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Spidermax
@spidermax3000.bsky.social
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Amateur wildlife/animal photographer, zoology nerd, bug lover, tarantula keeper, herper, zoo lurker, aquarium hobbyist, frog guy, ecology enthusiast, beginner birder.
He/him in Cincinnati, Oh
📸s: canon rebel T2i & T7i, iPhone 15 pro, GoPro hero black 13
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Happy Saturday
Red #panda - Ailurus fulgens
(Shot at @cincinnatizoo.bsky.social 1-1-26) 🐼🦝🦊 #photography #animal #mammal #zoo #cincyzoopic
A red panda (Ailurus fulgens) walking around their enclosure. They’re walking towards the camera and toward the bottom right of frame
February 14, 2026 at 5:14 PM
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Happy #flyday
Victoria crowned #pigeon - Goura victoria
(Shot at @cincinnatizoo.bsky.social 1-1-26) 🐦🕊️ #photography #animal #bird #zoo #cincyzoopic
A Victoria crowned pigeon (Goura victoria) coming into frame from the left to show off their enormous crown and deep red eyes contrasting with their dark blue and purple feathers
February 13, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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#insectthursday
Tachinid #fly - family: Tachinidae
(Shot near Cincinnati 9-8-2023) 🪳🪲🪰 #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #insect #bug #bugsky #ento
A tachinid fly (family: Tachinidae) on a wild flower with their abdomen up and head down
February 12, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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#warbler - family: Parulidae
(Shot near Cincinnati 2-9-26) 🐦🐦‍⬛ #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #bird
Some kind of warbler (family: Parulidae) perched on a bare winter branch facing the left of frame. The bird is all puffed up and has a mostly drab pattern with some yellow highlights
February 11, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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American #bullfrog - Lithobates catesbeianus
(Shot near Cincinnati 9-8-25) 🐸 #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #animal #nature #herps #amphibian #frog
A young American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) facing the left of frame. They have a bit of yellow to their legs
February 10, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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Not a #mallardmonday
Male wood #duck - Aix sponsa
(Shot at @cincinnatizoo.bsky.social 1-1-26) 🦆🐦 #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #animal #bird #waterfowl #zoo #cincyzoopic
A male wood duck (Aix sponsa) swimming from left to right
February 9, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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Happy Sunday
#Hellbender - Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
(Shot at @cincinnatizoo.bsky.social 12-31-25) 🦎 #photography #animal #herps #amphibian #salamander #zoo #cincyzoopic
A hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) underwater and facing the left of frame
February 8, 2026 at 5:27 PM
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Happy #superbowlsunday
Barred #owl - Strix varia
(Shot near Cincinnati 3-12-25) 🦉🐦 #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #bird #raptor
A barred owl (Strix varia) in an evergreen tree during the day looking straight at the camera
February 8, 2026 at 5:20 PM
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Happy Saturday
Mexican #wolf - Canis lupus baileyi
(Shot at @cincinnatizoo.bsky.social 1-1-26) 🦊🐺 #photography #animal #mammal #dog #zoo #cincyzoopic
A Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) walking majestically up hill from right to left in profile. There is a light dusting of snow on the ground
February 7, 2026 at 8:27 PM
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Happy #flyday
Nicobar #pigeon - Caloenas nicobarica
(Shot at @cincinnatizoo.bsky.social 1-1-26) 🐦🕊️🦤 #photography #animal #bird #zoo #cincyzoopic
A Nicobar pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica) perched on a branch in their zoo enclosure facing the left of frame.
February 6, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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Brown anole - Anolis sagrei
(Shot at @cincinnatizoo.bsky.social 1-1-26) 🦎 #photography #animal #herps #reptile #lizard #zoo #cincyzoopic
A male brown anole (Anolis sagrei) on thin leaves with his beaded pointed towards the bottom right of frame and just a little bit of dewlap in the shadow of his chin
February 5, 2026 at 8:41 PM
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Black #vulture - Coragyps atratus
(Shot near Cincinnati 1-16-26) 🐦🦅 #photography #wildlifephotogeaphy #wildlife #nature #animal #bird
2 black vultures (Coragyps atratus) on the ground with their backs to the camera as they look cautiously around them
February 4, 2026 at 9:20 PM
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American #bullfrog - Lithobates catesbeianus
(Shot near Cincinnati 10-3-25) 🐸 #photography #wildlifephotography #macrophotography #wildlife #animal #nature #herps #amphibian #frog
A young American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) being held in a hand with their face pointing to the right of frame
February 3, 2026 at 8:20 PM
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#macromonday
#salamander - Order: Urodela
(Shot near Cincinnati 5-16-25) 🦎 #photography #macrophotograpgy #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #herps #amphibian
A close up shot of a salamander crawling across the rocks from left to right. They got some mud stuck to them
February 2, 2026 at 9:03 PM
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Happy Sunday
Northern copperhead - Agkistrodon contortix mokeson
(Shot at @cincinnatizoo.bsky.social 1-10-26) 🐍 #photography #animal #herps #reptile #snake #nature #zoo #cincyzoopic
A northern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortix mokeson) curled up among the twigs and rocks in their enclosure
February 1, 2026 at 6:17 PM
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Happy Saturday
Alligator #gar - Atractosteus spatula
(Shot at @cincinnatizoo.bsky.social 1-10-26) 🐟🐠 #photography #animal #nature #fish #zoo #cincyzoopic
An alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula) swimming from left to right in profile
January 31, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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Happy #flyday
Scarlet #ibis - Eudocimus ruber
(Shot at @cincinnatizoo.bsky.social 1-1-26) 🐦🦩 #photography #animal #bird #zoo #cincyzoopic
A scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber) on the ground walking towards the camera but looking towards the bottom left of frame
January 30, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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#insectthursday
#Katydid - Orchelium sp.
(Shot near Cincinnati 10-22-25) 🪲🪳🦗 #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #insect #bug #bugsky #ento
A katydid (Orchelium sp.) shot in profile facing the left of frame on a flat man-made surface.
January 29, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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Black #vultures - Coragyps atratus
(Shot near Cincinnati 1-16-26) 🐦🦅 #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #birds #vulture
2 black vultures (Coragyps atratus) in a ditch by the road with their backs to the camera as they look cautiously over their shoulders
January 28, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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American #bullfrog - Lithobates catesbeianus
(Shot near Cincinnati 10-6-25) 🐸 #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #animal #nature #herps #amphibian #frog
An American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) sitting the duckweed facing the right of frame and shot in profile.
January 27, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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#macromonday
Alien sun #beetle - Pachnoda marginata peregrina
(Shot in my #animalroom 12-6-25) 🪲🪳 #photography #macrophotography #animal #invertebrate #insect #bug #bugsky #ento #pets
A close up macro shot of an alien sun beetle (Pachnoda marginata peregrina) crawling across some cork bark towards the camera
January 26, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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I’m really enjoying raising mourning #geckos (Lepidodactylus lugubris) 🦎 #animal #herps #reptile #lizard #gecko #mourninggecko #animalroom #pets
3 baby mourning geckos (Lepidodactylus lugubris) on the side of their deli cup enclosure together. The shot is mostly of their bellies
January 25, 2026 at 9:13 PM
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Happy Sunday
Komodo #dragon - Varanus komodoensis
(Shot at @cincinnatizoo.bsky.social 1-1-26) 🦎🐉 #photography #animal #herps #reptile #lizard #zoo #cincyzoopic
A Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) looking coyly at the camera as they lounge on a log facing the left of frame
January 25, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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Happy Saturday
Inca tern - Larosterna inca
(Shot at @cincinnatizoo.bsky.social 1-1-26) 🐦🐦‍⬛ #photography #animal #bird #zoo #cincyzoopic #fish
An Inca tern (Larosterna inca) perched on artificial rock with their back to us but turned towards the left of frame so we can see them choking down a fish in profile
January 24, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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Happy #flyday
Black #vultures - Coragyps atratus
(Shot near Cincinnati 1-16-26) 🐦🦉 #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #bird #raptor #vulture
3 black vultures (Coragyps atratus) gather around a deer corpse on the side of the road (a fourth vulture is cropped out a bit in the top left.
January 23, 2026 at 5:04 PM