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(Ananeon species, via Arachne.org.au)

This rangy, lump-headed fellow was highlighted as a potential new species by Arachne due to unusually structured fangs and chelicerae -- hints of which are just visible in this photo -- thought to be uncharacteristic of similar known species.

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And now, time for an all dinosaurian Triassic fauna. From left to right: Coelophysis bauri, Blikanasaurus cromptoni, Ingentia prima, Lessemsaurus sauropoides, Unaysaurus tolentinoi, Chindesaurus bryansmalli, Efraasia minor, Coloradisaurus brevis, Camposaurus arizonensis, Eucnemesaurus fortis, Guaibasaurus candelariensis, Gnathovorax cabreirai, Sanjuansaurus gordilloi, Pampadromaeus barberenai, Herrerasaurus ischigualastensis, Staurikosaurus pricei, Eodromaeus murphi, Bagualosaurus agudoensis, Alwalkeria maleriensis, Panphagia protos, Chromogisaurus novasi, Eoraptor lunensis, Saturnalia tupiniquim and Buriolestes schultzi.

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Northern elephant seal By: Frank S. Balthis From: Natural History Magazine 1989

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i had to rescue one of my caterpillars cause it couldn’t get its head out of its egg

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Ocyale Burrowing Wolf Spider (Hippasosa guttata)

Observed by ryanmtippett, CC BY-NC

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You thought she killed me but I survived and tamed her 😎

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This is INSANE!

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Herkuleskäfer | Alfred Edmund Brehm | Die Insekten, Tausendfüssler und Spinnen (1877) | Flickr

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Newly emerged stink bug parasitoid wasps, Phanuropsis semiflaviventris, and their host species, Antiteuchus tripterus, including the adult female that laid the eggs and nymphs hatched from eggs that were not parasitized

Photographed in Brazil by carlosalexandreraposo

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Slender Robber Fly (Leptogaster atridorsalis), male, taken July 9, 2025, in Georgia, US

A small yet agile robber fly perching on the end of a grass stem. These guys are quite rarely seen and, once you do find them, very, very easy to lose! They're quite small for a robber fly, about 3 or 4 times the size of a mosquito, and, combined with their appearance, may be mistaken for one and overlooked. I happened to notice this guy as he landed on this grass stem, and he stayed put very politely unlike a second one I found (and lost multiple times) a few days later. He even followed me and checked out my camera after I left, blending right into the mosquitoes flying around me. Quite effective camouflage for an insect that likely preys on mosquitoes, I think!

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the beast (Lixus sp., probably L. filiformis or flaveolus) has been joined by another in its spiky pit. i didn't hide their faces on purpose so i can only assume they did it themselves to conceal a terrifying visage

oh no wait yeah that looks normal

(April 17th, 2025)

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purdy Dichorda

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John Cyril Harrison (1898-1985). Avocets in Flight Across Marshland. Pencil, watercolour and bodycolour.

Christie's

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Gull inspecting two fake eggs and deciding to incubate the larger one By: Thomas D. McAvoy From: Life Nature Library: Animal Behavior 1965

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[PHOTOS TAKEN: JUNE 17TH, 2025 | Image IDs: Two photos of a black and red lubber grasshopper nymph on the end of a human finger /End IDs.]

Little guy's still young here, but probably about halfway to that big final molt!

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The three sleepy geeblets

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Source details and larger version.

Here’s my current collection of vintage alligators and crocodiles, some crying real tears.