Damien Harkin

Close up image of 6 bright yellow stamens in middle of red flower.

I think I snapped one of these yesterday.

Hoverfly eating pollen from a blue cornflower.

A baby grasshopper visiting a pink cornflower.

A baby grasshopper resting on a flower that’s lost most of its white petals.

A young hibiscus harlequin bug sitting on a green leaf while staring down the lens of my camera and saying hello.

Four of the best pics from today’s visit to Mt Coot-tha.

#macrophotography #entomology #botany

Oh look! Skyhooks!

Nice rig!
Enjoy!!

Amazing!

🙏
It’s a great time of year at the moment with spring setting in here.
There are many weeks when I’m struggling to find much.

A fly sitting on a white everlasting flower with pink highlights.

A brown bug foraging on pollen from an everlasting flower.

A hover flower resting on the remains of a flower after losing its petals.

A hover fly from above while resting on the same flower.

Latest pics from Mt Coot-tha.

#macrophotography
#entomology

Happy Birthday!🎂 🎈

No need for macro lens with this big boi!

When my wife and I were dating back in the early 1990s, we connected over our mutual love of Simon & Garfunkel songs, but things took an uncertain turn when I stated that one of my favourite songs was “By the Light”.

You know, the one that goes,

“By the light…
By the li- li- li- li- light”

Bottle fly standing on leaf.

Steel blue ladybird bug on green leaf.

A black ant walking across a budding cornflower.

Spiny orb weaver spider with bright orange back shield hanging in its web.

A few of my latest pics.

#macrophotography
#entomology
#arachnids

Motion looks a little amoeboid.

Wow. I found 56 of my research papers when using the LibGen search tool. I think journals will own copyright for most of these.

White flower crab spider climbing a green stem of an everlasting flower.

White flower crab spider stepping off from a pink everlasting flower.

Three hibiscus harlequin bugs with red, black and metallic green-blue colouring.

A young hibiscus bug with red, black and metallic green colouring.

A few of my latest pics.

#arachnids
#entomology
#botany
#macrophotography

This guy is a true talent.
Have watched a lot of his videos. A Dylan, Mellencamp and Springsteen for the next generation.

I published my first paper in 1989!
How am I even alive! 😂

Very “Lawrence of Arabia” vibes.

Pink apple blossom with yellow stamens.

Bright orange marigold petals decorated with remnants of the overnight rain.

A green leaf decorated with remnants of overnight rain.

A hibiscus harlequin bug with metallic blue and red colours.

Some of my latest pics.
It’s my weekly therapy to recharge away from all the troubles.
Hope they provide a momentary break for others too.

You get a plate!?
I got a printed certificate for 20 years service!
Have no idea where it is now. Probably still in the cheap envelope it came in. 😂

A light brown coloured lynx spider with black spikes on its legs resting on a green leaf.

A small fly with orange body and red eyes resting on a green leaf.

A common house fly looking straight towards the camera while resting on a green leaf.

A winged insect with long body resting on a wet red flower petal.

Latest best bug pics from walks around Mt Coot-tha.

#entomology
#arachnids

My observations from abroad is the the US has effectively been in a form of civil “Cold War” for several years now, but that only one side of politics has realised this, while the other is still expecting norms and the rule of law to hold.

Just launched the first of my Australian native inspired gum blossom earrings.💛💛💛

A regular arrangement of budding structures on a plant.

Golden coloured wattle blossom.

A couple of juvenile hibiscus harlequin bugs with metallic blue, green and red coloured bodies.

An adult hibiscus harlequin bugs with orange body and metallic green coloured legs and body edges.

Latest pics to help distract from the mayhem.

#macrophotography
#entomology
#nature
#botany

Gum in the Garden💛💛💛

Just launched a collection of super cute 3D printed resin lucky bird earrings. It’s been a lot of fun working with @pengiiprints.bsky.social to bring this project to life💛💛💛

A white snowbell flower with green patches.

A collection of bright green leaves with piked edges.

A recently pruned rose bush with red coloured new stem and leaves emerging.

A black ant standing on top of a cluster of small white flower buds.

Latest pics from Mt Coot-tha. Too cold and windy for many bugs this morning but always something interesting to snap.

It’s something that they always stress during the safety presentations on flights in Australia. Leave your carry-on behind so as to not slow down the emergency exit.

Why are they being allowed to make an emergency exit while carrying their carry-on luggage?

What was Hilari’s favourite song to play?