Robby Deans
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Robby Deans
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Nature enthusiast, hobby photographer. All photos I post are mine! I am @hydaticus on iNaturalist
Forbidden hot tub full of toe biters. Lethocerus medius, Brewster County, Texas.

#inverts #insects #underwater
October 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Bearded Weevil (Rhinostomus barbirostris), Veracruz, Mexico

#inverts #insects #beetles
October 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Eastern Black-necked Gartersnake (Thamnophis cyrtopsis ssp. ocellatus), Travis County, Texas

#herps #snakes
October 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Baird's Ratsnake (Pantherophis bairdi) eating a bat! Val Verde County, Texas.

#herps #predation #snakes
October 8, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Mountain Woodsorrel (Oxalis montana), Watauga County, NC, USA

#plants #botany
October 3, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Heiligbrodt's Mesquite Moth (Syssphinx heiligbrodti), Cameron County, Texas

#insects #inverts #moths #caterpillars
August 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Common Sea Skater (Halobates micans), Nueces County, Texas.

Water striders in this genus are perhaps the only insects that are truly marine, living most of their life on the open ocean.

#insects #macro #invertebrates
July 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Long-nosed Snake (Rhinocheilus lecontei), Webb County, Texas.

#herps #snakes
July 24, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Leaf cutter ants (Atta sp.), Tiputini, Ecuador

#ants #insects #inverts #macro
July 11, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Grapevine Hills, Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas

#landscapes #desert #westtexas
July 3, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Giant Lichen Orbweaver (Araneus bicentenarius), Travis County, Texas

#spiders #camouflage
July 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Southern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys volans), Beaufort County, North Carolina

#mammals
June 24, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Pocock's Lampshade-web Spider (Hypochilus pococki), Macon County, North Carolina.

These long-legged spiders make lampshade-shaped webs on the underside of overhanging rocks and cave walls. Members of the family Hypochilidae are found in mountainous regions in the USA and China.

#spiders #macro
June 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Striped Bark Scorpion (Centruroides vittatus), Trinity County, Texas

#arachnids #macro
June 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Chamberlain's Dwarf Salamander (Eurycea chamberlaini), Beaufort County, North Carolina.

#salamanders #herps
June 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus), Travis County, Texas

#insects #inverts #butterflies #macro
June 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Guyanan Sarota (Sarota gyas), Tiputini, Ecuador.

#insects #inverts #butterflies #macro
May 29, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Birdwing Passionflower (Passiflora tenuiloba), Travis County, Texas

#plants #botany #macro
May 28, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Boneset Leaf Beetle (Ophraella notata), pale form. Forsyth County, North Carolina

#inverts #insects #beetles #macro
May 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Mountain Lady's-Slipper (Cypripedium montanum), Kittitas County, Washington.

#plants #flowers #orchids
May 26, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Kidneyleaf Twayblade (Neottia smallii), Caldwell County, North Carolina.

#plants #orchids #macro
May 22, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Black-banded Wasp Moth (Syntomeida melanthus), Brewster County, Texas.

#inverts #insects #moths
May 15, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Cascada los Colores, Cueva de los Guacharos, Colombia

#waterfall #landscapes
May 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Northwestern Garter Snake (Thamnophis ordinoides), British Columbia, Canada.

#herps
May 9, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Ogre-faced spider (Deinopis sp.) , Tiputini, Ecuador

#inverts #spiders #macro
May 7, 2025 at 11:48 PM