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Amadee Ricketts @amawho.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Do not taste the rainbow grasshopper. (Its colors warn you that it tastes terrible.) #macro #photography #insect #grasshopper #arizona #rainbow

A very colorful rainbow grasshopper (Dactylotum bicolor) stands on damp soil, surrounded by dry leaves and pieces of grass that make its brightness stand out.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, August 2025.

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Amadee Ricketts @amawho.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Pipevine swallowtail caterpillar, all warning colors and Chihuly texture. #caterpillar #macro #photography #butterfly #red #chihuly

A pipevine swallowtail caterpillar in shades of red, standing on an upright blade of grass. The caterpillar has a spiny shape but a smooth, glossy texture like glass or plastic.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in August 2025.

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Amadee Ricketts @amawho.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

A tiny caterpillar in an egg, on an oak leaf. #photography #macro #insect

A round, translucent insect egg sits on a young scrub oak leaf. A caterpillar is curled inside the egg, filling it completely.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in August 2025.

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Amadee Ricketts @amawho.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

The praying mantis, always looking out for the next delicious new friend. #photography #macro #insect #garden #summer #green #camouflage #gardening

A praying mantis blends in with flower buds on a cup plant, surrounded by clear blue sky.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in August 2025.

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Amadee Ricketts @amawho.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Apparently staying under cover is for lesser grubs. This one was marching along with purpose. #insect #macro #beetle #photography

A large beetle grub walks across packed dirt. Two fingers at the side of the frame show its size.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in August 2025.

A large beetle grub walks across packed dirt.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in August 2025.

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Amadee Ricketts @amawho.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

@nnedi.bsky.social I know you're in the midst of a project, but it's shaping up to be an epic bug season in Cochise County... home of the best bugs. The peak is likely to be mid to late September, which seems like a grand time to look for some rainbow grasshoppers and creatures in general.

A colorful rainbow grasshopper looks at the camera. It is surrounded by dry grass.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in August 2025.

A bee-killer robber fly, which looks very much like a bumble bee, stands on a large leaf.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in July 2025.

A soft, fuzzy Giant Red Velvet Mite walks on wet sand next to a small hole in the ground.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in July 2025.

A triops, which is sometimes called a tadpole shrimp, lays eggs in a monsoon mud puddle. The triops is swishing its tail to create a depression in the mud, stirring up a swirl of muddy water.

The photo was taken in August 2024, in Cochise County, Arizona.

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Amadee Ricketts @amawho.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Tomato season is the Best Season, and that's all there is to say about that. #tomato #summer #garden #macro #photography

Three small, ripe tomatoes on a person's hand. The tomatoes are Sara's Wild Galapagos, a very small red variety, and they are wet with raindrops.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in July 2025.

Several flowers on a Galapagos Wild Tomato plant in a garden.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in July 2025.

A handful of small red and yellow tomatoes, just picked. Some are Galapagos Wild Tomatoes and some are Sara's Wild Galapagos, and they are all delicious.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in July 2025.

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Amadee Ricketts @amawho.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Giant red velvet mites, hunting after monsoon rain. #macro #photography #desert #monsoon

A large, fuzzy velvet mite walks on wet sandy ground. It has just emerged from a hole, on its left.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in July 2025.

A large, fuzzy velvet mite walks on wet sandy ground. There is a person's fingertip in the frame to show the mite's size.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in July 2025.

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Amadee Ricketts @amawho.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

A little lynx spider, looking for her breakfast. #spider #macro #flower #garden #summer

A small, bright green lynx spider stands on a purple flower made up of smaller florets. The flower is a pincushion flower.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in July 2025.

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Amadee Ricketts @amawho.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Happy Valentine's Day. Have a heart-shaped potato! #heart #valentine #potato

A large potato shaped like a heart sits on a round silicone pad, on a countertop.

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Amadee Ricketts @amawho.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

It was heartening to see Tucson show up today to defend the rule of law and immigrant communities while protesting the ICE killing of Renee Good. #iceoutforgood #protest #tucson #noICE

A woman in a blue jacket stands holding a sign, facing away from the camera and toward a street. The back of the sign, facing the viewer, says, "My Congressman is a THUG." Handwritten words on the back of her jacket read "I am afraid of my government," and "Her name was Renee." A solitary white car is approaching, with a background of blue sky.

The photo was taken in Tucson on January 10, 2026, at a protest following the ICE killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis.

A line of people stand on a sidewalk, facing toward a street, with long shadows. Some hold signs or American flags.

The photo was taken in Tucson on January 10, 2026, at a protest following the ICE killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis.

A cardboard sign reads NO SECRET POLICE, with some letters in red to say NO ICE.

The sign is on a multicolored rag rug, and the photo was taken on January 9, 2026.

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Amadee Ricketts @amawho.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Crossvine flowers are popular with all kinds of insects, but some are too big to fit inside the flowers. Carpenter bees solve the problem by poking holes at the base of the flower to get at the nectar, and other insects follow along. #macro #photography #insect #garden #arizona #spring

A large black carpenter bee drinks nectar from the base of a trumpet-shaped orange crossvine flower. The bee has poked a hole in the flower to get at the nectar, because it is too big to fit inside. The bee is surrounded by additional flowers, and the background is a blurry block wall.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in April 2025.

Two honeybees drinking nectar from the bases of trumpet-shaped orange crossvine flowers.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in April 2025.

A small butterfly with tan and cream-colored wings drinks nectar from the base of a trumpet-shaped orange crossvine flower. There is an additional orange flower in the frame along with blurry leaves.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in April 2025.

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70s Sci-Fi Art @70sscifiart.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Last day to sign up for my art blog before the next issue's out! This one's about retro tech illustration of computer plant life. 70s-sci-fi-art.ghost.io Here's the sneak peek, featuring Hom & Hom, Paul Kratter, Robert Tinney, and Michael Green

A selection of 1980s-era consumer technology grows out of a patch of green leafy plants. Several desktop monitors and landline phones sit on plants, two plants have floppy disks for leaves, and one tree has radar dishes for flowers with cables for vines. The artist is credited as "Hom and Hom," 1989.

A frog sits on a microchip that's floating in a pond.

A field of crops is growing computers on the left, game consoles on the right, and a row of "hybrid" labelled gaming computers in the center.

Black and white pixel art of a desktop computer with vines and a tree growing on it, in a jungle, with old stone steps leading up to it.

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