#spined

[kadaverzart]

old school work

[zephyrnoodles]

Ignoring all my other projects in the fridge I picked up this cutie. I love her soft colors so much, but the aberration scry looks pretty badass too.

ID: #76748527

[usgsbiml]

Upper view of the Treehopper posted a couple of days ago.  This is a lovely magical shot by Anders Croft.  Ethereal really.  Still don't know which species.  

[fuckyeahaquaria]

Spined Loach | Cobitis taenia

(by Sergey Yeliseev)

[usgsbiml]

Thalestria spinosa..the only member of its genus

A nest parasite of the pollen carrying genus Oxaea.  

Note that both genera have glints of metallic integument just to make them more attractive to humans.  Sadly my lovely interns did not record where this particular specimen was collected, but I do know the specimen is likely about 100 years old and part of the Smithsonian collection.  Oh, check out the 4 lovely spines floating off the back of the thorax.  How unforunate that mammals like use never get to wear spines.  

All original pictures completely public domain and available at our Flickr site: https://www.flickr.com/photos/usgsbiml/

Photography Information: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-_yvIsucOY

Follow us on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/usgsbiml/

Download our free field guide to the genera of bees:http://bio2.elmira.edu/fieldbio/beesofmarylandbookversion1.pdf

Public Bee Servant, sam droege

[bjgaulton]

Spined by Blair Gaulton 

Spined Shattered glass spines area. (C)BJG(Blair Gaulton)July 2017

View On WordPress

[love-isaword-blog]

This is the 3rd in a 26 part series, where each letter of the alphabet corresponds to a different mythological animal. This is calopus, the Iraqi spined wolf. #myart #me #mythology #calopus #iraqi #spined #wolf #art #painting #watercolor #paint