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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

A mite gathering. Mites can be very cool-looking. I particularly enjoy these red ones, although two (or three) different species in the picture, they all look cool! Have a good day y'all

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

The first jumping spider from my visit to Canada, it's a very common species that I encountered very often in Germany, so it was not as exciting as a Canadian species would have been. But still, I love to photograph jumping spiders wherever I go. Happy #salticidsunday #macro #saltocidae #spiders

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Male march flies (Diptera: Bibionodae) have lovely, and hairy eyes 😍 Have a good #flyday y'all

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Don't know why, but this guy looks angry, doesn't it? I dont usually focus much on these guys when I find them, because usually they all look the same, at least the onws i have encountered, but this one looked nice and was prety chill so i decided to go for a stack. Turned out nicely!

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

First picture during my stay in Canada. Last week was very cold for May, so I was not really expecting to see lots of bugs, but since it was cold, this bee was pretty calm. So, I did manage to make a decent stack for a few shots. And it was in a cool position and covered in pollen, which is nice :)

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

I havent posted in a while, but here is a nice click-beetle for you. I like these beetles because they can jump quite high qhen threatened, and while doing so, they makenthe chatacteristic noise (click) that gives them the name of click-beetles.

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

This is a very nice beetle :) I found it while looking for bugs at night. I particularly like the big eyes in the "small" head. It looks quite nice. I uploaded the picture to iNaturalist, and the suggested ID is tribe Statirina, so any other ID is welcomed :) Have a wonderful day, y'all.

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Another angle of the dead ant with an entomopathogenic fungi. I love finding these scenes, although it is not very often, they are always perfect example of amazing ecological interactions that are happening right now without us even knowing. Have a god day, y'all. #ants #entomopathogenicfungi

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

It's #weevilwednesday and I have a weevil! I was motivated to go out looking for bugs a couple of days ago, and I found this tiny weevil in the whole of a leaf. Second pic is a cropped version , third you can see the weevil next to my finger for scale. #insects #curculionidae #macro

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

A baby mantis I found recently, it was rather small. The second picture shows it in my pinky finger for scale :) When I find "baby" bugs, I always imagine what kind of adventures lay ahead of them. Must be a tough world full of dangers and excitement. It's probably worth a fiction novel. #insects

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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

BREAKING NEWS: Water sausage is very happy.

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

A cool tony parasitoid wasp on top of what I think is a spiders eggsack. I never paid attention to wasps until a few years ago because I was used to only seeing the big boring ones, but once you start looking at parasitoids, the whole thing changes. They are super interesting. #hymenoptera

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

For me, it's always exciting to find a bug with entomopathogenic fungi. They are always a treat to the eyes, and I mean, just look at the intricate structures of the fungi coming out of the wasp, amazing! Have a good one, y'all

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Quite Interesting @qi.com · 29/04/2025

A Japanese researcher has taxonomically classified fish-shaped soy sauce bottles into 76 different ‘species’. (📷: 沢田佳久)

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

This is a very strange-looking creature (swipe left to see a different angle and a closer look). And you can see the damage ot is making to the leaf. I found the damaged pattern very cool and I wanted to show the bug and the leaf. Can you guess which bug it is? Have a nice day, y'all

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Those are some messy hoppers, and that's a big mite, haha. I saw a bunch of these tiny guys on a branch, but the kne in the middle caught my eye immediately because of the biggest red spot Imagine having a parasite that is almost half the length of your body, that most be exhausting Have a good one

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

A nice little fly spotted during s noght walk in the forest. Have a wonderful #flyday y'all. Remember flies are friends not foes :) #diptera #flies #macro #insectosdemexico #insecta

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

It's been a while since I posted a picture, it have been busy. But today, I decided it was a good day to post something. So here it is, a lovely ant that died due to an entomopathogenic fungi. I love finding these scenes in the wild. This ecological interaction has always fascinated me. #macro

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Lace bugs are so cool-looking small creatures. They belong to the family Tingidae, and the common name comes from the intricate design of the wings, as you can see. Although not all species of lace bugs are pests, some species can affect various types of trees and crops of human consumption. #macro

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

This is one of the very few attempts ive taken at photographing slime molds. They are quite nice, but I'm quite bad at it haha. I was testing some colorful backgrounds and I think the contrast of colors is cool. Have a good start of the week y'all.

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

It was a cool dolichopodid from a few weeks ago. I really like these flies, but they are always moving. It's a challenge to get decent pictures, haha. Have a good one, y'all. #macro #insects #diptera #dolichopodidae #insectosdemexico

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

A very lovely and tiny jumping spider. This little one was jumping around in the grass close to the ground, making it difficult for me to get close enough. Suddenly, it jumped and trapped a prey and stood still logs enough for me to take a few shots. The spider was around 3 millimeters in length.

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

very cool looking hopper. Never seen this species before I found this individual, it was full of setae and body projections. Very cool guy. So have I have no clue about the species, and neither does the iNaturalist community, which makes it even cooler so any ID is welcome Have a lovely day, y'all

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

This is a Bold jumping spider, or Phidippus audax, it is one of the most commonly occurring spider species within its range. Also, one of the biggest jumpers in north America. One of the coolest festures is the birght iridescent chelicerae, as seen in the first picture :) #jumpingspider #macro

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

I like tortoise beetles a lot, I think they are very cool looking bugs. Plus, they can change coloration when under stress, and they come in sizes. I always enjoy finding one on the field. Have a good one, y'all.

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

I just realised that in my last posts, the caption is not showing. Is this a new feature of Instagram? Or is it just me messing up the posts? Haha Anyhow, here's a cool spider I found on its web under a leaf. Have a lovely day, y'all #spiders #macro #macrophotography #bus

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Cool little wasp with antennae as long as its body. Imagine if humans had antennae that long, it would be very weird, haha, but we would be used to it because it would be the normal thing. Anyhow, cool wasp give it some love ❤️

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

I found another, this time bigger, of these weird looking guys 😍 They are amazing-looking creatures. We still don't know the species, which is hard since they are not adults yet, but every time I spot one, I feel very excited because they are so cool, haha. Have a good day, y'all.

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

A tiny wasp for today. I saw this miniature creature a couple of days ago. It's always funny to watch these tiny insects, but it is also very frustrating as pictures usually are hard to take. Have a good day, y'all

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

I saw this gorgeous lepidopteran yesterday. It was perfectly blending with the leaf, but the white margin around it gave it away. It was a rather small moth, about 2 centimeters from tip to tip. I thought about a stack of the head and antennae, but as soon as I took this picture, it flew away.

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

I love taking pictures of spiders at night, when they are active hunting and looking for mates and all. Its also fairly easy to spot them if you have a good light source, like a head lamp or a flash light. Have a lovely #spidersaturday, y'all.

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Another shot of these goegeous wasps. I love the hind legs, with all the thickness and spines, makes them look very cool haha. The lifestyle of wasps is very interesting, they are highly diverse and very much unknown, so theres always new facts and species to learn about. Have a lovely day y'all.

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

It was a tiny lace-wing I found the other day. Those guys are very cool. People often only know the common green on, but they are a rather diverse group in sizes and colors. I wish I had a better picture of this one, but it flew away right after I took this picture. Still, it looks cool.

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

A nice juvenile mantis. This guy was very relaxed for a couple of minutes, and then it jumped to the ground, and I was not able to find it again, haha. Despite that, it was a nice encounter. I have no idea about the ID, but iNaturalist suggests Melliera sp. Have a lovely Monday, y'all.

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

It's one of my favorite jumping spider species out there. Paraphidippus fartilis, there's something extra nice about the white color and the big eyes 😍. They are also a rather medium/large species, which is very cool when you want to take pictures, haha. #macro #spiders #salticidae

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Another nice hopper I found the other day. These guys are very cool-looking:) Have a nice day y'all. #macro #hemiptera #bugs #insects #macrophotography

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

A very nice huntsman spider I found walling on mangrove leaves. Remarkable spiders, theyvcan be a little intimidating because they are often big spiders, but they are very calm and not agressive. #macro #spiders #arachnida #macrophotography

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Amblypygids are part of an order of arachnids, also known as whip-spiders. If you have seen the Harry Potter movies, you might remember one that was used to practice curses on. (More on comments) #amblypygi #macro #bugs #Entomology #arachnology #arachnids

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

If you ever feel sad, just remember that sometimes jumping spiders use mites as hats (or as toupee). Found this gorgeous jumping spider without a mite on its head. If you pinch and zoom in, you can see the eyes of the mite, quite cool :) Have a lovely day, y'all #macro #salticidae #spiders

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

I found this tiny parasitoid wasp (#Conura sp) on a branch early morning, it was wet from the morning dew and it was using the hind legs to dry the wings, I felt sorry for the little one. Here, you can clearly see the shape of the abdomen and the right posterior femur that is enlarged. #parasitoid

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

A tiny jumper with a prey. It is always fun to watch jumping spiders, and its even better when they have a prey or when they are actively hunting. Lovely little critters. Have a great #salticidsunday y'all

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

So today is Valentine's Day, and i dont really have bugs in copula, but i do have this nice hopper with a red background, and red is an important color today, haha. Have a good day, y'all.

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Tortoise beetles are so cool looking bugs. I love the fact that they have a "ttansparent" cuticle. You can see through it, and you can even see the eyes and legs on the second picture. Very interesting. Have a good one y'all

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I usually go for pictures where the bug is closer, because I like to observe the details of the bugs, but this tiny ant was carrying a (relatively) massive insect leg and it was fun to see the dimensions of it. #macro #insects #ants

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

This guy has a nice haircut, just a few strains here and there, haha. Planthoppers have been a recurrent bug in my feed lately, and that's just because I've been encountering so many different ones that are so cool. The amount of shapes, colors, and diversity is astonishing. Have a good day, y'all

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

This tree hopper was very nice, I managed to take a couple of pictures and while I was at it, the little one decided to jump away. I almost got a nice take-ofd picture but thw wings are not entierly in focus (swcons pic). However, in the second you can see its abdomen and its quite cool. #macro

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Another of the tiny wasps I've been photographing lately. This one is gorgeous. The metallic coloration, the blue-green-black combination, and the texture of the cuticle are quite nice!

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Its always fun to photograph wolfspiders, they are so cool. I particularly e joy looking for them at night with a light and see their eyes shine like tiny stars on the ground. Have a lovely #spidersaturday y'all #lycosidae #macro #spiders #nature

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

I have a bunch of pictures of tiny tiny wasps. They are very cool and they come in alm sorts of shapes and colors, but they are very hard to photograph, mainly because of their size, but also because they move around a lot haha. #macro #hymenoptera #insects #parasitoids

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Santiago Jaume, Dr. rer. nat. @santijaumes.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

This is a very cool bug. It's a Chrysopidae (lacewing) larvae. They are voracious predators, which is why they are often used as pest control agents. Many species during the larval stages use debris as a way of hiding and blending in.

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