Luckily for me, this is a male Twin-lobed Deerfly (Chrysops relictus), and they feed on nectar and other lovely plant juices. So my blood was off the menu! That was until the females turned up... #Chrysopsrelictus Yorkshire Wildlife Trust - Potteric Carr Yorkshire Wildlife Trust - follow us on Bluesky 🦋 #BBCWildlifePOTD #macro #insects

Another burrow on #DiggerAlley RSPB Minsmere 🌍 This one is popular too, plenty of nosey visitors turn up to take a look Don't think I've shared a Weevil Wolf with you before, nice to introduce a new resident UK Flesh Flies 🪰 Dr Erica McAlister Steven Falk Prof Seirian Sumner BBC East RSPB

A female Heather Crab Spider (Thomisus onustus), poised and ready to strike an unsuspecting visitor. One last attempt at gaining energy to produce an egg sac. Surrey Wildlife Trust The Wildlife Trusts BBC Wildlife BBC Earth #macro #Spider #macrophotography #wild #earthcapture BAS

The first opportunity I've had to get a good angle on mating spiders, and they were on my back garden! 😃 Happy to get the detail of the male's inflated haematodocha. Sac Spiders (Clubiona terrestris). BAS Yorkshire Wildlife Trust - follow us on Bluesky 🦋 #wildlife #macro #spiders #Clubionaterrestris

Check out the colours in the wings of this male Mayfly! 😍 Absolutely no idea which species it is, unfortunately. Insect Week Royal Entomological Society BBC Earth BBC Springwatch #insect #Mayfly #macro #wildlife #nature Yorkshire Wildlife Trust - follow us on Bluesky 🦋

It's #worldbeeday 😍 Here's a Nomad Bee (Nomada sp.) fast asleep on one of the flowers in my back garden. World Bee Day Yorkshire Wildlife Trust - follow us on Bluesky 🦋 Royal Entomological Society BBC Springwatch BBC Earth #macro #Bee #nomadbee #wildlife #nature

Foundation stage we’re lucky to have minibeast photographer Luke D Chambers come to visit us. He talked to us about how he’d managed to capture such magnificent images. The children were enthralled!

It's that time of year! Lots of these clusters of Garden Spider (Araneus diadamatus) babies around 😍 BAS BBC Springwatch BBC Wildlife Amateur Photographer BBC Earth Yorkshire Wildlife Trust - follow us on Bluesky 🦋 #Araneusdiadamatus #Gardenspider #macro #wildlife #spiders

Well, here's a first! An insect with human ears! Jokes aside, what do you think is going on here with this Spittlebug (Aphrophora sp.)? BBC Earth BBC Wildlife BBC Springwatch Royal Entomological Society #macro #insects #spittlebug #nature #wildlife

Great to meet up with Luke D Chambers at Brockadale last night. Evarcha falcata one of our targets, wasn't expecting to see any after dark tbh, but he spotted this male sleeping suspended by a thread of silk. Looking forward to seeing his shots!

It's Insect Week time! So how about a pair of mating Hornet Robberfly (Asilus crabroniformis) 😍 BBO Wildlife Trust BBC Springwatch BBC Wildlife BBC Earth #Asiluscrabroniformis #robberfly #macro #wildlife

Over the moon!

One of the best finds from a recent macro tour to the Cotswolds; an adult female Pine Jumping Spider (Macaroeris nidicolens) 😍 Absolutely gorgeous! First recorded in the UK back in 2002. BAS @Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust BBC Earth #jumpingspider #macro #wildlife #nature #spiders

When it's chucking it down and you forgot your brolly 😅 A female Running Spider (Philodromus sp.), after being caught out in the rain BAS TurnFear2Fascination 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🕷️ BBC Springwatch @Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust The Wildlife Trusts #macro #spiders #Philodromidae #NaturePhotography #macrophotography

One off the bucket list! The amazing Great-Fox Spider (Alopecosa fabrilis). What a stunning creature 😍 More images to come! Surrey Wildlife Trust BBC Springwatch The Wildlife Trusts BBC Wildlife BAS #Alopecosafabrilis #wolfspider #macro #nature #spiders

A very happy garden find! Something I've wanted to see for years; a mating pair of Green Meshweavers (Nigma walckenaeri) 😍 Tim Jonas BAS Yorkshire Wildlife Trust - follow us on Bluesky 🦋 BBC Springwatch BBC Earth #Nigmawalckenaeri #macro #spiders #nature

"There are a lot more bees out there that are vital to the ecosystem" Photographer and winner of the wildlife photography contest Luke Chambers Luke D Chambers, told That's TV how he spotted this rare armed nomad bee.

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After finding a large pupa in the garden, my son and I decided to monitor, to see what would emerge. Turns out is what a stunning Elephant Hawk Moth (Deilephila elpenor) 😍 BBC Springwatch Yorkshire Wildlife Trust - follow us on Bluesky 🦋 British Moths #macro #wildlife #Deilephilaelpenor #beautiful #earthcapture