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Amadee Ricketts

@amawho.bsky.social

The actual one and only, for obvious reasons.

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Amadee Ricketts @amawho.bsky.social · 2d ago

Stay gold, golden tortoise beetle. #photography #macro #insect #beetle #gold

A close-up photo of a shiny, metallic golden tortoise beetle standing on a leaf. The beetle is seen from above, and the leaf is part of a pink-throated morning glory plant.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in August 2025.

Amadee Ricketts @amawho.bsky.social · 3d ago

Mary the spider was green on green. #photography #macro #spider #garden #gardening

A close-up photo of a green lynx spider blending in with the pale green leaves of a potted plant.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in August 2025.

Amadee Ricketts @amawho.bsky.social · 5d ago

A lovable bumble bee, with a heart on its back. #photography #macro #insect #bee #bumblebee #garden #gardening #summer #flower

A bumble bee with a heart-shaped patch on its back, standing on a yellow flower.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in August 2025.

Amadee Ricketts @amawho.bsky.social · 7d ago

Breakfast, the most important meal of the day. #insect #photography #macro #garden #gardening #prayingmantis #flower #summer

A praying mantis stands on a cosmos flower, eating a very small bee. The mantis looks sideways at the camera, and the light is dappled sunshine.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in August 2025.

Amadee Ricketts @amawho.bsky.social · last wk.

A tiny caterpillar in an egg, on an oak leaf. #photography #macro #insect

A round, translucent insect egg sits on a young scrub oak leaf. A caterpillar is curled inside the egg, filling it completely.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in August 2025.

Amadee Ricketts @amawho.bsky.social · last wk.

The praying mantis, always looking out for the next delicious new friend. #photography #macro #insect #garden #summer #green #camouflage #gardening

A praying mantis blends in with flower buds on a cup plant, surrounded by clear blue sky.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in August 2025.

Amadee Ricketts @amawho.bsky.social · 2w ago

Coneflower, in its green era. #photography #macro #gardening #garden #summer #green #flower

A close-up photo of a coneflower, still green, showing the texture of the developing flower head from the un-defined center to a spiny outer circle.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in August 2025.

Amadee Ricketts @amawho.bsky.social · 2w ago

Apparently staying under cover is for lesser grubs. This one was marching along with purpose. #insect #macro #beetle #photography

A large beetle grub walks across packed dirt. Two fingers at the side of the frame show its size.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in August 2025.

A large beetle grub walks across packed dirt.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in August 2025.

Amadee Ricketts @amawho.bsky.social · 2w ago

Welcome to floof-town, population one. #insect #macro #photography #caterpillar #summer

A pale, extremely fluffy caterpillar on a dry, vertical twig. The caterpillar is dwarfed by an absolute explosion of fur.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in August 2025.

Amadee Ricketts @amawho.bsky.social · 2w ago

Katydid, katydidn't, on cactus. #insect #photography #macro #camouflage #cactus #desert

A katydid blends with the spines on a cactus pad, in golden hour light.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in August 2025.

Amadee Ricketts @amawho.bsky.social · 2w ago

@nnedi.bsky.social I know you're in the midst of a project, but it's shaping up to be an epic bug season in Cochise County... home of the best bugs. The peak is likely to be mid to late September, which seems like a grand time to look for some rainbow grasshoppers and creatures in general.

A colorful rainbow grasshopper looks at the camera. It is surrounded by dry grass.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in August 2025.

A bee-killer robber fly, which looks very much like a bumble bee, stands on a large leaf.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in July 2025.

A soft, fuzzy Giant Red Velvet Mite walks on wet sand next to a small hole in the ground.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in July 2025.

A triops, which is sometimes called a tadpole shrimp, lays eggs in a monsoon mud puddle. The triops is swishing its tail to create a depression in the mud, stirring up a swirl of muddy water.

The photo was taken in August 2024, in Cochise County, Arizona.

Amadee Ricketts @amawho.bsky.social · 4w ago

How I love a nice airplane window. #utah #landscape #photography #summer #mountains

A photo taken from the air, near Salt Lake City, Utah, shows mountains, blue sky, storm clouds, and a column of rain in the near distance.

The picture was taken in July 2026.

Amadee Ricketts @amawho.bsky.social · last mo.

Tomato season is the Best Season, and that's all there is to say about that. #tomato #summer #garden #macro #photography

Three small, ripe tomatoes on a person's hand. The tomatoes are Sara's Wild Galapagos, a very small red variety, and they are wet with raindrops.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in July 2025.

Several flowers on a Galapagos Wild Tomato plant in a garden.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in July 2025.

A handful of small red and yellow tomatoes, just picked. Some are Galapagos Wild Tomatoes and some are Sara's Wild Galapagos, and they are all delicious.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in July 2025.

Amadee Ricketts @amawho.bsky.social · last mo.

A good day to be a spider in the flowers. #spider #macro #photography #arizona #wildflowers

A small, pale flower crab spider stands between two flowers on a ragged nettlespurge.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in July 2025.

Amadee Ricketts @amawho.bsky.social · last mo.

Breakfast in the garden. #insect #macro #photography #aphid #garden #lacewing #summer #milkweed

A larval lacewing eats an insect on a long, narrow milkweed leaf. Several aphids stand together at the other end of the leaf.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in July 2025.

A larval lacewing eats an insect on a long, narrow milkweed leaf.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in July 2025.

Amadee Ricketts @amawho.bsky.social · last mo.

Nobody here but us caterpillars. #insect #photography #macro #garden #swallowtail

A large, healthy black swallowtail caterpillar looks through dill stems at the camera.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in July 2025.

Amadee Ricketts @amawho.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Carry on, little orange skipper. #butterfly #insect #macro #photography #garden #summer

A small skipper butterfly stands on a fuzzy primrose bud.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in July 2025.

Amadee Ricketts @amawho.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Giant red velvet mites, hunting after monsoon rain. #macro #photography #desert #monsoon

A large, fuzzy velvet mite walks on wet sandy ground. It has just emerged from a hole, on its left.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in July 2025.

A large, fuzzy velvet mite walks on wet sandy ground. There is a person's fingertip in the frame to show the mite's size.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in July 2025.

Amadee Ricketts @amawho.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Nobody here but us spiny lizards. #lizard #summer #garden #camouflage

A lizard, peeking over the corner of a concrete block wall. The texture and color of the lizard helps it blend in convincingly, and there is blurry sky with branches in the background.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in July 2025

Amadee Ricketts @amawho.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Yellow bellied bee assassin, waiting for bees. #insect #macro #photography #arizona #garden

A close-up photo of a yellow-bellied bee assassin bug. The bug is looking at the camera and is surrounded by leaves. The photo was taken in Cochise County Arizona, in July 2025.

A side view of a yellow-bellied bee assassin bug. The bug is surrounded by leaves. The photo was taken in Cochise County Arizona, in July 2025.

An overhead view of a yellow-bellied bee assassin bug. The bug is surrounded by leaves. The photo was taken in Cochise County Arizona, in July 2025.

Amadee Ricketts @amawho.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Oh desert, how are you so pretty? #desert #colorado #flying #landscape

An aerial view of badlands and formations called book cliffs, near Grand Junction, Colorado.

Amadee Ricketts @amawho.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Tucson! #NoKings #tucson #protest

A protest scene. At the center of the frame, a woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty holds up a torch and a power fist. She is on stilts, several feet taller than the people standing around her with signs. The photo was taken at Reid Park in Tucson, Arizona, March 28 2026.

A protest scene. A woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty holds up a torch and a power fist. She is on stilts, several feet taller than the people standing around her with signs, and she has her back to the camera with a big sky and electric wires above. The photo was taken at Reid Park in Tucson, Arizona, March 28 2026.

Amadee Ricketts @amawho.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Green hornworm, loving the tomato leaves #insect #macro #garden #caterpillar #green #originalphotos #photography

A close-up of a very plum green hornworm caterpillar, showing its face and six true legs. A chewed-up green tomato leaf sits to the right, blurring into the background.

The photo was taken in July 2025, in Cochise County Arizona.

Amadee Ricketts @amawho.bsky.social · 6mo ago

A little lynx spider, looking for her breakfast. #spider #macro #flower #garden #summer

A small, bright green lynx spider stands on a purple flower made up of smaller florets. The flower is a pincushion flower.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in July 2025.

Amadee Ricketts @amawho.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Happy Valentine's Day. Have a heart-shaped potato! #heart #valentine #potato

A large potato shaped like a heart sits on a round silicone pad, on a countertop.

Amadee Ricketts @amawho.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Black swallowtail caterpillars, chilling in the dill. #macro #photography #insect #caterpillar #originalphotos #garden #summer

Three large, healthy caterpillars eat a feathery green dill plant in subdued light. The caterpillars are pale, with black rings and yellow dots. They will grow into black swallowtail butterflies The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in June 2025.

Amadee Ricketts @amawho.bsky.social · 8mo ago

It was heartening to see Tucson show up today to defend the rule of law and immigrant communities while protesting the ICE killing of Renee Good. #iceoutforgood #protest #tucson #noICE

A woman in a blue jacket stands holding a sign, facing away from the camera and toward a street. The back of the sign, facing the viewer, says, "My Congressman is a THUG." Handwritten words on the back of her jacket read "I am afraid of my government," and "Her name was Renee." A solitary white car is approaching, with a background of blue sky.

The photo was taken in Tucson on January 10, 2026, at a protest following the ICE killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis.

A line of people stand on a sidewalk, facing toward a street, with long shadows. Some hold signs or American flags.

The photo was taken in Tucson on January 10, 2026, at a protest following the ICE killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis.

A cardboard sign reads NO SECRET POLICE, with some letters in red to say NO ICE.

The sign is on a multicolored rag rug, and the photo was taken on January 9, 2026.

Amadee Ricketts @amawho.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Jumping spider, how are you so cute and small? #photography #macro #spring #garden #spider #pink

A small, multicolored jumping spider on a pink and yellow tradescantia flower, in soft natural light. Purple leaves extend on either side of the flower and the background is blurry dark gray to black.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in May 2025.

Amadee Ricketts @amawho.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Crossvine flowers are popular with all kinds of insects, but some are too big to fit inside the flowers. Carpenter bees solve the problem by poking holes at the base of the flower to get at the nectar, and other insects follow along. #macro #photography #insect #garden #arizona #spring

A large black carpenter bee drinks nectar from the base of a trumpet-shaped orange crossvine flower. The bee has poked a hole in the flower to get at the nectar, because it is too big to fit inside. The bee is surrounded by additional flowers, and the background is a blurry block wall.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in April 2025.

Two honeybees drinking nectar from the bases of trumpet-shaped orange crossvine flowers.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in April 2025.

A small butterfly with tan and cream-colored wings drinks nectar from the base of a trumpet-shaped orange crossvine flower. There is an additional orange flower in the frame along with blurry leaves.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in April 2025.

Amadee Ricketts @amawho.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Window-screen lizard, in her element. #lizard #macro #photography #spring #arizona

A small, slender lizard in silhouette on a window screen. The lizard is an Arizona striped whiptail, but none of its markings are visible because of the backlighting. The screen is a solar screen, designed to block sunlight as well as insects. So, the texture looks like thick lines of screen with little dots of light rather than a grid of little squares.

The photo was taken in Cochise County, Arizona, in May 2025.