CIRCLE WITH A DOT

#macro #macrophotography #moss #mosstodon #photography

@hans Thank you in return. I’m not sure how long this evaporative thermoregulation mechanism has been suspected, but the proof came via thermal-IR imaging as recently as 2018: https://mastodon.social/@markmccaughrean/116551865504028078

Groene bladsnuitkever Phyllobius pomaceus #weevil #weeviltime #nature #darktable #natuur #nederland #beetle #kever #macro #macrophotography #naturephotography

@jencmars 🤩

@Bild.Reise Ah, got it - so you're talking about the subjective edge, where something becomes "sharp" in the mind based on where attention lands. That clicks.

#silentsunday #softsunday #tulip #tulipan #macrophotography #macro #makro #softness #pink #softpink #bloomscrolling #flower #canonphotography #canon #tamron #pinkflowers

@saarmuller @albertcardona The latter, I think. There are many sets of similar species which can only be differentiated microscopically, it seems.

@jencmars a totally normal bee with stubby-ass antennae

One species a day before Biodiversity Day (22/05).Do plants have horns too? Here is the little three-horned bird orchid (Chiloglottis triceratops), a strange orchid endemic to Tasmania.Une espèce par jour avant la Journée de la biodiversité (22/05).Les plantes ont-elles aussi des cornes ? Voici la petite Chiloglottis triceratops, une étrange orchidée endémique de Tasmanie.#biodiversity #nature #naturephotography #macrophotography #photography #plants #flowers #orchids #tasmania #australia

And switching to the insect side of the arthropod phylum, here's a bee feeding just before the sun set over the valley.I think it's a white-bellied mining bee (Andrena gravida; Weiße Bindensandbiene), although some confirmation (or not) would be helpful.#Heidelberg #Photography ️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️#BugOfTheDay #MacroPhotography #InsectsOfMastodon 🪰#BackGardenEntomology 🪲

@leepetersen Nice! Always a bonus to find a darner perched!

@markmccaughrean beautiful. Your photos are helping me learn to appreciate our eight legged friends more!

First glimpses of Spring from my backyard. #insects #flowers #macro #macrophotography #photography #vancouverisland #canada #nature

@Alairthephoenix Right?! They are objectively adorable

Gnarly lookin stump. Mushroom food! #macro #macrophotography #fungi #tree

Small worlds#MacroPhotography #LichenSubscribe

Paraphidippus Aurantius for #MacroMonday Man I really wish I would have been able to capture this spider’s abdomen better because overall this spider is Gorgeous. Emerald greens, oranges, gold, and a little pink…Im gonna be on the lookout for more. This is a lifer for me though, I havnt captured an Aurantius yet. Including front and back shots. #photography #nature #naturephotography #macro #macrophotography #closeup #fujifilm #lightroom