At family reunions, most people take pictures of themselves and family members. I come home with photos of "little guys"
#crabspider #spider #invertebrate #arachnid #rose #nature

Found a small green friend at the Michigan Matthaei Botanical Gardens perched on a milkweed plant.
I miss having mantids!
#mantis #mantids #mantodea #invertebrate #arthropoda

These beautiful key chains finally arrived to the states and I'm so excited! All the way from Austraila! It was so worth the wait! They are gorgeous!
Thank you so much
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Went to the the Brighton Recreation Stables in Michigan for a trail ride. Met a friendly llama and some loud little goats. I got to hand feed them all!
#Llama #goats #farm #nature

Found this little friend right in my backyard while picking up black walnuts. Looks to be a walnut sphinx moth. Oh, the irony!

I gently put him back on the ground among the leaves after this video.
#moth #invertebrate #nature

I love the coloration on this daylily! Does anyone have a name for this variety?
#nature #flowers

Met some beautiful sandhill cranes at Kensington Metro Park in Michigan. They were very polite.
#birds #sandhillcrane #nature #metroparks

At long last, I have my hands on an African Giant Millipede! Look at this big boy! I think I'll call him Elliott.
#millipede #invertebrate #myriapoda
#arthropoda

Every day I walk into my backyard, I am blessed by something that heals my heart.

I have isopods! They are very small and cute! Did you know they are technically terrestrial crustaceans and not insects?
These are armadillidium gestroi from France.
Hope you enjoy!