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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 in Cincinnati, Ohio
📸s: canon rebel T2i, iPhone 15 pro, GoPro hero black 13
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#invertefest
Periodical #cicada - Magicicada sp.
(Shot near Cincinnati 6-1-25) 🪲🪳🪰 #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #insect #bug #bugsky #ento
A periodical cicada (Magicicada sp.) on a leaf turned away from the camera to face the top left of frame.
December 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Female Bare-winged Aphideater (Eupeodes perplexus) nectaring on Goldenrod (Solidago sp.)

#MacroMonday #invertebrates
Bare-winged Aphideater (Eupeodes perplexus) nectaring on Goldenrod (Solidago sp.) Black flower fly with white spots dusted with bright yellow flecks of goldenrod pollen.
December 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM
spidermax3000.bsky.social
I got a new #gopro for Christmas and I’m really excited to play with it more throughout the year
Endler’s livebearers - Poecilia wingei
Platys - Xiphophorus sp.
(Shot in my #animalroom 12-28-25) 🐠 #pond #aquarium #fishkeeping #fish #fishtank #pet
December 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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This creature is called a Firefly

#InverteFest
Weird long prehistoric-looking armored larviform firefly, like a segmented sword scabbard with a silly head poking out the bottom
December 28, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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gettoknownature.bsky.social
It’s very cold and bugs are scarce. So how about an eastern Tiger Swallowtail from the summer for #InverteFest?

It’s going to be warm on Monday, hopefully I can find some #Invertebrates then

🌿
A large black and yellow butterfly perches on a large pink flower
December 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
spidermax3000.bsky.social
#macromonday #invertefest
Leaf-footed #bugs - Acanthocephala sp.
Harvestman - order: Opiliones
(Shot near Cincinnati 7-8-25) 🪳🪲🕷️ #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #insect #arachnid #bug #bugsky #ento #spidersky
Two leaf-footed bugs (Acanthocephala sp.) in the foreground mating on a trunk with a big one up top facing the top of frame and a small one below them facing the bottom of frame. In the background, a very blurry and out of focus harvestman (order: Opiliones) lurks.
December 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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I conclude this year's #Mothmas with this lovely photo of two Southern Pink-striped Oakworm Moths ( Anisota pellucida ) mating. These are very common moths here in South Georgia and their caterpillars greatly enjoy nomming on my Water Oak tree 😁

#Macrophotography
#Invertefest
#BugSex.
A photo of two moths mating. The female which is seen from the side is bright orange. The male seen from above is darker red, his body covered in rust red fur-like scales, his wings darker, but with a white spot on the forewing and a transparent "window" also on the forewing.
December 29, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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We had a Christmas miracle Friday night with our first #mourninggecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris) hatchling!
(Shot in my #animalroom on my iPhone 12-26-25) 🦎 #photography #macrophotography #animal #herps #lizard #gecko #pet #reptile
A tiny baby mourning gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris) on the side of a deli cup (black knit hat and camera in the background) looking towards the bottom left of frame.
December 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
spidermax3000.bsky.social
#invertefest
Horsehead #grasshopper - Pseudoproscopia latirostris
(Shot at @cincinnatizoo.bsky.social 5-24-25) 🪲🪳 #photography #macrophotography #zoo #cincyzoopic #animal #invertebrate #insect #bug #bugsky #ento
Couple of horseshoe head grasshoppers (Pseudoproscipia latirostris) facing the top left of frame. A skinny green one on top of a thick brown one. They both look like stick insects which look like sticks
December 28, 2025 at 3:33 PM
spidermax3000.bsky.social
#invertefest
Porcelain #roach - Gyna lurida
(Shot in my #animalroom 2-2-25) 🪳🪲 #photography #macrophotography #animal #imvertebrate #insect #cockroach #bug #bugsky #ento #pet
An adult porcelain roach (Gyna lurida) perched on my right hand facing the right of frame. The roach looks kind of like a leaf from the top down
December 27, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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The perfect gift for a guy who can’t stop talking about how everything is a #fish
#biology #evolution
A book titled “Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body” The author is Neil Shubun. Above the title says “National Bestseller” followed by a blurb from Oliver Sacks that reads “A compelling scientific adventure story that will change forever how you understand what it means to be human”. The bottom teases a new afterword with this publication.
December 26, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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Merry #crustmas!! Let #invertefest begin!
Wood louse - Order: Isopoda
#Millipede - Class: Diplopoda
(Shot near Cincinnati 3-14-25) 🦀🪲🪳 #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #crustacean #isopod
A wild isopod and a millipede sharing space on the sand and sort of forming a heart shape together
December 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Merry #crustmas Eve!
Rusty #crayfish - Faxonius rusticus
(Shot near Cincinnati 7-24-25) 🦞 #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #crustacean #crawdad #crawfish
A rusty crayfish (Faxonius rusticus) shot from the top down through the water as they face the left of frame between two smooth river rocks
December 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
spidermax3000.bsky.social
#crustmas
Wood louse - Order: Isopoda
(Shot near Cincinnati 12-4-24) 🦀 #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #crustacean #isopod
A wild isopod on rotting wood with the head pointing towards the bottom of frame
December 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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#ArtAdventCalendar
Dec. 22
We never thought we’d get to see them living in their own home. But on a recent trip to Kruger Park, South Africa, we were fortunate to see a scene I’ll never forget.
The Matriarch appeared out of the bush and slowly led her small elephant herd across the river.
#Mammals
A herd of African elephants crossed a river in South Africa. The matriarch of the herd and her baby are up the hill on the far side, and three adults and a baby are still crossing the river.
December 23, 2025 at 1:26 AM
spidermax3000.bsky.social
#crustmas
Rusty #crayfish - Faxonius rusticus
(Shot near Cincinnati 7-8-25) 🦞 #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #crustacean #crawfish #crawdad
A rusty crayfish (Faxonius rusticus) shot top down through the wafer as the crustacean faces the right of frame. They have a bit of a ripple just over top of them.
December 22, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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#crustmas
Rusty #crayfish - Faxonius rusticus
(Shot near Cincinnati 9-8-23) 🦞 #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #crustacean #crawfish #crawdad
A rusty crayfish (Faxonius rusticus) covered in molm at the bottom of a shallow river facing the top left of frame
December 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
spidermax3000.bsky.social
#crustmas
Wood louse - order: Isopoda
(Shot near Cincinnati 6-12-25) 🦀 #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #crustacean #isopod #bugsky
Some wild isopods on a rock
December 20, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Groove-billed Anis are one of my favorite #birds to photograph. So much character in their faces. #Belize
Groove-billed Ani on a barbed wire Two Groove-billed Anis on a post
December 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
spidermax3000.bsky.social
#crustmas
Wood louse - order: Isopoda
(Shot near Cincinnati 12-4-24) 🦀 #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #crustacean #isopod #bugsky
A wild isopod shot in a sort of profile facing the left of frame on a piece of rotting wood
December 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
spidermax3000.bsky.social
#crustmas
Rusty #crayfish - Faxonius rusticus
(Shot near Cincinnati 8-28-25) 🦞 #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #crustacean #crawfish #crawdad
A top down shot of a rusty crayfish (Faxonius rusticus) underwater in a rocky creek facing the bottom of the frame
December 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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#crustmas
Freshwater #isopod - Asellus aquaticus
(Shot in Cincinnati 5-17-25) 🦀🦐 #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #crustacean #bugsky
Some freshwater isopods (Asellus aquaticus) among the sand in the creek
December 17, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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#crustmas
Rusty #crayfish - Faxonius rusticus
(Shot near Cincinnati 10-24-23) 🦞 #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #crustacean #crawfish #crawdad
A very orange rusty crayfish (Faxonius rusticus) on the muddy banks of a creek facing the top left corner of the frame. Top down shot
December 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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#macromonday #crustmas
Wood louse - order: Isopoda
(Shot near Cincinnati 8-20-23) 🦀 #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #crustacean #isopod #bugsky
An isopod being held on a hand facing the left of frame
December 15, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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#crustmas
Little sea #isopods - Cubaris murina
(Shot in my #animalroom 11-30-24) 🦀 #photography #macrophotography #animal #invertebrate #isopod #bugsky #bug
A rotting cucumber with a smattering of little sea isopods (Cubaris murina)
December 13, 2025 at 9:46 PM