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Compulsive photographer with lots of time - mostly macro, with the occasional bird or whatnot...

https://www.flickr.com/photos/karenwwlax
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The katydid nymphs, at various stages of development, are among the most numerous macro subjects in our garden. I like those little beads at the base of the antennae -

#macrophotography #katydidnymph #insects #invetebrates #katydid #orthoptera
Little tree frog snoozing in the middle of a big leaf

#frog #naturephotography #treefrog #amphibian #macrophotography
November 2, 2025 at 12:59 AM
A cabin we were staying at near Canyon Lake, Texas had lots of mayflies and lacewings. This lacewing posed helpfully in a window -

#macrophotograph #insect #invertebrates #lacewing #insectphotography #naturephotography
October 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
A Mecaphesa crab spider on a salvia flower for #Arachtober -

#spider #spiderphotography #invertebrates #macrophotography
October 3, 2025 at 1:08 PM
A furrow orbweaver for day 1 of #Arachtober - a pretty one, hanging from the web in a small bottlebrush tree -

#spider #invertebrates #macrophotography #spiderphotography
October 2, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Buttonbush flower. Butterflies and other pollinators love them - I managed to catch one unoccupied. Stem removed in Photoshop -

#flowers #flowerphotography #naturephotography #buttonbush
September 6, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Hoverfly in the grass. A pleasant surprise to find this wandering the back yard -

#macrophotography #insect #invertefest #hoverfly #syrphid #toxomerus #naturephotography #flies
August 27, 2025 at 12:39 PM
A long-horned bee at rest for a moment in the petal of a ruellia flower in the field -

#insectphotography #bees #insects #naturephotography #invertebrates #macrophotography
August 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
August 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Leafhopper hanging out on a wedelia daisy in the garden -

#insect #leafhopper #macrophotography #naturephotography #hemiptera
August 23, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I've seen and shot lacewing eggs a few times, but I've never caught a row with the larvae emerging. They're so tiny and detailed, with those cute little pincers -

#invertebrates #insects #lacewing #macrophotography #naturephotography
August 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM
These little anoles are nice to have in the garden - always happy to pose for a photo, unlike the frantic striped lizards -

#naturephotography #anole #lizard #reptile
August 6, 2025 at 9:51 PM
A Southern pink moth, probably the most common lepidopteran in our garden. It's digging into a mealy blue sage flower, its favorite, and its host plant -

#moths #insects #macrophotograph #naturephography #invertebrates
August 3, 2025 at 3:42 AM
One of my favorite bee flies - these little Gerons turn up pretty often in our mistflowers -

#diptera #flies #insects #invertebrates #beeflies #macrophotography #naturephotography
July 31, 2025 at 1:59 PM
A little "wavy mucksucker" syrphid fly wandering on a daisy. There are some pretty far out eyes among the dipterans -

#diptera #flies #insects #invertebrates #syrphid #macrophotography #naturephotography
July 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
One of my favorite little subjects, a katydid nymph. This one is moving into the middle of one of our mutabilis roses, picking up a little pollen -

#macrophotography #naturephotography #insects #invertebrates #roses #orthoptera #katydidnymph
July 19, 2025 at 8:36 PM
July 18, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Seen in the mistflowers - a geron bee fly. Named for its hunchback, from the greek for "old man" -

#insectphotography #macrophotography #invertebrates #flies #diptera #Bombyliidae
July 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Bottle fly in yarrow flowers in the garden. They can be pretty striking in the right light -

#insects #flies #diptera #macrophotography #invertebrates
July 1, 2025 at 2:48 AM
June 30, 2025 at 3:49 AM
An anole in the garden. These laid back little lizards will sometimes let you get in pretty close if you move slowly -

#reptile #lizard #anole #naturephotography
June 27, 2025 at 2:32 AM
An anole on a pole, showing off that dewlap...

#reptile #lizard #anole #naturephotography
June 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Surveying the garden, I happened to notice a very small anole hanging out inside a pink hibiscus flower -

#anole #lizard #reptile #macrophotography #naturephotography
June 15, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Longhorn bee hanging out in the field under a Mexican hat flower

#bees #insects #invertebrates #macrophotography
June 8, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The katydid nymphs, at various stages of development, are among the most numerous macro subjects in our garden. I like those little beads at the base of the antennae -

#macrophotography #katydidnymph #insects #invetebrates #katydid #orthoptera
June 2, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The Barbara's buttons flowers can be counted on to attract a variety of critters. This green lynx spider stood out against the white - maybe not the best spot to lurk -

#spiders #arachnids #invertebrates #greenlynxspider #macrophotography #naturephotography
May 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM