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These words "The people of #MN will soon recognize the importance of agencies like the #USDA that serve behind the scenes roles benefiting all of us" will prove prophetic not just to MN but to all of the United States.

Jesse Berman @jesseberman.bsky.social · Apr 11

The problem with public services is that we fail to appreciate them until they’re gone. The people of #MN will soon recognize the importance of agencies like the #USDA that serve behind the scenes roles benefiting all of us www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...

Lack of federal funding forces Minnesota to cancel an invasive moth spraying program

Spongy moths are an invasive defoliating pest that threatens the health of forests. The Department of Agriculture says there is only a short springtime window to spray against them, but because they h...

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April 12, 2025 at 12:12 AM

Vonn Roach

@vonnroach.bsky.social

Good morning 🌞 & Happy Thursday!

#insects #scisky #macrophotography #nature #photography #entomologist

April 10, 2025 at 12:04 PM

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Bea Leiderman

@bealeiderman.bsky.social

It’s #treehopperTuesday. Take a look at these punk nymphs in my hedge 🌿🌱

#macro #nature #bugsky #photography

Three treehopper bumps on a twig. One is smaller than the other two. One big one is facing right, stepping over the smaller one. The other big one is also facing right but on the side of the twig facing us so all that’s visible is its back. The nymphs are mostly black with 5 spikes on its pronotum, tinted red. The edges of the pronotum are also red. The abdomen has yellow spots.

April 8, 2025 at 11:20 PM

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NPR

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Effective immediately, the government says it will begin screening immigrant social media for activity that officials think indicates support for antisemitism.

U.S. says it is now monitoring immigrants' social media for antisemitism

Effective immediately, the government says it will begin screening immigrant social media for activity that officials think indicates support for antisemitism.

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April 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM

Vonn Roach

@vonnroach.bsky.social

Buckeye Butterfly aka Junonia coenia.

#insectart #butterfly #macrophotography #naturephotography #urbanphotography #entomology #bugart #scisky

April 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM

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Armando Rosario-Lebrón

@rosariolebronentomology.com

Probably Calligrapha bidenticola: this calligrapher beetle #Chrysomelidae from my collection offers a close look at the face, just as a student of entomology might see through a scope. For now, here’s a glimpse into our world.
🌿 #entomology #bugsky #coleoptera #invertebrates #insects

Side view of the beetle, likely Calligrapha bidenticola, displaying its domed elytra with a distinct cream-colored band curving across dark brown wing covers. Fine hairs and dust particles cling to its body, all rendered in high detail. The legs and underside are reddish-brown and slightly fuzzy.

Extreme close-up of the head of a calligrapher beetle, likely Calligrapha bidenticola. The image shows fine surface textures, compound eyes, and segmented antennae. The beetle’s reddish-brown exoskeleton is glossy, with detailed ridges and short bristles visible across the face

April 7, 2025 at 10:02 AM

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WayneS

@wsnatureandfossils.bsky.social

Been a while since I did a moth portrait. I think this little one is a Setaceous Hebrew character (Xestia c-nigrum) found resting in my parents' garden last week.

#macrophotography #teammoth #OMSysytem #OM-1 #gardenwildlife #ukwildlife

April 7, 2025 at 8:10 AM

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Debbie Rigden

@debrig63.bsky.social

Pardosa species (wolf-spiders) seen on my walk 🕷
#Pardosa #wolfspiders #spiders #arachnid #nature #wildlife #nature #Entomology #invertebrates #macro

April 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM

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Armando Rosario-Lebrón

@rosariolebronentomology.com

This Ontholestes sp. rove beetle is relatively large, ~15mm and often found near dung or carrion. Like predators at a watering hole, it uses prowls the swamp of poo, preying on insects drawn to the decay.
#Staphylinidae #coleoptera #macrophotography #bugsky #invertebrates 🌿

Extreme macro of a rove beetle’s head from the genus Ontholestes. The surface is densely covered in golden and silvery hairs. Prominent, oval-shaped compound eyes sit on either side of the head. Fine antennae and bristly mouthparts extend downward.

Close-up side view of the rove beetle’s head and thorax. The dense, golden-bronze setae (hairs) create a metallic sheen across its surface. The eye is large and well-rounded. Jointed legs, mouthparts, and part of the wing casing are in sharp detail.

Full-body lateral view of a pinned Ontholestes sp. rove beetle, approximately 15mm long. The beetle has a slender, segmented abdomen with alternating light and dark bands. Legs and antennae are spiny and reddish. The background is black.

April 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM

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Ray Haze

@rayhayes215.bsky.social

Goodnight #BlueSky from 2024 Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Fest. #art #illumination #photography #illuminights #photographersofbluesky

April 8, 2025 at 1:59 AM

Vonn Roach

@vonnroach.bsky.social

Clearly hard edits on the first three.

#insect #insectart #macrophotography #photogoraphy #nature #bugs #ant #beetle #bees #leafhopper #treehopper #pink #entomology #scisky

April 6, 2025 at 11:35 PM

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Mihai Milan

@sapianphotography.bsky.social

Flesh fly
Sarcophaga sp.

#macrophotography #macronature #macro #photography #nature #wildlife #entomology #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #macrophotofriday #diptera #fly #sarcophagidae

April 5, 2025 at 11:58 PM

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Armando Rosario-Lebrón

@rosariolebronentomology.com

Brown lacewings. Neuroptera are wild. You get parasites, you get animals that just basically eat everything. This one, a Hemerobiidae, is a little rarer than the green lacewings you usually see at lights. They are solid predators and some are even raised for biocontrol. 🌿
#entomology #neuroptera

A brown lacewing resting on a light-colored, textured surface. The insect has long antennae, reddish brown eyes, and finely veined wings with a mottled pattern. The wings are held tent-like over its back, and the body shows golden brown tones with scattered darker markings.

Extreme close-up of the lacewing’s head and upper body. The image shows detailed green iridescent eyes, multi-segmented antennae with fine hairs, and the intricate texture of the wings and body. Legs and thorax are covered in small bristles and golden hues.

April 6, 2025 at 1:38 AM

Vonn Roach

@vonnroach.bsky.social

Because everyone’s posting monarch caterpillars rn. Enjoy.

#pollinator #monarch #caterpillar #butterfly #yellow #nature #naturephotography #photography #macrophotography #entomology #insect #indectart #arthropodart #scisky #blacksky #science #bugs

April 5, 2025 at 6:50 AM

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Mihai Milan

@sapianphotography.bsky.social

Marmalade hoverfly on dandelion
Episyrphus balteatus

#macrophotography #macronature #macro #photography #nature #wildlife #entomology #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #macrophotofriday #diptera #fly #hoverfly #syrphidae

April 3, 2025 at 11:31 PM

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Armando Rosario-Lebrón

@rosariolebronentomology.com

This weevil’s colors aren’t from pigment: they’re structural. Microscopic scales manipulate light through interference, diffraction, and scattering, creating vivid iridescence. From my personal collection.
🌿 #macrophotography #Curculionidae #coleoptera #entomology #bugsky #insects

Extreme close-up of a weevil’s head, focusing on its compound eye and surrounding exoskeleton. The surface is covered in tiny, shimmering scales that reflect bright green, turquoise, and blue hues. These colors shift with the light, a result of structural coloration rather than pigment. The scales are tightly packed and organized, producing a metallic, iridescent effect. The image reveals fine detail of the weevil’s texture, with contrasting areas of smooth black and glittering scale-covered regions.

April 4, 2025 at 2:46 AM

Vonn Roach

@vonnroach.bsky.social

It’s the highlighter yellow for me. Insects and their colors 🤤🤤🤤 I can’t ever see an insect and not think it’d be a sexy shoot

#macrophotography #photography #insect #caterpillar #naturephotography #scisky #bug #entomologist #photoshoot #insectart

April 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM

Vonn Roach

@vonnroach.bsky.social

Can we add more than 4 photos @bsky.app ? I have some insect series I need to post. Enjoy these 4 species of tiger beetle.

#beetle #tigerbeetle #photography #naturephotography #insect #bug #coleoptera #entomology #scisky #macroinsect #macrophotography #insectart

April 2, 2025 at 10:18 PM

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@macro_action

@birdzandbees.bsky.social

The break in artist (cuckoo bee)
Nikon Z9 and 105mm macro

April 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM

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Armando Rosario-Lebrón

@rosariolebronentomology.com

One of those moths that screams don’t touch me absolutely stunning in an alien critter kind of way. The caterpillar of Orgyia leucostigma flaunts bold colors and urticating hairs as a warning. Nature’s way of saying “look, but no touch”
#Erebidae #macrophotography #entomology #insects #lepidoptera🌿