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Douglas B. ~Macrominiverse~ @macrominiverse.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

This #ladybird is associated with deciduous trees, there it feeds on aphids. 🐞:Cream Spot Ladybird 🔬:Calvia quattuordecimguttata 📍:Birmingham UK #macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #ladybug #insect #invertebrate #coleoptera #beetle

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Douglas B. ~Macrominiverse~ @macrominiverse.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Wood Anemone is an #ancientwoodland indicator species here in the #UK The seeds of this plant are rarely fertile, instead spreading #rhizomally, creeping across #woodland floors 🌱:Wood Anemone 🔬:Anemonoides nemorosa 📍:Birmingham UK #nature #wildlife #indicatorspecies #spring #woodanemone

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Douglas B. ~Macrominiverse~ @macrominiverse.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

This #mushroom is known to kick up quite the stink. On damp autumnal days the sulphurous smell of this #fungus means you often smell it before you see it. 🍄:Sulphur Knight 🔬:Tricholoma sulphureum 📍:Dudley, UK #macroaddicts #macro #nature #wildlife #mycology #autumn #fungifriends

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Douglas B. ~Macrominiverse~ @macrominiverse.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

A wonderful emerging Fly Agaric #toadstool This fungus is both Psychoactive 🫨 and Poisonous 💀🤮 so consuming is not recommended. That being said it was historically used in rituals. 🍄:Fly Agaric 🔬:Amanita muscaria 📍:Birmingham UK #macroaddicts #macro #nature #wildlife #fungifriends

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Douglas B. ~Macrominiverse~ @macrominiverse.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Always a lovely splash of colour during depressing months

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Douglas B. ~Macrominiverse~ @macrominiverse.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

I found this Rose Chafer #Beetle while on a trip to #Anglesey back in July. It was clumsily flying around and landed on a busy path in need of rescue. 🪲:Cinnabar Moth 🔬:Cetonia aurata 📍:Birmingham UK #macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #coleoptera #insect #emerald #green

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Douglas B. ~Macrominiverse~ @macrominiverse.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

I found a mating pair of #sawflies. As they were predisposed I managed a few shots. These individuals are from one of the several Rhogogaster species found in the #UK 🔬:Rhogogaster Sp. 📍:Birmingham UK #macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #hymenoptera #sawfly

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Douglas B. ~Macrominiverse~ @macrominiverse.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

I've been trying to be more #mindful of the little things. I am getting great joy from watching my #wildflower #meadow develop. Here's my two favourite #springtime flowers: Cowslip (Primula veris) & Snake's head fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris) #nature #wildlife #conservation #haymeadow

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Douglas B. ~Macrominiverse~ @macrominiverse.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Thank you Helen, they are gorgeous aren't they?

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Douglas B. ~Macrominiverse~ @macrominiverse.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

These #fungi add a much needed splash of #colour to the #woodland at this time of the year. 🍄:Scarlet/Ruby Elfcup 🔬:Sarcoscypha sp. 📍:Birmingham UK #macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #fungifriends #mushroom #fungus #mycology #elfcup #saprotroph

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Douglas B. ~Macrominiverse~ @macrominiverse.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Been rekindling my love for #bird #photography in the last few weeks and I have always had a soft-spot for this #species 🐦:Nuthatch 🔬:Sitta europaea 📍:Birmingham UK The nuthatch uses mud to shape the entrance to their tree cavity nests. #woodlandbird #woodland #bird #nuthatch #nature #wildlife

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Douglas B. ~Macrominiverse~ @macrominiverse.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Here's a pretty little mushroom I found in my lawn I thought you #fungifriends may like. Not 100% with the I.D. so if you know better let me know! 🍄:Moss Bell 🔬:Galerina hypnorum 📍:Birmingham UK #macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #fungi #mushroom #fungus #mycology

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Douglas B. ~Macrominiverse~ @macrominiverse.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Today I am feeling super proud to have one of my photographs awarded Highly Commended in the @royentsoc.bsky.social photography competition 2024. 🔬: Anoplophora zonatrix 📍:Kerinci Seblat, Indonesia #macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #longhorn #beetle #insectweek #indonesia

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Douglas B. ~Macrominiverse~ @macrominiverse.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

I hadn't had the pleasure of finding these suede beauties before. I found this cluster whilst #coppicing an old overstood Hazel stool. 🍄: Spring Hazelcup 🔬: Encoelia furfuracea #macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #fungifriends #fungus #mycology #hazel #cupfungi

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Douglas B. ~Macrominiverse~ @macrominiverse.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Hoverflies are often mistaken for #bees or #wasps, but these #dipterans have no ability to sting you. This is entirely intentional evolutionary trait known as Batesian mimicry. 🔬:Syrphinae sp. 📍: Worcestershire, UK #macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #hoverfly #hoverflies

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Douglas B. ~Macrominiverse~ @macrominiverse.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Some #moths look so #fluffy up close. These 'hairs' are actually modified scales which are individually pigmented aiding #camouflage. 🐛:Silver Y 🔬:Autographa gamma 📍:Birmingham UK #macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #moth #lepidoptera #wildlifephotography #invertebrate

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Douglas B. ~Macrominiverse~ @macrominiverse.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

I found this #cricket whilst on a night #trek in a #jungle in #westsumatra, #Indonesia. The dew drops #magnify the striking markings on the wingcase. 🦗:Nisitrus insignis 📍:Kerinci Seblat, #Sumatra #macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #indonesia #kerinciseblat #jungletrek

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Douglas B. ~Macrominiverse~ @macrominiverse.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Apologies, I only glanced to see if I was following them, thought it said 'Bernard' too. I like her stuff.

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Douglas B. ~Macrominiverse~ @macrominiverse.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Yes I am already, like his stuff, thanks for the suggestion.

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Douglas B. ~Macrominiverse~ @macrominiverse.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Located in Birmingham, UK. I know of a site that has them present, but whenever I go I never find any. I'll pay extra attention to areas with wood chips.

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Douglas B. ~Macrominiverse~ @macrominiverse.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

I've always wanted to photograph Bird's nest fungi, nice find thanks for sharing.

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Douglas B. ~Macrominiverse~ @macrominiverse.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

I am appreciating the form of #fungi at the moment. This glorious collection were high up, but I couldn't resist the #photo. Can you see the lurking #shroom? 🍄:Oyster 🔬:Pleurotus ostreatus 📍:Birmingham UK #macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #fungifriends #fungus #mushroom

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Douglas B. ~Macrominiverse~ @macrominiverse.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Here's a photo of a cool #fungi for all you #fungifriends. This #mushroom was on the same branch of as one of my previous posts. 🍄:Winter Polypore 🔬:Lentinus brumalis 📍:Birmingham UK #macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #mycology #fungus #mushroom #mushroom

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Douglas B. ~Macrominiverse~ @macrominiverse.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

The #spiral shape is found frequently in #nature and is very pleasing to the eye. This is because they follow the #goldenratio, this formula has informed #art. 🐌:White Lipped Snail 🔬:Cepaea hortensis 📍:Birmingham UK #macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #snail #snails

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Douglas B. ~Macrominiverse~ @macrominiverse.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Wishing you all a happy #NewYear! I'd like to share my favourite #photo of the 2024 season. This #bee was in my #wildflowermeadow make #wildlifegardening your 2024 #resolution. 🐝:Cellophane Bee 🔬:Colletes sp. 📍:Birmingham UK #macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #bees

#alttext A close-up portrait of biscuity ginger coloured bee resting on top of a oxeye daisy one wing sticking out to the right. The foreground has the yellow florets of the daisy coming in and out of focus. Splitting the image in half the white of the flowers petals are in the background out of focus.

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Douglas B. ~Macrominiverse~ @macrominiverse.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Some #weevils are astonishingly #beautiful. I love the #iridescent rainbow colours this particular #weevil has on its #exoskeleton. 🪲:Aspen Leaf Rolling Weevil 🔬:Byctiscus populi 📍: Worcestershire UK #macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #beetle #coleoptera #rainbow #colors

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Douglas B. ~Macrominiverse~ @macrominiverse.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

The term #bug gets banded around colloquially to mean all #insects but to #entomologists the 'true bugs' are members of the order #hemiptera. 🪳:Green Shieldbug 🔬:Palomena prasina 📍:Birmingham UK #macroaddicts #green #macro #invertebrate #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #shieldbug #stinkbug

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Douglas B. ~Macrominiverse~ @macrominiverse.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

#Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) is often over zealously removed despite being a poplar choice for pollinators. It is also essential to one day flying #moth with a striped #caterpillar. 🐛:Cinnabar Moth 🔬:Tyria jacobaeae 📍:Birmingham UK #macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife

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Douglas B. ~Macrominiverse~ @macrominiverse.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Here's a little #bee I found foraging on yarrow earlier this year. 🐝:Blood Bee 🔬:Sphecodes sp. 📍:Birmingham UK #Bees in this genus are known as #cuckoobees, which are brood #parasites. Laying their eggs in other solitary bee nests. #macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife

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Douglas B. ~Macrominiverse~ @macrominiverse.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

This #fungus has massive #genetic plasticy due to its over 23 ,000 mating types. 🍄:Split Gill 🔬:Schizophyllum commune 📍:Birmingham UK Their unusually divided #gills are characteristic. #macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #fungifriends #mycology #fungus #mushroom #fungi

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Douglas B. ~Macrominiverse~ @macrominiverse.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

I sometimes also photograph #birds, here's an Amber Listed Species from the #UK 🐦:Stock Dove 🔬:Columba oenas 📍:Birmingham UK This species nests in cavities within trees. #nature #wildlife #bird #wildlifephotography #woodland #wood #tree #forest #birdphotography #rspb

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Douglas B. ~Macrominiverse~ @macrominiverse.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Nice photo, I'm always super jealous of all the cool woodpecker species you have in the USA.

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Douglas B. ~Macrominiverse~ @macrominiverse.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

What's that? It's #flyfriday? Go on then.. I found this fly sat on my bag whilst on a jungle trek into Kerinci Seblat National Park. 🪰:Phytomia zonata? 📍: #Sumatara, #Indonesia What do you think of it's cool eyes 👀? #macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #diptera #fly #flies

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Douglas B. ~Macrominiverse~ @macrominiverse.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

It's #Winter here in the #UK so with few insects around to photograph I have turned to an emerging passion for the season #fungal #photography 🍄:Winter Polypore 🔬:Lentinus brumalis 📏:Cap ~2.5cm 📍:Birmingham UK #macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #fungifriends #fungi #fungus

#alttext Looking slightly upward at at a hopeful mushroom filling the scene whose base sits within moss. With a slight kink it's fawn coloured felted stem (stipe) travels upwards towards a stark colour change just beneath its cap. The surface changes becoming off-white an dotted with small pores covering the surface the felted fawn cap sits above curved down over and shading it's pores.

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Douglas B. ~Macrominiverse~ @macrominiverse.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Blown away by the response to this post, I think I have finally found my community in #bluesky I'd like to say hi! I'm Doug, a #nature lover and amateur #wildlifephotographer who loves #macro. I work in #wildlifeconservation in the UK and love #walking and #travel. #newtobluesky #community

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Douglas B. ~Macrominiverse~ @macrominiverse.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Blown away by the response to my last post, I think I have finally found my community in #bluesky I'd like to say hi! I'm Doug, a #nature lover and amateur #wildlifephotographer who loves #macro. I work in #wildlifeconservation in the UK and love #walking and #travel. #newtobluesky #community

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Douglas B. ~Macrominiverse~ @macrominiverse.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Of course, I feel bad for not doing it myself. I doubt I could be quite as good at describing the scene mind you.

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Douglas B. ~Macrominiverse~ @macrominiverse.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

No I don't mind at all, that sounds like a great idea 👍

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Douglas B. ~Macrominiverse~ @macrominiverse.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Some #mushrooms exude slime, the stipe of this #fungus looks almost glass like. The wet appearance gives this #fungi its common name. 🍄:Dripping Bonnet 🔬:(Roridomyces roridus) 📏:Cap ~8mm 📍:Birmingham, UK #macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #mycology #mushroom #fungifriends

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Douglas B. ~Macrominiverse~ @macrominiverse.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

This #butterfly is near identical to another which shares a similar distribution and habitat, the Essex Skipper. Brown tips on the anttenna separate them. 🐛:Small Skipper 🔬:(Thymelicus sylvestris) 📍:Birmingham UK #macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #butterflies #lepidoptera

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Douglas B. ~Macrominiverse~ @macrominiverse.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

I find the social hierarchies of insects fascinating, #ants are a great example of an #superorganism within which each individual has a defined role within the society. Slave-Maker Ant (Formica sanguinea) #macroaddicts #macro #macrophotography #nature #wildlife #hymenoptera #ant #socialinsects

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Douglas B. ~Macrominiverse~ @macrominiverse.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Luckily for me it was more interested in my walking boots than my skin! Thanks Martin 😊

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Douglas B. ~Macrominiverse~ @macrominiverse.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Hi Jan, I think it would have been around 9-12cm, but I cannot be exact. Nice photos 😊.

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