Elli Klaus
Conservation biologist with focus on botanics and entomology. I love macrophotography of all fauna & flora but especially of insects and spiders. Pics & opinions are my own.
Currently in Cape Town. She/her
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- Reposted by Elli KlausThis monkey slug caterpillar (Phobetron sp.) from Ecuador has evolved to look like a discarded tarantula molt. This one mimics the tarantula Avicularia juruensis (see my previous post) so accurately, down to the pink toes and yellow bands! The hairs cause skin irritation, just like Avicularia hairs.
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- A Longleg #Dandy (#Portia cf. schultzi) from #Choma, #Zambia. #jumpingspider #salticidae #spidersky #bugsky #inverts #macrophotography #spiders
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- A lucky find: A southern #African rock #python caught itself a nice dinner. Seen in #Choma, #Zambia in November 2025. #herps #snake
- One of the jumping #spiders I found in the leaf litter at #Choma, #Zambia. Any ideas for an ID? #spidersky #inverts #macrophotography #inaturalist
- An #Amegilla #bee resting on the stem of a lavender. Seen in #Choma, #Zambia in November 2025. #bugsky #inverts #inaturalist #macrophotography
- A burrowing wolf spider with her #spiderlings at the entrance of her hole. Seen in #Choma, #Zambia #spidersky #bugsky #wolfspider #inverts #inaturalist
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- Just because I just found this picture and I find them pretty. So lets see who else likes it! This is a male #Philaeus chrysops, a #jumpingspider. Discovered in #France, #Camargue in Mai 2024. #salticidae #spidersky #inverts #inat #bugsky
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- Reposted by Elli KlausTwo bombardier beetles (Brachinus sp.) attacking a termite. Many insects defend themselves with smelly/irritating chemicals; these beetles go to 11. They mix chemicals in their abdomen, and the resulting reaction reaches near boiling; the noxious mixture is emitted with an audible pop. 🐙🌿 #insects
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- Quite a colour explosion in European regards 😅 This is a Leafy Spurge #Hawkmoth ( #Hyles #euphorbiae) eating it's host plant, a Cypress Spurge. It's a young one, it will be double its size. Seen in the #Binntal, #Valais, #Switzerland #bugsky #insects #inverts #macro #photography #inat
- Just a little jumper - a female #Aelurillus v-insignitus from the #Binntal in #Valais. They are quite common in their habitat but easily overlooked. This individual was 2-3 mm tall. Love to find them! 😍 #bugsky #salticidae #inverts #spiders #spidersky
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SPEECHLESS BEFORE / AFTER #BLATTEN The magnitude of destruction after the 3:24 pm collapse of Birch Glacier is immense! 😱 All the forest has been razed and the ice/wood/debris dammed the Lonza river 🌊 Some buildings of Blatten are buried 🏠 📷 Pomona - Reposted by Elli Klaus[Not loaded yet]
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- For #InsectThursday I want to show you this #solitary #bee (I don't know the species) sitting on a #monkeyorchid (Orchis simia) with a pollinion on its front. This is how orchids spread their pollen, so cool! (France, 12.5.2024) #bugsky #macrophotography #inverts #insects #pollinators
- It's #Worldbeeday! So here is my contribution: it's the #solitary wild #bees we care about - not the honey bee. It is those that we depend on for our food and all wildlife around. I like honey bees when they are good food for others, e.g. for this jumping #spider couple of #Asianellus festivus
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- What a great story about beavers in Scotland! Worth a look
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- Reposted by Elli KlausHappy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉 Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace. You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
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- A tail-wagger #snail ( #Sheldonia sp.) from Wilderness, South Africa (march 2025). What a weird little thing! It made my day when I saw it! #mollusks #gastropod #SouthAfrica #macrophotography #bugsky
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- You don't see me! This #ichneumonid #wasp reminds me of a toddler trying to hide 😃 Found in Bière, #Switzerland #bugsky #insects #arthropod #inat #hymenoptera #macrophotography #pollinator
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- Another jumping #spider from Thailand. #Plexippus paykulli is originally from Africa but has been introduced on all other continents. I was happy to find it! #inverts #bugsky #salticidae #macrophotography #arachnids #jumpingspiders #inat
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- I love jumping spiders but this is nevertheless very fascinating!
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- Just another #jumping #spider looking pretty. This time it's #Menemerus cf. taeniatus found in the #Camargue in France. #inverts #bugsky #macrophotography #inat #wildlife #nature
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- What a great picture! They are often not easy to catch, these jumpers... But if one manages, it is very rewarding!
- What a pretty hummingbird (not that other hummingbirds are less pretty 😅). Love this shot! And would love to see the bird sometime in my live 😃
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- Hahaha, this is funny and so cool! And a stunning picture as well 👏
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