Hanging out in style! These majestic fruit bats (also known as flying foxes) are enjoying a leafy snack while chilling upside down, because why not? Native to tropical regions, these gentle pollinators play a vital role in maintaining forest ecosystems by dispersing seeds and pollinating plants.

Yellow-bellied Slider (Trachemys scripta scripta) drifting under a mirrored water surface. 🌿🐢
Hear the soundtrack? Ripples tapping pads, cicadas buzzing, and a Red-eyed Vireo swapping its cheery “question-and-answer” phrases from the canopy! Wetland meditation in full surround-sound.
#nature #Turtle

So @bhavnaseth.bsky.social and I thought it was a hummingbird fluttering over the milkweed, until we looked closer. Meet the Hummingbird Clearwing Moth (Hemaris thysbe), a master mimic that hovers and feeds just like its avian namesake. It is a vital native pollinator, drawn to nectar-rich plants.