Today is day 21 of #30DaysWild and look we met this wonderful #butterfly during #hedgewatch in #Switzerland, isn't it beautiful 😻 We think it belongs to #Lycaenidae family maybe it's the baton blue
Violet Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa violacea) on clover sown under a collection of vines in the Palermo Botanical Gardens, Sicily. A delightful place to visit.
#pollinators #bees #carpenterbee #clover #insects #InsectsOfTheFediverse #insectphotograpy #palermo #sicily #botanicalgardens #CoverCrop
Good morning Mastadon
#MantisOfMastadon #InsectPhotograpy #Nature #Dancing #Story.
Two #mantis balanced on a thin branch. I see dancers on a tightrope who are accepting applause for an acrobatic dancing display of grace and beauty for a royal audience.
On the edge of the crowd behind the camera, Shira makes her way quietly and unnoticed. She winks at the dancers taking their bows. Seth openes and closes her eyes with a quirky smile as he rises. Lora maintains her sweet and blissful visage. The audience, including the guards, captivated and spell bound. Shira crossed the Uncrossable Bridge enjoying the win.
Now, she stood alone in ….
A Nevada Bumble Bee (Bombus nevadensis) on American vetch (Vicia americana) along the Meewasin, Saskatoon. This was an exciting find as we are at the very limits of this bumble bees distribution here.
#bumblebees #pollinators #vetch #entomology #meewasin #prairieinsects #insects #insectphotograpy #wildflowers #flowerphotography
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Sisyphus with a Hat
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