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Dan Osipov @danospv.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Yellow moth striking a pose. Curbia martiata, Gunung Mulu National Park, Malaysia #photography #moth

Dan Osipov @danospv.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Super proud to have a photo reach Finalist stage in the Big Picture Competition! If you're in SF, check out all the winners in the California Academy of Sciences.

Screenshot of the Finalist photo of Giant Stink bugs on a leaf

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Dan Osipov @danospv.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

The Wandering Glider is showing up in North America - it migrates thousands of miles, which you can see on inat observations #dragonflies

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Dan Osipov @danospv.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

If you write an end date like that...

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Dan Osipov @danospv.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Ever wonder how much biodiversity in the area you've seen? I have - so I made a quick app using @inaturalist.bsky.social data. Enter your username, any area and taxon, and get some stats! inat-coverage.danosipov.com

Site screenshot showing danospv's statistics of observing odonata in Sarawak, MY - and showing 43.8% observations

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Dan Osipov @danospv.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Is there a name for a collective of shield bugs? #bugsky #entomology #macro

Giant Shield Bugs (Pycanum rubens) near their egg casings

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Dan Osipov @danospv.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Here is a leucistic acorn woodpecker I saw yesterday. Cellphone photo

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Dan Osipov @danospv.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Apparently this is an endangered Great White Heron. Didn't know when I was photographing it. To more discoveries next year! #birdphotography #birds #birdsky

Great White Heron (Ardea herodias ssp. occidentalis)

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Dan Osipov @danospv.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Magnificent swallowtail butterfly, Iberian Scarce Swallowtail #butterfly #bugsky #bugpics

Iberian Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides feisthamelii)

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Dan Osipov @danospv.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Tiger beetle mating process is quite aggressive - male grabs the female by the thorax with its sharp mandibles. Females are larger, so they often wrestle them off. Golden-spotted Tiger Beetle (Cosmodela aurulenta) #bugsky #tigerbeetle #beetle #macrophotography #cicindelidae

Golden-spotted Tiger Beetles (Cosmodela aurulenta) mating

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Dan Osipov @danospv.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Summer visitor, Orange-winged Dropwing Trithemis kirbyi #odonata #bugsky #naturephotography #dragonfly

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Dan Osipov @danospv.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

A grasshopper doing its best to blend in with the lichen. #bugsky #entomology #macrophotography #macro

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Dan Osipov @danospv.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Giant Forest Ant from the island of Borneo Dinomyrmex gigas #bugsky #ants #macrophotography #naturephotography

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Dan Osipov @danospv.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Frogmouth on a nest. So well camouflaged, I only saw it when it was right in front of me. #birds #BirdPhotography #NatureLovers #FeatheredFriends #BirdsOfBsky #NaturePhotography

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Dan Osipov @danospv.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

We’re snailposting, post your snails. This one was found on a jungle floor in Borneo #snail #macro

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Dan Osipov @danospv.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Zombie spider! Was already dead, covered by parasitic fungus. #zombie #Gibellula #macro #arachnid

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Dan Osipov @danospv.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Yellow-striped Flutterer (Rhyothemis phyllis) #odonata #dragonfly #inverts #nature

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Dan Osipov @danospv.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Colorful jumping #spider from Malaysia - haven't seen many as intricate as this one. ID appreciated! #salticidae #arachtober #biodiversity

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Dan Osipov @danospv.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Telosticta bidayuh, a Sarawak endemic #damselfly Its curious how it bends its lower abdomen. #odonata #bugsky #macro

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Dan Osipov @danospv.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

A sand wasp on a bank of a river. Do these sting? I didn't dare to check. #insects #nature #macrophotography

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Dan Osipov @danospv.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Barely noticeable, Elattoneura analis is an incongruously named White-legged damselfly (its legs are actually black). #bugpics #bugsky #odonata #borneo

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Dan Osipov @danospv.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Cool looking cricket (likely Nisitrus vittatus) hiding under a leaf. #bugsky #entomology #macrophotography

Cricket (Nisitrus vittatus) under a leaf

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Dan Osipov @danospv.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Onychothemis culminicola, on the banks of a Bornean river #odonata #dragonfly #borneo #bugsky

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Dan Osipov @danospv.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Another first for me - the Blue-spotted Emperor (Anax nigrofasciatus). Had to capture it in flight, as they don't land often. #odonata #dragonfly #nature #photography #entomology

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Dan Osipov @danospv.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

It was great to find Mnais pruinosa in Japan. Flash showed slight iridescence in otherwise transparent wings. #odonata #damselfly #macro #photography #bugpics

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Dan Osipov @danospv.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Brachysomida californica (I suspect), hanging out on a flower. #beetles #macro #photography #nature #california

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Dan Osipov @danospv.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Amazing ant mimic - looked just like a tiny ant hanging out near other ants, but is actually a plant bug larvae (iNat suggests Closterocoris amoenus). #bugpics #insects #macro #photography #nature

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Dan Osipov @danospv.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Three-striped Longhorn (Adela trigrapha) for #MothMonday Can't tell where they get the name from... #photography #insect #bugpics #nature

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Dan Osipov @danospv.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

In search of less common tiger beetles, the western tiger beetle is rising to become my most frequent observed species... #photography #beetles #coleoptera #macro

Western Tiger Beetle
(Cicindela oregona) on the salt flats near Mono lake

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Dan Osipov @danospv.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Mount Diablo Fairy-Lantern - an endemic flower that grows on the slopes of Mount Diablo in California - is in full bloom right now. #flowers #art #wildflowers #california #photography

Photo of Calochortus pulchellus - Mount DIablo Fairy Lantern flower with a sun behind it

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Dan Osipov @danospv.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

For World Frog Day, here is a cute frog on a sign post #worldfrogday

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Dan Osipov @danospv.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Vulnerable Foothill Yellow-legged frog (Rana boylii) #eastcoastkin #frog #nature

Foothill Yellow-legged Frog sitting on a rock in a river

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Dan Osipov @danospv.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Oh, is that what is happening? I saw some flies do this, but assumed they were drinking

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Dan Osipov @danospv.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Did you know an #owl was the symbol of Athens? They printed them on coins, like this one that is displayed at the British Museum #superbowl

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Dan Osipov @danospv.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Termite soldier, found in the wild. Reticulitermes hesperus #bugsky #bugpics #inverts #macro #photography

Western Subterranean Termite Soldier, Reticulitermes hesperus

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Dan Osipov @danospv.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Found a globular springtail on a fallen tree. Very ornate. #bugsky #bugpics #inverts #macro

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Dan Osipov @danospv.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Mantis landed on a door, making for a nice beauty shot. Stagmomantis limbata #bugsky #inverts #InsectThursday #bugpics

Mantis photographed on a pink background, head slightly turned

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Dan Osipov @danospv.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Visited Natural History Museum Wildlife Photographer Exhibition - highly recommended! Saw a few familiar names 😄 @claybolt.bsky.social @antonsrkn.bsky.social

Sign for Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Photo of giant hellbenders at the exhibition

Photo of a globular springtail and a slime mold

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Dan Osipov @danospv.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

If you see this quote with flowers from your gallery

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Dan Osipov @danospv.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Sleeping snow creature I found in the forest #photography #winter #wonderland

Snow on a tree, resembling a sleeping creature

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