Anyone can take macro with their own cellphone! #phonephotography #photography #macrophotography #bugs #insects #entomology #animals #nature #wildlife
leifcollectsbugs
@leifcollectsbugs.bsky.social
Content Creator, Arthropod Advocate, Spider Simp, Photographer... If you like bugs, follow me on Tiktok, YouTube, Instagram and more! DM for ID requests, I'm always happy to help people with ID, (please include general location though).
Shot on my Google Pixel 7a and the Apexel 12-20x lens! 🤳 #cockroach #invasive #utah #animals #biology #wildlife #science #insects #arthropods #blattodea
Starting to get colder here. A shame for my bug hunting ventures.... Melanoplus differentialis female, below, shot on my phone! #grasshopper #animal #science #entomology #nature #orthoptera #insect #arthropod #macro #phonephotography
To anyone who still thinks spiders are mean, I shot these photos with my phone not even 2 inches from this adult female Hogna carolonensis specimen! #spiders #lycosidae #native #wildlife #arachnids #macro #Hogna #beautiful #science #utah #nature
The red-femured milkweed beetle (Tetraopes femoratus) is a longhorn beetle species recognized by its reddish legs, white-ringed antennae, and specialized diet on milkweed plants. #beetle #cerambycidae #bug #insect #arthropod #animals #wildlife
I'm an official @apexel_official partner! Excited to share with you my work, and a 10 percent discount on the exact lens I used to take this photo! Link in bio on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok!
Jackal flies! Something many people here likely haven't seen before! This group of flies rely on sensing distress pheromones from bee prey to steal some from predators for themselves!! #bee #wildlife #utah #native #biology #entomology #science #nature #predators
I'm an official Apexel Mobile Lens Partner!! Use code leifcollectsbugs12 and take photos like the one below on your own mobile phone!
Polites sabuleti, commonly known as the sandhill skipper or saltgrass skipper, is a small, variable butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is native to western North America, ranging from British Columbia and Washington down to California, Arizona, and New Mexico. #butterfly #lepidoptera #science
Mantises make good listeners #mantises #mantodea #utah #insects #arthropods #entomology
The European firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus) is a small, harmless true bug easily recognized by its striking red-and-black geometric patterns and twin black dots. This insect has established populations in North America, particularly in parts of Utah and Idaho. #bugs #insects #hemiptera #animals
Phidippus ardens, the fire jumping spider, shot on my phone in situ! #spider #jumpingspider #salticidae #science #entomology #biology #utah #desert #ecology #nature #wildlife #conservation
Bombus fervidus, the golden northern or yellow bumble bee, shot on my phone 🤳 #bee #bombus #entomology #science #pollinator #native #animal #ecology #bug #insect #arthropods #hymenoptera #wildlife #utah
Setting the record straight! #mobilephotography
Handling the most notorious wolf spider in North America! #spiders #lycosidae #wolfspiders #nature #science #wildlife #entomology #arachnid #animals #utah
Sphaerophoria philanthus, commonly known as the dark-footed globetail, is a small species of bee-mimicking hoverfly belonging to the family Syrphidae. #fly #nature #science #entomology #biology #diptera #syrphidae #photography #animals
So this is what lacewing larvae look like at hatching! #education #bugs #entomology
Wasps are always welcome in my yard! I LOVE wasps! Megarhyssa macrurus, the long-tailed giant ichneumon wasp, is a harmless parasitic insect native to North America! #education #wasp #wildlife #hymenoptera #science #biology #entomology #animals #nature #conservation #insects #arthropods
Wasps are crucial! Wasps are critical, and they are dying at a faster rate because no one wants to protect them. No one wants to protect them because no one wants to understand them
Happy Weevil Wednesday! Acorn Weevil, shot on my phone 🤳
Love is all around. Sometimes you just have to look at the forest floor to see 💕 Atta laevigata is one of the largest species of leafcutter ants, and my absolute favorite. Observing the big workers with their shiny heart-shaped head fills me with joy every time! Photographed in Amazonas, Brazil
If you're like me, you'll get it. You know who you are! And if I don't know who you are, find me @leifcollectsbugs on all plats #bugs #wildlife #entomology #insects #spiders #arachnids #animals
JUST READ! Education is the most powerful catalyst for human transformation. #meme #wasps #hymenoptera