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Thomas Barbin @thomasbarbin.bsky.social · Aug 14

True! Can’t forget about the lichen. But definitely nothing else at all here

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Thomas Barbin @thomasbarbin.bsky.social · Aug 14

Just a rock

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Thomas Barbin @thomasbarbin.bsky.social · Aug 12

Went for a morning walk with Winnie and we saw an eagle swimming

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Thomas Barbin @thomasbarbin.bsky.social · Aug 10

Thanks Gil!

Thomas Barbin @thomasbarbin.bsky.social · Aug 10

Absolutely! Would love to see it when finished

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Thomas Barbin @thomasbarbin.bsky.social · Aug 8

A Sagebrush Sheep Moth (Hemileuca hera) on Mount Kobau in the Okanagan. What a great place to be for bugs!

#Lepidoptera #Moth #iNaturalist

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Thomas Barbin @thomasbarbin.bsky.social · Jul 24

Oooo I bet you’ll do some amazing things with that lens

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Thomas Barbin @thomasbarbin.bsky.social · Jul 24

Nice!!

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Thomas Barbin @thomasbarbin.bsky.social · Jul 24

Some sleeping bees on a foggy morning at the beach. Coelioxys up top and Ammophila below them.

#Hymenoptera #Macrophotography #Macro

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Thomas Barbin @thomasbarbin.bsky.social · Jul 23

A couple of cute little Neon pixii. Male and female.

#Neon #Salticidae #Jumpingspider

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Thomas Barbin @thomasbarbin.bsky.social · Jul 8

Two more Phidippus comatus shots.

This guy was much more cooperative for photos than I am used to for male salticids. Lots of pausing between movements allowing for quick focus stacks.

#Salticidae #Jumpingspider #Phidippus

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Thomas Barbin @thomasbarbin.bsky.social · Jul 8

Thanks!

Thomas Barbin @thomasbarbin.bsky.social · Jul 8

Wow!!

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Thomas Barbin @thomasbarbin.bsky.social · Jun 22

Me too!

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Thomas Barbin @thomasbarbin.bsky.social · Jun 19

Thank you!!

Thomas Barbin @thomasbarbin.bsky.social · Jun 18

What they lack in flashiness they make up for in eyelashes!

Thomas Barbin @thomasbarbin.bsky.social · Jun 17

This species is a complete mystery to me. I have no idea what they do and where/when they do it.

I have beaten a few females out of scotch broom and found a couple under rocks. But I have beaten countless bushes, stared at endless stems and flipped who knows how many rocks without success.

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Thomas Barbin @thomasbarbin.bsky.social · Jun 17

A male Phidippus comatus!!

I put in some serious hours to find this guy. I had found a handful of females before, but finally found a subadult male earlier this month. He just emerged as an adult and is absolutely incredible!

#Salticidae #JumpingSpider #Phidippus

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Thomas Barbin @thomasbarbin.bsky.social · Jun 17

A male Castianeira walsinghami

#spider #Arachnid

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Thomas Barbin @thomasbarbin.bsky.social · Jun 14

A Schizocosa sp. Wolf spider I found a few days ago. I was excited to find him because there aren’t any official records of this genus where I live. I figure it is probably Schizocosa mccooki based on habitus.

#Lycosidae #WolfSpider #macrophotography

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Thomas Barbin @thomasbarbin.bsky.social · Jun 7

A female Synageles venator. Introduced, but still love to see them. Mimicry is one of my favourite things. I didn’t get any good photos of it, but they hold out their second pair of legs like antennae while moving around.

#Salticidae #JumpingSpider #Synageles

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Thomas Barbin @thomasbarbin.bsky.social · Jun 3

Thanks Gil! Heavyweight champion over there haha

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Thomas Barbin @thomasbarbin.bsky.social · Jun 3

This was sort of a weird case where it was in the middle of a hot summer day and it just hung out. Not my typical Buprestid experience!

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Thomas Barbin @thomasbarbin.bsky.social · Jun 2

Well now I feel bad for leaving him without a hug

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Thomas Barbin @thomasbarbin.bsky.social · Jun 2

Thanks! Yea they are quite dark. We also have Habronattus hirsutus sporting the dark look up here.