A young Damon diadema, more commonly known as a tailless whip scorpion. An arachnid in the amblypygi order. #arachnid #spider #bugsky

Pancake slugs are almost too cartoonish looking. #bugsky #slug #mollusc #insect #nature #wildlife #macro

A lovely white faced duck, named for it's white face, and the fact that it's a duck... #birds #wildlife #duck

Some unknown (at least to me) tree frog tadpoles photographed in a pond at the #EdenProject a few years back. #amphibians #frogs

Green tree pythons have to be one of those most beautiful snakes on the planet. Here yellow and rarer red phase "Biak" juveniles, they eventually turn a vibrant green. #indonesia #snake #python #reptile #herps #exoticpet #wildlife #photography #nature

While in Crete I came across several Pantropical jumping spiders, Plexippus paykulli, a non native species from Asia that has spread to various corners of the world. #salticidae #jumpingspider #bugsky #arachnid #insect #nature #macro #wildlife #photography

Trioceros hoehnelii, a lovely example of one of Africa's chameleons. #herps #lizard #chameleon #reptiles #wildlife #macro

Hogna maderiana, a beautiful Lycosidae from Madeira. #spiders #arachnids #wolf #spider #bugsky

Bonus gif of the entire process.

Before and after of a Hybodus shark tooth I found, collected, and prepped from Aust Cliff, Gloucestershire. Matrix was removed with a Dremel with a couple of coats of Paraloid B-72 #FossilFriday #fossils #sharks #Triassic #palaeontology #fish

For #FossilFriday I had the honour of meeting this spectacular three dimensional Pachycormus fossil. Found at Court Farm in Kings Stanley, Gloucestershire, this site has some incredibly preserved 183 million year old fish. #palaeontology #fossil #fish

And the larger of the two new members to my flying team, Amara the African Hawk Eagle :) #falconry #eagle #birds #birdsofprey #raptor

One of the newest members of my flying team, Blue, the Aplomado falcon. He's coming along amazingly well. #falconry #raptor #birds #birdsofprey

For #FossilFriday I had the honour of meeting this spectacular three dimensional Pachycormus fossil. Found at Court Farm in Kings Stanley, Gloucestershire, this site has some incredibly preserved 183 million year old fish. #palaeontology #fossil #fish

Clawed and Dolly, 2 of the beautiful Goshawks i have the immense priviledge to work with. #falconry #birdsofprey #raptor #birds #avian #hawk

"Got any games on your phone?" Ural owl chick I have the pleasure of baby sitting for a colleague. #falconry #birds #owls #birds of prey

A portrait of an adult female Stenophylla lobivertex, Dragon mantis, showing off the insane head crests. Horns on the eyes touch the horn on top giving the illusion that she has holes in her head. Probably the most unusually shaped mantis out there. #macro #nature #wildlife #mantis #insect #bugsky

Kiari my Spectacled owl when he was just a few months old. He is now over 19 months old and fully feathered, and flying in demonstrations to the public :D #owls #baby #birds #chick #falconry

Tylopsis liliifolia, a beautiful and slightly cryptic species I found in Corfu. Also come in green. #orthoptera #cricket #grasshopper #corfu #wildlife #macro #nature

Stenophylla lobivertex, often referred to as the "Dragon mantis" these days which is confusing seeing as that common name used to be reserved for Toxodera sp.. #macro #nature #wildlife #mantis #insect #bugsky

Tylopsis liliifolia, a beautiful and slightly cryptic species I found in Corfu. Also come in green. #orthoptera #cricket #grasshopper #corfu #wildlife #macro #nature

The first and so far only snake I've ever managed to capture, a Greek grass snake on Corfu, Natrix natrix persa. #wildlife #nature #reptiles #snakes #herps #photography

The small but beautiful Gambian spotted-eye mantis, Pseudoharpax virescens. #bugsky #mantis #insects #bugs #macro #nature #wildlife

Copiphora brevirostris munching on a cricket. #bugsky #insects #exoticpet #wildlife #orthoptera #macro #photography #cricket #katydid

"Got any games on your phone?" Ural owl chick I have the pleasure of baby sitting for a colleague. #falconry #birds #owls #birds of prey

How's this for a glow up? #falconry #birds #owls

A beautiful female Heteropoda davidbowie. #arachnid #spider #bugsky #macro #nature #wildlife #photography

A beautiful female Heteropoda davidbowie. #arachnid #spider #bugsky #macro #nature #wildlife #photography

Charinus acosta, one of the smallest of the Amblypygi at only a few mm long in body length. #whipscorpion #spider #arachnid #macro

The spectacular Gonometa nysa, a lappet moth from Africa. The males have this lovely burgandy colour on the wings hiding a brilliant metallic blue abdomen. The caterpillars are gigantic and covered in sharp spines which are like fibre glass to the touch. #moths #insects #bugsky #macro #nature