Dan Osipov
@danospv.bsky.social
Macro photographer based in Bay Area, California. Odonata admirer.
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42. Post the second sentence.
"Larger spots frequently lie near the abdomen tip, perhaps serving as signal."
-- Dragonflies and Damselflies of the World, by KD Djikstra
"Larger spots frequently lie near the abdomen tip, perhaps serving as signal."
-- Dragonflies and Damselflies of the World, by KD Djikstra
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42. Post the second sentence.
“Spurred by the fear in his voice and the cries of others, she had done just that, barefoot and carrying nothing but her children.”
-- A Plague of Giants, by Kevin Hearne (@kevinhearne.bsky.social)
“Spurred by the fear in his voice and the cries of others, she had done just that, barefoot and carrying nothing but her children.”
-- A Plague of Giants, by Kevin Hearne (@kevinhearne.bsky.social)
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42. Post the second sentence.
“Don’t you adore having things to look forward to?”
“Don’t you adore having things to look forward to?”
January 23, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42. Post the second sentence.
"Larger spots frequently lie near the abdomen tip, perhaps serving as signal."
-- Dragonflies and Damselflies of the World, by KD Djikstra
"Larger spots frequently lie near the abdomen tip, perhaps serving as signal."
-- Dragonflies and Damselflies of the World, by KD Djikstra
California sky update
January 18, 2026 at 10:13 PM
California sky update
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Global average temperature maps relative to average 1961-1990 baseline for every year since 1850. Red is above baseline, blue below baseline. Notice the trend?
This is fossil fuel driven, friends.
This is fossil fuel driven, friends.
January 18, 2026 at 6:09 AM
Global average temperature maps relative to average 1961-1990 baseline for every year since 1850. Red is above baseline, blue below baseline. Notice the trend?
This is fossil fuel driven, friends.
This is fossil fuel driven, friends.
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#NewSpecies!
New #dragonfly from #sudan just landed:
Paragomphus alami
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/D282A66D-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#Zookeys #ParagomphusAlami
#FAIRdata
#openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #conservation #entomology #insects #odonata
New #dragonfly from #sudan just landed:
Paragomphus alami
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/D282A66D-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#Zookeys #ParagomphusAlami
#FAIRdata
#openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #conservation #entomology #insects #odonata
January 16, 2026 at 1:41 PM
#NewSpecies!
New #dragonfly from #sudan just landed:
Paragomphus alami
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/D282A66D-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#Zookeys #ParagomphusAlami
#FAIRdata
#openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #conservation #entomology #insects #odonata
New #dragonfly from #sudan just landed:
Paragomphus alami
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/D282A66D-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#Zookeys #ParagomphusAlami
#FAIRdata
#openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #conservation #entomology #insects #odonata
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2025 was the third hottest year ever.
Trend is worrying and faster than expected a few years ago.
Only when we stop burning coal, oil and gas, temperature will stop rising.
www.ecmwf.int/en/about/med...
Trend is worrying and faster than expected a few years ago.
Only when we stop burning coal, oil and gas, temperature will stop rising.
www.ecmwf.int/en/about/med...
January 14, 2026 at 8:02 AM
2025 was the third hottest year ever.
Trend is worrying and faster than expected a few years ago.
Only when we stop burning coal, oil and gas, temperature will stop rising.
www.ecmwf.int/en/about/med...
Trend is worrying and faster than expected a few years ago.
Only when we stop burning coal, oil and gas, temperature will stop rising.
www.ecmwf.int/en/about/med...
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Registration is open for this year’s domestic BugShot macro photography workshop. I’ve attended a bunch of them, (both domestic and international versions) and have enjoyed every one. The instructors are awesome and I’ve made many friends among fellow attendees. www.bugshot.net/bugshot-new-...
Transform Your Macro Skills: Insect Photography Workshop with Top Experts — BugShot
Join Clay Bolt, Danae Wolfe, and John Abbott at Black Rock Forest for a 4-day macro workshop. Photograph butterflies, dragonflies, beetles, and more through hands-on field sessions, black lighting, ex...
www.bugshot.net
January 13, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Registration is open for this year’s domestic BugShot macro photography workshop. I’ve attended a bunch of them, (both domestic and international versions) and have enjoyed every one. The instructors are awesome and I’ve made many friends among fellow attendees. www.bugshot.net/bugshot-new-...
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“The data shows a planet warming faster than policy response, storms intensifying alongside rising seas, and economic losses concentrating where resilience is weakest. Climate risk is now a planning variable, rather than a forecast uncertainty.” www.forbes.com/sites/dianne...
In 2026, Climate Change Is No Longer A Theoretical Risk
In 2026, climate change threatens human safety, natural systems & economic stability, as data shows accelerating warming, stronger storms, rising seas and growing losses.
www.forbes.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:12 PM
“The data shows a planet warming faster than policy response, storms intensifying alongside rising seas, and economic losses concentrating where resilience is weakest. Climate risk is now a planning variable, rather than a forecast uncertainty.” www.forbes.com/sites/dianne...
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The Amazon has more tree species in 2.5 acres than the entire US & Canada combined. The Congo is the only home to all 3 great apes: gorillas, chimpanzees, and bonobos.
We are losing libraries of life before we even read the books.
#Biodiversity
We are losing libraries of life before we even read the books.
#Biodiversity
January 10, 2026 at 5:23 PM
The Amazon has more tree species in 2.5 acres than the entire US & Canada combined. The Congo is the only home to all 3 great apes: gorillas, chimpanzees, and bonobos.
We are losing libraries of life before we even read the books.
#Biodiversity
We are losing libraries of life before we even read the books.
#Biodiversity
Apparently this is an endangered Great White Heron. Didn't know when I was photographing it. To more discoveries next year!
#birdphotography #birds #birdsky
#birdphotography #birds #birdsky
December 31, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Apparently this is an endangered Great White Heron. Didn't know when I was photographing it. To more discoveries next year!
#birdphotography #birds #birdsky
#birdphotography #birds #birdsky
December 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Tiger beetle mating process is quite aggressive - male grabs the female by the thorax with its sharp mandibles. Females are larger, so they often wrestle them off.
Golden-spotted Tiger Beetle (Cosmodela aurulenta)
#bugsky #tigerbeetle #beetle #macrophotography #cicindelidae
Golden-spotted Tiger Beetle (Cosmodela aurulenta)
#bugsky #tigerbeetle #beetle #macrophotography #cicindelidae
December 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Tiger beetle mating process is quite aggressive - male grabs the female by the thorax with its sharp mandibles. Females are larger, so they often wrestle them off.
Golden-spotted Tiger Beetle (Cosmodela aurulenta)
#bugsky #tigerbeetle #beetle #macrophotography #cicindelidae
Golden-spotted Tiger Beetle (Cosmodela aurulenta)
#bugsky #tigerbeetle #beetle #macrophotography #cicindelidae
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December 9, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Summer visitor, Orange-winged Dropwing
Trithemis kirbyi
#odonata #bugsky #naturephotography #dragonfly
Trithemis kirbyi
#odonata #bugsky #naturephotography #dragonfly
December 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Summer visitor, Orange-winged Dropwing
Trithemis kirbyi
#odonata #bugsky #naturephotography #dragonfly
Trithemis kirbyi
#odonata #bugsky #naturephotography #dragonfly
A grasshopper doing its best to blend in with the lichen.
#bugsky #entomology #macrophotography #macro
#bugsky #entomology #macrophotography #macro
December 6, 2025 at 12:47 PM
A grasshopper doing its best to blend in with the lichen.
#bugsky #entomology #macrophotography #macro
#bugsky #entomology #macrophotography #macro
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The clearspot bluewing (Zenithoptera lanei) is a dazzling species that spends most of its time up in the rainforest canopy. These delicate dragonflies only come down to lower perches around noon, allowing us a brief glimpse of their beauty, especially when the sunlight hits their wings just right 👌
December 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The clearspot bluewing (Zenithoptera lanei) is a dazzling species that spends most of its time up in the rainforest canopy. These delicate dragonflies only come down to lower perches around noon, allowing us a brief glimpse of their beauty, especially when the sunlight hits their wings just right 👌
Giant Forest Ant from the island of Borneo
Dinomyrmex gigas
#bugsky #ants #macrophotography #naturephotography
Dinomyrmex gigas
#bugsky #ants #macrophotography #naturephotography
December 4, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Giant Forest Ant from the island of Borneo
Dinomyrmex gigas
#bugsky #ants #macrophotography #naturephotography
Dinomyrmex gigas
#bugsky #ants #macrophotography #naturephotography
December 3, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Frogmouth on a nest. So well camouflaged, I only saw it when it was right in front of me.
#birds #BirdPhotography #NatureLovers #FeatheredFriends #BirdsOfBsky #NaturePhotography
#birds #BirdPhotography #NatureLovers #FeatheredFriends #BirdsOfBsky #NaturePhotography
December 2, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Frogmouth on a nest. So well camouflaged, I only saw it when it was right in front of me.
#birds #BirdPhotography #NatureLovers #FeatheredFriends #BirdsOfBsky #NaturePhotography
#birds #BirdPhotography #NatureLovers #FeatheredFriends #BirdsOfBsky #NaturePhotography
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I was photographing a globular springtail (Dicyrtomina saundersi) in the garden, when a juvenile "elongate" springtail came scurrying into view. Remarkably, they're both reasonably in focus with this single shot. Two for the price of one! #collembola #mesofauna #macro #photograph
November 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I was photographing a globular springtail (Dicyrtomina saundersi) in the garden, when a juvenile "elongate" springtail came scurrying into view. Remarkably, they're both reasonably in focus with this single shot. Two for the price of one! #collembola #mesofauna #macro #photograph
November 9, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Woo the Australian Insect of the Year is a #dragonfly. Graphic Flutterer is also a great name
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Insect of the year votes are in and bug lovers are all a-flutter
What flies like a helicopter and devours mosquitoes? Meet the 2025 ABC Australian Insect of the Year.
www.abc.net.au
November 6, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Woo the Australian Insect of the Year is a #dragonfly. Graphic Flutterer is also a great name
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
November 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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There's so much wrong in the world that it's overwhelming. But, if you can, spare a thought for the thousands of species which are silently slipping into extinction. This adorable weevil's just hanging in there, but how many more of our smaller creatures have we lost without noticing?
October 25, 2025 at 7:37 AM
There's so much wrong in the world that it's overwhelming. But, if you can, spare a thought for the thousands of species which are silently slipping into extinction. This adorable weevil's just hanging in there, but how many more of our smaller creatures have we lost without noticing?
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#NewSpecies!
New dragonfly from #china just landed:
Cephalaeschna flabellata
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/332187DC-...
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
#Zootaxa #CephalaeschnaFlabellata
#FAIRdata
#OA #taxonomy #biodiversity #wildlife #conservation #animals #entomology #odonata #dragonfly
New dragonfly from #china just landed:
Cephalaeschna flabellata
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/332187DC-...
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
#Zootaxa #CephalaeschnaFlabellata
#FAIRdata
#OA #taxonomy #biodiversity #wildlife #conservation #animals #entomology #odonata #dragonfly
October 24, 2025 at 8:57 AM
#NewSpecies!
New dragonfly from #china just landed:
Cephalaeschna flabellata
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/332187DC-...
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
#Zootaxa #CephalaeschnaFlabellata
#FAIRdata
#OA #taxonomy #biodiversity #wildlife #conservation #animals #entomology #odonata #dragonfly
New dragonfly from #china just landed:
Cephalaeschna flabellata
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/332187DC-...
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
#Zootaxa #CephalaeschnaFlabellata
#FAIRdata
#OA #taxonomy #biodiversity #wildlife #conservation #animals #entomology #odonata #dragonfly
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#NewSpecies!
New damselfly from the #philippines just landed:
Sulcosticta fliedneri
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/117087A2-...
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
#Zootaxa #SulcostictaFliedneri
#FAIRdata
#science #taxonomy #biodiversity #animals #invertebrates #insects #odonata #damselfly
New damselfly from the #philippines just landed:
Sulcosticta fliedneri
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/117087A2-...
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
#Zootaxa #SulcostictaFliedneri
#FAIRdata
#science #taxonomy #biodiversity #animals #invertebrates #insects #odonata #damselfly
October 17, 2025 at 8:41 AM
#NewSpecies!
New damselfly from the #philippines just landed:
Sulcosticta fliedneri
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/117087A2-...
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
#Zootaxa #SulcostictaFliedneri
#FAIRdata
#science #taxonomy #biodiversity #animals #invertebrates #insects #odonata #damselfly
New damselfly from the #philippines just landed:
Sulcosticta fliedneri
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/117087A2-...
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
#Zootaxa #SulcostictaFliedneri
#FAIRdata
#science #taxonomy #biodiversity #animals #invertebrates #insects #odonata #damselfly