I'm heading off to my next adventure in Ecuador so I will be quiet here for a while. In the meantime, I'm going to leave you with this video of a fringe tree frog (Cruziohyla craspedopus) I found on my previous visit to Ecuador. I never get tired of seeing them, such an iconic species!

Another cool find at Emerald Arch in Ecuador was this membracid treehopper (Anchistrotus sp.) with its enormous helmet. While much more sluggish compared to other treehoppers, this species is quick to break off and drop its helmet when disturbed, allowing it to take off swiftly to escape danger.

A Longleg #Dandy (#Portia cf. schultzi) from #Choma, #Zambia. #jumpingspider #salticidae #spidersky #bugsky #inverts #macrophotography #spiders

Enjoy this little demon, #Bugsky At first I thought this was just a small fly, but when I got my macro on it I found this alien creature. I think it's in the genus Poppea, a type of treehopper. Found at @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica #nature #insects

A lucky find: A southern #African rock #python caught itself a nice dinner. Seen in #Choma, #Zambia in November 2025. #herps #snake

One of the jumping #spiders I found in the leaf litter at #Choma, #Zambia. Any ideas for an ID? #spidersky #inverts #macrophotography #inaturalist

An #Amegilla #bee resting on the stem of a lavender. Seen in #Choma, #Zambia in November 2025. #bugsky #inverts #inaturalist #macrophotography

A burrowing wolf spider with her #spiderlings at the entrance of her hole. Seen in #Choma, #Zambia #spidersky #bugsky #wolfspider #inverts #inaturalist

We love jumping spiders because they are smol, cute, active, friendly and always looking around curiously with their huge eyes. But do you know they’re also masters of mimicry? Check out the bugs they pretend to be (and some of those are really good)!💚💚

Just because I just found this picture and I find them pretty. So lets see who else likes it! This is a male #Philaeus chrysops, a #jumpingspider. Discovered in #France, #Camargue in Mai 2024. #salticidae #spidersky #inverts #inat #bugsky

Wasps are great, and like all little critturs, greatly appreciate clean fresh water in hot weather. #inverts 🐙

Two bombardier beetles (Brachinus sp.) attacking a termite. Many insects defend themselves with smelly/irritating chemicals; these beetles go to 11. They mix chemicals in their abdomen, and the resulting reaction reaches near boiling; the noxious mixture is emitted with an audible pop. 🐙🌿 #insects

Watch: Huge stick #insect discovered in #Australia www.bbc.com/news/videos/...

Quite a colour explosion in European regards 😅 This is a Leafy Spurge #Hawkmoth ( #Hyles #euphorbiae) eating it's host plant, a Cypress Spurge. It's a young one, it will be double its size. Seen in the #Binntal, #Valais, #Switzerland #bugsky #insects #inverts #macro #photography #inat

Just a little jumper - a female #Aelurillus v-insignitus from the #Binntal in #Valais. They are quite common in their habitat but easily overlooked. This individual was 2-3 mm tall. Love to find them! 😍 #bugsky #salticidae #inverts #spiders #spidersky

GREAT movie on the village pasture of Pufesti, Romania: predatory Emus hirtus fighting down a dung beetle. Filmed by Josepha Hirsch.

SPEECHLESS BEFORE / AFTER #BLATTEN The magnitude of destruction after the 3:24 pm collapse of Birch Glacier is immense! 😱 All the forest has been razed and the ice/wood/debris dammed the Lonza river 🌊 Some buildings of Blatten are buried 🏠 📷 Pomona

🌱🌾🌍🍄🌺🌳🌿#SeedDispersal Another way for seeds to disperse themselves is to be tiny to drift through the air. #Orchids have taken this to an extreme, with most seeds much less than a milligram, abandoning food reserves, and relying on finding a fungus to nurture germination. #BUC2025

How Attenborough’s Ocean exposed ‘violent’ bottom trawlers. “We were aghast, it was a shock,” said producer Toby Nowlan, recalling the first time he saw video of the destructive fishing practice, where weighted nets are dragged across the sea bed. 👇 www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

Die Megaherbivoren-Hypothese schön illlustriert und erklärt. charlotte-hintzmann.de/giant-plant-...

For #InsectThursday I want to show you this #solitary #bee (I don't know the species) sitting on a #monkeyorchid (Orchis simia) with a pollinion on its front. This is how orchids spread their pollen, so cool! (France, 12.5.2024) #bugsky #macrophotography #inverts #insects #pollinators

It's #Worldbeeday! So here is my contribution: it's the #solitary wild #bees we care about - not the honey bee. It is those that we depend on for our food and all wildlife around. I like honey bees when they are good food for others, e.g. for this jumping #spider couple of #Asianellus festivus

Fiery-throated Hummingbird at Paraiso Quetzal Lodge #CostaRica #birds #hummingbirds #nature

What a great story about beavers in Scotland! Worth a look

Ponds are vital freshwater habitats which support a disproportionally high level of biodiversity but we’ve lost too many over time. Making a pond is a great way to bring more messy habitat into your garden or park! 🪲🐸🦆

Serviceskeet @ndr.de: Da hat kein Wald gebrannt, sondern eine standortfremde Nadelholzplantage. 🌲🔥🌲 Laubwälder 🌳🌳 brennen in Mitteleuropa nicht. Würde mich sehr freuen, wenn das in der Berichterstattung irgendwann mal berücksichtigt werden würde 🙏

Battered and bruised by a cat, his wings so torn that his name became Shreddie. But he's beaten the odds and is now fat and feisty. I tested his flight, watched him adjust with each circuit until he mastered it. Magnificent little common pipistrelle. #lovebats #batcare 🦇

Grade bekommen: Ein wirklich tolles Buch, das hoffentlich hilft, unsere Prokrastination im Naturschutz zu überwinden. Das Thema wird breit abgedeckt: 1. Weidetierarten 2. Weideökologie 3. Wildtiermanagement 4. Naturschutz 5. Beispiele Lauter Fachleute, toll illustriert! Kann es allen nur empfehlen!

Happy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉 Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace. You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.

„Heute ist Erdüberlastungstag: Deutschland hat Ressourcen für 2025 aufgebraucht“ #Erdüberlastungstag #ressourcenschonen #Raubbau #schwarwel

🕷️Close-up view of the eyes of a little "Oklahoma Brown Tarantula" (Aphonopelma hentzi) found beneath a stone in the woods. Apparently females can live up to ~20 years, and males ~5-10!

For me, it's always exciting to find a bug with entomopathogenic fungi. They are always a treat to the eyes, and I mean, just look at the intricate structures of the fungi coming out of the wasp, amazing! Have a good one, y'all

Its time for #inverteFest! We might not be in spring in the Southern hemisphere, but there’s still lots of #invertebrates about to share here and on @inaturalist.bsky.social

this pretty spider has me thinking about pretty spiders male Habronattus americanus, from the Deep Creek Mountains of far western UT

I was lucky enough to find this resting Nomad Bee in my garden yesterday evening. These are one of the Cuckoo Bees, laying their eggs in the nests of mining bees. #macro #macrophotography #ukwildlife #gardenwildlife #dorsetwildlife #bees #nomadbee #OMSystem #OM-1

A tail-wagger #snail ( #Sheldonia sp.) from Wilderness, South Africa (march 2025). What a weird little thing! It made my day when I saw it! #mollusks #gastropod #SouthAfrica #macrophotography #bugsky

The Jaws sequel everyone doesn't know they want 👀 (antlion with just the giant mandibles poking out of the sand) 🩶

Another nice Costa Rican hummingbird, the tiny Violet-headed Hummingbird. At @tapirvalley.bsky.social #birds #hummingbirds #nature

Es ist keine ganz neue Erkenntnis, aber immer wieder darauf hinweisen kann nicht schaden. Ich wünsche den #WildenWeiden ein baldiges großes Comeback! Zum Glück gibt es Akteure wie @herbertnickel.bsky.social die immer und immer wieder zeigen, wie wertvoll extensive Beweidung ist! Danke!

Another great name for a hummingbird: Golden-bellied Starfrontlet that I saw at Chingaza National Park, Colombia #birds #hummingbirds #nature 🌿

Some people don’t like pigeons. Some pigeons are absolutely stunning like this Pink-necked Pigeon 🤩

I want to come back as a female wolf spider in my next life #arachnid #spidersky #arachnidsky #bluesky #reincarnation #spider #wolfspider #eightlegs #mom #mother #buddhist #buddha #philosophy #philosky #tacoma #seattle #pnw #summer #nextlife #pastlife #spiderlings #love #happiness #blessed

Bitte flache #Wasser - Schälchen für #Tiere #Vögel #Insekten rausstellen Es ist jetzt mehr als wichtig #Dürre #Klima

1/ Meet Kikiki huna — the world’s smallest flying insect. This fairy wasp is so tiny, it makes ants look like giants. #Microfauna #InsectFacts #Entomology

Collembola are everywhere. I always start with them when introducing someone to inverts, tiny, goofy, and weirdly charming. They fill key niches as herbivores, detritivores, and predators, driving decomposition and keeping soil life in balance. #Collembola #inverebrates #bugsky 🌿 #macrophotography

Margot Friedländer überlebte den Holocaust, bis heute engagiert sich die 103-Jährige gegen das Vergessen und für Toleranz. Bei einer Ehrung durch Bundespräsident Steinmeier nimmt sie ihre Mitmenschen in die Pflicht.

Have you stopped to appreciate a cockroach lately? Cockroaches get a lot of unjustified hate for simply existing. Species like this yellow glass cockroach (Chorisoneura sp.) from Ecuador can be charming if you take the time to view them in a positive light. I think it's beautiful!

You don't see me! This #ichneumonid #wasp reminds me of a toddler trying to hide 😃 Found in Bière, #Switzerland #bugsky #insects #arthropod #inat #hymenoptera #macrophotography #pollinator

In this study authors concluded that beekeeping compromises wild bee conservation in nature reserves. Both taxonomic (TD) and phylogenetic (PD) diversity of wild bees was reduced near to beehives. Keep away beehives from protected areas Tourbez et al. (2025) APIDOLOGIE doi.org/10.1007/s135...

Mossy leaf-tailed gecko, Uroplatus sikorae, Madagascar. These lizards have some of the most amazing camouflage in nature. I especially love the fractal fringing on the bottom jaw, feet, and body, which helps break up the lizard's outline. 🦎🌿 #herps