Choeradodis rhombicollis, one of the "Hooded" mantids for their insanely large pronotum. #mantis #insects #preyingmantis #wildlife #bugsky

A young Damon diadema, more commonly known as a tailless whip scorpion. An arachnid in the amblypygi order. #arachnid #spider #bugsky

A lovely white faced duck, named for it's white face, and the fact that it's a duck... #birds #wildlife #duck

Some unknown (at least to me) tree frog tadpoles photographed in a pond at the #EdenProject a few years back. #amphibians #frogs

Trioceros hoehnelii, a lovely example of one of Africa's chameleons. #herps #lizard #chameleon #reptiles #wildlife #macro

Hogna maderiana, a beautiful Lycosidae from Madeira. #spiders #arachnids #wolf #spider #bugsky

Bonus gif of the entire process.

Before and after of a Hybodus shark tooth I found, collected, and prepped from Aust Cliff, Gloucestershire. Matrix was removed with a Dremel with a couple of coats of Paraloid B-72 #FossilFriday #fossils #sharks #Triassic #palaeontology #fish

And the larger of the two new members to my flying team, Amara the African Hawk Eagle :) #falconry #eagle #birds #birdsofprey #raptor

One of the newest members of my flying team, Blue, the Aplomado falcon. He's coming along amazingly well. #falconry #raptor #birds #birdsofprey

For #FossilFriday I had the honour of meeting this spectacular three dimensional Pachycormus fossil. Found at Court Farm in Kings Stanley, Gloucestershire, this site has some incredibly preserved 183 million year old fish. #palaeontology #fossil #fish

More shots of the rest of the cryptic and distorted body.

A portrait of an adult female Stenophylla lobivertex, Dragon mantis, showing off the insane head crests. Horns on the eyes touch the horn on top giving the illusion that she has holes in her head. Probably the most unusually shaped mantis out there. #macro #nature #wildlife #mantis #insect #bugsky

Tylopsis liliifolia, a beautiful and slightly cryptic species I found in Corfu. Also come in green. #orthoptera #cricket #grasshopper #corfu #wildlife #macro #nature

The small but beautiful Gambian spotted-eye mantis, Pseudoharpax virescens. #bugsky #mantis #insects #bugs #macro #nature #wildlife

"Got any games on your phone?" Ural owl chick I have the pleasure of baby sitting for a colleague. #falconry #birds #owls #birds of prey

How's this for a glow up? #falconry #birds #owls

A beautiful female Heteropoda davidbowie. #arachnid #spider #bugsky #macro #nature #wildlife #photography

Charinus acosta, one of the smallest of the Amblypygi at only a few mm long in body length. #whipscorpion #spider #arachnid #macro

The spectacular Gonometa nysa, a lappet moth from Africa. The males have this lovely burgandy colour on the wings hiding a brilliant metallic blue abdomen. The caterpillars are gigantic and covered in sharp spines which are like fibre glass to the touch. #moths #insects #bugsky #macro #nature

Copiphora brevirostris munching on a cricket. #bugsky #insects #exoticpet #wildlife #orthoptera #macro #photography #cricket #katydid

Stenophylla lobivertex, often referred to as the "Dragon mantis" these days which is confusing seeing as that common name used to be reserved for Toxodera sp.. #macro #nature #wildlife #mantis #insect #bugsky

2 examples of Pseudosculda laevis, a Cretaceous Mantis shrimp from Lebanon. The detail is surreal. #fossil #palaeontology #mantis #shrimp #crustacean

Copiphora brevirostris are particularly colourful as nymphs for this genus. #orthoptera #cricket #katydid #bugsky #macro

The famous, or infamous Sia ferox. One of the largest crickets in the world from Indonesia where they are known as Riokku. #bugsky #insects #exoticpet #wildlife #orthoptera #macro #photography

Dolly the Goshawk has 2 moods which are constantly fighting for dominance... #falconry #birds

East African Boxer mantis pair, Otomantis scutigera. #prayingmantis #mantids #insect #macro #nature #wildlife #bugsky #photography

An unidentified species of Copiphora from French Guiana. Lovely subtle blue highlights here and there. #orthoptera #katydid #cricket #grasshopper #insects #bugsky

A very unique species of phasmid, Orthomeria pandora "Laguna". #wildlife #nature #macro #photography #stickinsect #stickbug #phasmid #insect

Canachus crocodilus "Koniambo" are growing very nicely still, they seem quite male heavy, at least in my culture. #bugsky #phasmid #stickinsect #exotics