absolutely perfect lads that now live in our house

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I don’t get very excited by ladybirds, all a little too similar. But this one caught me eye scuttling up the kitchen window as a bit too big for the ‘usual’ black ones. Rhyzobius forestieri, an Australian species first recorded in UK in 2014, and first record for me today! #Coleoptera #Coccinellidae

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Haven't posted for #Arachtober yet so here's a weird one: my first hooded tick-spider! Neither a tick nor a spider, it's a member of the order #Ricinulei, small predators only found in Africa & Americas. Thanks to Sangjin Han for collecting this one. Next time I'm in Costa Rica I want to find more!

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Just thinking about the Amyciaea crab spider. I don't generally think of spiders as evil, but this thing is an empathy predator. It lurks alongside weaver ant colonies, pretending to be an injured ant, and when gullible ants go to help out what they think is their sister, they get eaten.

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Drifting with effortless grace. Luminous wings trace the air. A fleeting passage captivates the heart. Nature reveals its finest elegance. Beauty endures beyond the flight. #photography #dragonfly #nature #insects #naturephotography #wildlifephotography

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