#invertefest — Public Fediverse posts

Fall Field Cricket, Gryllus pennsylvanicus, on his way to tonight's gig. New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2026/09/midnight-serenade.html #VancouverIsland #Insects #Invertebrates #InverteFest #NaturePhotography

Cellar spider, a week ago, and tonight. Look what she's done! New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2026/08/happy-event.html #VancouverIsland #Spiders #Arachnids #Invertebrates #InverteFest #NaturePhotography

Small neighbor

🕷️ #spider #invertebrates #invertefest
🌱🌿 #nativeplants

This red-spotted purple puddling on my garden path did an obliging little twirl for me earlier. 🦋🧑‍🩰

#insects #pollinators #invertebrates #Invertefest #bugsky

Oysters have such amazing zig-zag shells! New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/.../low-tide-sampler.html #VancouverIsland #Oysters #InverteFest #Molluscs #Invertebrates #MarineInvertebrates #IntertidalInvertebrates #NaturePhotography

@empress @seedtopia
The same species, hump-backed #beewolf (#Philanthus gibbosus) is common in my garden every summer, July through September. In some years, I've seen them as early as June, and as late as October. They visit a wide variety of flowers, preferring #Asteraceae and #Lamiaceae.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?order=asc&order_by=observed_on&place_id=125348&taxon_id=56893&user_id=xris&verifiable=any

#iNaturalist #InverteFest #InverteFest2022 #Insects #Hymenoptera #Wasps

Our largest #bee, the Eastern carpenter #Bee (#Xylocopa verginica ssp. virginica) is well-known to those in proximity to outdoor wooden structures. Females carve out long tunnels underneath protected wood, e.g. porch rails, eaves.

Males emerge first in Spring. Territorial, they will fly right at you! Harmless to us.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/129009312

#InverteFest2022 #InverteFest #Macro #Photography #Photos #Insects #iNaturalist #FlowerVisitors #Pollinators #Apidae #Bees #Anthophila #Hymenoptera