particularly close, but it's a phone camera with no optical zoom. I was only a couple of inches from the subject and didn't want to disturb them.
- Hundreds of water striders on a late-summer Ontario lake (3300 x 2200)
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/3964876
> There are so many local names for this insect: water strider, water skipper, water skipper, water bug... got any more?
- Probably Graphocephala coccinea? Super cute leafhopper!
It was chilling on a Paulownia tree in Southeast Pennsylvania, U.S. I post more critters on my Pixelfed if anyone's interested.
- Cicada killer wasps
Cicada killer wasps
I think they're both males, because the females are bigger. The males technically can't sting (and the females only do if you're really asking for it), but it's still scary to get up close to one.
- Gray Hairstreak caterpillar having a snack
A gray hairstreak caterpillar on my false indigo bush (amorpha fruticosa). It took a little while to identify it because they turn the color of whatever they eat and are normally green. This little guy is purple because it was only really eating the flowers. Florida, USA
Also a shout out to the kind people who maintain the Alabama butterfly atlas for helping identify this caterpillar.
- A bee enjoying some clover.
- Here's why earwigs are more present in Ontario this summerkitchener.ctvnews.ca Here's why earwigs are more present in Ontario this summer
There’s been an increase in earwigs across Ontario this summer, and experts say it all has to do with the weather.
Crossposted from !ontario@lemmy.ca
- Gulf fritillary butterfly
One of my caterpillars successfully made it to adulthood and was drying out it's wings on my Stokes aster.
