#Macro photography

[angelinamei]

[lazchance]

hello my dears... today i have an older shot of a beetle showing off its wings...

dark crimson beetle. iridescent elytra. clumsy personality. unidentified species from the genus Ceropria

[miyrumiyru]

I see why their names are rustic, very rusty guys

Rustic Bunting (Emberiza rustica)

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Aphrodite fritillary butterfly

Courtesy Diane Spray

[bug-lovers-island]

Spring is on the way! Honey bees were hovering by my ankles, wondering what was so interesting about a rotten log that I'd need to flip it over

[1five1two]

Macro photography of Slime Mold. Barry Webb.

[xaoca]

[constantlyfalling]

water droplets on greenery

[myxomycota]

Cribraria rufa amongst liverwort

by Andy Sands

[fresh-frogs]

Lost in the sauce and whatnot

[orofeaiel]

Bonnet & Moss

[spiderdaynightlive]

"oh hey what the hell"

bathroom's closed; wasp photoshoot

"what"

*reviewing my settings and lowering ISO* bathroom's closed. wasp photoshoot.

[miyrumiyru]

Moon connecting magpies

Oriental magpie (Pica serica)

[sitting-on-me-bum]

‘Dung Cannon Fungi’

by Barry Webb FRPS

Garden Photographer Of The Year Awards

[jenfoundabug]

I thought this feisty little critter was an isopod until I got a closer look. This is a carrion beetle larva, and, as their name suggests, adults and larvae of this insect eat dead animals, maggots that live in carrion, and/or other types of decaying organic matter. I have no idea where this one came from, since there were no dead animals nearby or compost. Perhaps an insectivorous bird dropped it, or maybe this particular species likes chicken manure (there was a chicken tractor nearby vroom vroom). Putting this next part below the cut because it's a little gross. Proceed with caution:

This carrion beetle child seemed somewhat hungry, as it was nibbling at some dead skin around my finger nail. It tickled a bit and reminded me of the shrimp they sometimes have at aquariums that will nibble at your fingers. Yes that's a thing.

unidentified Silphidae larva Northeastern Pennsylvania, US

[ghostlypetal]

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