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Wandering through undergrowth and shadows, documenting creatures, crawlies, and quiet corners of the wild.
Nature magnified, not manufactured.
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Bronze Jumping Spider (Eris militaris) 

Eris militaris, known generally as the bronze jumper or bronze lake jumper, is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae.

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Closeup of a tiny gray jumping spider looking into the camera with big round dark eyes. The male and female of this species can be differentiated from their size or by the coloration on their cephalothorax and abdomen. The females have a lighter cephalothorax a slightly darker abdomen with white spots.
November 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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I WON!?

#entomemehalloween25
#weevilwednesday
#weevil
#entomology
#halloween
#costume
#cosplay
November 7, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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I AM A WEEVIL WIZARD

FEAR ME

better/full photoset on ig
I'm dying bc i look like a cryptid in this one 🤣

#entomemehalloween25
#weevilwednesday
#weevil
#entomology
#halloween
#costume
#cosplay
OP dressed as a weevil wizard for Halloween. Submission for @entomemeology costume contest entomemehalloween. OP is wearing a black hooded cloak with white moons and stars on the border. A purple and black wizard hat sits atop their weevil head mask and there is a black scarf around their neck and covering the lower half of their face.
October 30, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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I AM A WEEVIL WIZARD

FEAR ME

#entomemehalloween25 #weevilwednesday
OP dressed as a weevil wizard for Halloween. Submission for @entomemeology costume contest entomemehalloween. OP is wearing a black hooded cloak with white moons and stars on the border. A purple and black wizard hat sits atop their weevil head mask.
October 30, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Happy #weevilwednesday! It's almost Halloweevil!

Black Vine Weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus)

#insect #macro #nature #photography #bug #insects #wildlife #art #beautiful #closeup #macrophotography #bloomscrolling #artinnature #upclose #canoneosrebelt5 #cannon

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Closeup of a black vine weevil climbing a rock
October 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)

The hermit thrush's song has been described as "the finest sound in nature" and is ethereal and flute-like.

#canoneosrebelt5 #cannon

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a closeup photograph of a small bird with light brown feathers. the tiny bird is looking directly in the camera.
October 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Nut Leaf Weevil (Strophosoma melanogrammum)
#weevilwednesday

#insect #macro #nature #photography #bug #insects #wildlife #art #beautiful #closeup #macrophotography #bloomscrolling #artinnature #bugs #animal #entomology #canoneosrebelt5 #natgeo #cannon

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closeup of a brown weevil walking through raindrops on a green leaf
October 22, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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Another Nut Leaf Weevil (Strophosoma melanogrammum)
for a late #weevilwednesday post

#insect #macro #nature #photography #bug #insects #wildlife #art #beautiful #closeup #macrophotography #bloomscrolling #artinnature #canoneosrebelt5 #cannon

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Closeup of a cute little brown weevil
October 16, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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Happy #weevilwednesday!

Female Black Vine Weevils (Otiorhynchus sulcatus) have the ability to reproduce parthenogenetically with fertilisation of eggs required to produce males, though no males have been observed

#insect #macro #animal #entomology #canoneosrebelt5 #cannon

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Closeup of a Black Vine Weevil on a green leaf
October 8, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Nut Leaf Weevil (Strophosoma melanogrammum)
#weevilwednesday

#insect #macro #nature #photography #bug #insects #wildlife #art #beautiful #closeup #macrophotography #bloomscrolling #artinnature #upclose #bugs #animal #entomology #canoneosrebelt5 #natgeo #cannon

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Closeup of a brown weevil emerging from a green leaf against a green background
October 1, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Nut Leaf Weevil (Strophosoma melanogrammum)
#weevilwednesday

#insect #macro #nature #photography #bug #insects #wildlife #art #beautiful #closeup #macrophotography #bloomscrolling #artinnature #upclose #animalphotography #passion_in_macro #canoneosrebelt5 #cannon

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Closeup of a brown weevil on a green plant
September 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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September 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Plum Curculio (Conotrachelus nenuphar) for this #weevilwednesday

The plum curculio (Conotrachelus nenuphar) is a true weevil and a magnificent one at that.

I wish I had gotten a better photo but I keep going back and looking for one. 😭

#canoneosrebelt5 #cannon

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A plum curculio Weevil climbing up the edge of a dead leaf. Plum curculio larvae are typically 6 to 9 mm long when fully grown, when they reach the pupal stage measuring about 5 to 7 mm; all adult characteristics are visible in this stage prior to transformation. Adult plum curculio are about 4 to 6 mm long and have a small, rough snout colored with black, gray, and brown specks. Four pairs of ridges cover the wings; however, because of the middle humps they appear to have only two ridges.
September 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Alder Spittlebug (Aphrophora alni)
What other animal does this bug remind you of?

#insect #macro #nature #photography #bug #insects #wildlife #art #beautiful #closeup #macrophotography #bloomscrolling #thelittlethings #canoneosrebelt5 #cannon

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A closeup profile of Aphrophora alni The adults of these large 'froghoppers' reach 9–10 millimetres (0.35–0.39 in) of length, the females are usually slightly larger than the males. The basic coloration of the body is usually brown. Their front wings wear two distinct clear patches on the margins. Head and pronotum have a median keel. The head has a pair of compound eyes and two simple eyes (ocelli). The legs are strongly developed and fit to jump. Tibiae of the rear pair of legs carry several spines.
September 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Clay-coloured Weevil (Otiorhynchus singularis)
#weevilwednesday

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Closeup of a Clay-coloured Weevil against an off white background
September 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)

Yeah, Lady Beetles don't mess around and have even been artificially introduced to North America and Europe to control aphids and scale insects.

#canoneosrebelt5 #cannon

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Closeup of a lady beetle devouring a smaller insect. This is one of the most variable lady beetle species in the world, with an exceptionally wide range of colour forms. Harmonia axyridis is a typical coccinellid beetle in shape and structure, being domed and having a "smooth" transition between its elytra (wing coverings), pronotum, and head. It ranges from 5.5 to 8.5mm in size.
September 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Another Black Vine Weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus) for #weevilwednesday

Female Black Vine Weevils have the ability to reproduce parthenogenetically with fertilisation of eggs required to produce males, though no males have been observed

#canoneosrebelt5 #cannon

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Closeup of a black weevil against a light pink background
September 3, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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A very round (pregnant?) female Bronze Jumping Spider (Eris militaris)

known generally as the bronze jumper or bronze lake jumper, is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae. More into in alt text since there's no room.

#canoneosrebelt5 #cannon

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Closeup of a round gray jumping spider on a green leaf looking into the camera with a slight head tilt The male and female of this species can be differentiated from their size or by the coloration on their cephalothorax and abdomen. The females have a lighter cephalothorax a slightly darker abdomen with white spots. Jumping spider diets consist of small insects such as grasshoppers, moths, flies, or other spiders. They can eat almost anything that their chelicerae can hold. Other prey includes fruit flies, bees, wasps, crickets, worms, butterflies, or leafhoppers.
September 3, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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Ligated Furrow Bee (Halictus ligatus)

Halictus ligatus is a species of sweat bee from the family Halictidae. I've been very excited to introduce them here because they look like little fuzzy angy rubber duckies to me 😂🥹 isn't it adorable!? 🐝🐥

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A cute little bee in a cute little purple flower. The bee is looking into the camera and has a fuzzy face and bright yellow face parts that resemble duck lips.
September 2, 2025 at 4:58 AM
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Half-black Bumble Bee (Bombus vagans) #invertefest

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Closeup of a bee on a light purple flower. Bombus vagans is a common species of bumblebee with a medium-length tongue. The head, thorax and first two segments of the abdomen are yellow while the rest of the abdomen is black. The face has a mixture of yellow and black hairs and the thorax is densely clad in shaggy yellow hair except for a smooth central portion which is bare and shiny. The first two abdominal segments bear yellow hairs and the remainder of the abdomen is clad in black hairs. The underside of this bee and the legs are black. Similar species with which it can be confused include Bombus sandersoni (which is slightly smaller), Bombus perplexus, Bombus impatiens and Bombus affinis.
August 30, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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Pink-washed Aristotelia Moth (Aristotelia roseosuffusella)

Idk if #mothfacefriday is still a thing but #invertefest is definitely happening right now!

More info in the #alttext

#canoneosrebelt5 #cannon

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The wingspan is folded back. The forewings are dark brown, ocherous along the inner margin, where it is suffused with roseate. At the base of the wing is a white spot containing a dark brown dot, and near the base an oblique white band. About the middle of the wing is a large white spot or indistinct broad band, irrorated (speckled) with dark brownish and tinted with roseate on the inner margin. Near the tip is a costal white spot and a roseate spot opposite on the inner margin, and a whitish spot at the tip. The hindwings are dark fuscous-gray, cilia fuscous. The moth is against a solid light pink background.
August 29, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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Jagged Ambush Bug (Phymata Americana) waiting for prey. These bugs are so freaking cool and hard to spot! #invertefest

More info in alt text cant fit here

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Closeup profile view of the head and shoulders of a Jagged Ambush Bug (Phymata Americana) peeking out from yellow flowers, perfectly camouflaged, waiting for prey. Phymata americana feed on a wide variety of prey, most often including small bees, moths, and flies. As their common name suggests, P. americana are sit-and-wait ambush predators, resting on flower heads where they grab visiting insects with large raptorial foreleg weapons.
August 28, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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Strawberry Root Weevil (Sciaphilus asperatus)

#weevilwednesday #invertefest

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Closeup of a light brown Strawberry Root Weevil (Sciaphilus asperatus) chewing on a green leaf, with bits of the plant matter in its mouth parts.
August 27, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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It's #invertefest time!
Long-bodied Cellar Spider (Pholcus phalangioides) snacking on a Cross Orbweaver (Araneus diadematus)
These are great buddies to have around and eat a lot of other insects and spiders.
#canoneosrebelt5

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Closeup of a brown and beige Long-bodied Cellar Spider (Pholcus phalangioides) snacking on a Cross Orbweaver (Araneus diadematus) it has trapped in its web.
August 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Ground wolf spider (Trochosa terricola)

This beautiful beastie was passing away when I met it. I hope this image now immortalizes its memory to you all.

#insect #macro #nature #photography #bug #insects #wildlife #art #bugs #animal #entomology #canoneosrebelt5 #cannon

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Closeup macro of a brown and beige wolf spider looking into the camera. The photo is warm and soft around the spider's frame into the background.
August 25, 2025 at 8:07 AM