Gambian spotted-eye mantis enjoying the spoils of taking down a cricket. #bugsky #mantis #insects #wildlife #nature #prayingmantis

Kairi's lust for toast from a couple of years ago, he has since quit the hard stuff. #owls #birds

Teeny tiny hatchling Caribacusta caraibea cricket. #orthoptera #bugs #insect #bugsky #macro #photography #nature #wildlife

Happy World Frog Day everyone! #worldfrogday #amphibians #herps #nature #wildlife #photography #tree #frog

Happy World Frog Day everyone! #worldfrogday #amphibians #herps #nature #wildlife #photography #tree #frog

His appetite knows no bounds. #prayingmantis #mantids #insect #macro #nature #wildlife #bugsky #photography

Some of my Sicarius thomisoides, hopefully breeding goes well. #macro #nature #spiders #bugsky #arachnid

Some Brazilian fossil insects from the famous Crato Formation. #fossils #insect #bugsky #palaeontology

Clawed and Dolly, 2 of the beautiful Goshawks i have the immense priviledge to work with. #falconry #birdsofprey #raptor #birds #avian #hawk

The gorgeous Lime Hawk moth, Mimas tiliae. #wildlife #macro #nature #uk #british #insects #bugsky #moths

A white form and yellow form Flower Crab spider, Misumena vatia. Found in the same allotments here in the UK several years ago. Absolutely stunning spiders. I have even seen white females marked with blue flecks. #archnid #spider #uk #british #wildlife #nature #photography #macro

Couldn't resist some more shots of the Micadina sp. "Shouka" couple. #wildlife #insect #nature #stickinsect #stickbug #phasmid #bugsky #macro #photography

A sub adult male Otomantis scutigera with a huge appetite. #prayingmantis #mantids #insect #macro #nature #wildlife #bugsky #photography

A sub adult male Otomantis scutigera with a huge appetite. #prayingmantis #mantids #insect #macro #nature #wildlife #bugsky #photography

The crocodile of stick insects, Canachus crocodilus "Koniambo". #wildlife #nature #macro #photography #stickinsect #stickbug #phasmid #insect

Okay, so the baby camera definitely has a place in my kit, even though the eye-af hunt is quite frequent. This might be my favorite gator photo ever! I named him Steve. 😂 #Canon R50 EF100-400 II w1.4TC #photography #herps #ECK

An adult male and sub adult pair of Orthomeria pandora "Laguna". #wildlife #nature #macro #photography #stickinsect #stickbug #phasmid #insect

This female Copiphora sp. "French Guiana" recently moulted to sub adult and her colours are really popping. #katydid #grasshopper #insect #macro #nature #wildlife #bugsky

Kairi's lust for toast from a couple of years ago, he has since quit the hard stuff. #owls #birds

The well known and loved Glasswing Butterfly, Greta oto. #bugsky #insects #photography #macro #butterflies

The famous Lemur leaf frog of Costa Rica, Agalychnis lemur. #herps #tree #frog #amphibian #exotic #wildlife #macro #photography

The famous Lemur leaf frog of Costa Rica, Agalychnis lemur. #herps #tree #frog #amphibian #exotic #wildlife #macro #photography

Flashback to when Kiari, my Spectacled Owl was just a little ball of fluff. #falconry #birds #owls

Flashback to when Kiari, my Spectacled Owl was just a little ball of fluff. #falconry #birds #owls

Adult female Otomantis scutigera, East African Boxer mantis. #prayingmantis #mantids #insect #macro #nature #wildlife #bugsky #photography

Some of my favorite Orthoptera portaits I've taken in recent years. Katydids along with mantids have to be some of the most photogenic of all the insects. #katydid #grasshopper #cricket #insect #macro #nature #wildlife #bugsky #photography

This female Copiphora sp. "French Guiana" recently moulted to sub adult and her colours are really popping. #katydid #grasshopper #insect #macro #nature #wildlife #bugsky

The shapes and colours on these young Phyllophora sp. really are something. #katydid #grasshopper #insect #macro #nature #wildlife #bugsky

Adult female Otomantis scutigera, East African Boxer mantis. #prayingmantis #mantids #insect #macro #nature #wildlife #bugsky #photography

The stunning Golden Mantella, Mantella aurantiaca. Although endangered in the wild they are commonly bred and kept thriving in captive collections, Zoological and private. #frog #amphibians #exotic #macro #nature #wildlife #herps

Micadina sp. "Shouka", a very pleasant phasmid from Taiwan. #wildlife #insect #nature #stickinsect #stickbug #phasmid #bugsky #macro #photography

One of the largest species of stick insect I've ever had the pleasure of keeping, Phryganistria guangxiensis "Wuming" Even the males are gigantic. #wildlife #insect #nature #stickinsect #stickbug #phasmid #bugsky #macro #photography #exoticpet

One of the largest species of stick insect I've ever had the pleasure of keeping, Phryganistria guangxiensis "Wuming" Even the males are gigantic. #wildlife #insect #nature #stickinsect #stickbug #phasmid #bugsky #macro #photography #exoticpet

Micadina sp. "Shouka", a very pleasant phasmid from Taiwan. #wildlife #insect #nature #stickinsect #stickbug #phasmid #bugsky #macro #photography

Calvisia kneubuehleri "Dong Nai" have such a drastic transformation from nymph to adult, you'd hardly think they were the same species based on their colour. #wildlife #insect #nature #stickinsect #stickbug #phasmid #bugsky #macro #photography

Calvisia marmorata "Mulu", the incredible adult colouration constrats their brilliant camouflage as nymphs. #wildlife #nature #macro #photography #stickinsect #stickbug #phasmid #insect

Myronides glaucus "Peleng" from Sulawesi. The females are a stunning blue/green colour while the males are rather drab by comparison. #insect #nature #phasmid #stickbug #bugsky #macro #photography #stickinsect

You'll never guess the common name for the twig like Popa spurca crassa that perfectly blends into twigs (It's twig mantis). #bugsky #mantis #insects #wildlife #nature #prayingmantis

A larger female Micadina sp. "Shouka" at sub adult, and an adult male. #phasmid #stickbug #stickinsect #insect #macro #nature #wildlife #bugsky

The Viper gecko from Iran, Hemidactylus imbricatus. Both small and adorable. #reptiles #herps #gecko #lizard #wildlife #nature #macro #photography

Sinomantis denticulata through South East Asia is another fantastic Glass Mantis. You can see what they're eating progress through their digestiver tract. #bugsky #mantis #insects #wildlife #nature #prayingmantis

Sinomantis denticulata through South East Asia is another fantastic Glass Mantis. You can see what they're eating progress through their digestiver tract. #bugsky #mantis #insects #wildlife #nature #prayingmantis

The Gambian spotted-eye mantis, Pseudoharpax virescens. Quite a small species but no less stunning. #bugsky #mantis #insects #wildlife #nature #prayingmantis

The Gambian spotted-eye mantis, Pseudoharpax virescens. Quite a small species but no less stunning. #bugsky #mantis #insects #wildlife #nature #prayingmantis

A stunning Phyllophora sp, interesting shape and colours. #katydid #grasshopper #insect #macro #nature #wildlife #bugsky

A CHUNKY Devonian trilobite, Drotops megalomanicus, from the famous Bou Dib Formation of Morocco. #fossil #trilobite #arthropod #cretaceous #palaeontology #FossilFriday

A stunning Phyllophora sp, interesting shape and colours. #katydid #grasshopper #insect #macro #nature #wildlife #bugsky

He is his own pillow. #Macklot's #python #snake #reptile #herps #macro #nature #wildlife

For this #fossilfriday here is the latest addition to my collection, a stunning Hyphalosaurus lingyuanensis. From the Lower Yixian formation, China, dated to around 122 million years old. #fossil #reptile #herps #lizards #jurassic #cretaceous #palaeontology

Finally, a new fossil arrives on #FossilFriday :D I just received this fantastic Pseudosculda laevis from Lebanon. This lovely little mantis shrimp hails back to Upper Jurassic.