phyzome's Photos

Yes, they are as painful as they look.

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Long exposure (15 sec) of the moon at night. Unfortunately, I had set the timer too short, and the camera settled on the tripod during the exposure, thus resulting in a somewhat oblong moon.

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That's a harlequin bug it ate.

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Ahahahahahaha... I kill myself. Anyway, you might be asking, "Where's the rest of the snake?" Little bugger had crawled out of a hole in the brick under the drain pipe and couldn't get back in.

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The source Photoshop file is available upon request under the same license. I would love it if someone made a prettier version of this.

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There's a reason insect preen so much: parasites. The red dots are mites, which can be found on all manner of larger insects.

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I could spend hours tracing the intricate patterns and folds of a grasshopper's exoskeleton. Unfortunately, the grasshopper never seems to have the time for me.

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Most folks will find this surprising, but insects are fastidious groomers. Just watch a fly clean its antennae, wings, and legs.

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My dad used to see these in the Smokies.

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It had berries, and based on its growth and surroundings, this is probably a 4-year old plant.

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Should be easy to identify due to the somewhat unique characteristics.

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The "wonder" mouse, as in, "I wonder how he survived this long."

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No, "corrugated parasol mushroom" is not the correct name, as far as I am aware. But it should be.

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Can anyone parse this image for me? I have no idea what is going on, or even how many parties are involved. I see a ladybug larva at the bottom and what might be a metamorphosing larva at right, but the latter might just be an exoskeleton.

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She was much larger than the average red ant I see around my house, and had a very different build as well. I put her back down a few feet from the front door, but she wandered back to her station within a few minutes.

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