playing w/ my ditch pickle today
September 27, 2025 at 2:40 AM
playing w/ my ditch pickle today
a swamp eel (Monopterus sp.) taking a gulp of air. Insanely adaptable and probably Florida's single highest impact invasive fish, but I can't lie they're also extremely cute
August 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
a swamp eel (Monopterus sp.) taking a gulp of air. Insanely adaptable and probably Florida's single highest impact invasive fish, but I can't lie they're also extremely cute
Acronicta fallax at the sheet last night. Aptly named the green marvel cause I sure was marveling at that green
August 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Acronicta fallax at the sheet last night. Aptly named the green marvel cause I sure was marveling at that green
sharing my peach with them
August 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
sharing my peach with them
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus, Weather Loach, introduced to and quite widespread in much of the US. This small tributary-of-a-tributary creek of the Hackensack River had probably hundreds of <1" young-of-year loaches in the muck and weeds
August 9, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus, Weather Loach, introduced to and quite widespread in much of the US. This small tributary-of-a-tributary creek of the Hackensack River had probably hundreds of <1" young-of-year loaches in the muck and weeds
Hemaris thysbe and diffinis
July 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Hemaris thysbe and diffinis
going off in the garden right now (Lobelia inflata, Clinopodium vulgare, Monarda fistulosa, Ratibida pinnata)
July 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
going off in the garden right now (Lobelia inflata, Clinopodium vulgare, Monarda fistulosa, Ratibida pinnata)
male florida flagfish (Jordanella floridae) on a nest in my outdoor tub. This species seems to shift between active nest guarding and egg scattering based on environmental factors. This guy has clearly been successful so far though as theres several age classes of fry flitting around the tub
July 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
male florida flagfish (Jordanella floridae) on a nest in my outdoor tub. This species seems to shift between active nest guarding and egg scattering based on environmental factors. This guy has clearly been successful so far though as theres several age classes of fry flitting around the tub
Aplocheilus panchax looking good outside, he's currently paired with a female in a tub
June 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Aplocheilus panchax looking good outside, he's currently paired with a female in a tub
mint collection, Pycnanthemum tenuifolium, incanum, virginianum, muticum
June 29, 2025 at 10:10 PM
mint collection, Pycnanthemum tenuifolium, incanum, virginianum, muticum
Whatever. Triple scarab death barrage.
June 26, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Whatever. Triple scarab death barrage.
the lovely baby animal
Papilio polyxenes caterpillar munching away at unripe Zizia aurea fruits
Papilio polyxenes caterpillar munching away at unripe Zizia aurea fruits
June 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
the lovely baby animal
Papilio polyxenes caterpillar munching away at unripe Zizia aurea fruits
Papilio polyxenes caterpillar munching away at unripe Zizia aurea fruits
Microrasbora was also taken I think (another really cool one though, Lake Inle endemic)
June 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Microrasbora was also taken I think (another really cool one though, Lake Inle endemic)
vicious blood-stained predator
June 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
vicious blood-stained predator
beasts from the sheet (Phengodes sp. male, Automeris io, Orchesella villosa, Leuconycta diphteroides)
June 14, 2025 at 5:03 AM
beasts from the sheet (Phengodes sp. male, Automeris io, Orchesella villosa, Leuconycta diphteroides)
Incredible tricks with Proteinaceous Food
June 7, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Incredible tricks with Proteinaceous Food
Weather's been cold and crappy for late may into june and I'm thinking fondly of warmer places... The ever iconic Keel-billed Toucan and Collared Aracari from Costa Rica's atlantic slope rainforest
June 1, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Weather's been cold and crappy for late may into june and I'm thinking fondly of warmer places... The ever iconic Keel-billed Toucan and Collared Aracari from Costa Rica's atlantic slope rainforest
a smattering of tiger moths from the sheet (Apantesis probably phalerata, Spilosoma virginica, Estigmene acrea, Pyrrharctia isabella)
May 28, 2025 at 4:26 AM
a smattering of tiger moths from the sheet (Apantesis probably phalerata, Spilosoma virginica, Estigmene acrea, Pyrrharctia isabella)
Hybomitra lasiophthalma, though oft maligned for their ability to deliver painful bites I find most tabanid flies to be pretty gorgeous bugs, and unlike the smaller chrysopsine deer flies, larger tabanids like this lady are often uninterested in small game like you and me compared to ungulates
May 27, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Hybomitra lasiophthalma, though oft maligned for their ability to deliver painful bites I find most tabanid flies to be pretty gorgeous bugs, and unlike the smaller chrysopsine deer flies, larger tabanids like this lady are often uninterested in small game like you and me compared to ungulates
Platycotis vittata, maybe the most classic membracid but for good reason, fairly large, highly polymorphic, and pretty no matter the form or life stage
May 27, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Platycotis vittata, maybe the most classic membracid but for good reason, fairly large, highly polymorphic, and pretty no matter the form or life stage
have you seen the tokusatsu monster of the week
May 26, 2025 at 12:17 AM
have you seen the tokusatsu monster of the week
One of my local mockingbird pairs fledged their first nest of the year! These little idiots were hopping around the grass while their parents were catching them bugs
May 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
One of my local mockingbird pairs fledged their first nest of the year! These little idiots were hopping around the grass while their parents were catching them bugs
Coleothorpa dominicana, pleasantly fuzzy little leaf beetle
May 24, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Coleothorpa dominicana, pleasantly fuzzy little leaf beetle