Dung beetle. #moss #beetles #coleoptera #naturephotography

Moss after rain #moss

Campanula #flowers #bloomsky #bloomscrolling #naturephotography

Arcyria slime mold, and a beetle. #slimemold #myxomycetes #fungifriends

Fuligo septica slime mold. #slimemold #myxomycetes #fungifriends

This purple-eyed crab lives in West Africa and the islands there (Azores, Canary Islands etc.). I found this one on Madeira. Grapsus adscensioni. #crabs #crustaceans #invertebrates #naturephotography

Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae). #butterflies #lepidoptera #insects #naturephotography

A gopher snake (locally known as a bull snake) basks on a quiet country road as the setting sun casts a warm glow in rural SW #Oregon. Made with Nikon Z8 mirrorless camera and probe lens #photography #wildlifephotography #snakes

Little painting of my red cherry shrimp. Ironically (considering my last post) this is one of my favorite illustrations I’ve made so far. Perhaps the cure for art block is just to be at peace with it very publicly. (Joking. Kinda.) #lostudies

Most people walk right past them. Slime molds (#Myxomycetes) aren't fungi—they're #amoeboid organisms that spend part of their lives as giant single cells before producing intricate fruiting bodies only millimeters tall. Once you start looking, forests become very different places. #SlimeMolds

Creek wading, attempting to harness that blue sky midday light magic.

They looks so festive! 22-spot ladybird (Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata). #beetles #insects #coleoptera #naturephotography

A downy emerald dragonfly (Cordulia aenea) with its big shiny green eyes. #dragonflies #insects #invertebrates #naturephotography

A Tubifera sp. slime mold, maybe. #slimemold #myxomycetes #fungifriends

Remembering that time I asked the vet during the yearly checkup: “Do you have any idea why the cat’s legs have gone pink?” “Well, do you have pink kitty litter?” “…” #cats #nodumbquestions

Sneezing while lying on your back, only to feel the sneeze mist descend upon your face

Normally the tongue is folded underneath the orchid bee's body at all times, even in flight. In males the folded tongue can resemble a stinger but remember only female bees can sting ☝ Males are completely harmless.

Blusher! Amanita rubescens. #fungifriends

Coral slime. Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa. #slimemold #myxomycetes #fungifriends

Twisted tree stem. #forest #naturephotography

Bumblebee visiting foxgloves. #bumblebees #insects #invertebrates #hymenoptera #naturephotography

What I imagine a beetle ordering a beer would look like. #beetles #coleoptera #naturephotography

Cute little mushrooms. Too early stage to tell what they are. #fungifriends #naturephotography

Another one from last year.

Scratching an itch.😂 #greategret #birds #photography #birdsofbluesky

Found some forest caviar. Stemonitis slime mold. Species uncertain at this stage. #slimemold #myxomycetes #fungifriends #naturephotography

Marmalade hoverfly. Episyrphus balteatus. #flies #hoverflies #diptera #insects #naturephotography

Jewelled amanita. Amanita junquillea. #fungifriends #naturephotography

A little Mycena mushroom with an ant on it. #fungifriends #naturephotography

Sad because I got to go out for a lot of the day and I won’t be drawing this.

You’ve counted your last crow.

Mr Leg Floof 💜 (Tutelina, of course)

Cinnabar moth with folded wings, looks like a little bishop. Tyria jacobaeae. #butterflies #lepidoptera #insects #naturephotography

I love ants. #ants #insects #naturephotography

It’s “briefly throwing on some clothes to open the door for the delivery guy” degrees Celsius.

Caterpillars of the cinnabar moth. They become poisonous by eating this poisonous ragwort. Tyria jacobaeae. #insects #butterflies #lepidoptera #naturephotography

🦀 see a crab, post a crab 🦀 #crustaceans #invertebrates #naturephotography

(Yes I know the mouth-anus is actually under the bell) #makeaterriblecomicday #makeaterriblecomicday2026

Blood-red click beetle on moss. Ampedus sanguineus. #beetles #coleoptera #insects #moss #naturephotography

Ectobius sylvestris. #forest #insects #invertebrates #naturephotography

Little sun. Not sure, but Jacobaea family. #forest #flowers #naturephotography

Scarletina bolete (Neoboletus erythropus). #fungifriends #naturephotography

I bet you didn’t think I was a violent person. Bleeding fairy helmet (Mycena haematopus) #fungifriends

Bohemian shroomsody #fungifriends

Isopod getting a visit from isopod neighbor. #isopods #invertebrates #crustaceans #naturephotography

It’s okay, you can leaf. #forest #naturephotography

White-legged damselfly (Platycnemis pennipes). #insects #invertebrates #damselflies #naturephotography

Wall lettuce (Mycelis muralis). #bloomscrolling #bloomsky #naturephotography

Hamburger of the forest, with a shadow of clover. Amanita rubescens (?) #fungifriends #naturephotography

More legless lizard! So shiny in the sun. Anguis fragilis. #reptiles #lizards #slowworms #invertebrates #naturephotography