Speckled bush cricket nymph, Leptophyes punctatissima, that I found in my garden. #bugs #orthoptera #entomology #insect

A female Andrena haemorrhoa that I found today! #bee #hymenoptera #entomology #bug #insect

I really like bees and out of all the groups out there, my top five bee genera are: 1. Andrena 2. Sphecodes 3. Osmia 4. Bombus 5. Nomada The last three are in no particular order, I simply cannot decide how to order those three.

Over here in the UK, we are currently going through a heat wave. It's boiling hot but at least Oedemera beetles seem to like the weather :) #bug #beetle #insect #coleoptera #entomology

Just saw a European kingfisher!!! I'm so happy! It flew off right before I could snap a photo but I can't describe how happy I am to finally see this bird. I have wanted to see this species for years now :)

I saw some ticks today. A lot of people hate them for feeding on blood and being capable of spreading diseases but I think they're interesting little creatures. Genus Ixodes, I think, for both individuals. #arachnids #ticks #bugs

Still one of my favorite captures. A #fireweed bud #gall midge, Dasineura epilobii, oviposits on a fireweed bud next to an associated #parasitic #wasp (Platygastridae) also ovipositing on the same bud. In situ single shot photo. #macro #photography #entomology #enemies #frenemies #nature #darktaxa

Finished art commission for arthro over on discord! Thank you so much for commissioning me!! I loved working on this drawing. #art #bug #bugart #furryart #digitalart #commission #fly

I think I'll post my art here more often. :)) A bunch of fly doodles from a few weeks ago. It's fun playing around with bug anatomy and trying to stylise it. #diptera #bugart #bugs #insects

Drew another bug, oak bush-cricket (Meconema thalassinum). I haven't really drawn any anthropomorphic orthoptera yet so I thought I'd give it a go. :) #bug #insect #art #bugart #furryart

I promise I'll start posting art and bug photos here again, I just had exams and I currently am doing an art commission so I'm just a bit busy right now.

Happy 100th birthday to Sir David Attenborough! 🎉 We’d like to thank Sir David for over four decades of support for London Wildlife Trust — his wisdom, warmth and unwavering commitment has strengthened our mission at every step.

Not the best photo, but here's a female Andrena haemorrhoa from today. Also watched another individual fly about before she landed and disappeared into her nest. #bees #insects #bugs #entomology

Apparently #WorldRobberflyDay is a thing? I did not know that. Anyways, here's a robber fly I found last year. #entomology

a moment of appreciation for this Ashy Mining Bee’s brilliant moustache

A drawing I did yesterday based off the species Nomada flava. #art #bugart #furryart #bug #bee

Two dance flies (Empis tessellata) in a hedgerow. The male hangs by his front legs as he copulates with a female who is feeding on a nuptial gift (a bibionid fly) he has caught and offered her as a prelude to mating...I watched the whole event..transfixed!

Saw this tachinid fly recently and I was so happy to finally get a photo of this species!!! Common tachinid, Tachina fera. #bug #insect #fly #diptera #entomology

Melecta albifrons, the Common Mourning Bee, on Green Alkanet in my garden yesterday. A new garden record & only the 2nd time I've ever seen it. It is a kleptoparasite on Hairy-footed Flower Bee, of which I have record numbers this year - presumably not a co-incidence.

These mining bees emerge from our grassy areas at home: 1+2 Grey-patched Mining Bee Andrena nitida and, 3 + 4 Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria These are very welcome in our garden every year.

Bee person based off the species Sphecodes monilicornis, the box headed blood bee. I often see Sphecodes bees out at this time of year, it's a shame they're difficult to identify down to species though. #bee #bugart #furryart #bug #art #artist

A traditonal art commission I did recently for @jaiiiiiii1.bsky.social :) Thank you for commissioning me!!! #art #bugart #springtail #artist #furryart #bug

Very cool #ant stuff for the weekend. Original paper here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

The amount of times I've had to correct observations of solitary bees on inaturalist that were identified as honey bees is insane. Please, double check an ID before you suggest it. #inaturalist #meme #entomology #bee #bug #insect

Mason bee, genus Osmia, that visited my garden today :) Most likely Osmia bicornis. #bee #entomology #bugs #insect #masonbee #solitarybee

Female tawny mining bee, Andrena fulva, one of the most striking I’ve seen. Her abdomen was glowing. I’m guessing she had just emerged from the underground nest as she was sleepy.

Wip drawing of a very colourful mosquito.. :D Might sell the design once it's done. #bug #bugart #furryart #artist #wip #art

Quick drawing a of a bee fly I did + a bee fly, Bombylius major, that I saw today! #bugs #insect #entomology #fly #beeflywatch #beefly #artist

Stunning Tawny mining bee, Andrena fulva. Our great thanks to Bill Coulson.

My first alderfly of the year!! No idea on the species. #bug #insect #entomology #alderfly

Drew a guy based off a male tawny mining bee, Andrena fulva. #bugs #bee #insect #bugart #furryart #art #artist

A gorgeous female Andrena haemorrhoa bee seen in Tamworth, #Staffs 10/04/26 #solitarybee #bee #Andrena

Finished art commission for sleepy moth over on Discord! Thanks for commissioning me to draw your character :) #art #artist #bugart #furryart #bug #moth #commission

Finally got the motivation to draw again so have this snake fly person, based off the species Atlantoraphidia maculicollis. #bug #insect #bugart #art #artist #furryart

I have a batch of tawny mining bee pins that I made a whole ago and I'm selling them on my Ko-fi! ko-fi.com/s/d9b12d4128 I didn't really like how the background colour turned out so I'm selling these as one batch so they don't go to waste! Shipping is UK only (sorry!) #bugs #art #insect #artist

Seems to be a good year for Andrena scotica by me, seen in my #Staffs garden 31/03/26 #bee #solitarybee #Andrena

Just promoting myself here again, but feel free to check out my Ko-fi shop! I sell pins and art and blank character bases!! Physical products can only be shipped within the UK as of now. Any support is appreciated :) ko-fi.com/extraterrest... #bugs #insects #art #kofi #smallartist #bugart

An angle shades moth, Phlogophora meticulosa, that I took a photo of several years ago. This species is pretty common in the UK and can be seen pretty much all year round. #bugs #moths #insect #entomology #lepidoptera

Andrena cineraria poised and ready for action. #spring

Another traditional bug drawing! Eucera longicornis, the European longhorn bee. I love solitary bees so much, they're so fascinating. :D #bee #art #smallartist #furryart #insect #bugart #traditonalart

A traditional art request done for someone on discord today!! Bombus dahlbomii :) #art #furryart #bugart #insect

From a few years ago, a lime hawk moth caterpillar,Mimas tiliae. I've only ever seen an adult moth once in my whole life. #insect #bug #entomology #lepidoptera #moth #caterpillar

A few more Spring Bees & a Wasp - Small-notched Mason Wasp (Ancistrocerus gazella), Grey-patched Mining Bee ♀︎ (Andrena nitida), Small Nomad Bee (Nomada flavogutatta) & Ashy Mining Bee ♀︎ (Andrena cinerarea) @norfolknats.bsky.social

Something that I'm personally against are all those big insect specimen shops you see online. These shops annoy me so much because of how often they blatantly lie to their customers. Rant(?) 🧵 #bugs #insects #taxidermy

Common Asparagus beetle, Crioceris asparagi, from a few years ago. When threatened, these beetles create a squeaking noise to scare off predators. #bugs #beetles #insects #entomology #coleoptera

This photo is from several years ago but look at this pretty moth I once found. Merveille du Jou, Dichonia aprilina, I believe. I've only seen this species once and never again :( #bug #insect #entomology #lepidoptera #moths

I was looking through my old photos and came across this drawing I did a few years ago of a cockroach. I think it was supposed to be a German cockroach, Blattella germanica?? #bug #insect #bugart #art #traditionalart

I was very happy to find this Tawny Mining Bee ‘village’ this week! 🐝🏡 There were countless volcano-like burrow entrances all up the side of this hill. I sat and watched the females going in and out of the nests for a long time.

One female Osmia cornuta at camera height at Ranworth Church yesterday, in the sunshine Thank you Tim @timstrudwick.bsky.social, norfolknats.bsky.social

Globular springtail from today. Genus Dicyrtomina according to people over on Inaturalist :) #entomology #springtails #collembola #bugs