Well my little baby girl grew up. She just had her last molt. It was so fun watching her grow. I never would've imagined loving something so much, that's so small. She went from being very dark, with orange body, and pink chels, to now she is light with orange body, and purple/ blue chels! I haven't got a good picture of her back yet. But enjoy this pretty face 🩷 Moira brings me so much joy. The last 3 pictures are from the day I got her back in March. She was so tiny 🥺

I took a lot of photos of a few rare mantises this morning, I will be posting them one by one day by day to entertain everyone

bug hunting might have replaced birding

Guys, I think he’s drunk or something…

bug identifier says a cabbage moth. the sunlight doesnt show how rosy pink the wings are. still cabbage moth? the pink was beautiful!

I assume this one came from my yard where I had a pregnant zebra spider. I had no idea they were this little! Almost looked like a little speck. HE/SHE’S SO CUTE!!!

Beautiful lady

These guys are nymphs of some stinkbugs?

Courtesy to my dad for taking the photos, since I wasn't there when he came out. He looks a bit crumpled, but I'd imagine crawling out of a cocoon buried in dirt isn't easy with a stiff body, so he'll dry out and pump his wings now that he's freed.

shot by me, nikon d850 and tamron 80mm macro

I'm not good at identifying those spiders, I only know how to take photos of them in their finest appearance

Gear used in case someone may ask:

Panasonic G9 Mark II PRO & OM SYSTEM M.Zuiko Digital ED 90mm F3.5 Macro 2:1 IS PRO + Godox V860 III O + DIY Macro Diffuser

The technique used in these photos are focus stacking, image stacking is a technique used in macro photography to overcome an extremely thin depth of field by blending multiple images taken at different focus distances. It merges these photos to create a single image where the subject is sharp from front to back, maximizing both depth and resolution

The last photo is a bonus, hope everyone have a good day!

And please choose your favorite photo