#invertefest2022 — Public Fediverse posts

@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

@MarianneDenton
My peak month this year was June: over 7,000 files, ~3,000 photos.

I have 649 iNat observations from June, many with multiple photos. Most of those are #insects

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?d1=2022-06-01&d2=2022-06-30&place_id=any&user_id=xris&verifiable=any

#Invertefest #InverteFest2022

One delight I discovered this past summer: waking up early to take close ups of bees in my garden while they're still sleepy and slow. So much fun!

#InverteFest2022 #InverteFest #ThrowbackThursday #Photography #Macrophotography #Bees

@CoSharp
#InverteFest
#InverteFest2022

@suewoodskye
#InverteFest #InverteFest2022

Here’s a couple of unique-looking Prostigmatid mites for #InverteFest! The bright yellow Eupodid mite was moving so fast I could barely get a good shot of it, and the same with the antennae-like long front legs of the Linopodes sp.!

#SoilBiodiversity #SoilFauna #Mitestodon #MiteMonday #Acari #SoilEcology #MacroPhotography #Mites #InverteFest #invertefest2022

I realized I missed an #InverteFest opportunity.
https://flic.kr/p/2o7Rtbk
#Invertefest2022 #Squid #Cephalopods #Art #Clothing #Knitting #KnittingArt #FabricArt #Hat #Christmas #Decapidiformes

Another of my favorite species is our largest #Wasp, Eastern cicada killer, #Sphecius speciosus. Ground-nesters, females dig out impressive mounds of dirt, often the only evidence of their presence.

Males of this species also emerge before females in the Spring. Territorial, they will also fly right at you! Again, harmless; males have no stingers.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/126702296

#InverteFest2022 #InverteFest #Macro #Photography #Photos #Insects #iNaturalist #FlowerVisitors #Pollinators #Hymenoptera

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

This year, my most commonly observed species was the spotted #Lanternfly (#Lycorma delicatula, #Fulgoridae), an introduced #PlantHopper (#Fulgoroidea, #Hemiptera). Spreading rapidly since its 2015 introduction in #Pennsylvania, it's now the 3rd most commonly observed #Insect in #NYC on #iNaturalist.

The red blobs are antennae, the black eyes just above those.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/134627271

#InverteFest2022 #InverteFest #Macro #Photography #Photos #Insects

This year, my most commonly observed species was the spotted #Lanternfly (#Lycorma delicatula, #Fulgoridae), an introduced #PlantHopper (#Fulgoroidea, #Hemiptera). Spreading rapidly since its 2015 introduction in #Pennsylvania, it's now the 3rd most commonly observed #Insect in #NYC on #iNaturalist.

The red blobs are antennae, the black eyes just above those.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/134627271

#InverteFest2022 #InverteFest #Macro #Photography #Photos #Insects

Yellow jacket #Hoverflies (a.k.a., Virginia Giant #Hoverfly, Virginia Flower #Fly) visit my porch every year. Always fun to hear a low hum, look up, and see one of these big #insects seemingly looking back at me through a window. Or for them to fly up to me while I'm outside to check me out.

#InverteFest #invertefest2022 #insect #wildlife #nature

#Colletes thoracicus, rufous-chested #CellophaneBee (#Colletidae) is another #Bee species making its home in my #Garden. Ground-nesters, each generation lives just one year. I've tracked this population since 2008, 14 generations!

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/41200694

#InverteFest2022 #iNaturalist #Macro #Photography #Insects #FlowerVisitors #Pollinators #Photos #InverteFest

#Eristalis transversa, transverse-banded #FlowerFly (#Syrphidae) is my "spark bug". When I first noticed it in my #Brooklyn backyard in 2009, I thought it was a bee! When I learned it was a #Fly (#Diptera, "two-winged"), I was hooked.

When I saw how many different insects my #NativePlants attracted, I devoted my entire #Garden to #WildlifeHabitat #Gardening.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/98277733

#InverteFest2022 #iNaturalist #Macro #Photography #Insects #FlowerVisitors #Pollinators #Photos #InverteFest

A beautiful native #Bee is #Augochlora pura, pure green #SweatBee. Like most of our #Bees, they are tiny!

This is one of my favorites. Aside from its beauty, its one of at least 5 bee species that nest in my yard. These nest in rotting wood, provided by logs I place in my #Garden for this purpose.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/116978932

#InverteFest2022 #iNaturalist #Macro #Photography #Insects #FlowerVisitors #Pollinators #Photos #InverteFest

Wow that got the most likes of any of my pachy posts so far, and quickly! So let's keep it going.

Most of my observations are from my own garden in Brooklyn, NYC. #Harmonia axyridis, multi-colored lady #Beetle (#Coleoptera), is the 2nd most common species. This one is infected with a recently described host-specific #Fungus: Hesperomyces harmoniae.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/120246696

#InverteFest2022 #iNaturalist #Macro #Photography #Insects #FlowerVisitors #Pollinators #Photos #InverteFest

Happy #InverteFest2022!

Most of my #iNaturalist observations, and much of my #Photography, are of #Insects, especially #FlowerVisitors/"#Pollinators". (Not all who visit, pollinate. Some are hunting!)

In the spirit of the season, I'll share some fave #Macro #Photos.

My most frequently observed #Species is #Bombus impatiens, the Eastern bumble #Bee.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/139295658

#InverteFest #BumbleBee #Anthophila #Bees #Hymenoptera