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

😂 Bravo, blue sticker putting person.

Well, it is #humpday so... 🤷🏻‍♂️ #macro #macrophoto #macrophotography #beetles #coleoptera

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

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

Chrysolina bankii, the bronze beetle. Shiny critter, innit ✨✨ #macro #macrophoto #macrophotography #beetle #insects #omsystem #olympus

This is one of the first ‘macro’ photos I ever took, back in 2020. I took up photography during lockdown here in the UK and never looked back. Taken using my Olympus EM1 mk3 and 40-150mm f2.8 Pro. #spider #nature #photography #macro #insect #arachnid

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

The buff-tip moth (Phalera bucephala) has mastered a very particular kind of camouflage. When they close their wings up, they resemble a broken twig. Native to large parts of Europe, there's regional pattern variation that reflects the local tree species. This one best resembles birch twigs?

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

An extinct species of cadfis fly discovered in Anglesey 🥳

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

I have a couple of Martyn's prints and they are exquisite. Check him out and prepare to be awed 😅👌🏼

A tiny biome within a water drop. #macro #macrophoto #macrophotography #waterdrops #photography

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

Exciting work in progress seeks to explain the bizarre and wonderful diversity of Peacock spiders: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A rather lovely drone fly (Eristalis sp most likely), feeding on what is left of the Buddleia in the garden. Drone flies are hoverflies, so named due to their uncanny mimicry of male honeybees. #macro #macrophotography #honeybee #hoverfly #diptera

Grey dagger moth caterpillar. A cracking looking insect. If anyone can enlighten me to the purpose of the little turret on its back, I'll be grateful 😊 #moth #insect #macrophotography #macro #caterpillar #larvae

Something a little different from me today. A solitary 'shroom in the garden earlier this morning 🍄 #macro #macrophoto #macrophotography #fungi #mushroom #fungus #fruitingbody #nature #photography

A violet ground beetle (Carabidae), I almost trod on yesterday evening. They didn’t hang around long after that, but I managed a couple of shots. #macro #macrophoto #macrophotography #beetle #insect #insects #photography

A six legged harvestman on the apple tree in my garden in Swansea. I wonder what it did to lose those two legs ☹️ @britishspiders.bsky.social @sewbrec.org.uk #harvestman #arachnid #macrophotography #macro #nature #naturephotography

Here's a cracking little spood I found whilst I was in Sarawak, Borneo. If you zoom in you can see the leaves between it and my flash diffuser 😅 #macro #macrophotography #spider #nature #naturephotography

You may have to tap to expand this photo of a stretch spider (Metellina sp, hope @britishspiders.bsky.social can confirm 😉). They're very well named and as such makes them right buggers to shoot up close 😅🤷🏻‍♂️ Love 'em though. #macro #macrophotography #spider #nature #photography #wildlife #photo

The undercarriage of a wasp spider, Argiope bruennichi. I miss seeing these great spiders since moving a few years ago. They don't seem to have moved to my part of S Wales yet. Hurry up, Argiope 😅🤨 @britishspiders.bsky.social #macro #macrophotography #spider #arachnid #naturephotography #nature

These two Pholcid spiders were getting jiggy with it, or at least the male on the left was trying to, outside my room last night. I really hope he succeeded as I want a photo of the female carrying her eggs 😅🤞🏼🤞🏼 @britishspiders.bsky.social #macrophotography#macro #spider #naturephotography #wildlife

Robin Goch golygus yn fy ngardd ddoe. Dydd Mercher hapus i bawb, Handsome #Robin in my #Doncaster garden yesterday. Happy Wednesday everyone #birds #birdphotography #BirdsOnBlueSky #NaturePhotography #nature @rspb.bsky.social @mybirdcards.com @wicicymru.bsky.social @thephotohour.bsky.social

This little garden spider (Araneus diadematus), enjoying lunch in her web. Originally she was hanging upsidedown, but it made my eyeballs spin in my skull, so I've flipped the photo around 😅 @britishspiders.bsky.social #macro #macrophotography #spider #photography #nature #wildlife

To help celebrate achieving 10k followers, here's a Snapping Turtle hatchling that I saw today while out in the yard. #MacroMonday #Macro #Turtle #Nature #Wildlife #NaturePhotography #MacroPhotography #PhotographersUnited #BlueskyArtShow #EastCoastKin

The nursery web spider, Pisaura mirabilis, might be a common species but it's still great to see...

Blue-winged scoliid wasp (scolia dubia) on goldenrod on the 606 walkway yesterday in Chicago, Illinois, free city of the Midwest plains, this garden-hero’s larvae eats grubs of the invasive Japanese beetles. #AnimalArtTuesday #BlueTue #eastCoastKin #macro #photography #macroPhotography #art

Feeling cute, *mite* delete later. Did you see what I did there? These red spider mites are so sodding small, and never stopped moving. I just waited until one came into focus and pressed the button 😅 But, up close, they really are quite sweet. #photography #macrophotography #arachnid #macro #mite

A tiny spider just chillin' in its web in Penllegare woodland park, Swansea. I didn't want to risk damaging its home with my diffuser by getting too close, and I rather like the result. @britishspiders.bsky.social #macro #macrophotography #spider #spiders #nature #naturephotography

A green shield bug (Palomena prasina), from Penllergare, Swansea. These bugs are very common, but that doesn't make them any less attractive. And I still refuse to call shield bugs 'stink bugs'. It happenin' on my timeline 🤨 #macrophotography #macro #bugs #insects #wildlife #nature

Late for ##wildflowerhour with this gorgeous Araneus quadratus (Four-spot Orb-weaver) in a Wild Carrot seed head.

Dydd Llun hapus oddi wrtha’i a’r Titw Gynffon Hir hardd ’ma. Happy Monday from me and this lovely Long Tailed Tit. #birds #birdphotography #BirdsOnBlueSky #NaturePhotography #nature @rspb.bsky.social @mybirdcards.com @wicicymru.bsky.social @thephotohour.bsky.social

Bore da, good morning, and welcome to #macromonday, a day of which I was unaware of until today. Here is a rather lovely nursery web spider (Pisura sp), that, for a change, didn't run away from me 😅🥳 @britishspiders.bsky.social #macro #spider #spiders #macrophotography #nature #naturephotography

Some spiders like to tease us photographers by sitting in the middle of their webs the wrong way up. But that just gives us the excuse to show off a different, albeit less dignified, side of them. @britishspiders.bsky.social #arachnid #macro #macrophotography #spider #naturephotography

I found this poor weevil trapped inside a water droplet. It kinda shows just how tough life can be on their scale. I quickly took this shot and freed it. #macrophotography #macro #insects #wildlifephotography #photography #nature

A small, beautiful Chrysomelid leaf beetle to start (or end) your Sunday. There were several of these mooching about the grasses in Penllegare yesterday. Tricky buggers to photograph with all that shininess 😅 #macro #macrophotography #insects #beetle #photography #nature #wildlife

This huge boy decided to take up residence within my curtains the other evening. It actually made me jump as he was so big. He didn't stay still long enough to get a better photo, but at least I managed one shot 😅 @britishspiders.bsky.social #macro #spider #spiders #photography #insects #arachnid

I've had this account for quite a while now but rarely use it, so from today I'm going to start getting it up and running. Starting with this little sawfly larva wondering where it's going to go next 🤔 Olympus EM1 mk3. Penllegare park, Swansea. #macro #insects #photography #wildlife

Dw i'n dwlu ar "Lingo Newydd". Mae'n cylchgrawn gwych i ddysgwr o bob lefel. Ydych chi'n ei ddarllen? Ydych chi'n tanysgrifio? Efallai, anrheg Nadolig i rywun arbennig yn dy fywyd? 😅😋 @golwg.360.cymru #cymraeg #dysgucymraeg

Bore da, rydym ni'n bartneriaeth o awdurdodau lleol, Cymraeg i Blant, y Mentrau Iaith, a RhAG yn hybu addysg Gymraeg cymraegibawb.cymru Good morning, we're a partnership of local authorities, Cymraeg for Kids, the Mentrau Iaith and RhAG working together to promote Welsh-medium education

A new campaign backed by Welsh pop music icons has launched which aims to encourage everyone to use the Welsh language as they go about their daily lives

Dw i'n hapus gyda hyn heddiw. Patrwm hyfryd hefyd 😅 ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 www.rhwyd.org/dyfalair/

Ddim yn rhy anodd heddiw (can you say "nid rhy anodd" here? I'm still learning about nid and ni to negate things 😅). ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 www.rhwyd.org/dyfalair/