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Martyn Warren (he/him) @martynwarren.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I'm going to keep sharing these until I make my fortune. (So, forever, then).

A close-up of a drawing of some black and yellow fur / scales.

We've zoomed out a bit, now seeing an abdomen and furry thorax.

We've zoomed out even more. It looks a bit like a wasp, with a black and yellow body and bright orange antennae, but something's off.

Ah, it was a moth all along. A moth in disguise.

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Ainsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

cross-checking weevil IDs on iNat, noticing that many of the larger molytines resemble a small, inconvenienced man

Ozopherus muricatus photo from iNat, a large weevil being hoisted in a somewhat undignified manner

Ozopherus muricatus photo from iNat, a large weevil stands on his back legs and prepares to open a door or window, he's got places to go

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Luxomancer 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @luxomancer.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

I just love this #photo of this Pine Sawyer #Beetle, Monochamus carolenensis. I may make it my wallpaper. #Fujifilm X-S10, #Laowa 65mm #Macro. #MacroPhotographY #insects #invertebrates #Cerambycidae

A photo of a brown and gray mottled beetle with VERY long antennae resting on some light blue siding. There is a line below him from a door frame which stretches across the bottom of the photo.

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Entomological Society of America @entsocamerica.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

By looking at 15 years of mosquito-trapping data in Chicago, researchers have developed a model to pinpoint the best locations for traps to detect West Nile virus earlier and more accurately.

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New Model Guides Better Mosquito-Trap Placement to Detect West Nile Virus

Researchers have developed a model to pinpoint the best locations for traps to detect West Nile virus earlier and more accurately.

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Zooey @zooey1.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Male banded demoiselle #photography #macro

Male banded demoiselle on a curved blade of grass. The background is green and out of focus

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British Arachnological Society @britishspiders.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

The silk 'stockings' (AKA 'dirty socks!) of Britain's only (mini & benign) tarantula relative, the Purseweb Spider Atypus affinis trail on the ground and descend to line a burrow to 5cm deep. The spiders grab prey through the stocking wall and emerge only as adult males seeking mates in autumn.

The debris-covered silk 'stocking' of Atypus affinis: image thanks to Alan Thornhill

Adult male Atypus affinis: image thanks to Alan Thornhill

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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Happy #weevilwednesday A Tasmanian brown lacewing (Micromus tasmaniae) checking in on his weevil friend (Tepperia brachychitonis) #ausinverts #wildoz #weevils #Coleoptera #lacewing #Neuroptera #inaturalist #bugsky

Picture of a sticky brown weevil with a white patch on its back and a small brown lacewing on its head

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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Chasmina pulchra - White Beauty This moth has a very appropriate common name… because it really is a beauty!! These moths can be seen across Australia in our warmer months. #teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist #nature

Side view of a moth with satin-white wings that have rusty brown markings on the edge of each forewing

Top view of a moth with satin-white wings that have rusty brown markings on the edge of each forewing

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Thomas Shahan @tshahan.bsky.social · 30/10/2023

🪲some fine tortoise beetles found during the Colombia trip: 1 HOT red Spaethiella sublaevis 2 unknown metallic green cassidine 3 wonderfully smooth blue n bream Imatidium thoracicum (PS sorry about not posting more here - can barely make myself post to twitter - and keep forgetting about bsky)

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Thomas Shahan @tshahan.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

A collection of handsome tortoise beetles (Cassidinae) 🐢🪲 1 Ischnocodia annulus "Ringed Tortoise Beetle", Belize, 2015 2 Aspidimorpha sp golden tortoise beetle, Mozambique, 2018 3 unknown metallic green tortoise beetle, Colombia, 2023 4 Deloyala guttata "Mottled Tortoise Beetle", Oklahoma, 2020

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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Hestiochora occidentalis A species of Forester moth endemic to temperate regions of Western Australia. This beautiful male was seen in our Perth Hills garden last week. #teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #nature #inaturalist

Top view of a moth that is generally black with a red band at the neck and several white stripes on the abdomen. The antennae are large and feathered

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Jeremy Sell @jeremysell.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Most Ichneumonid wasps (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) are parasitoids that lay their eggs inside other insects. The larvae hatch and slowly eat their hosts alive. Eventually the larvae burst out of their hosts, killing them. Many species are very useful for pest control. Palmyra Michigan, 13 May 2016.

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Nicole 🪲 @fossilforager.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

New beanies are now available to preorder on my site! These will keep you cozy all winter long 🌲❤️ 🍂 shop.fossilforager.art

A mockup image of a Prussian blue beanie with an embroidered pacific chorus frog egg, tadpole, and adult! The frog is green with a white belly and black markings around the eye and belly.

A mockup of a brown beanie with an embroidered warm brown acorn weevil!

A moss green beanie with an embroidered black stag beetle!

A turmeric colored beanie with embroidered golden chanterelle mushrooms!

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Mariposa Nature Tours @mariposanature.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

🦋 Spring Butterflies of Central & Northern Spain 🦋 Summer Butterflies of the Spanish Pyrenees 🦋 Autumn Exotica in Andalusia Like ALL our butterfly tours, they generate donations to support the great conservation work of @europebutterfly.bsky.social. (2/2)

Spanish Fritillary (Euphydryas desfontainii) © Clive Burrows

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CuddlyCrawlys @cuddlycrawlys.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Penelope having a snack of crickets. Royal Jumping Spiders are something adorable and creepy. My favorite. #macro #macrophotography #insects #omsystems #olympus #natgeo #spiders #spider #bugs #wildlife @ak_diffuser @omsystem.cameras

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Ripley Arachnid 🕷️🌈🪲🕸️ @spiderdungeon.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Gumby the Spider says hello! 💚

Gumby the spider in his terrarium amongst green moss and blue vines

Gumby the spider up close. he is a mature male regal jumping spider- he is all black with white spots and stripes, and green fangs.

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Bernoid @bernoid.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

My nature journal Secrets of a Devon Wood is available to buy in @Waterstones if you're on the hunt for a gift for a nature lover. There's some signed copies in the Newton Abbot branch.

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Wikidgarden @wikidgarden.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Today started rainy but turned beautiful (if breezy) for butterfly hunting. In its small, drab way, this Ocola Skipper drinking nectar stole my 💚. What a face. #Butterflies #Habitat #Rewild #NativePlants #Insects

Surrounded by green leaves and blades of grass, at the lavender inflorescence of Porterweed, a small brown butterfly sits with proboscis extended. Its large, dark eye and wide, fuzzy head are oriented toward the viewer.

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Wikidgarden @wikidgarden.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

The Faithful Beauty, a day-flying moth, in a Key Largo, FL, coastal hammock preserve today. Thanks to @rmj827.bsky.social for spotting, camera, lens, and 📸processing. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composi... #Butterflies #Moths #Naturalists #NativePlants #Habitat

On dark green leaves rests what appears to be a butterfly—actually a moth. Its wings are black and spangled with brilliant red and white dots. Iridescent blue lights its abdomen and central wing surfaces. Its head and thorax are black dotted by white. Its spectacular appearance signals that it’s toxic. As a caterpillar, it fed on Devil’s Potato. 💀

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Thomas Shahan @tshahan.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

🧡 a few late season butters enjoying the backyard a couple of weeks ago - Burnsius, Euptoieta, Anthanassa, Phyciodes 🤎

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Petra Korlević @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

4 years of #invertober #SciArt goobers you know what, from going through 3-4 months of one of my worst art blocks ever to an outpouring of art 2025 was overall a good art year #HumanMade #noAI #invertebrates

a collage of 32 invertebrates in a 7x5 grid, with a list of their latin names in the middle. there are beetles, millipedes, squids, butterflies, shrimp, slugs, crabs, jellifish, starfish, grasshoppers, leaf bugs, caterpillars, nautiluses, scorpions, damselflies, mussels, velvet worm, peacock spider, isopod, mantis, mosquito
the text (white on black) in the middle:
INVERTOBER 2022

1 | Chrysina beyeri
2 | Archispirostreptus gigas
3 | Oryctes nasicornis
4 | Sepioteuthis lessoniana
5 | Battus philenor
6 | Lysmata amboinensis
7 | Cicadella viridis
8 | Ariolimax columbianus
9 | Mnemiopsis leidyi
10 | Ocypode quadrata
11 | Junonia coenia
12 | Romalea microptera
13 | Patiria miniata
14 | Polyura athamas
15 | Pulchriphyllium giganteum
16 | Allonautilus scrobiculatus
17 | Antheraea yamamai
18 | Centruroides sculpturatus
19 | Enallagma cyathigerum
20 | Platycotis vittata
21 | Chalcosoma atlas
22 | Mytilus edulis
23 | Estigmene acrea
24 | Opisthopatus roseus
25 | Greta oto
26 | Maratus volans
27 | Peponapis pruinosa
28 | Acraga coa
29 | Armadillidium maculatum
30 | Typophyllum erosum
31 | Phyllocrania paradoxa
extra | Anopheles gambiae

a collage of 32 invertebrates in a 7x5 grid, with a list of their latin names in the middle. there are beetles, bees, ants, snails, octopus, flies, crabs, moths, isopods, grasshoppers, slugs, flatworms, jellyfish, mantis, spider, wasp, scorpion, starfish, clam, leaf bug, cuttlefish, millipede, dragonfly, mosquito
the text (white on black) in the middle:
INVERTOBER 2023

1 | Thermonectus marmoratus
2 | Megachile leachella
3 | Wasmannia auropunctata
4 | Papustyla pulcherrima
5 | Diaprepes abbreviatus
6 | Amphioctopus marginatus
7 | Syrphus ribesii
8 | Hepatus epheliticus
9 | Deilephila elpenor
10 | Magicicada septendecim
11 | Drosophila melanogaster
12 | Pentidotea resecata
13 | Melanoplus devastator
14 | Glaucus atlanticus
15 | Libelloides macaronius
16 | Pseudoceros ferrugineus
17 | Morpho peleides
18 | Lucanus capreolus
19 | Phyllorhiza punctata
20 | Mantis religiosa
21 | Thomisus onustus
22 | Dasymutilla occidentalis
23 | Heterometrus spinifer
24 | Danaus chrysippus
25 | Protoreaster nodosus
26 | Siphanta acuta
27 | Chlamys islandica
28 | Sepioloidea lineolata
29 | Scolopendra polymorpha
30 | Limax maximus
31 | Celithemis eponina
extra | Sabethes sp.

a collage of 31 invertebrates in a 7x5 grid, with a list of their latin names in the middle. there are lanternbugs, butterflies, cephalopods, jellyfish, flies, spiders, wasps, flatworms, ants, chnidarians, beetles, crabs, bees, snails, isopods, sea slugs, sponges, sea cucumbers, and bottom right occupying two spaces a horseshoe crab with a long tail.
the text (white on black) in the middle:
Invertober 2025

1 | Fulgora laternaria
2 | Siproeta stelenes
3 | Sepia officinalis
4 | Cotylorhiza tuberculata
5 | Bombylius major
6 | Brachypelma smithi
7 | Chrysis ignita
8 | Bipalium choristosperma
9 | Nothomyrmecia sp.
10 | Radianthus magnifica
11 | Goliathus goliatus
12 | Macrocheira kaempferi
13 | Bombus pratorum
14 | Monadenia infumata
15 | Argema mittrei
16 | Armadillidium gestroi
17 | Lampyris noctiluca
18 | Chromodoris annae
19 | Aplysina fistularis
20 | Coccinella trifasciata
21 | Histioteuthis heteropsis
22 | Neotibicen linnei
23 | Eristalis flavipes
24 | Hierodula membranacea
25 | Tachypleus gigas
26 | Chicobolus spinigerus
27 | Kiwa hirsuta
28 | Synchlora aerata
29 | Phidippus audax
30 | Parastichopus johnsoni
31 | Gecarcinus quadratus

7x5 grid on a black background of 32 invertebrates, from jellyfish, leafhoppers, anemones, weevils, lobsters, moths, snails, flies, cuttlefish, worms, spiders, clams, spiders, caterpillars, isopods, flatworms, nudibranch, dragonflies, ticks, centipedes, sea urchins, lacewings, squid, mosquitoes
in the middle are their latin names in white text:
INVERTOBER 2025

1 | Chrysaora pacifica
2 | Graphocephala coccinea
3 | Anthopleura xanthogrammica
4 | Rhynchophorus cruentatus
5 | Panulirus versicolor
6 | Phalera bucephala
7 | Chrysomallon squamiferum
8 | Mallophora fautrix
9 | Ascarosepion pfefferi
10 | Lumbricus terrestris
11 | Dolomedes tenebrosus
12 | Siliqua patula
13 | Camponotus consobrinus
14 | Eunice aphroditois
15 | Ornithoptera alexandrae
16 | Bathynomus giganteus
17 | Pseudoceros concinnus
18 | Sceliphron caementarium
19 | Vampyroteuthis infernalis
20 | Velella velella
21 | Libellula saturata
22 | Clione limacina
23 | Cicindela albissima
24 | Perna canaliculus
25 | Scutigera coleoptrata
26 | Jorunna parva
27 | Dermacentor variabilis
28 | Chrysopa perla
29 | Mesocentrotus franciscanus
30 | Anoplognathus pallidicollis
31 | Acherontia atropos
extra | Aedes aegypti

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Bug Pix @bugpix.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Caught a beautiful Golden Paper Wasp (P. aurifer) washing up before going on about their day. ☺️ #entomology #insect #wasp #paperwasp #hymenoptera

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Bug Pix @bugpix.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Also been seeing a ton of these adorable Western Pigmy Blues[?] (B. exilis[?]) ❤️ Accidentally captured a bee booting one off their flower lol #entomology #insect #butterfly #lepidoptera

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Bug Pix @bugpix.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Been seeing a lot of these Three-Cornered Alfalfa Hoppers[?] (S. festinus[?]) recently and they are just precious. 🥰 Such a good-shaped creature. #entomology #insect #treehopper #leafhopper #hemiptera

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Fig @hemipepsis.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

went to a bug show today and made some friends. the Giant Peaceful Ground Beetle (actual common name of the Teflus genus) was my favourite she was SO sweet

a large, dark stick insect with a prickly cuticle balancing on my hand and looking towards the camera

a large black shiny ground beetle with many grooves along its abdomen, resting on my hand. she is so very cute and exudes a kind aura

a long, skinny tan-coloured stick insect climbing up my forearm.

a large green mantis resting on my knuckles and staring off into the distance.

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🕸️🦇 Eddie 🦇🕸️ @mousebanshee.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

i'm trying to give the baby some privacy because she seems a little premolty, but she is just so so sweet 🥹💖 #tarantula #acanthoscurriageniculata

A tarantula spiderling, very small and delicate, pauses in plain sight for a picture. Her cephalothorax is brown, her abdomen is gray, and her legs have subtle stripes between the two colors.

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Gray @grays.art · 07/11/2025

Happy Fly-day. We made it! Male Eastern amberwing (Perithemis tenera) on red mangrove leaf a dragonfly under an inch (~2cm) 10-8-25 in Bonita Springs, FL #FlyDay #eastCoastKin #bugSky #macro #photography #macroPhotography #florida #native #insects #bugs #dragonflies #nature #art #dragonflyweek 🐉🪰

Small, red-and-yellow-eyed, yellow and orange dragonfly perched on the end of the upper branch of a pink twig with two branches terminating in the remains of dried flowers.

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I'mjustagirljm 💛🧡🤎 @justagirl52.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Bluesky 🦋 friends, have a superb #HotStickSaturday! Walking stick insect version in hot color!

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Gray @grays.art · 01/11/2025

S-banded Tiger Beetle (Cicindelidia trifasciata) on the beach on the northern edge of Lover’s Key State Park Fort Meyers Beach, Florida My very first tiger beetle.🪲 #NightmareNov #dark #eastcoastkin #native #insects #Coleoptera #beetles #tigerbeetles #nature #macro #photography #macroPhotography

Small (about 1/2” (12mm)), iridescent beetle with a distinctive shape: long, slender legs for running, a head that is wider than the middle section (thorax) due to large, bulging eyes, and large, sickle-shaped mandibles (jaws).

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✨friendship dave✨(high birder of the east)🌙📸 @friendshipdave.wtf · 02/11/2025

mantis!! some nice people were freaking out about it, and then i of course took photos. #invertebrates #photography good morning.

a mantis crawling down the side of a railing

a zoom in of the first shot that shows only the top half of a mantis

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Nicole 🪲 @fossilforager.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

North American Hoverflies! 🪰

An illustrated poster with numbers and an identification key, highlighting the diversity of Hoverfly species found in North America. 18 flies are drawn on the poster. These flies are generally striped/have patterns that make them resemble bees. They are illustrated on a light earthy yellow-green background.

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Nicole 🪲 @fossilforager.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

YEAHHH like how?????

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Nicky Bay @nickybay.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Been looking for a fresh specimen of Leucauge sarawakensis for a long time! Each time we found one, someone walked into its web. Hence, the ex situ shots.

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