2022 photography competition

[matthew_connors]

Oof, so hard to choose just three! Here goes…

A Southern Brown Tree Frog (Litoria ewingii) poking its head up through some muddy water in the middle of the night. Was it worth it, squatting in the mud and the rain at 1am on a cold winter night? Yes. Yes it was :P

One of my absolute favourite animals, a female Elise’s Fishing Spider (Dolomedes vicque) standing on the surface of the water and showing off her amazing ‘invisible shoes’! Special hairs on her feet (and all over her body) prevent her from breaking the surface tension, but she’s so heavy that she indents the surface of the water where she touches it, causing this weird refractive pattern of shadows as light gets deflected to the edges of the shadows.

And finally a stunning blue male Tropical Rockmaster (Diphlebia euphoeoides) perching above some rapids. This species only lives where there is fast-flowing water, especially where there are falls and rapids. I was very surprised he let me get this close without flying off!

[siyul]

Hoopoe, taken in Hong Kong. Same observation as https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104172590

[headsoup]

Figitidae wasp walking on a rainbow (Agapanthus leaf):

Inat observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104174322

[aidancampos]

1. Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus) atop a ridge
   

   
   
   Observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/90625719

2. Juvenile Little Brown Skink (Scincella lateralis)
   

   
   
   Observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/96630482

3. Eryngium leavenworthii
   

   
   
   Observation: http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105144584

[aadityasrajesh]

[ram_k]

Superb thread and awesome pictures !

Only suggestion - please do post the original inat links

[sunguramy]

Nesticus barri, female, egg sac, spiderlings
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105164150

Orfelia fultoni, “glow worm”, larvae
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/89111288

Photinus australis (“twilight bush baby”)
(never uploaded this here because it doesn’t show the species closeup to ID)

[kakariki14]

Grey heron with black background.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104103272

A female black redstart, which is not black at all .

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104514194

Colias croceus sipping nectar.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/103805256

[kakariki14]

I am new here, how can we vote for the photos?

[hedgehog111]

I will open a separate page on the forum and have a voting poll.

[hedgehog111]

@aadityasrajesh welcome to the forum

Amazing photo

[susanne-kasimir]

Parasitic wasp Ammophila heydeni (I think) with looper caterpillar as provision for the larvae
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92824714

hovering kestrel
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37706517

earwig showing its wing
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/81914737

[jasonhernandez74]

An uninvited guest in my house: Black Rat (Rattus rattus).

iNat observation Black Rat (Rattus rattus) from Gaspar Hernandez, Dominican Republic on February 19, 2017 at 09:58 PM by Jason Hernandez · iNaturalist

A welcome visitor: the “Lizard King” (Hispaniolan Stout Anole, Anolis cybotes).

iNaturalist observation: Hispaniolan Stout Anole (Anolis cybotes) on January 19, 2017 at 09:41 PM by Jason Hernandez · iNaturalist

A cluster of Leaf-Footed Bug nymphs (Tribe Anisoscelini).

iNaturalist observation: Tribe Anisoscelini from La Yagua, Villa Magante 56000, Dominican Republic on July 14, 2013 at 09:21 AM by Jason Hernandez · iNaturalist

[alex2537]

A curious house sparrow approaching a trail camera in southern Ontario.

[alex2537]

American black bears walk along a creek in southern Alaska.

[alex2537]

A large garter snake swallowing a big leapord frog in southern Ontario near a creek.

[machi]

Humpback Whale Breaching: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/100127989

Steller Sea Lion with Buoy: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/70720910

Kodiak Bear and Pet Rock: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/66689124

[langzi]

Blue Dragon Pteraeolidia semperi, comes with zooxanthellae and cnidocytes stolen from Cnidarian preys.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104244043

[ds_explorings]

Whats the criteria? Are voting best photo that makes us laugh, that makes us want to read more, that surprises us, or that we want to buy a print for the living room?

[hedgehog111]

Just what ever photo you like the best, It is completely up to you.