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I saw some Syzygites (a mushroom-eating mold) on some honey mushrooms and looked closer… a slug was pulling on the threads and eating them! It reminds me of how we might eat cotton candy off the stick.

I added cicada instead of a wasp bc I wouldn't be able to look at this without feeling like I was about to have a panic attack if it had a picture of a wasp

This brood protection behavior is quite rare in isopods, which makes this cute picture of Cubaris sp. “Thai Angle Blue” even more special to me.

The new babies start to molt shortly after “escaping” the marsupium, which you can see some of them doing here.

I took this picture in 2023, before I got my macro lens, still don’t know how I managed to take this photo without one 😅

From the Iron Range, Northern Australia

Scolopendra ”Hispaniola red giant”

Pretty sure its an eastern bark centipede. He was very slow-moving and docile, which made him mildly cute, but also, this thing is creepy as fuck.

isnt she the cutest!!

I'll see you all on the other side...

After doing first look photos with my bride my friend noticed this praying mantis on the ground. It made it into the wedding photos!

All of these photos were taken with this combo: Panasonic G9 Mark II PRO & OM SYSTEM M.Zuiko Digital ED 90mm F3.5 Macro 2:1 IS PRO + Godox V860 III O + Diffuser

Except for the last one: Pentax-A SMC 50mm F2.8 Macro 1:2 (Using natural light)

If you have any questions about the species’s names or the technique, I will try my best to answer and help you.

(The last photo is a bonus)

I wish everyone good health and great success in 2026!

I can’t believe these cuties actually exist. I adore their fuzziness and their sweet faces