Some very busy Cladonia growing on a fencepost.
There were more Pygopleurus vulpes about today, and I again failed to get any in-focus shots. Its maddening. Have some other chafer-type beastie instead. #beetles #MacroPhotography
Magnolia bloom a little further along
Magnolia bud about to bloom
Flower of a Korean rhododendron (or Korean rosebay.) Different from the native ones in the mountains of Pennsylvania I'm familiar with, and out much earlier
Flowers are starting to come out around Seoul. Here are flowers for sansuyu berries. They make bright red oblong berries that the bulbuls love to eat.
#BEEHOLD, the bees are coming 
Here is a glimpse to the #WildBees of #SouthTyrol 
with #EuracResearch press and the Institute for #AlpineEnvironment
I am not sure what kind of bee this is, but I found it today, while playing around with what I can do macro-wise with my current lens collection.
Somewhat happy with it, although getting the focus somewhat right is not that easy.
A tiny jumping spider hides in a lavender flower to stalk its prey.
iPhone 15 Pro main camera + home made lens for close focusing
Una diminuta araña saltadora se esconde en una flor de lavanda para acechar a su presa.
Eine winzige Springspinne versteckt sich in einer Lavendelblüte, um sich an ihre Beute heranzupirschen.
#macro #macrophotography
#insects #animals #nature
#shotonmobile #shotoniphone
#spider
A Bag-shelter Moth (Ochrogaster lunifer) clinging for dear life onto a sliding metal door rail, hanging precipitously above a 1 inch drop to the decking far below.
So hairy!
Die Hyazinthen blühen im Garten. Bienen tummeln sich auf den Blüten. Mit dem Sigma 105mm Makro-Objektiv habe ich versucht, die Bienen auf den Blüten bei ihrer Arbeit einzufangen. Gar nicht so einfach, denn die Bienen sind sehr schnell unterwegs.
