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leifcollectsbugs @leifcollectsbugs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Hypsiglena chlorophaea deserticola, an elusive subspecies of the desert nightsnake, shot on my phone! 🤳 #herps #reptiles #snakes #wildlife #native #usa #utah #animals

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leifcollectsbugs @leifcollectsbugs.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Starting to get colder here. A shame for my bug hunting ventures.... Melanoplus differentialis female, below, shot on my phone! #grasshopper #animal #science #entomology #nature #orthoptera #insect #arthropod #macro #phonephotography

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leifcollectsbugs @leifcollectsbugs.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

You can now see start to finish that it is possible to take macro with your own phone and appreciate and share the beauty of little wildlife with the world! Anyone can do macro! #macro #bugs #insects #photography #wildlife #nature

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leifcollectsbugs @leifcollectsbugs.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

To anyone who still thinks spiders are mean, I shot these photos with my phone not even 2 inches from this adult female Hogna carolonensis specimen! #spiders #lycosidae #native #wildlife #arachnids #macro #Hogna #beautiful #science #utah #nature

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leifcollectsbugs @leifcollectsbugs.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Cute Polistes dominula minding it's own while I'm inches from it. (Wasps aren't assholes)! #invasive #wasps #nature #bugs #insects

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leifcollectsbugs @leifcollectsbugs.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The red-femured milkweed beetle (Tetraopes femoratus) is a longhorn beetle species recognized by its reddish legs, white-ringed antennae, and specialized diet on milkweed plants. #beetle #cerambycidae #bug #insect #arthropod #animals #wildlife

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leifcollectsbugs @leifcollectsbugs.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I'm an official @apexel_official partner! Excited to share with you my work, and a 10 percent discount on the exact lens I used to take this photo! Link in bio on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok!

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leifcollectsbugs @leifcollectsbugs.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Jackal flies! Something many people here likely haven't seen before! This group of flies rely on sensing distress pheromones from bee prey to steal some from predators for themselves!! #bee #wildlife #utah #native #biology #entomology #science #nature #predators

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leifcollectsbugs @leifcollectsbugs.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I'm an official Apexel Mobile Lens Partner!! Use code leifcollectsbugs12 and take photos like the one below on your own mobile phone!

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leifcollectsbugs @leifcollectsbugs.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Polites sabuleti, commonly known as the sandhill skipper or saltgrass skipper, is a small, variable butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is native to western North America, ranging from British Columbia and Washington down to California, Arizona, and New Mexico. #butterfly #lepidoptera #science

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leifcollectsbugs @leifcollectsbugs.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

The European firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus) is a small, harmless true bug easily recognized by its striking red-and-black geometric patterns and twin black dots. This insect has established populations in North America, particularly in parts of Utah and Idaho. #bugs #insects #hemiptera #animals

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leifcollectsbugs @leifcollectsbugs.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Ichneumon wasp shot on my phone 🤳 Anyone seen any ichneumons, braconids, or chalcidoids lately? #wasps #bees #hymenoptera #nature #wildlife #bugs #insects #utah

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leifcollectsbugs @leifcollectsbugs.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Anuroctonus phaiodactylus, commonly known as the eastern swollen-stinger scorpion or mafia scorpion, is a burrowing scorpion species native to the western United States, including Utah, Nevada, Idaho, and desert regions of California. #scorpion #science #arachnid #wildlife

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leifcollectsbugs @leifcollectsbugs.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Sphaerophoria philanthus, commonly known as the dark-footed globetail, is a small species of bee-mimicking hoverfly belonging to the family Syrphidae. #fly #nature #science #entomology #biology #diptera #syrphidae #photography #animals

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leifcollectsbugs @leifcollectsbugs.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

So this is what lacewing larvae look like at hatching! #education #bugs #entomology

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leifcollectsbugs @leifcollectsbugs.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Wasps are always welcome in my yard! I LOVE wasps! Megarhyssa macrurus, the long-tailed giant ichneumon wasp, is a harmless parasitic insect native to North America! #education #wasp #wildlife #hymenoptera #science #biology #entomology #animals #nature #conservation #insects #arthropods

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leifcollectsbugs @leifcollectsbugs.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Wasps are crucial! Wasps are critical, and they are dying at a faster rate because no one wants to protect them. No one wants to protect them because no one wants to understand them

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leifcollectsbugs @leifcollectsbugs.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Happy Weevil Wednesday! Acorn Weevil, shot on my phone 🤳

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Gil Wizen @wizentrop.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Love is all around. Sometimes you just have to look at the forest floor to see 💕 Atta laevigata is one of the largest species of leafcutter ants, and my absolute favorite. Observing the big workers with their shiny heart-shaped head fills me with joy every time! Photographed in Amazonas, Brazil

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leifcollectsbugs @leifcollectsbugs.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

If you're like me, you'll get it. You know who you are! And if I don't know who you are, find me @leifcollectsbugs on all plats #bugs #wildlife #entomology #insects #spiders #arachnids #animals

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leifcollectsbugs @leifcollectsbugs.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

JUST READ! Education is the most powerful catalyst for human transformation. #meme #wasps #hymenoptera

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leifcollectsbugs @leifcollectsbugs.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Let's just cut to the chase. I've now talked to HUNDREDS OF WASP HATERS. The consensus is this. Most do not know only females can sting. Most do not know 3 percent of all wasp species can actually sting. Most have not even actually encountered wasps besides yellowjackets and paper wasps.

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leifcollectsbugs @leifcollectsbugs.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Argynnis coronis, formerly classified under the genus Speyeria, is a species of brush-footed butterfly commonly known as the Coronis Fritillary. #butterfly #lepidoptera #insects #biology #entomology #nature #wildlife

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leifcollectsbugs @leifcollectsbugs.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Even though many people call it a "horned toad" or "horny toad," it's important to remember that it's actually a reptile, not an amphibian like a toad. It's one of seven lizard species native to Canada. #lizard #reptile #environment #nature #utah #science #biology #herping #animals #reptiles #wild

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leifcollectsbugs @leifcollectsbugs.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Wasps are spectacular ecosystem engineers. There are over 100,000 described species, and a world without them would lack vital food crops and collapse under unchecked insect populations! #wasps #bugs #science #entomology #biology #nature #wildlife #hymenoptera #bees #utah #texas

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leifcollectsbugs @leifcollectsbugs.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Platypedia putnami (commonly known as Putnam's cicada) is a small, hairy, black cicada with distinctive orange accents on its body and wing bases. Active from May to July, it is widely distributed across the western and central United States and western Canada.

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leifcollectsbugs @leifcollectsbugs.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

First little Tetragnathid from the Utah mountain riversides! Stood still just long enough for this shot on my phone 🤳 #spider #tetragnathidae #arachnids #orbweaver #science #entomology #biology #nature #utah #wildlife

Long abdomened orb spider hanging on web by branch

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leifcollectsbugs @leifcollectsbugs.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Learning the digeridoo as my last hope for bringing out bugs in this Utah cold! 😂 #entomology #meme #science #nature #utah #digeridoo

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leifcollectsbugs @leifcollectsbugs.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Starting 2026 off right after My Report on @torturingbugshub on Instagram with over 675k followers was finally addressed! EntoWin Wildlife Win! #wildlife #entomology #nature #biology #science #animalwelfare #animals #bugs #insects #arthropods #arachnids #myriapods

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leifcollectsbugs @leifcollectsbugs.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Left: Phidippus pruinosus, mature female Right: Phidippus mystaceus, mature female These two fellas were found on a typical collecting venture in very not so typical circumstances. #phiddipus #arachnids #Entomology #jumpingspider #salticidae #wildlife #spiders #arachnids #animal #photography

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leifcollectsbugs @leifcollectsbugs.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Below, a North American Wheel Bug, the largest terrestrial hemipteran, and assassin bug in the US, photographed and edited on my phone 🤳 @leifcollectsbugs on insta and other socials #wheelbug #hemiptera #bugs #insects #arthropods #entomology #science #zoology #biology #photography #nature #texas

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leifcollectsbugs @leifcollectsbugs.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Wasps are crucial for ecosystems! We NEED them, and if you take a second to look at them, you may realize there's a lot more to them than you've thought #wasp #hymenoptera #science #entomology #biology #bees #nature #wildlife #photography #texas

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leifcollectsbugs @leifcollectsbugs.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Looking at baby crab spiders under my beaverlab handheld microscope! 🔬 The mom was found on a thistle, camouflaging well, but not well enough! Today, I'm able to show you her beautiful young, which she guarded ever so diligently. #spider #entomology #microscope #science #biology #christmas

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leifcollectsbugs @leifcollectsbugs.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Vespula squamosa, (Drury, 1773) This is a male. Saved from the cold river while I was fishing with the inline spinner it was photographed on. You can tell it's a male due to the long body with many more hairs, and longer antennae. #wasp #wildlife #photography #fishing #animal #hymenoptera #nature

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