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Rina
@rina2012.bsky.social
Wishing you a good start to the new week 🫶
#Bee happy!!

A carpenter bee for #MacroMonday

#photography #flowers #bees #wildbees #wildlife #bugsky #onlybeautifulthings #photohour #Bloomscrolling #nature #thelittlethings #EastCoastKin
The picture shows a species of carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica) in close-up, sitting on a branch with numerous small, light-colored flowers. The bee's body is predominantly black, with the upper part of the back displaying a bright yellow, densely hairy coloration. Its transparent wings shimmer with a bluish tint. The branch on which the bee is sitting is covered with many flower clusters, consisting of small, pearl-like, white to creamy flowers. The background is blurred.
October 20, 2025 at 5:38 AM Everybody can reply
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matronspider.bsky.social
Matron the Parson spider
@matronspider.bsky.social
Some sad news - after 1yr & 1mo of having her, Matron passed away on Oct 16th. Noticed she was walking strange & started to curl, so instead of letting her die in her enclosure, I held her for the first (and last) time so she wouldn't be alone.

#arachnid #arachnids #spider #spiders #inverts #bugsky
October 20, 2025 at 2:11 AM Everybody can reply
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OfDragonflies
@abitofearth.bsky.social
Super cool find at one of our state parks today :) I’ve never noticed one in the wild before, and this turned into a great learning opportunity for a couple kids. :)

#invertebrates #insects #bugsky 🐛 🐜
October 20, 2025 at 12:25 AM Everybody can reply
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amydwyer.bsky.social
Night Gull 🍟
@amydwyer.bsky.social
#bloomscrolling
#bugsky
Wings folded, head down a pure gold-green sweat bee rests within a deeply cupped Indian blanket flower. The bee is metallic lime green and the flower is a deep red with sunburst yellow tips.
October 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM Everybody can reply
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Nobodyatall
@criquetgen.bsky.social
My bug kid drew an awesome fly on her grandpa's birthday card #insects #bugsky
October 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM Everybody can reply
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Tom Astle
@tjalamont.bsky.social
Here is your Sunday Spider, I think a Psecas chapoda jumping spider. From what I've read, they have a mutualistic relationship with a bromeliad, Bromelia balansae. The spiders live exclusively among the plant's spiny rosettes; in turn their debris/droppings feed the plant. #Arachtober #Bugsky 🌿🐙
A macro photo, vertical orientation, of a jumping spider clinging head down to a smooth green leaf. The spider is boldly marked with black and white bands and stripes.
October 19, 2025 at 4:33 PM Everybody can reply
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Mike Melton
@mikemelton.bsky.social
A beautiful species of Tarantula Hawk at @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica the other day. Difficult to get a sharp shot, as they like the dark and they're constantly moving, hunting tarantulas.

#insects #invertebrates #nature #bugsky
Close-up of a metallic blue-black wasp with a bright orange wing patch walking on damp leaf litter, antennae curled toward the ground.
October 19, 2025 at 2:12 PM Everybody can reply
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quilbug.bsky.social
Quil
@quilbug.bsky.social
I like its face :>

🪲ID Guess: Brown Shield Bug
#bugsky #ozinverts #inverts
A photograph of a brown shield bug on a long green leaf. True to its name, the bugs body is shaped like a shield, with a pointed snout that widens at the 'shoulder' area and tapers down into the end point of the abdomen. Its entire body is a mottled light brown, and its eyes and tips of its folded wings are black. It has long yellow antenna and long spindly legs.
October 19, 2025 at 8:28 AM Everybody can reply
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grays.art
Gray
@grays.art
White Peacock butterfly
(Anartia jatrophae)

Yesterday under crackling power lines
in an overgrown strip of Bonita Springs, Florida

📸 OM-3 ISO200 180mm f13 1/250

#stunDay #eastcoastKin #bugSky #Lepidoptera #butterflies #native #insects #nature #macro #photography #macroPhotography #art #bugs 🦋
Wingspan of about 2 inches (7cm), with white wings marked by brown and orange, a central black spot on each forewing, and two black spots on each hindwing resembling a peacock's eyespot, this its name.
October 19, 2025 at 4:02 AM Everybody can reply
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factsnotfiction.bsky.social
Benoit Blanc
@factsnotfiction.bsky.social
A new species to my yard. The purplish copper on great valley gumweed

#CaliforniaNativePlants
#NativePlants
#Butterflies
#bugsky
October 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM Everybody can reply
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🪲 crow | COMMS CLOSED
@brokencrow.bsky.social
Design c0mm for @sebastieng.hoot.gay! #bugsky #bugoc #brokencrow
October 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM Everybody can reply
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factsnotfiction.bsky.social
Benoit Blanc
@factsnotfiction.bsky.social
I have only seen 2 of my favorite butterflies this year. Thats 2 more than last year. So thankful to see any. A little tattered

The common Buckeye on rabbit brush

#CaliforniaNativePlants
#NativePlants
#Butterflies
#Bugsky
October 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM Everybody can reply
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Tom Astle
@tjalamont.bsky.social
A wee native bee tiptoeing on a lupine flower last spring in Montana. Excellent pollen pants. 🐙🌿 #Bugsky
A macro photo of a bee, seen from a front 3/4 angle, standing atop a purple flower petal. The bee is dark brown with orange-yellow hairs, and has a full load of orange pollen on its rear legs.
October 18, 2025 at 4:43 PM Everybody can reply
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norwichgiant.bsky.social
Rory
@norwichgiant.bsky.social
Petal has a suitor! He has been named Leaf by my niece.

Is this a male Pseudeuophrys lanigera?

@britishspiders.bsky.social
#Bugsky #Invertebrates
Male Pseudeuophrys lanigera on a candle holder Male Pseudeuophrys lanigera on a candle holder Male Pseudeuophrys lanigera Male Pseudeuophrys lanigera
October 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM Everybody can reply
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filonico.bsky.social
Filippo Nicolini 🎃🍂🧬
@filonico.bsky.social
1/2🧵 FUNFACT: did u know that mud-dauber wasps...are not technically wasps? Last time I checked, Sphecidae (the family they belong to) fell within the Apoidea, the group including e.g. bees & bumblebees. So theyre more related to them than to wasps

Day18 #invertober2025: the mud-dauber wasp #bugsky
​A vectorial digital drawing of a Sceliphron caementarium, or Black and Yellow Mud Dauber Wasp, viewed from above and set against a pale blue background. The wasp has a predominantly black body with contrasting yellow markings on its head, thorax, and legs. Its most distinctive feature is the long, narrow black petiole (waist) connecting the thorax to its dark abdomen, which features a single yellow spot at the tip. Its wings are translucent and tinted a light smoky brown/tan color. The text "invertobter2025 - Day 18" is in the bottom right corner.
October 18, 2025 at 9:09 AM Everybody can reply
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Armando Rosario-Lebrón
@rosariolebronentomology.com
When you see this on oak, what would you think it was? These tiny round growths are galls, the homes of wasps in the genus (likely) Neuroterus. I love finding these on my hikes, those small signs of the hidden world around us.

#bugsky #entomology #ukwildlife🌿
Close-up macrophotograph of several oak leaf galls created by wasps in the genus Neuroterus. The galls are small, disk-like, and slightly raised from the leaf surface. Each one is pale cream to yellowish with a dense covering of fine reddish-brown spots that radiate outward, giving them a speckled appearance. The centers are slightly domed and fuzzy, while the edges are thin and blend into the green leaf tissue. The leaf’s surface is sharply in focus, showing its network of veins and natural texture. The contrast between the smooth green of the leaf and the intricate pattern of the galls creates a striking biological detail, highlighting the delicate architecture of these insect-induced growths.
October 18, 2025 at 6:30 AM Everybody can reply
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swampvids.bsky.social
Spooky Swamp 🎃
@swampvids.bsky.social
Dolomedes scriptus, the striped fishing spider, a giant as far as New England arachnids go. They walk on water! They dive underwater! They eat fish! Yes! Great, ok. Moving on. ⬇️
#swampspider #arachnids #bugsky #weirdnature #spookyswamp
October 18, 2025 at 5:41 AM Everybody can reply
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grays.art
Gray
@grays.art
Greenhouse Millipede
(Oxidus gracilis)

Last week at Naples Botanical Garden
for the art challenge/prompt: #vertical

#eastcoastkin #GreenSat #bugSky #macro #photography #macrophotography #insects #bugs #legs #nature #spooktober #halloween
9x16 vertical tan millipede
October 18, 2025 at 4:00 AM Everybody can reply
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Schnickelfritz 🍻
@schnickilfritz.bsky.social
Hey BugSky, this afternoon I came across this little guy I've never seen before hanging out on my echinacea. Can anyone please help with an ID? 🌱 #insects
A yellow and brown insect on a red echinacea flower.
October 18, 2025 at 1:38 AM Everybody can reply
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HarbsBugPics
@phazonharbinger.bsky.social
Adult female Haaniella gorochovi "Bidoup Nui Ba" and her newly hatched young. Some members of this genus hold the record for largest insect eggs in the world, with hatchlings nearly an inch long. #phasmid #stickbug #stick #insect #macro #nature #wildlife #bugsky
October 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM Everybody can reply
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Coywolf Club
@coywolfclub.bsky.social
Club member of the day
#bugsky
An autumn meadow hawk dragon fly resting peacefully on a wooden dock.
October 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM Everybody can reply
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Auntie Social
@auntiesocial.bsky.social
Bugsky strikes again
October 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM Everybody can reply
petthesquirrel.bsky.social
Squirrel Guy
@petthesquirrel.bsky.social
Think this the first wasp nest I've ever seen that wasn't on a man-made structure... They were super chill.

#bugsky #Oklahoma #insect #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #wasps
October 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM Everybody can reply
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Eric R. Eaton
@bugeric.bsky.social
This male cicada parasite beetle, Sandalus niger, flew onto me yesterday while I was inspecting our backyard fence. Autumn seems to be the season for the truly weird bugs. Leavenworth, Kansas, USA. #bugsky #beetles #insects #beetle #insect
Rectangular, but rounded beetle with head at left. Elytra (wing covers) dark reddish brown, remainder of insect dark gray. Antennae rusty brown, and fan-like. Insect is alive, in a white casserole dish.
October 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM Everybody can reply
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ArtByTucho
@artbytucho.bsky.social
I've been adding more music to my game #CentipedeSimulator. I bought a few royalty-free tracks, but I keep coming back to this great free one from zanelittle.com :)
store.steampowered.com/app/3922090/...
#GameArt #Gamedev #3D #B3D #MadeWithUnity #Unity #indiedev #indiegame #Lowpoly #bugSky #insects
October 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM Everybody can reply
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