#Insect(s

This is the Beautiful Mantidfly, #Leptomantispa pulchella. The name is in my opinion very accurate 😻

#Macrophotography
#Neuroptera
#Mantidflies
#Insect(s
#Invert(s

This little weirdo is a #Xanthaciura fruit #fly, possibly Xanthaciura insecta. This is a very small fly, < 5mm.

#Macrophotography
#Insect(s
#Invert(s
#Diptera

Plume #Moths, family #Pterophorodae are a fun bunch. This may be Befrage's Plume Moth, Pselnophorus belfragei.

#Insect(s
#invert(S
#Macrophotography
#lepidoptera
#Entomology

This pretty #moth came to visit this week and Bugguide.net says it is Herpetogramma theseusalis, and my photo is the first observation from #Georgia on the site!

#Macrophotography
#invert(s
#Lepidoptera
#Insect(s

In addition to the photo, I have also begun my career as an entomological video pornographer... Please be gentle, this is my first #Macro #Video ever 😁

Shot with a Fuji X-S10, Laowa 65mm Macro, and a hand held light...

youtu.be/YcayIXEnwsY?...

#Bugsex
#Beetles
#Coleoptera
#Insect(s
#Invert(s

Asian lady Beetle Mating

The Asian Lady Beetle, Harmonia axyridis getting it on. Note the sexually transmitted fungus, Hesperomyces harmoniae on the male's back.

youtu.be

Between the weather and what feels like a summer cold photos have been a bit lacking lately, but here is a Deer #Fly from last night that has some cool #eyes.

#Macrophotography
#Diptera
#Invert(s
#Insect(s

Long Horned #Beetles are a fantastic group. #Hippopsis lemniscata here may take the prize for antennae length to body size 😁

#Macrophotography
#Invert(s
#Insect(s
#Coleoptera

Continuing todays Beetleisousness, I present these ridiculously #awesome antennae of the Obsolete Long-horned #Beetle, Acanthocinus obsoletus (No I don't know why they call it obsolete.

#Macrophotography
#Coleoptera
#Invert(s
#Insect(s

One of Last night's visitors to the Moth Station was this awesome Four-spotted Mantid fly (#Dicromantispa interrupta),

#Invertefest
#Macrophotography
#MantidFly
#Insect(s)

I swear this is the most UWU beetle I have ever seen, I love it😻. This is #Polyphylla occidentalis, a Lined June #Beetle.

#Invertefest
#Coleoptera
#Insect(s
#Macrophotography

Mothoflage.

A Dot-lined Wave Moth, #Idaea tacturata blends in with the siding of our house.

#Fujifilm X-S10, #Laowa 65mm #Macro

#Macrophotography
#Invert(s
#Insect(s

I love this little #planthopper, #Archasia pallida, so much😻.

#fujifilm X-S10, #Laowa 65mm #Macro

#Insect(s
#Invert(s
#Macrophotography
#Hemiptera

Another #moth post.
This is the Spotted Phosphila Moth, #Phosphila miselioides. The first photo is a hand held focus stack of 7 images, processed with Helicon Focus Pro.

#Fujifilm X-S10, #Laowa 65mm #Macro.

#Macrophotography
#Invert(s
#Insect(s
#Lepidoptera

#Moth season is upon us! Last night I was visited by this magnificent Tulip-tree Beauty Moth, #Epimecis hortaria.

#Fujifilm X-S10, #Laowa 65mm #Macro

#macrophotography
#Geometridae
#invert(s
#Insect(s

I hope everyone has a #MOTHTASTIC #Friday.

Featuring A lovely female Scalloped Sack-bearer #Moth, #Lacosoma chiridota which dropped by for a portrait this week.

#Fujifilm X-S10, #Laowa 65mm #Macro.

#Macrophotography
#Insect(s
#Inverts(S

Attn: @crawlieswithcri.bsky.social 🥰

This fabulous Palmetto #Weevil, Rhynchophorus cruentatus, (our largest) came ambling across the driveway today and nicely posed. Believed to be a female due to the smooth rostrum (snout)

#Fujifilm X-S10, #Laowa 65mm #Macro

#Beetle
#Invert(s
#Insect(s
#Coleoptera
#Macrophotography
#Nature

I know that Photo a Day service has not been consistent lately, I have had some rough days of late. That said, here's a long-legged fly ( #Dolichopodidae )that came to visit recently that actually held still.

#Fujifilm X-S10, #Laowa 65mm #Macro.

#Macrophotography
#diptera
#Insect(s)

Photo A Day, March 24th.

Mexican Paper #Wasp

Plans to go out hunting cool bugs/plants/mushrooms today were thwarted by the pollenocalypse, but my resident Porch Wasps offered to pose nicely.

#Fujifilm X-S10, #Laowa 65mm #Macro

#Hymenoptera
#Insect(s)
#Macrophotography
#Invert(s)

Photo a Day, March 16th

Green Lacewing, #Chrysopidae

#Fuji X-S10, #laowa 65mm #macro.

#Macrophotography
#Insect(s)
#Invert(s)
#Invertebrate(s)

Photo a Day, February 27th
Common Idia Moth, #Idia aemula

#Fujifilm X-S10, #Laowa 65mm #Macro

#MacroPhotography
#Moths
#PhotoADay
#lepidoptera
#Insect(s)
#Invert(s)

A hearty welcome to all the new users. Please feel free to follow the Bug Sex feed for all your hot beetle on beetle (and others!) action... 😁
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#Bugsex
#Insect(s)
#Macrophotography.

#monday mood.

Possibly the Mexican Paper #Wasp, #Mischocyttarus mexicanus.

#fujifilm X-S10, #Laowa 65mm #Macro.

#Macrophotography
#Hymenoptera
#NaturePhotography
#invert(s)
#Insect(s)

Bluesky is getting too big and too many people are comparing invertebrates to politicians so I've had to cut most the keywords out of the invertebrates feed.

Use these hashtags to show up in the feed:
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#Invert(s)
#Invertebrate(s)
#むし
#ムシ
#虫
#昆虫

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