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AceMacro - Entomologist
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Invert macro photographer and lover of all things insects.

Reject humanity, return to mantodea.
Eris militaris, a bronze jumping spider.

I really enjoyed how this was framed, he's right in the middle of a turks cap!

#photography #spider #nature
December 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Diabrotica undecimpunctata. Just a silly spotted cucumber beetle lickin' his leggy.

#photography #nature
November 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Chrysomya from some research at my college's field station.

Simply fabulous.

#entomology #photography #nature
November 18, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Hedriodiscus!

Single shot, got a great depth of field and he stood in one spot long enough for me to really nail the compound eye detail.

#insect #photography #macrophotography
October 30, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Camponotus pennsylvanicus, an eastern black carpenter ant.

Contrary to popular belief, carpenter ants don't eat wood--they just carve out wood to be used in their nests!

#insect #macrophotography #entomology #photography #nature
October 29, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Urbanus proteus, a long-tailed skipper. These guys are easily recognizable by their gorgeous iridescent blue-green setae.

Setae are the hair-like structures on most inverts, made from chitin!

How EYE catching (I'm so funny).

#photography #insect #macrophotography #insectphotography #entomology
October 28, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Pachydiplax longipennis, a blue dasher. The species name is a big misleading, it means long wings.

There's a lot of research into using as a biological control agent against mosquitos, they're voracious predators.

#photography #nature #insects
October 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Dione vanillae, a Gulf fritillary. Fritillary is such a weird word to say out loud.

The white spots under its wings are so reflective and bright that they can blind predators.

Idk follow me or something? How do this social media work.

#butterfly #insect #macrophotography
October 6, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Schistocerca obscura, an obscure bird grasshopper! They're called "bird" grasshoppers because they're incredibly strong flyers.

Follow for more macro photography and entomology facts! :3c

#photography #insects #entomology #nature
September 21, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Phyciodes tharos, a pearl crescent.

#Funfact these guys have insanely varied wing morphologies! They're so variable, some scientists believed them to be separate species, but they're not!

Follow me for #photography and #entomology :)

#macro #macrophotography #insect
September 11, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Augochlora pura, a green sweat #bee, my beloved.

#Funfact they formed symbiotic relationship with Passalidae, a family of beetles. A. pura use the "wood dust" from them to nest!

#photography #nature #entomology
September 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Hedriodiscus being amazingly cute! Was stunned when I saw this adorable pose while editing.

Follow me for more fab macros and insect fun! :3
September 9, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Bombus butt, very fluffy. A good guy, should absolutely be reclassed as man's best friend!

#photography #insect #bee #macrophotography #nature
September 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Just a silly Scudderia trying to figure out what their leggy tastes like.

Probably grape, it's always grape.

#nature #photography #art
September 8, 2025 at 11:07 PM