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Opilioacarus texanus, a large primitive mite that shares many characteristics with harvestmen. Travis County, Texas #inverts #arthropods #macro

A dead leaf? Unicorn Prominent (Coelodasys unicornis) caterpillar. Forsyth County, NC, USA

Green anole (Anolis carolinensis), Beaufort County, North Carolina, USA #herps

A quick collage of some snow flakes 🙂. Forsyth County, North Carolina, today

Forbidden hot tub full of toe biters. Lethocerus medius, Brewster County, Texas. #inverts #insects #underwater

Bearded Weevil (Rhinostomus barbirostris), Veracruz, Mexico #inverts #insects #beetles

Eastern Black-necked Gartersnake (Thamnophis cyrtopsis ssp. ocellatus), Travis County, Texas #herps #snakes

Baird's Ratsnake (Pantherophis bairdi) eating a bat! Val Verde County, Texas. #herps #predation #snakes

Mountain Woodsorrel (Oxalis montana), Watauga County, NC, USA #plants #botany

Heiligbrodt's Mesquite Moth (Syssphinx heiligbrodti), Cameron County, Texas #insects #inverts #moths #caterpillars

Common Sea Skater (Halobates micans), Nueces County, Texas. Water striders in this genus are perhaps the only insects that are truly marine, living most of their life on the open ocean. #insects #macro #invertebrates

Long-nosed Snake (Rhinocheilus lecontei), Webb County, Texas. #herps #snakes

Leaf cutter ants (Atta sp.), Tiputini, Ecuador #ants #insects #inverts #macro

Grapevine Hills, Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas #landscapes #desert #westtexas

Giant Lichen Orbweaver (Araneus bicentenarius), Travis County, Texas #spiders #camouflage

Southern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys volans), Beaufort County, North Carolina #mammals

Pocock's Lampshade-web Spider (Hypochilus pococki), Macon County, North Carolina. These long-legged spiders make lampshade-shaped webs on the underside of overhanging rocks and cave walls. Members of the family Hypochilidae are found in mountainous regions in the USA and China. #spiders #macro

Striped Bark Scorpion (Centruroides vittatus), Trinity County, Texas #arachnids #macro

Chamberlain's Dwarf Salamander (Eurycea chamberlaini), Beaufort County, North Carolina. #salamanders #herps

Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus), Travis County, Texas #insects #inverts #butterflies #macro

Guyanan Sarota (Sarota gyas), Tiputini, Ecuador. #insects #inverts #butterflies #macro

Birdwing Passionflower (Passiflora tenuiloba), Travis County, Texas #plants #botany #macro

Boneset Leaf Beetle (Ophraella notata), pale form. Forsyth County, North Carolina #inverts #insects #beetles #macro

Mountain Lady's-Slipper (Cypripedium montanum), Kittitas County, Washington. #plants #flowers #orchids

Kidneyleaf Twayblade (Neottia smallii), Caldwell County, North Carolina. #plants #orchids #macro

Black-banded Wasp Moth (Syntomeida melanthus), Brewster County, Texas. #inverts #insects #moths

Cascada los Colores, Cueva de los Guacharos, Colombia #waterfall #landscapes

Northwestern Garter Snake (Thamnophis ordinoides), British Columbia, Canada. #herps

Ogre-faced spider (Deinopis sp.) , Tiputini, Ecuador #inverts #spiders #macro

Another fly for #FlyWeek: A blood-engorged Green-eyed Horse Fly (Tabanus fulvulus), Alamance County, North Carolina. #inverts #insects #macro

Passionflower Flea Beetle (Disonycha discoidea), Forsyth County, North Carolina. #inverts #beetles #macro

A baby Desert Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii), Reeves County, Texas #easterbunny #mammals #smol

Giant Sunflower (Helianthus giganteus), Ashe County, North Carolina. #botany #plants

Chinquapin Leafminer Moth (Dyseriocrania griseocapitella), Forsyth County, North Carolina. #insects #inverts #moths #macro

Paracantha culta, a stunning fruit fly that eats thistle flowers as larvae. Travis County, Texas

Beautiful mist at Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Hudspeth County, Texas. #photography #landscapes

Blue Doctor (Rhetus dysonii), Cueva de Los Guacharos, Colombia. #insects #butterflies #invertebrates

Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris), Kinney County, Texas. #birds

Speckled Racer (Drymobius margaritiferus), Cameron County, Texas. #herps #wildlife

Humpbacked Orbweaver (Eustala anastera), Travis County, Texas. #macro #spiders

Leavenworth's Eryngo (Eryngium leavenworthii), San Saba County, Texas. #plants #botany

Brown Wasp Mantidfly (Climaciella brunnea), Bastrop County, Texas. #inverts #insects #macro #mimicry