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Spidermax
@spidermax3000.bsky.social
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Amateur wildlife/animal photographer, zoology nerd, bug lover, tarantula keeper, herper, zoo lurker, aquarium hobbyist, frog guy, ecology enthusiast, beginner birder.
He/him based in Cincinnati, Ohio
I shoot with a canon rebel T2i
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#insectthursday
Ichneumon #wasp - Family: Ichneumonidae
(Shot near Cincinnati 6-30-25) 🪳🪲🐝 #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #ivertebrate #insecf #bug #bugsky #ento
An ichneumon wasp (Family: Ichneumonidae) in profile on a leaf facing the left of frame. They have a dark body and thin orangish legs.
November 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Green #frog - Lithobates clamitans
(Shot near Cincinnati 9-3-25) 🐸 #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #herps #amphibian
A green frog (Lithobates clamitans) on a rock near some greenery. The frog has their back to us as they look towards the top right corner of the frame. Their gray-green body is marked with dorsal ridges that distinguish it from the bullfrog
November 19, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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#macromonday
Thin-legged wolf #spider - Pardosa sp.
(Shot near Cincinnati 7-24-25) 🐺🕷️ #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #animal #nature #invertebrate #arachnid #wolfspider #spidersky #ento
A thin-legged wolf spider (Pardosa sp.) on the wet half of a rock near the water facing the right of frame
November 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Happy Saturday
#Meerkat - Suricatta suricatta
(Shot at @cincinnatizoo.bsky.social 9-2-25) 🦊 #photography #animal #mammal #zoo #cincyzoopic
A meerkat (Suricata suricata) shot in profile facing right of frame. They’re sitting and looking upwards. They’re on brown dirt next to a grassy plant on the right
November 15, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Happy #flyday
Mute #swan - Cygnus olor
(Shot near Cincinnati 7-3-25) 🐦🦢 #photography #wildlifephotography #urbanwildlife #wildlife #nature #animal #bird #waterfowl
A mute swan (Cygnus olor) standing in the grass in profile facing left of frame with their neck curled close to their chest
November 14, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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#indectthursday
Geometer #moth - Family: Geometridae
(Shot on my iPhone in Cincinnati 9-18-25) 🦋🪳🪲 #photography #cellphonephotography #wildlifephotography #macrophotography #wildlife #animal #urbanwildlife #invertebrate #insect #bug #bugsky #ento
A white geometer moth (Family: Geometridae) resting on a wood tabletop
November 13, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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This cold house #sparrow (Passer domesticus) is how I feel this week
(Shot in Cincinnati 9-25-25) 🐦 #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #urbanwildlife #nature #animal #bird
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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American #bullfrog - Lithobates catesbeianus
(Shot near Cincinnati 10-6-25) 🐸 #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #herps #amphibian #frog
An American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) peaking their head just above duckweed filled water to look toward the left of frame
November 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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#macromonday
Odonate larva - Order: Odonata
(Shot near Cincinnati 9-17-25) 🪲🪳 #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #insect #bug #bugsky #ento
A close up shot of an Odonate larva clinging to a rock covered with the same mulm and algae that clings to its dark muddy patterns. Their head is at the left side of the frame
November 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Happy Sunday
Ring-tailed #lemur - Lemur catta
(Shot at @cincinnatizoo.bsky.social 5-24-25) 🦊🐒 #photography #animal #mammal #primate #zoo #cincyzoopic
A ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) sitting on a rock with their hands resting on their knees as their namesake tail drapes over the artificial rock face on the left of frame as they look towards the right of frame
November 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Happy Saturday
Blue-gray #tanager - Thraupis episcopus
(Shot at @cincinnatizoo.bsky.social 9-2-25) 🐦 #photography #animal #bird #zoo #cincyzoopic
A blue-gray tanager (Thraupis episcopus) perched on a branch and looking slightly towards the left of frame while we get a shot of mostly their breast
November 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Happy #flyday
Canada #goose - Branta canadensis
(Shot in Cincinnati 10-17-25) 🐦🪿 #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #urbanwildlife #animal #bird #waterfowl
A Canada goose (Branta canadensis) in field with little pink wildflowers
November 7, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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#insectthursday
American hoverfly - Eupeodes americanus
(Shot on my iPhone near Cincinnati 10-17-25) 🪳🪲🪰🐝 #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #insect #fly #bug #bugsky #ento
A close up shot focused on the face of an American hoverfly (Eupeodes americanus) sitting on my lens cap looking towards the left of frame
November 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Queen #snake - Regina septemvittata
(Shot near Cincinnati 9-18-25) 🐍 #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #herps #reptile
A queen snake (Regina septemvittata) with their head just out of water and looped back all over themself. They have a little flat rock stuck on top of their head like a little cap
November 5, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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Green #frog - Lithobates clamitans
(Shot near Cincinnati 10-14-25) 🐸 #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #herps #amphibian
November 4, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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#macromonday
Blanchard’s cricket #frog - Acris blanchardi
(Shot near Cincinnati 9-16-25) 🦗🐸 #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #herps #amphibian #treefrog
A tiny, mostly gray, blanchard’s cricket frog (Acris blanchardi) on a piece of wood facing the left of frame for our top down shot.
November 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Happy Sunday
Komodo #dragon - Varanus komodoensis
(Shot at @cincinnatizoo.bsky.social 9-2-25) 🦎🐉 #photography #animal #herps #reptile #zoo #cincyzoopic
A young Komodo dragon perched up on a log and shot in profile looking to the left of frame
November 2, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Happy Saturday
Scarlet #ibis - Eudocimus ruber
(Shot at @cincinnatizoo.bsky.social 9-2-25) 🐦🦩 #photography #animail #bird #zoo #cincyzoopic
A scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber) perched on branches and facing right of frame while shot in profile. The bird is bright red from toe to head with a darker long beak. There is another ibis blurry in the background
November 1, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Happy #Halloween
#arachtober
Dark fishing #spider - Dolomedes tenebrosus
(Shot near Cincinnati 10-24-23) 🕷️🕸️ #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #arachnid #spidersky #ento #spooktober
October 31, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Happy #Halloween
#arachtober
Spotted #orbweaver - Neoscona sp.
(Shot in Cincinnati 9-26-23) 🕷️🕸️ #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #arachnid #spider #spidersky #spooktober #ento
A spotted orbweaver (Neoscona sp.) in the center of her orb web at night with her head pointed down for a dorsal shot.
October 31, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Happy #Halloween
#arachtober
Golden silk #orbweaver - Trichonephila clavipes
(Shot at @cincinnatizoo.bsky.social 10-13-24) 🕷️🕸️ #photography #macrophotography #arachnid #spider #animal #invertebrate #spidersky #ento #cincyzoopic #zoo #spooktober
A golden silk orbweaver (Trichonephila clavipes) hanging upside down from her sheet-like web with her head facing the bottom right of frame, partially obscured by her golden-lit yellow and black legs. If you look at her top left leg you can see a tiny male potentially courting her
October 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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#arachtober
Long-jawed #orbweaver - Tetragnatha sp.
(Shot near Cincinnati 10-9-24) 🕷️🕸️ #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #arachnid #spider #spidersky #spooktober
A long-jawed orbweaver (Tetragnatha sp.) working on their web
October 30, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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#arachtober
Spotted #orbweaver - Neoscona sp.
(Shot in Cincinnati 9-27-23) 🕷️🕸️ #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #arachnid #spider #spidersky #ento #spooktober
In the darkness of night, a spotted orbweaver (Neoscona sp.) is sitting in the center of their web with their head pointed to the ground.
October 29, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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#arachtober
Six-spotted fishing #spider - Dolomedes triton
(Shot near Cincinnati 4-24-24) 🕷️🕸️ #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #arachnid #fishingspider #spidersky #ento #spooktober
A six spotted fishing spider (Dolomedes triton) stretches their front pair of legs towards the bottom right of frame out over the surface tension of the pond with their back pair of legs straddling a pond plant that props up their abdomen to show their namesake spots and distinguishing white outlines.
October 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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#macromonday #arachtober
Spotted #orbweaver - Neoscona sp.
(Shot near Cincinnati 9-20-23) 🕷️🕸️ #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #arachnid #spider #spidersky #spooktober #ento
A bright orange spotted orbweaver (Neoscona sp.) is building her web and in the process of pulling silk from her Pinterest’s. We have a mostly belly shot of her so we can see a lot of detail where her legs meet the underside of her cephalothorax.
October 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM