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October 7, 2024 at 9:43 AM

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AJCann

@ajcann.bsky.social

Spring Harvestman, Rilaena triangularis.

#Arachnids #Opliones #VC55 #UKWildlife #macrophotography #macro #OMSystem #OM5 #HeliconFocus #FocusStacking

March 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM

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AJCann

@ajcann.bsky.social

10 Spot Ladybird, Adalia decempunctata.

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March 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM

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AJCann

@ajcann.bsky.social

Lots of Neriene montana in the leaf litter today.

#Arachnids #Spiders #VC55 #UKWildlife #macrophotography #macro #OMSystem #OM5 #HeliconFocus #FocusStacking

March 1, 2025 at 5:18 PM

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Mike Soliman

@mikesoliman.bsky.social

2025-064 Staple

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March 6, 2025 at 5:12 AM

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Steve Valley

@stevevalley.bsky.social

#MapleFlowers in #Albany,Oregon,USA, 5X.
#Flowers #Spring #Maple #VascularPlants #NativePlants #Entomology #SteveValleyPhotography #FocusStacking #NikonD810 #ZereneStacker #photography #Macro #SciArt #BugPics #FlowerPhotography #Science

March 8, 2025 at 12:14 AM

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Mike Soliman

@mikesoliman.bsky.social

2025-067 Succulent

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March 8, 2025 at 11:50 PM

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Mike Soliman

@mikesoliman.bsky.social

2025-070 Tale of the Tape

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March 12, 2025 at 4:23 AM

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Steve Valley

@stevevalley.bsky.social

A female #BeaverpondBaskettail #dragonfly, #Epitheca-canis in my backyard #Albany,Oregon,USA

#Odonata #Insects #Anisoptera #Cordulidae #Invertebrate #Entomology #FocusStacking #NikonD810 #ZereneStacker #Macro #BugPics #DragonflyPhotography #Science #SteveValleyPhotography #photography #SciArt #Art

A female Beaverpond Baskettail dragonfly, Epitheca canis in my backyard, Albany, Oregon, USA. This species is one of my favorites, primarily flying here in the Willamette Valley in May and June. The eyes of mature males are mostly sapphire blue but as they mature there are amazing reddish purples and the color changes when viewed from different angles.
They are called Baskettails because all Epitheca females carry a large ball of eggs, at the end of their abdomen, as they fly around searching for just the right plant stem or twig on the surface of water. They touch the egg ball to the stem and it sticks and immediately expands into a long gelatin string with the eggs embedded. Often there will be multiple egg strings attached to the same stem.
Baskettails are extremely hairy on the thorax and head with very distinctive patterns and colors of setae (hairs).

March 12, 2025 at 4:29 AM

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Steve Valley

@stevevalley.bsky.social

#WillowStamens #WillowPollen #WillowFlowers at Freeway Lakes, #Albany,Oregon,USA, 5X.
#Flowers #Spring #Willow #PussyWillow #VascularPlants #NativePlants #Entomology #SteveValleyPhotography #FocusStacking #NikonD810 #ZereneStacker #photography #Macro #SciArt #BugPics #FlowerPhotography #Science

Willow Stamens 7-Mar-20 at Freeway Lakes, Albany, Oregon, USA. Focus stacked with a Nikon D810 and a Mitutoyo M Plan APO 5x objective, composited with Zerene Stacker PMax.

March 13, 2025 at 2:52 AM

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Steve Valley

@stevevalley.bsky.social

#WillowPistils #WillowOvaries #WillowFlowers at Freeway Lakes, #Albany,Oregon,USA, 5X.
#Flowers #Spring #Willow #PussyWillow #VascularPlants #NativePlants #Entomology #SteveValleyPhotography #FocusStacking #NikonD810 #ZereneStacker #photography #Macro #SciArt #BugPics #FlowerPhotography #Science

Willow Pistils (female flower parts) 14-Mar-25 at Freeway Lakes, Albany, Oregon, USA. Focus stacked with a Nikon D810 and a Mitutoyo M Plan APO 5x objective, composited with Zerene Stacker PMax.

March 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM

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Steve Valley

@stevevalley.bsky.social

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A male #CaliforniaSpreadwing #damselfly #Archilestes-californicus Cox Creek #Albany,Oregon,USA #Odonata #Insects #Zygoptera #Lestidae #Invertebrate #Entomology #FocusStacking #NikonD810 #ZereneStacker #BugPics #DragonflyPhotography #SteveValleyPhotography

A male California Spreadwing damselfly, Archilestes californicus on Cox Creek, Albany, Oregon, USA.

March 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM

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Steve Valley

@stevevalley.bsky.social

#WillowMaleCatkin #WillowCatkin #WillowFlowers at Freeway Lakes, #Albany,Oregon,USA, 5X.
#Flowers #Spring #Willow #PussyWillow #VascularPlants #NativePlants #Entomology #SteveValleyPhotography #FocusStacking #NikonD810 #ZereneStacker #photography #Macro #SciArt #BugPics #FlowerPhotography #Science

Male willow catkin 15-Mar-25 at Freeway Lakes, Albany, Oregon, USA.

March 16, 2025 at 2:53 AM

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Mike Soliman

@mikesoliman.bsky.social

2025-006 Purple Broccoli - If you're into presentation, this adds quite a jolt of color to your curry.

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January 7, 2025 at 4:10 AM

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Craig B

@mutillidae.bsky.social

As a hymenopterist, am I sticking my neck out by posting a beetle image on a#WaspWednesday ?

I guess weevil see…

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This is a dorsal view of a giraffe weevil from Madagascar on a neutral grey background; the head is facing left. The head, thorax, antennae, and legs are black and the elytra are a vibrant red. The black pronotum is nearly as long as the elytra and the head is almost as long as both of them together. The serrate antennae arc back towards the body, appearing like a drawn bow, ready to launch the weevil into its next grand adventure.

January 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM

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Craig B

@mutillidae.bsky.social

Insects smell and taste primarily with their antennae. In some species these structures are greatly modified, presumably to pack in more taste and olfactory receptors.

Does anyone recognize this particular insect?

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#NoHintsHere

An image of a single insect antenna on a white background. The base of the antenna is in the lower left and the antenna's tip is in the upper right part of the image. It is dark brown overall, with lighter brown, somewhat translucent coloration along some inner edges. All except the basal and apical segments have two long, narrow, flattened protrusions, extending up and out from the long axis of the antenna. These extensions look almost like narrow leaves. Presumably these provide space for a greater density of chemoreceptors (and other receptors, I guess). All the better to smell you with, my dear.

January 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM

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Craig B

@mutillidae.bsky.social

Not only did @jilloberski.bsky.social correctly guess mutillid, she provided a link to an image of the species!

Here's an image of my specimen. It is a male of the aptly named Psammotherma flabellata, collected in South Africa.

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A left lateral view of a male mutillid, taken against a white background. The flabellate antennae, diagnostic for this species, are clearly visible. The body is black, except for the red pro- and mesonotum. There are dense white apical fringes of appressed setae (hairs) on the first three abdominal segments. The wings are a smoky, translucent brown. The interior notch on the large oval eye is also visible.

January 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM

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AJCann

@ajcann.bsky.social

Competition Time!
Guess the mystery object?

#macrophotography #macro #OMSystem #OM5 #HeliconFocus #FocusStacking

Mystery object!
OM System OM-5
Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm F2.8 Macro
Godox V680-O
1/50s, f4
44 images, stacked with Helicon Focus, method B

January 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM

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AJCann

@ajcann.bsky.social

Heather (Erica).

#OMSystem #OM5 #macrophotography #macro #HeliconFocus #FocusStacking

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Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm F2.8 Macro
Godox V680-O
1/50s, f4
5 images, stacked with Helicon Focus, method B

January 12, 2025 at 3:39 PM

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AJCann

@ajcann.bsky.social

Witch-hazel, Hamamelis.

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OM System OM-5
Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm F2.8 Macro
Godox V680-O
1/50s, f4
6 images, stacked with Helicon Focus, method B

January 12, 2025 at 3:39 PM

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algreer.bsky.social

@algreer.bsky.social

Kinoulton, February 2023.

I think it's Xanthoria parietina, but always happy to be corrected 🙏
One of my first ever focus stacks that worked 🥞

#kinoulton #macro #lichen #focusstacking #xanthoria #xanthoriaparietina #biodiversity