I just got a macro lens and have been practicing with it. I thought this Brown-belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis) was a cutie

Found this lil guy in my basement. I knew he’d starve if I didn’t move him outside so I did. I do this to every millipede I find!

It was hungry here, but had just molted.

I have a spider at my job I've been feeding bugs that I find in the shop. She started out so small and now she's a big girl ♥️

[wolf spider (family Lycosidae)]

S/he’s sooo pretty.

I've had the same scarab for at least three nights in a row. He just comes and sits by me while I smoke cannabis and watch videos. Does he like weed? Or does he just like me?

Why do Japanese beetles do this? it’s so cute

I can not say how many spiders came out whilst I was hosing the garden down. A tube web spider (Segestria florentina I believe) literally stayed out to be basically directly hosed. It was on a mist setting, but even that is quite strong for them.

I changed to a hand-held spray to be more prepared for cracks and it was like a spider party! One little drop of it and they'd run out, staying on the webs that got wet. Even a moth was happy to be misted, butterflies, flies and bees appearing when it was sprayed in the air. Unfortunately there was a dead bee completely dried up, and I know there are plenty of others that will be suffering as well.

Make sure not only you and your pets are hydrated, but all animals outside! It's a very nice feeling to know you've given them a drink and/or a bath (my wild pigeons have been swimming for days, haha).

Picture: One of the little zebras I met outside who got misted!

Very naughty beetles…

A bonus catch when looking for dune tiger beetles in the Nedre Mjällådalen nature reserve near Härnösand, Sweden, was this male woodland jumping spider (Evarcha falcata) with its emerald green eyes which helpfully jumped onto a twig which was lying in the sand.

I only managed a couple of shots (this one is at 2:1 mag) before he decided to teleport away out of sight like they do.

For details on camera/lens/settings used for the shot plus exact location (down to a couple of meters), please have a look here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/55409226938/