Posts by mattfossen@ecoevo.social
(DIR) Post #ASyqzvXEsBZVvrrtku by mattfossen@ecoevo.social
2023-02-23T17:58:42Z
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A scarab beetle with a very flat head: Oxysternon silenus. #Insect #Entomology #beetle #Coleoptera #Photography #InsectPhotography
(DIR) Post #ASyqzxCkfKN96uIZ6G by mattfossen@ecoevo.social
2023-02-23T19:00:09Z
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Here's the whole insect, along with my first attempt to photograph it. *edited to add older photo* #Insect #Beetle #Entomology #Photography #InsectPhotography #beetle
(DIR) Post #ASyqzylWrVmjx3Zqwi by mattfossen@ecoevo.social
2023-02-23T19:03:47Z
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I cleaned a LOT of debris off of this specimen, if you can't tell.
(DIR) Post #ATNXd0KmV8beCmeWNk by mattfossen@ecoevo.social
2023-03-07T05:56:52Z
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It's as done as it's going to get. Here's my drawing of an American burying beetle, Nicrophorus americanus. #Insect #Entomology #Beetle #art #SciArt #InsectArt #EntomologyArt #Coleoptera
(DIR) Post #ATNXd2FBOvJg8034vw by mattfossen@ecoevo.social
2023-03-07T16:53:31Z
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@xris Thanks for the suggestion!
(DIR) Post #ATgleWEtMDsuvYnDou by mattfossen@ecoevo.social
2023-03-16T23:45:22Z
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@john Excellent!
(DIR) Post #AUn9d9x0kkWpXmtQqO by mattfossen@ecoevo.social
2023-04-18T21:25:31Z
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I *think* this is a small carpenter bee, Ceratina sp. #Entomology #Photography #InsectPhotography #bees #insects
(DIR) Post #AUn9dAoBZ33yChltj6 by mattfossen@ecoevo.social
2023-04-18T23:26:36Z
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Here's a close-up of its face.
(DIR) Post #AV7QQF2G7axtvnyLI0 by mattfossen@ecoevo.social
2023-04-28T17:54:18Z
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Here, have a few photos of some tiny insects I collected from my backyard at a black light the other night (all of which are currently unidentified, though I have uploaded them to iNaturalist). #Entomology #Photography #InsectPhotography #Coleoptera #Diptera #Hymenoptera
(DIR) Post #AWew8qDuzvLdH5AW5g by mattfossen@ecoevo.social
2023-06-13T18:24:18Z
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A fuzzy, chonky little weevil. #Entomology #Photography #InsectPhotography #Beetle #Weevil #Curculionidae
(DIR) Post #AWgml9tfgrD04MFb28 by mattfossen@ecoevo.social
2023-06-14T17:30:43Z
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iNaturalist has fizzled for me lately (no new IDs in quite some time, and the last few have just confirmed the obvious). Can I commission someone to go through my photos and ID all the stuff I can't figure out?(I'm mostly joking; I don't have any money to do such a thing even if it were possible)
(DIR) Post #AWtUHkjthf8pQPpYnY by mattfossen@ecoevo.social
2023-06-20T19:15:08Z
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Me: I already have a backlog of 150 insects I need to sort, ID, and photograph; I shouldn’t collect any more until I get caught up.Also me, last weekend: I’m going to collect another three dozen insects to add to the backlog!SIGH#Entomology
(DIR) Post #AWtUHlpxcbaMpVfut6 by mattfossen@ecoevo.social
2023-06-20T19:17:02Z
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Also I’m almost out of drawer space (I think my cabinet can hold one more, so for $60 or so I can buy some time), but when the cabinet is full I have a problem!
(DIR) Post #AX1IetRRrTxBfk5woa by mattfossen@ecoevo.social
2023-06-23T21:22:59Z
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Damselfly, looking incredibly silly. #Entomology #Photography #InsectPhotography #Insects #Damselfly #Odonata
(DIR) Post #AZ6UzOmOPprPbN0wEa by mattfossen@ecoevo.social
2023-08-25T22:32:01Z
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Today's specimen photos: a Belted Grass-Veneer moth (Euchromius ocellea) and a small wasp of undetermined ID. #Entomology #Insects #Photography #InsectPhotography #wasp #moth
(DIR) Post #AZ6dGKj7XJR1aY4NMG by mattfossen@ecoevo.social
2023-08-25T23:35:18Z
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@futurebird @twizzt @alexwild I’ll have a head shot to post in a few, but it turns out it DOES have geniculate antennae!
(DIR) Post #AZ6dGMJfcuGWWCB4y0 by mattfossen@ecoevo.social
2023-08-25T23:45:21Z
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@futurebird @twizzt @alexwild Dorsal view was a wash (wings obscured most of it) so I tried a close-up of the head. The quality isn't great since it's at the upper magnification limit of my equipment and I'm manually focusing the stack at 12.5 micron intervals.
(DIR) Post #Ad1Pde0Xx6wmCMcYuu by mattfossen@ecoevo.social
2023-12-21T00:35:51Z
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Here's my contribution to #WeevilWednesday. #entomology #weevil #coleoptera #beetle #insect
(DIR) Post #AdfHSDgwyHbhqLUSQa by mattfossen@ecoevo.social
2024-01-09T00:23:24Z
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Today’s insect photo is of a cricket. I THINK it’s Gammarotettix, but I’m not certain. #entomology #photography #insectphotography
(DIR) Post #AhV3H3kZ48XHRPAsMq by mattfossen@ecoevo.social
2024-05-02T19:29:02Z
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Yesterday's photographed specimen: a very small beetle that isn't immediately familiar to me. #Entomology #InsectPhotography #beetle #Coleoptera