Mart
@beardybugmart.bsky.social
Macro photographer. Olympus/OMStystem. Insects and arachnids. Birds. Queen. Laurel and Hardy. Long ass walks. Dysgwr Cymraeg. Saes yn byw yng Nghymru.
As I predicted, I've already missed a day of #arachtober 😅 Here's an underview of a marvelous Nephila Orb weaver from Malaysia. I think I posted another view of this individual the other day. Enjoy. #spider #macro #macrophotography
October 5, 2025 at 10:14 AM
As I predicted, I've already missed a day of #arachtober 😅 Here's an underview of a marvelous Nephila Orb weaver from Malaysia. I think I posted another view of this individual the other day. Enjoy. #spider #macro #macrophotography
Day 4 of #arachtober sees us looking at a long-jawed orb weaver, Metellina sp, just doing what they do; hanging in their webs waiting for their grub to show up. @britishspiders.bsky.social #macro #macrophotography #spider #nature #naturephotography
October 4, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Day 4 of #arachtober sees us looking at a long-jawed orb weaver, Metellina sp, just doing what they do; hanging in their webs waiting for their grub to show up. @britishspiders.bsky.social #macro #macrophotography #spider #nature #naturephotography
Today's #birdoftheday theme is 'ducks', so here's a security Mallard enforcing the rules at Slimbridge WWT. @robcrank68.bsky.social #bird #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography
October 4, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Today's #birdoftheday theme is 'ducks', so here's a security Mallard enforcing the rules at Slimbridge WWT. @robcrank68.bsky.social #bird #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography
Day 3 of #arachtober. I can't promise I'll keep this up all month; I'll run out of photos soon, but for now here's another Araneus diadematus to delight you. This was a nice, dark form, but yet again, it was facing the wrong way 🙄 @britishspiders.bsky.social #macro #omsystem #macrophotography
October 3, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Day 3 of #arachtober. I can't promise I'll keep this up all month; I'll run out of photos soon, but for now here's another Araneus diadematus to delight you. This was a nice, dark form, but yet again, it was facing the wrong way 🙄 @britishspiders.bsky.social #macro #omsystem #macrophotography
This is my first #BirdOfTheDay post and today’s theme is #goose or #geese. I don’t have any shots of geeses, so here’s a lone, cocky greylag goose to feast your eyes upon ☺️ #birds #birdphotography #adar #aderyn #omsystem
October 2, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This is my first #BirdOfTheDay post and today’s theme is #goose or #geese. I don’t have any shots of geeses, so here’s a lone, cocky greylag goose to feast your eyes upon ☺️ #birds #birdphotography #adar #aderyn #omsystem
#Arachtober rumbles on into its 2nd day and so I present to a male zebra jumping spider (Salticidae). Those huge jaws and pedi-palps tell you it's a male. Cracking wee spoods 🥰 @britishspiders.bsky.social #macro #macrophoto #spider #photography #arachnid #macrophotography #omsystem
October 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
#Arachtober rumbles on into its 2nd day and so I present to a male zebra jumping spider (Salticidae). Those huge jaws and pedi-palps tell you it's a male. Cracking wee spoods 🥰 @britishspiders.bsky.social #macro #macrophoto #spider #photography #arachnid #macrophotography #omsystem
So, I'm told it's #arachtober, yes, that's a thing apparently, so who am I to turn my nose up at that, eh? This Araneus diadematus is clearly coming for you so I would like and scroll on, stat! 🏃🏼💨 @britishspiders.bsky.social #macro #macrophotography #spider #spiders #naturephotography #omsystem
October 1, 2025 at 4:41 PM
So, I'm told it's #arachtober, yes, that's a thing apparently, so who am I to turn my nose up at that, eh? This Araneus diadematus is clearly coming for you so I would like and scroll on, stat! 🏃🏼💨 @britishspiders.bsky.social #macro #macrophotography #spider #spiders #naturephotography #omsystem
I’m not usually a bird photographer, but I can rarely resist a Starling. They really are quite beautiful birds 🥰 Remarkable mimics too 💚 #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #starling #birdsofbluesky #narure
September 30, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I’m not usually a bird photographer, but I can rarely resist a Starling. They really are quite beautiful birds 🥰 Remarkable mimics too 💚 #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #starling #birdsofbluesky #narure
This tiny longhorn beetle (~4 - 5mm) was a proper sod to photograph. It was in a difficult spot and I had to shoot from the rear screen of my camera, guessing the shot was in focus 😅 Anyway, enjoy this Greater Thorn-tipped longhorn 😊 #macro #macrophotography #beetle #nature #wildlifephotography
September 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
This tiny longhorn beetle (~4 - 5mm) was a proper sod to photograph. It was in a difficult spot and I had to shoot from the rear screen of my camera, guessing the shot was in focus 😅 Anyway, enjoy this Greater Thorn-tipped longhorn 😊 #macro #macrophotography #beetle #nature #wildlifephotography
Another day another wrong way up spider, this time Araneus diadematus. This one was in the process of building her web 🕸️ #macro #macrophoto #spider @britishspiders.bsky.social
September 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Another day another wrong way up spider, this time Araneus diadematus. This one was in the process of building her web 🕸️ #macro #macrophoto #spider @britishspiders.bsky.social
A splendid Forest shield bug (Pentatoma rufipes) patiently posing for their portrait on a small post in Penllergare Woodland Park, Swansea. Cheers dude 🥰 #macro #macrophoto #macrophotography #insect #insects #nature #bugs #cymru #bywydgwyllt
September 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
A splendid Forest shield bug (Pentatoma rufipes) patiently posing for their portrait on a small post in Penllergare Woodland Park, Swansea. Cheers dude 🥰 #macro #macrophoto #macrophotography #insect #insects #nature #bugs #cymru #bywydgwyllt
September 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
A tiny running crab spider (Philodromus sp) failing miserably to look inconspicuous on this fencepost. Lucky for me though 😅 Olympus EM1 mk3, 60mm f2.8 lens @britishspiders.bsky.social #spider #spiders #macro #macrophoto #macrophotography #OMSystem #olympus
September 23, 2025 at 10:20 AM
A tiny running crab spider (Philodromus sp) failing miserably to look inconspicuous on this fencepost. Lucky for me though 😅 Olympus EM1 mk3, 60mm f2.8 lens @britishspiders.bsky.social #spider #spiders #macro #macrophoto #macrophotography #OMSystem #olympus
What do you think that this tiny flea beetle is thinking as it stares off into the seeming abyss? 🤔 #macro #macrophotography #insect #insects #nature #naturephotography
September 22, 2025 at 8:18 PM
What do you think that this tiny flea beetle is thinking as it stares off into the seeming abyss? 🤔 #macro #macrophotography #insect #insects #nature #naturephotography
This little cutie-pie, and I do mean little at about 3mm or so, is possibly a Willow Flea Beetle - Crepidodera aurata. If not then it's certainly in that genus 😅 Gorgeous little beets 😍 #insect #insects #macro #macrophotography #olympusem1mk3 #leafbeetle #chrysomelidae
September 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This little cutie-pie, and I do mean little at about 3mm or so, is possibly a Willow Flea Beetle - Crepidodera aurata. If not then it's certainly in that genus 😅 Gorgeous little beets 😍 #insect #insects #macro #macrophotography #olympusem1mk3 #leafbeetle #chrysomelidae
This is Phyllis, the Pholcid spider living above my door. I was hoping she was pregnant after I saw a male trying his luck last week, but she’s not looking particularly gravid. Time shall tell…🤞 @britishspiders.bsky.social #macro #macrophoto #spiders #photography
September 20, 2025 at 7:49 PM
This is Phyllis, the Pholcid spider living above my door. I was hoping she was pregnant after I saw a male trying his luck last week, but she’s not looking particularly gravid. Time shall tell…🤞 @britishspiders.bsky.social #macro #macrophoto #spiders #photography
Chrysolina bankii, the bronze beetle. Shiny critter, innit ✨✨ #macro #macrophoto #macrophotography #beetle #insects #omsystem #olympus
September 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Chrysolina bankii, the bronze beetle. Shiny critter, innit ✨✨ #macro #macrophoto #macrophotography #beetle #insects #omsystem #olympus
Look into the eyes of a crane-fly and you may be surprised at just how pretty they are. They may annoy as they flit about out lights at night, but they deserve respect just as much as any other animal ☺️ #macro #diptera #macrophoto #nature #naturalworld
September 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Look into the eyes of a crane-fly and you may be surprised at just how pretty they are. They may annoy as they flit about out lights at night, but they deserve respect just as much as any other animal ☺️ #macro #diptera #macrophoto #nature #naturalworld
Noswaith dda pawb/Good evening all. Here is a rather splendid long-jawed orb weaver (Teragnathidae), just chillin' on its stem. It's probably waiting for its dinner to be delivered; it ordered it on the web 🫣 #macro #macrophotography #spider #arachnid
September 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Noswaith dda pawb/Good evening all. Here is a rather splendid long-jawed orb weaver (Teragnathidae), just chillin' on its stem. It's probably waiting for its dinner to be delivered; it ordered it on the web 🫣 #macro #macrophotography #spider #arachnid
A tiny springtail on a British 2p piece. And this isn't even that small for a springtail 😅 #macro #macrophoto #macrophotography #insect #notactuallyaninsect #collembola #invertebrate
September 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
A tiny springtail on a British 2p piece. And this isn't even that small for a springtail 😅 #macro #macrophoto #macrophotography #insect #notactuallyaninsect #collembola #invertebrate
Bore da/Good morning. Autumn is well on its way here in the UK, so here's a suitably autumnally coloured forest shield bug (Pentatoma rufipes) wot I found the other day. #macro #macrophoto #macrophotography#photography #nature #wildlife #autumn
September 17, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Bore da/Good morning. Autumn is well on its way here in the UK, so here's a suitably autumnally coloured forest shield bug (Pentatoma rufipes) wot I found the other day. #macro #macrophoto #macrophotography#photography #nature #wildlife #autumn
September 15, 2025 at 2:49 PM
A Wasp Spider (Argiope bruennichi) with a tasty vespine meal. There were quite healthy numbers of these on my old patch in Herts, until they cut the grass and I didn't see any there the following year 😢 @britishspiders.bsky.social #macro #macrophotography #spider #nature #photography
September 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
A Wasp Spider (Argiope bruennichi) with a tasty vespine meal. There were quite healthy numbers of these on my old patch in Herts, until they cut the grass and I didn't see any there the following year 😢 @britishspiders.bsky.social #macro #macrophotography #spider #nature #photography
A tiny sawfly larva desperately trying to get away from me. This one looks like it either came off worse in a fight, or needs a lot of sleep 😅 #macro#macrophoto #macrophotography #insect #insects #caterpillar #omsystem
September 15, 2025 at 9:42 AM
A tiny sawfly larva desperately trying to get away from me. This one looks like it either came off worse in a fight, or needs a lot of sleep 😅 #macro#macrophoto #macrophotography #insect #insects #caterpillar #omsystem