Meghan

A vibrant illustrated poster featuring 14 species/varieties of isopods of various colors. They are illustrated on a yellow-vibrant orange background and have numbers with a key describing which species is which.

Isopods!! 🧡

There are Cubaris isopods (family Armadillidae) with a variety of colors and patterns on a dark background. Panda King (Pink, Red), Crabby, Amber Panda, Bumblebee, White Shark, Lemon Blue, Pak Chong, Cherry Blossom, Jupiter, Ice Flower, Cappucino, Blonde Ducky, White Ducky, Rubber Ducky, Amber Ducky, Red Edge (Miyako), Caramel Cream, Murina (Anemone, Glacier, Papaya), Apricot, Firefly, Yellow Panda, Snow Bee, Giant Mandarin, Blue Pigeon, Opal, Green Laser, and Giant Raichu.

Cubaris Isopods

Also, apologies for spelling 'Australia' wrong. I'm so embarrassed!

A very small crab spider is perched on a magenta colored rose in a garden.

At family reunions, most people take pictures of themselves and family members. I come home with photos of "little guys"
#crabspider #spider #invertebrate #arachnid #rose #nature

When I am at my lowest, I recall my students repeating my own advice back to me and it makes me realize that I'm too hard on myself.

"It's okay to make mistakes."
#teacher

Looking back at my previous post, I realize now that I misspelled the word "Australia".
Bsky has no edit feature so I can't fix the typo and I'd rather not delete the post. Now it's very existence riddles me with anxiety and self-doubt.
Why am I like this?

Pyrausta purpuralis, a small moth with purple wings and gold markings, resting on a blade of grass

Sermylassa halensis, a beetle with metallic blue wing cases and rear of head, and red thorax and front of head.

A Six-belted Clearwing moth, a moth resembling a wasp, on a dead flower

A Common Blue butterfly resting on a flower

Insects from a recent visit to a beautiful downland site near #Bath #Somerset #UK - the micro-moth Pyrausta purpuralis, the #beetle Sermylassa halensis, Six-belted Clearwing #moth and Common Blue #butterfly
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #ukwildlife

Found a small green friend at the Michigan Matthaei Botanical Gardens perched on a milkweed plant.
I miss having mantids!
#mantis #mantids #mantodea #invertebrate #arthropoda

These beautiful key chains finally arrived to the states and I'm so excited! All the way from Austraila! It was so worth the wait! They are gorgeous!
Thank you so much
@nekomori-art.bsky.social
Please check out their shop!

Some Rubber Ducky rolly pouches are IN! If you've missed out on previous rounds, now's your chance!

樹液酒場の昆虫達

A large llama with a brown coat behind a wooden fence. A small brown goat is nearby.

A small brown and black goat next to a small white goat with brown spots. Both are behind a wooden and wire fence.

Went to the the Brighton Recreation Stables in Michigan for a trail ride. Met a friendly llama and some loud little goats. I got to hand feed them all!
#Llama #goats #farm #nature

Found this little friend right in my backyard while picking up black walnuts. Looks to be a walnut sphinx moth. Oh, the irony!

I gently put him back on the ground among the leaves after this video.
#moth #invertebrate #nature

A daylily with golden-yellow inner petals transitioning into red outer petals.

I love the coloration on this daylily! Does anyone have a name for this variety?
#nature #flowers

Met some beautiful sandhill cranes at Kensington Metro Park in Michigan. They were very polite.
#birds #sandhillcrane #nature #metroparks

A photo of a yellow, iridescent blue, black and shimmery gold moth sitting on my finger from above. The moth's wings are spread, the head is black. The forebody is yellow with dark blue iridescent stripes The forewings are yellow with the dark blue iridescent stripes on the front part, the rear part of the forewings are yellow with three rows of tiny iridescent blue spots. The hind wings are black with a bright golden sheen to them.

A photo of the moth from the side showing the yellow and dark blue iridescent stripes and spots on the wings

In honor of #NationalMothWeek I will be posting #moths. We start with the amazingly beautiful Hieroglyphic Moth, Diphtera festiva, which I have only seen once.

At long last, I have my hands on an African Giant Millipede! Look at this big boy! I think I'll call him Elliott.
#millipede #invertebrate #myriapoda
#arthropoda

An adolescent cottontail rabbit hides in the grass in a residential backyard.

Every day I walk into my backyard, I am blessed by something that heals my heart.

Followed! I didnt realize I wasn't following you on insta. Any other ways we can help with visibility?

I have isopods! They are very small and cute! Did you know they are technically terrestrial crustaceans and not insects?
These are armadillidium gestroi from France.
Hope you enjoy!

It gives me headache

There are Powder Blue Isopods (Porcellionides pruinosus) of various sizes on a pastel pink background. All of them are hanging with large and small ribbons. Happy and lovely atmosphere.

Blue isopods with ribbons🎀

Spring’s coming! 🙌🏼

Pass it on.
#StandWithUkraine

I didn't think I was capable of feeling any more shame for what America has become.

I was wrong.

Public education is the backbone of American democracy.

In the richest country in the history of the world, we cannot abandon our teachers and our public schools.

An illustration of two beetles holding their little feet. They are surrounded by stars, mushrooms and clovers. Around them there is a heart shape made of worms, millipedes and centipedes. On top there are words “would you still love me if I was a bug?” The whole picture is in shades of pink, purple and a bit of cyan

Happy Valentines, you love bugs!🩷

An illustration of a tiger protecting cubs colored in Trans and nonbinary flag colors. Says: "protect trans & nonbinary kids!"

We're going to make it through this 🩷💙
Let's turn our fear and rage into community action.