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Another extreme close-up of one of my best friend plants, Selaginella! This is Selaginella scopulorum (Rocky Mountain Spikemoss), which was a new species for me this year.

#selaginella #lycophyte #plant #plantphotography #macrophotography #inaturalist #bcparks #okanagan #similkameen #britishcolumbia #canada

An extreme close-up of a plant that grows in stalks covered in thick triangular scales with tiny white hairs at the tips. The scales range from rusty-reddish-brown to green.

I love finding these weird cool little ant-loving beetles (Pselaphinae).

#insect #beetle #pselaphinae #inaturalist #bcparks #okanagan #similkameen #britishcolumbia #canada #macrophotography #naturephotography

An extremely close-up photo of a little beetle with a black rear, a shiny read upper abdomen, and a reddish thorax and head, with moderately long antennae. It is walking around on decayed wood.

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One of many beetles we saw in the Okanagan, this one is probably Liotrichus umbripennis.

#liotrichus #beetle #insect #arthropod #invertebrate #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #bcparks #inaturalist #okanagan #similkameen #britishcolumbia #canada

A close-up, top-down photo of a black beetle with goldish blotches on its elytra, and some tiny hairs on its carapace.

Not the best photos, but I was very excited to find this Sminthurinus quadrimaculatus in the field!

#springtail #arthropod #sminthurinus #invertebrate #macro #macrophotography #naturephotography #inaturalist #bcparks #okanagan #similkameen #britishcolumbia #canada

An extremely close top-down view of a cute round little black springtail with two white spots on its body and some white on its head.

An extremely close side view of a cute round little black springtail with two white spots on its body and some white on its head.

I was surprised and delighted to find this unexpected Tetrix ornata (Ornate Grouse Locust) back in May.

#grasshopper #locust #orthopteran #tetrix #macro #insect #macrophotography #inaturalist #bcparks #okanagan #similkameen #britishcolumbia #canada

A top-down, close-up view of a squat, robust grasshopper sitting in dirt. It is dark, orange, and rusty-red.

I got up close and personal with Thalictrum occidentale (the Western meadow-rue).

#flower #plant #macro #macrophotography #inaturalist #bcparks #okanagan #similkameen #britishcolumbia #canada

An extreme close-up of a meadow-rue flower, with many white-fuzzed pink structures growing from pale green bulbs in the middle of the flower. It is a very small flower.

Look how tiny!

#snail #stylommatophora #gastropod #invertebrate #macro #macrophotography #bcparks #inaturalist #okanagan #similkameen #britishcolumbia #canada

An extreme close-up photo of a tiny snail with a translucent orange shell crawling across reddish wood. The snail's eyestalks are out, and it is turning around in its movement. There is a large human finger to the left, providing a sense of the snail's small scale.

A tiny snail. No idea what kind, except that it's very cute! Love these things.

#snail #stylommatophora #gastropod #invertebrate #macro #macrophotography #bcparks #inaturalist #okanagan #similkameen #britishcolumbia #canada

An extreme close-up photo of a tiny snail with a translucent orange shell crawling across reddish wood. The snail's eyestalks are out.

Commercial apple orchard just outside Cawston, BC.

#apples #Similkameen #BC #HarvestSeason

Rows of grafted apple trees full of ready to harvest fruit in an orchard near Cawston, BC, the arid hills in the background.

Rows of grafted apple trees full of ready to harvest fruit in an orchard near Cawston, BC, the arid hills in the background.

Close up of grafted apple trees full of ripe, red fruit in an orchard near Cawston, BC.

Close up of grafted apple trees full of ripe, red fruit in an orchard near Cawston, BC.

Another nice little stand of Cladonia in the Okanagan.

#lichen #cladonia #okanagan #bcparks #inaturalist #macro #macrophotography #similkameen #britishcolumbia #canada

An extreme close-up of a stand of mint-green lichen trumpets, rising from a substrate of pebbles and moss.

Cladonia is such an incredibly diverse and fascinating genus of lichen.

#cladonia #lichen #macro #macrophotography #bcparks #inaturalist #nature #okanagan #similkameen #britishcolumbia #canada

An extreme close-up of a tiny stand of lichen. The lichen is growing in minty-green, knobbly stalks capped with smooth, shiny, bulbous brown caps.

Didn't find a lot of springtails in the Okanagan last spring, so this Bourletiella hortensis (garden springtail) was quite exciting! Photographing on white trays is still challenging for me.

#springtail #collembola #bourletiella #arthropod #invertebrate #bcparks #macro #inaturalist #macrophotography #okanagan #similkameen #britishcolumbia #canada

An extremely close photo of a tiny springtail, a round-bodied six-legged arthropod, walking across a flat white surface.

A mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) spotted from the truck in the Okanagan!

#deer #odocoileus #bcparks #inaturalist #okanagan #similkameen #britishcolumbia #canada

A photo of a mule deer, with the beginning stubs of antlers, standing on a steep, arid hill and looking directly at the camera. A small purple-flowered bush grows in the background.

Another beautiful sphinx moth from the Okanagan, Smerinthus ophthalmica (a Western Eyed Sphinx; too bad I didn't get the eye!).

#moth #smerinthus #sphinxmoth #sphinx #insect #macro #mothing #inaturalist #bcparks #okanagan #similkameen #britishcolumbia #canada

A close-up photo of a large sphinx moth on textured black plastic. The moth is facing down, creating a V shape. It is mostly pale brown along its front and the front fringes of its wings, with shaded, veiny patterns of darker browns further back on its wings and body.

One day I'll really get into mothing. This toadflax brocade moth (Calophasia lunula) was one of many pretty finds earlier this year!

#moth #mothing #insect #invertebrate #macro #bcparks #inaturalist #okanagan #similkameen #britishcolumbia #canada

A very close photo of a moth on a white fabric sheet. The moth is a mottled mix of pale grey, browns, and black, with a very fuzzy brown-grey ruff around its back and underside.

Fungi are so interestingly weird, I love them. I think this is in the family Lycoperdaceae.

#fungi #lycoperdaceae #mushroom #fungus #macro #inaturalist #bcparks #okanagan #similkameen #britishcolumbia #canada

An extreme close-up of a puffball fungus growing on dry rocky ground. The puffball is split near its top, like a barely open mouth.

Another charming jumping spider (Habronattus hirsutus) blending in with the lichen.

#spider #jumpingspider #habronattus #arthropod #macro #bcparks #inaturalist #okanagan #similkameen #britishcolumbia #canada

A black-speckled grey, fuzzy jumping spider sits on some black and grey lichen.

Another charming little Okanagan lichen, quite unlike what I usually see nearer to home.

#lichen #macro #macrophotography #naturephotography #inaturalist #bcparks #okanagan #similkameen #britishcolumbia #canada

A very close-up photo of a lumpy, curly orange little lichen growing on an orange, tan, and black rock.

More of my beloved Selaginella wallacei, I love finding it no matter where I am. Lycophytes represent a fascinating part of the evolutionary history of plants.

#selaginella #lycophyte #plant #macro #bcparks #inaturalist #okanagan #similkameen #britishcolumbia #canada

A mat of small, bristly plants with bright green growing tips and brown-to-white older stems grows up against a rock.

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