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

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atxdca @atxdca.bsky.social · Jun 2
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
Macro photograph of a green katydid nymph in a red and yellow coreopsis flower, with a black background
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Little tree frog snoozing in the middle of a big leaf

#frog #naturephotography #treefrog #amphibian #macrophotography
Close up of a green tree frog (Hyla cenerea) in the middle of a big pink and green caladium leaf. Mayfield Park, Austin Texas
November 2, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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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
Macro photograph of a green lacewing, seen through in a window. Background is solid black
October 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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A Mecaphesa crab spider on a salvia flower for #Arachtober -

#spider #spiderphotography #invertebrates #macrophotography
Macro photograph of a whitish Mecaphesa crab spider atop a purple salvia flower
October 3, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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A furrow orbweaver for day 1 of #Arachtober - a pretty one, hanging from the web in a small bottlebrush tree -

#spider #invertebrates #macrophotography #spiderphotography
Macro photograph of a furrow orbweaver, Larinoides, hanging from the web in a bottlebrush tree
October 2, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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Buttonbush flower. Butterflies and other pollinators love them - I managed to catch one unoccupied. Stem removed in Photoshop -

#flowers #flowerphotography #naturephotography #buttonbush
Close up photo of a buttonbush flower, minus the stem, with sky as background
September 6, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Hoverfly in the grass. A pleasant surprise to find this wandering the back yard -

#macrophotography #insect #invertefest #hoverfly #syrphid #toxomerus #naturephotography #flies
Macro photograph of a maize calligrapher hoverfly on a blade of grass
August 27, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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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
Macro photograph of a long-horned bee, Melissodes tepaneca, nestled in a petal of a ruellia flower in the field
August 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Queen butterfly butterflying

#butterfly #butterflies #naturephotography #insects
Queen butterfly in the air against a soft background
August 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Leafhopper hanging out on a wedelia daisy in the garden -

#insect #leafhopper #macrophotography #naturephotography #hemiptera
Macro photograph of a small leafhopper, Tylozygus bifidus, sitting in a wedelia daisy. It's black, with light blue stripes running head to tail, and red eyes.
August 23, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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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
Macro photograph of a row of lacewing eggs against a dark background. Larvae are emerging from the eggs
August 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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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
Close up photo of a green anole (green phase), Anolis carolinensis, on a leaf in the garden
August 6, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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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
Macro photograph of a Southern pink moth, Pyrausta inornatalis, nestled into a mealy blue sage flower
August 3, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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One of my favorite bee flies - these little Gerons turn up pretty often in our mistflowers -

#diptera #flies #insects #invertebrates #beeflies #macrophotography #naturephotography
Macro photograph of a geron bee fly on top of a Gregg's mistflower
July 31, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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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
Macro photograph of a very small syrphid fly, Orthonevra nitda, or "wavy mucksucker." It's on the yellow interior of a daisy. The eye is very patterned and detailed.
July 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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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
Macro photograph of a katydid nymph inside a pink mutabilis rose flower in the garden
July 19, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Green lynx spider with prey -

#macrophotography #naturephotography #spiders #arachnids #invertebrates
Macro photograph of a green lynx spider with prey in a yellow senna flower in a field
July 18, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Seen in the mistflowers - a geron bee fly. Named for its hunchback, from the greek for "old man" -

#insectphotography #macrophotography #invertebrates #flies #diptera #Bombyliidae
Macro photo of a geron bee fly on Gregg's mistflowers in the garden, against a blurry green background
July 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Bottle fly in yarrow flowers in the garden. They can be pretty striking in the right light -

#insects #flies #diptera #macrophotography #invertebrates
Macro photograph of a bottle fly in the garden, standing on a small cluster of yarrow flowers. Garden background is light green and diffuse
July 1, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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Sleepy orange butterfly in the field

#butterfly #butterflies #macrophotography #invertebrates #naturephotography #insects
Macro photo of a sleepy orange butterfly, in a field, perched on a leaf, with a dark green diffuse background
June 30, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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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
Green anole, Anolis carolinensis, in its brown phase. Closeup of head and shoulders against a green garden background
June 27, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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An anole on a pole, showing off that dewlap...

#reptile #lizard #anole #naturephotography
We saw this green anole on a pole in the garden, illuminated by diffuse sunshine, with a dark background. He was doing that dewlap thing they like to do - impressive -
June 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Surveying the garden, I happened to notice a very small anole hanging out inside a pink hibiscus flower -

#anole #lizard #reptile #macrophotography #naturephotography
Macro photograph the head of a very small anole, deep inside a pink hibiscus flower
June 15, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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Longhorn bee hanging out in the field under a Mexican hat flower

#bees #insects #invertebrates #macrophotography
Longhorn bee (Epimelissodes sp.) in a macro photo, suspended under a red and yellow Mexican hat wildflower in the field
June 8, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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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
Macro photograph of a green katydid nymph in a red and yellow coreopsis flower, with a black background
June 2, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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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
Macro photograph of a green lynx spider (Peucetia) atop a Barbara's buttons flower
May 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM