Hey there, I’m Band-winged Meadowhawk. I’m looking for a guy who wants to tandem fly, if you know what I mean. I like someone who is direct, but knows how to treat a woman. Maybe take in the marsh and eat some flies. Look me up before migration #NonHumanNeighbours #Insects #Dragonflies #Bugs #Nature

I am Maccaffertium modestum. Forgive me, I am but a modest Flat-headed Mayfly. I have spent these many months clinging to a rock in fast flowing water, and have just emerged for a fleeting moment to mate and die. I am off to join the mating swarm #NonHumanNeighbours #Insects #Bugs #Mayflies #Nature

They might call me Harnessed Tiger Moth, but you can't keep a leash on this tiger. I'm fresh off of a lawn buffet & ready to spread my wings. Birds may be warned by my stripes, but beware of night bats. Follow my clicks to the safety of my embrace #NonHumanNeighbours #teammoth #Insects #Bugs #Nature

European Skipper here. I'm off the grass & onto the nectar now. Some called me a pest in my youth, but everyone loves a butterfly. If you see me skipping from flower to flower, head on over and say hi. It's mating season & we won't live forever #NonHumanNeighbours #Butterflies #Insects #Bugs #Nature

Amazing story of a moth once thought extinct being recorded in the wild after 150 years! This story shows the power of platforms like #inaturalist and the value of a #bioblitz, with this moth recorded during the Great Southern BioBlitz 2021 @gsbioblitz.bsky.social #mothsmatter #inverts #bugsky

Hi, I'm Yellow-rumped Warbler and I love spring. The season of love and bugs! What's not to love? Berries are fine and all, but the crunchy taste of insects gets my juices flowing. Check out my puffed out crown and display flights, and let's nest up #NonHumanNeighbours #Birds #Wildlife #Nature #Bugs

They call me Flame-shouldered Dart. Don’t worry, you won’t get burned if you touch me. My racing stripes just make it seem like I’m on fire. Please don’t confuse me with my British cousins the O. plecta though. I’m a NA O. implecta and proud of it #NonHumanNeighbours #teammoth #Insects #Bugs #Nature

Come here little thrush! It’s Bittersweet Nightshade with some tasty berries! I swear they aren’t poisonous for you. Be a dear and spread my seeds across the neighbourhood. Are you going to make me rely on vegetative reproduction? That’s so slow and boring #NonHumanNeighbours #Plants #Birds #Nature

Hi, I’m Minor Grass-veneer. I like grass. Sorry about the photo. I was tricked into resting on this egg carton. I’m usually resting on grass. Do you like grass? If so, we might have a lot in common, so look me up. (Non-grass lovers need not apply) #NonHumanNeighbours #teammoth #Insects #Bugs #Nature

Hey hey, it’s European Crane Fly! Just popped up from the soil where I’ve been chowing down on some tasty turf grass. I’m loving the lawns around here. Anyway, I’m here for a good time, not a long time, so how about we make hay while the sun shines? #NonHumanNeighbours #Flies #Insects #Bugs #Nature

Don't let anyone tell you unicorns aren't real. Unicorn Prominent moths, at least. I've left my larval horn and formic acid spraying ways behind me, but I am just as unique as an adult. Meet me at the porch light, and I'll let you in on my secrets #NonHumanNeighbours #Teammoth #Insects #Bugs #Nature

Put away your browns, fellow Red-fringed Emerald moths, it's summer & time to wear our emerald greens. Are you tired of eating oak leaves all day and want to make some caterpillars before summer fades? Find me at the end of an oak leaf. Let's talk #NonHumanNeighbours #teammoth #Insects #Bugs #Nature

Hi, I'm Meadow Vole. Looking for the opportunity to mate. Not picky about season (maybe not in February). I'm experienced, being a father of 30 already. Just casual, nothing long-term. Please don't respond if already pregnant or closely related #NonHumanNeighbours #Mammals #Voles #Nature #Wildlife

Got any mint? I’m Mint-loving Pyrausta Moth, and I could use a hit. There’s nothing like the sharp taste of mint to kickstart the day, am I right? How about we head to the mint patch and get to know each other over some tea, yeah? Sorry if my breath smells #NonHumanNeighbours #Moths #Insects #Nature

Hello, my sister Carpenter Ant. Out foraging again? Me too, alas. Did you hear about the nuptial flights last night? Oh to be winged and fertile! I hear some new queens are setting up colonies nearby. Might be a queen fight in the making if you want to see? #NonHumanNeighbours #Ants #Insects #Nature

Never the bridesmaid, always the bride. Bride Underwing Moth, that is. Not locked down just yet, so why don’t we get to know each other? Want to see what bright colours I have hidden under my wings? I usually use this to ward off danger, but for you… #NonHumanNeighbours #Moths #Insects #Nature #Bugs

They call me The Scribbler! Are you interested in teaming up with a criminal mastermind? Foiling the efforts of superheroes? Or maybe hanging out by porch lights? Then join me in my evil mothing ways, and together we will rule the night! #NonHumanNeighbours #Moths #Insects #Bugs #Nature

The Mad Hatterpillar 🤣 Sounds daft, is actually true and there’s a good survival reason for them doing so #teammoth www.livescience.com/animals/moth...

One of two Early Moths I found near my greenhouse. It's great to have a new garden moth so early in the year. It would be nice to find a fresh one, though. #teammoth

Hi, I'm Northern Yellow Sac Spider. My family moved to NA in the 40s after the war, and we've been living in ceiling corners ever since. I'm a hunter. I like to seek out my food at night when the house is quiet. Currently looking for a mate who won't eat me #NonHumanNeighbours #Spiders #Nature #Bugs

Just 1/1 last night Pale Brindled Beauty #TeamMoth VC13

Jan finished with 4/5 in Marbury: Satellite NFY, 2 Pale Brindled Beauties, Spring Usher & Early Moth. I am copying you all 😆 Jan stats: 8/49, 19 traps, 4 Wogans! The other species were LBAM, Mottled Umber, Chestnut & March Moth #teammoth

What? Yeah, I'm Red Squirrel. Wait...what time is it? Is it breeding season again? LET'S GO! I thought I smelled my favourite perfume: L'eau d'oestrus. Out of the way boys, I've been working out and I'm ready to fight. The chase is on! #NonHumanNeighbours #Mammals #Nature #Wildlife #Squirrel

We’ve had a lot of micromoths visiting our moth light in the Perth Hills over the last few nights, including this lovely, but currently unidentified, moth. Likely in Tineoidea and most probably a Bagworm (Psychidae) as far as I can tell. #teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist

Hi. I'm Fern. Ostrich Fern. I'm just coming up in spring after being pretty dormant all winter. This is when I like to spread my spores though, so hopefully no one trimmed me back...oh shoot, looks like they did. Oh well, I guess I'll send out some runners #NonHumanNeighbours #Plants #Nature #Ferns

It’s always a good day when you get a new field guide. #BugSky

Are you an Eastern Boxelder Bug? I'm a Box bug too! Isn't it warm here on this wall? It was getting cooler earlier. Have you met my friend? I just met him too. I'm craving some maple seeds. Want to go suck on some maple seeds? Yeah? OK let's get out of here #NonHumanNeighbours #Insects #Bugs #Nature

Spot of moth recording (Spring Usher, Spring Harbinger & Early Moth) in the outside loo before my 4.5 degree dip in the lake this morning. Have to say, the water was NOT giving me "cusp of spring" vibes! 🥶

Oy, I'm Harris's Diving Beetle. Just up between dives. Nice to breathe fresh air without having to trap it between my legs! You from around here? I was diving the river bend last year, and thought I'd try out this stretch. Need a dive buddy? #NonHumanNeighbours #Insects #Bugs #Nature #Beetles

Don't hate me because I'm beautiful. I'm Common Stonefly. I spent years underwater and countless moults to finally learn how to fly for this brief moment. The river's waters flow clean, the sun's shining and we're floating on the wind. Let's make it count #NonHumanNeighbours #Insects #Bugs #Nature

Hi, I'm Pileated Woodpecker. This is so awkward, I haven't dated in years. Recently widowed and looking for another mate to raise some chicks and hold this territory. I suppose I could go it alone, but would rather share the time I have left. Any singles out there? #NonHumanNeighbours #Birds #Nature

Plumipalpiella martini, a rice-grain size moth endemic to Red Rock Canyon SP in CA's Mojave Desert. No one knows what the caterpillars look like or what plant(s) they eat. Until my friend Krystle and I took photos two years ago, I don't think they'd been photographed in over 40 years. #BugSky 🐙🌿📷

You know what they say about a moth with big palps? Big personality! That's me, Dark-spotted Palthis Moth. These beauties make it all the better to sense you with, my dear. Come on out from the leaf litter and let's get to know each other #NonHumanNeighbours #Moths #Bugs #Insects #Nature #Wildlife

Hello, I am Ash Bullet Gall Midge. I am an adult with lots of experience dating looking to meet other adults online. I know I look young in the photo, but it is the only one I have. I'm not really still inside my gall haha. I'm not free to meet until spring #NonHumanNeighbours #Insects #Bugs #Nature

Pie Iesu Domine, dona eis requiem. Hi, I'm Morning-glory Plume Moth. No, I'm no monk, I just like medieval hymns and holding my wings out like this. Give me a T! Give me a...jk I can't really spell. Anyway, maybe I'll see you down at the flower patch #NonHumanNeighbours #Moths #Bugs #Nature #Insects

Woah, enough with the paparazzi! Yes, I’m Fall Cankerworm Moth. Wasn’t it obvious, since I’m the only moth left out in the cold? Spring was dense with cats, but come fall I’m the only one flying. Even my lady friends are wingless. Speaking of…I must be off #NonHumanNeighbours #Moths #Bugs #Nature

Why hello, I'm Lebia viridis, but some call me Green Lebia Ground Beetle. Are you a fellow predator? I know where we can find some delicious flea beetle babies if you're game? I've been eating them since I was a larva, and I just can't get enough #NonHumanNeighbours #Beetles #Insects #Bugs #Nature

Wassup? Goldenrod Gall Moth, at your service. Fresh from the gall and looking for love! You would not believe how many parasites tried to break into my goldenrod. And not just wasps, even a fly had a go at me! But I survived. Who's up for some fun? #NonHumanNeighbours #Moths #Insects #Bugs #Nature

There’s a Moth Marathon in Australia running on #inaturalist this week… a good excuse for more mothing!! Here’s some of the moths seen in our Perth Hills garden on 18/01 that are either new observations for us or moths we see very rarely. Details in ALT #teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera

Hey, it's Crown Rust! Just popped out of this buckthorn leaf and I've got some sweet treats for any passing insects. Come on over and pass along my spores to that pycnia over yonder, why don't cha? Don't worry, our offspring might prefer oats, but we'll be back #NonHumanNeighbours #Fungus #Nature

M'lady, it is I, Baltimore Oriole. Behold my orange breast and back and their signs of vigour. Allow me to bow and hop around in your presence to woo you into egg laying. I accept your curtsy and tail fanning as acceptance of my courtship. Let us breed #NonHumanNeighbours #Birds #Nature #Wildlife

Hi. I’m Oak Rough Bulletgall Wasp, and this was my gall casing. I’m in a parthenogenetic phase right now, and taking a dating hiatus. Sorry. Come spring, my offspring will be keen to hook up though, so I’ll be sure to pass along your number to them. Ciao! #NonHumanNeighbours #Insects #Wasps #Nature

Genki? Watashi no namae ha Japanese Leafhopper desu. I am pleased with the taste of your sap here in NA. Would you like to have some sap with me? I like all kinds of sap. Let us enjoy it together. Arigatou #NonHumanNeighbours #Insects #Bugs #Nature #Wildlife

Call me Woody. Woody Underwing that is. Sorry for the blurry selfie. Am I showing too much underwing? I'm terrible at knowing what to put on these dating sites. I'm just off the apple tree and looking for some companionship. Anyone else? 🍎 #NonHumanNeighbours #Moths #Bugs #Insects #Nature #Wildlife

Hey there, I'm Green Arches. Are you new to these parts? My family has lived in the northern hemisphere for 80 million years or so. Let me show you around. There are all sorts of plants to munch on. I recommend some camo for the predators though #NonHumanNeighbours #Moths #Bugs #Insects #Nature

Hiya folks! For new people here's the big project we have been working on in Panamá! The Mothbox! It's a fully #opensource insect camera trap with loads of documentation to build the whole thing yourself from off the shelf parts! digital-naturalism-laboratories.github.io/Mothbox/

American Lappet Moth here. Step right up and see for yourself the revolutionary design of my wings. Is it a wing or a leaf? With my tented forewings and horizontal hindwings at rest, don't be ashamed if you weren't sure. Come on closer. Don't be shy #NonHumanNeighbours #Moths #Bugs #Insects #Nature

Are you mothing curious? Check out my story on becoming a moth-er (not a mother) on the @ontarionature.bsky.social blog: ontarionature.org/fascinating-... #NonHumanNeighbours #Moths #Bugs #Insects #Nature #Wildlife #Birds #Hobbies

Hi, I'm Lesser Grapevine Looper Moth. Or am I Greater? Most people can't tell the difference without looking under the hood. Either way, yoga is my jam. I just want to balance on a mat of Virginia Creeper and practice my downward moth. You in? #NonHumanNeighbours #Moths #Bugs #Insects #Nature #Yoga