Did you know that you can buy your Instagram photos as analog prints from Copygram? Find out more at shop.copygr.am
Share this photo by sending the following link to your friends: http://copygr.am/bug_lover/480030741729220556_9505612/
@bug_lover
Fly. I'm in California for the next week, so I might not post very regularly for a while. I'll be back soon though!
Yeah, this isn't a fun at all. Wish it was! @2wheelsgood4u
I would have let you know if I was going to be in San Diego. @teresa_franco
Enjoy your trip!!
i know, i know. are you here for a project/ research?
He's fantastic
I wish! Nope, cleaning out my dad's house. Not so exciting. @teresa_franco
Thanks. @imjustabill
Thanks! @_fernbeds_
Share this photo by sending the following link to your friends: http://copygr.am/bug_lover/477773110390134196_9505612/
@bug_lover
Box Turtle. Started a new research project yesterday with a couple of animal migration experts and a couple of herpetologists. We're putting radio trackers on box turtles and seeing where they go, how they use their habitats, and where they spend their time at different times of year. I found and tagged the first turtle yesterday. Isn't she gorgeous?
Yep, full time! I work at a museum as the head of citizen science. I'm involved in this project partly because I'm a scientist by training, but mostly because we're building a citizen science project around the turtles so that we'll have members of the public looking for them too and learning how to track them. @basianj
I agree! @brickdog
Thanks! I feel pretty lucky that i get paid to find turtles in the forest. @lunabugtoo
Ooh, will do! Thanks for the tip! @jerutter
That's awesome!! I'm a wildlife biologist by trade, and career but my time now is spend in management and business administration saddled to a desk in front of a computer. The only thing that makes it okay for me is knowing that its because of my work that all our field biologists can do their work. I go out to play only occasionally now.
That is awesome, how fun!!
I'm glad I'm still on the other side of the desk, for now at least! There may come a day where I become an admin (I'm second in command at a field station), but I hope that's a long way off still! My boss is only a few years older than me, so I hope he'll stick around and let me continue doing what I do now. @basianj
Thanks! I'm pretty excited about it. @crotalusfr3ak
Share this photo by sending the following link to your friends: http://copygr.am/bug_lover/476992519218500994_9505612/
@bug_lover
Magnolia. Love these flowers! Gigantic creamy white blooms with a lovely scent. They just scream "the South!"
Gorgeous shot Chris!
Pretty!!
☺ Yes, they do.
Beautiful!!!
Thank you! @blondiercf
Thank you! @mamianing
Thank you! @bruceeee
Thank you! @deejay_360
Share this photo by sending the following link to your friends: http://copygr.am/bug_lover/475598262675019452_9505612/
@bug_lover
Eastern Pondhawk Emerging. Dragonflies emerging = amazing to see. Highly recommend watching the process if you have a chance!
Thanks! @datura_datura
This was actually my first time seeing it! I've studied dragonflies since 1998 and I just saw an emergence (8 dragonflies, all at once) a few weeks ago. Well worth the wait though! @kinestesia
Thanks! @nathanael7
Thank you so much! @dobermannp
I certainly thought so! It was pretty darned amazing to see. @catcee
Thanks! @thejonnybeans
Thank you! @jojolovey
Wow! Never have seen this!
Share this photo by sending the following link to your friends: http://copygr.am/bug_lover/474211709910357935_9505612/
@bug_lover
Firefly. I LOVE living in a place with fireflies! What amazing creatures.
Thanks! @teacats
Gorgeous!!!
Thanks! @dawnacrawford
So jealous!!
Sycamore Canyon, the one down near the border - there are fireflies that actually light up there! Only place I've ever seen them in AZ, and it was a lot later than you see them in the east, Labor Day weekend when I saw them. If you ever have a chance to go, I recommend it! @datura_datura
This is the best news I've heard all year!! Thanks! Dependent upon storms and humidity, too?
I would imagine so. So many other things are! I was beyond excited to see lighted fireflies in AZ, I have to say. I've seen hundreds of the non-lighting fireflies, but never an AZ lit one until I went camping/blacklighting with some friends in Sycamore just after the monsoon started dying down a few years ago. It was great! @datura_datura
I truly enjoy fireflies! In the east at night, what so fun! They are amazing!👏👏👏👏
Share this photo by sending the following link to your friends: http://copygr.am/bug_lover/473377708001825908_9505612/
@bug_lover
Water Lilies. Love these flowers!
Wonderful! ✨✨
wonderful
Thank you! @vlmanning
Thanks! @dobermannp
Thank you! @catcee
Beautiful gallery!! Enjoyed viewing it much =)
Thank you so much! @silvethaneo
Most welcome!! :) Thank you for sharing haha ^^
Share this photo by sending the following link to your friends: http://copygr.am/bug_lover/472732475794757067_9505612/
@bug_lover
Fragile Forktail. This little gal was loose in my house overnight, escaping shortly after I took this shot. Found her the next morning thankfully. Wouldn't have wanted her to get hurt!
#insect #insect_addict #rebelmacrocreature #arthropodsanonymous #kreepy_kritters #macrographystyles_gf #gang_family #macro #rebelmacro #macro_treasures #macro_tastic #rsa_macro #royalsnappingartists #infamous_family #naturewhisperers #mafia_naturelover #northcarolina #igersnc #igersraleigh #raleigh #damselfly #fragileforktail
Look at those crazy, cool eyes! Glad to hear she was ok.
✨👍👍👍✨
What do you think their lifespan is ??? They seem so fragile
She was just fine! Flew away before I had a chance to put her outside, but I found her just 10 hours later. And this genus of damselflies, Ischnura, has the best eyes! That pattern is actually one of their defining characteristics. @rosieg007
Thanks! @cyndeec
It's less than a month as an adult, but up to two years overall. The nymphal stage is really long compared to the adult stage. @2wheelsgood4u
Beautiful colors! Love the macro!!! 👍👍
Share this photo by sending the following link to your friends: http://copygr.am/bug_lover/471956069036955023_9505612/
@bug_lover
Moon Jellies. Who doesn't love a good jellyfish?
Yeah, that's not so nice... @onomatopoetic
Thanks! @a_n_n_i_k_a
They really are amazing creatures! There's so little to them, yet they're both beautiful and dangerous. @brickdog
Thanks Peter! @dobermannp
Thanks! @deejay_360
Awesome!!!
Thanks! @flaviaismael
Beautiful
Share this photo by sending the following link to your friends: http://copygr.am/bug_lover/471205984221108217_9505612/
@bug_lover
Columbine. These are way up near the top of my favorite flower list! You just can't grow up in Colorado without appreciating columbines.
Can you grow the Colorado native blue there??? I'll send you some seeds. R u in S. Carolina ???
Did you grow up on the front range?
Lovely!!
Thanks! @catcee
I am in North Carolina now, but yes, I grew up on the Front Range. Colorado Springs. And I would LOVE to have some CO columbine seeds if you're willing to send some! @2wheelsgood4u
Thanks! @tinawut
I will collect some. They are blooming now, and I will be happy to send you some. I am talking about the blue columbine ??
Yes, the blue and white ones. Woo! So excited! I won't be able to go to Colorado again until next summer, so this makes me really happy. @2wheelsgood4u
Share this photo by sending the following link to your friends: http://copygr.am/bug_lover/469652771692975900_9505612/
@bug_lover
Pipevine Swallowtail. This gorgeous gal was laying her eggs on a woolly pipevine plant. Caterpillar photos coming soon!
So gorgeous!💙
Thank you! @mimiwings
Beautiful girl
Glad you like her! @teacats
Great 😍👏👏👏
Gorgeous 😍👏👏👏 Invitation tag #insta_garden_lovers if you get a chance stop by our new feed @insta_garden_lovers? Thank you!! 👍👍😃
Can't wait to see them! What a beauty.
This is very exciting! What a beauty of a butterfly!! 💙💙
Share this photo by sending the following link to your friends: http://copygr.am/bug_lover/467676579234419776_9505612/
@bug_lover
Hover Fly/Flower Fly. These things LOVE blooming holly! And they're surrounded by other pollinators too. Apparently holly nectar is tasty to bees, flies, ladybugs, butterflies, beetles (other than ladybugs...), and a few other insects.
I admire people who do all their photos on their phones and still post in focus macro shots! It's hard to do, and it's so much eaiser to use a real camera that you know the phone only peeps have real photographic grit. :) And, if it makes you feel any better, jumping spiders are hard to photograph with any camera! They move around too much ti make it easy. @thejonnybeans
Thank you! @exposedart
Thanks Peter! @dobermannp
Thank you! @pinkwasabi_
Thanks! @americanhips
So pretty! Mine just got done blooming, wish they lasted longer😁
Ours are all done now too, but we've got some other things coming in that are equally attractive to bugs. Yay! @mimiwings
I love Hover Flies!! This is great shot! 💗I love reading what they eat and you telling us about them!! 👍Thank you Chris! 👏👏👏
Share this photo by sending the following link to your friends: http://copygr.am/bug_lover/466860095289529832_9505612/
@bug_lover
Seven Spot Ladybug. We've got thousands of these ladybugs at work. They're not native to the US, though, so I rather there be some other species all over everywhere...
Wonderful shot Chris! ✨👍✨😎✨👋✨
Thank you! @malgorzata88
Thanks Paul! @bruceeee
Great shot and fantastic gallery!
Thank you so much! @basianj
Beautiful ❤❤
Thank you! @lionessliz
Chris what is the native species? 🐞🐞🐞
Share this photo by sending the following link to your friends: http://copygr.am/bug_lover/465508165120267586_9505612/
@bug_lover
Coral. This has got to be one of the most amazing textures I've ever seen.
Awesome! Sent a message to get everyone's full name. Funny how you often don't know that for on-line friends Thank you soooo much. I am really looking forward to meeting you as well!
Email sent. I just found out one person couldn't make it, so we are down to 3 confirmed
Excellent! And can you send the info I'll send you to everyone else, or should you have them all e mail me too? Just want to make sure everyone knows where to go - our address doesn't work on any gps software except Google's, so we can be hard to find. And I'm looking forward to meeting you too! @bobsimonoff
If your group wants to hang out past the end of the dragonfly walk, you can certainly do so. It's a pretty place - lots of things to photograph, especially in the macro range. @bobsimonoff
I can forward everything no problem! I believe they know where the art museum is, which one of the people says is in the same place. I am coming from Maryland so have no idea, but saw it in google maps I appears to be between 2 highways 40 and 440. We might do that, weather depending. Thunderstorms and sun are predicted for that day, for what it's worth. THANK YOU
Prairie Ridge is close to the 40, between the 440 and 540. If you use Google Maps, you should be able to actually find us. But I'll send you more info via e mail here in a bit. @bobsimonoff
Thanks. I am leaving Saturday morning so no rush! Thank you soooooo much
Agreed!
Share this photo by sending the following link to your friends: http://copygr.am/bug_lover/464644653607130701_9505612/
@bug_lover
Stink Bug on Fennel. I love the shape of stink bugs! So elegant for insects that tend toward pestiness.
😍😍✨
Thanks! @djvjra
Hehe! I love their shape too!
So glad to hear it! @cyndeec
Me too!!🍃🔶👌👏👏
Yay for my fellow stink bug lovers! @mimiwings
Gorgeous shot my friend. ✨✨✨👋✨😎✨
Thank you Paul! @bruceeee
Share this photo by sending the following link to your friends: http://copygr.am/bug_lover/459640046053070234_9505612/
@bug_lover
Bee. A cute native bee, chowing down on nectar. Love these little guys!
Awesome shot Chris!
You're so welcome Chris!!!😍
Nice!!!
Thank you! @dobermannp
Thank you! @fuzzdmore
Thank you! @blondiercf
Beautiful shot!!
Thanks! @mimiwings
Share this photo by sending the following link to your friends: http://copygr.am/bug_lover/456715510093550919_9505612/
@bug_lover
Jumping Spider. Love these spiders! They never look all that impressive until you zoom WAY in and see the iridescent colors and crazy hair. Beautiful!
Love them! This is fabulous! Did you see my Hentz jumper. They are each so amazing👏👏👏💚💚
Yes, I did see it! It's a great photo of a gorgeous spider. Jumpers are my favorites! They're so aware and interactive compared to most spiders. @mimiwings
Thank you Chris! My most favorites too! Such personalities. And each so different😍
Great shot! Love The colors !
Thanks! @manimiranda
Cool macro🔎
Thanks! @guessthatmacro
This is amazing
Share this photo by sending the following link to your friends: http://copygr.am/bug_lover/455294238717482797_9505612/
@bug_lover
Pipevine Caterpillar. Got to see a pipevine swallowtail laying eggs a few days ago! This is what they'll turn into - gorgeous, amazing caterpillars. Can't wait!
Thanks! @tinawut
:) You've got 'em in Tucson too! There were lots of them at UofA. @carolynaz
Wow
So glad you like it! @wild_milind
Wow! Fantastic!!
Aren't they gorgeous? Will post some photos I took of some younger ones yesterday soon too. They change shape a whole lot as they grow. @mimiwings
Oh wow...beauty!
Aren't they pretty? I love them! @jojolovey
Share this photo by sending the following link to your friends: http://copygr.am/bug_lover/454550575901153065_9505612/
@bug_lover
Eggs. Found these on my back window today! Think they're stink bug eggs, but they look absolutely fascinating from the bottom.
Oh, so interesting!! Thx a lot Chris😃
@bug_lover very useful....I shall have to get mine trained up!
Nice pic!
My home and garden has been overran by stinkbugs you should squish those eggs immediately!! Lol
Thank you! @pinkwasabi_
They're kudzu bugs, and if they want to eat my hedges, they're welcome to them. :) @blondiercf
Love it! I can't kill any bugs in my yard now😂I just let them chomp away😁😊😎
Heh heh. Thought only entos did that, but I'm glad to learn I'm wrong. :) @mimiwings
Share this photo by sending the following link to your friends: http://copygr.am/bug_lover/453721287920555984_9505612/
@bug_lover
Long Jawed Orb Weaver. These are fun spiders you frequently find around water. They build webs over small sections of streams and wait for insects to emerge from the water.
Thanks Tom! @schrackt
Thanks Cyndee! @cyndeec
😃 Are these the ones that can flatten their stature to a long thin strip?
Yep! Like a little toothpick hovering over the water. @poeticjas
Nice pic!
Glad you like it! @pinkwasabi_
So awesome!!
Thanks Mandy! @mimiwings
Share this photo by sending the following link to your friends: http://copygr.am/bug_lover/453079880943900285_9505612/
@bug_lover
Bumblebee. Bees are the best!
Thank you Mandy! @mimiwings
nicee :)
I'm hoping a bumblebee queen will move into the little bumblebee house we put in our garden. They really are the cutest insects!
Beautiful shot, Chris!
Thank you! @daoujo
That would be wonderful, so I hope you get one moving in! @onomatopoetic
Thank you! @dobermannp
Nice pic!
Share this photo by sending the following link to your friends: http://copygr.am/bug_lover/450251243727197418_9505612/
@bug_lover
Crabby. These spiders are great! Love 'em.
Have never seen one!! Maybe because they're white?!! Great capture Chris!! 💚👌👍👏😍
While in this pose I always assume they're waiting for a hug
Beautiful
I ❤ them too…so cool looking!
They're not always white - can be yellow or green or brown too. There are loads of species too, so I bet you've seen one and didn't even know it. :) @razalas
Agreed! :) @datura_datura
Thank you! @dobermannp
Thanks! @fuzzdmore
Share this photo by sending the following link to your friends: http://copygr.am/bug_lover/449536936030868886_9505612/
@bug_lover
Blue Dasher. Another dragonfly photo for you all! Because you can never see enough dragonfly photos. :)
Thanks! @flippe77
Thanks! So glad you like it! @donjay
Thanks!! @moody11
Glad you agree, and thanks! @kosznai
Thank you! @bruceeee
Glad to hear it! @catcee
Thank you! @kinestesia
Thanks! @joiesflowers
Share this photo by sending the following link to your friends: http://copygr.am/bug_lover/448759873216812077_9505612/
@bug_lover
Flowers. I think these flowers are beautiful!
Thanks Peter! @dobermannp
they're like little fireworks....pretty
Fragrant Mimosa or Mimosa Borealis. At least that's the species here in Central Texas. There's one on my wall from last week. There are 400 similar species! The most interesting ones are those where the leaves fold up when you touch them, so anytime i see any kind of mimosa i have to touch it! Just watch out for the thorns. With our unusual weather here this year they were unusually full with blooms.
@bug_lover ^^^^^^^^^
Stunning shot my friend✨😍✨👍✨👋✨
Thank you so much! @bruceeee
Yes they are lovely
Share this photo by sending the following link to your friends: http://copygr.am/bug_lover/444396577873302825_9505612/
@bug_lover
Widow Skimmer. This is one beautiful little guy! Dragonflies are awesome.
lovely shot
Thanks! @deathvalleyman
f/10 actually, and taken with a telephoto zoom lens set at 300mm. @poeticjas
Thank you! @catcee
Lovely! I too had one pictured and one with sort of golden wings..
Saw it! It's lovely! @wild_milind
Stunning!!!
Thank you! These are gorgeous dragonflies. @blondiercf
Share this photo by sending the following link to your friends: http://copygr.am/bug_lover/441481981667677525_9505612/
@bug_lover
Dogwood Flowers. These tree flowers are gorgeous! One of the best parts of living in the south.
Thanks! @flaviaismael
Thank you! @leahmy
Thanks! @mimiwings
Thank you! @redsas
Aw, you should still post it! I want to see whatcha got! @schrackt
Thanks! @bea01
Thank you! @bruceeee
Share this photo by sending the following link to your friends: http://copygr.am/bug_lover/440080069596648676_9505612/
@bug_lover
Blue Dasher. Dragonflies are the best!
It happens no worry sweetie!!
This is sweet! I need to start taking pics this good lol
Aw, thanks. It was taken with a camera just like your - D80! You could totally get a shot like this.
@goldfishcreeper Comment above is for you...
What kind of lens did you use?
105mm macro, with a little fill light added with my R1 flashes. @goldfishcreeper
Nice! I've been thinking of buying that or the 95 tamron
Tamron is likely a lot cheaper, but most of the macrophotographers I know that shoot Nikon swear by the 105 mm Nikkor. It's a great lens! @goldfishcreeper
Share this photo by sending the following link to your friends: http://copygr.am/bug_lover/431725000853656808_9505612/
@bug_lover
Cactus Bee. We're finally starting to get some insects out here so I'll have some new photos soon! Until then, here's a cactus bee from Arizona. Love the big, fuzzy bees!
can't wait to see more
Awesome
This is great Chris!! I love it!! 👌👏😍😘
Beautiful!
Thanks! Hope to have more new things up soon! @kinestesia
Thank you! @aa_andri
Thank you so much Sue! @razalas
Thanks! @dobermannp
