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Bugsnapz ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Bug lover here! Join me on my journey of discovery as I explore the incredible world.

Golden-Eyed Shrub Frog! ๐ŸธMeet ๐˜—๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ด, the golden-eyed shrub frog - a species endemic to Sri Lanka! ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ...
12/27/2025

Golden-Eyed Shrub Frog! ๐Ÿธ

Meet ๐˜—๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ด, the golden-eyed shrub frog - a species endemic to Sri Lanka! ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ This beautiful little frog is part of the family Rhacophoridae and represents another gem in Sri Lanka's incredible endemic biodiversity. Found nowhere else on Earth!

๐Ÿ“ธ Olympus OMD em1 mark ii, 60mm Zuiko macro lens, & Godax V350o flash with diffuser

๐Ÿ“Œ Handheld single shot ๐Ÿ–
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ยฉThilina Hettiarachchi | TH

๐ŸŽ„ Merry Christmas! ๐ŸŽ„Christmas colors found in nature!This tiny flightless grasshopper (๐˜™๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ข ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ข), endemic to Sri L...
12/25/2025

๐ŸŽ„ Merry Christmas! ๐ŸŽ„

Christmas colors found in nature!

This tiny flightless grasshopper (๐˜™๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ข ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ข), endemic to Sri Lanka, looks like it dressed up for the holidays! ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜‚ Swipe to see the original - nature's own Christmas decoration with those perfect festive red and green hues! ๐ŸŽ…๐ŸŽ

Wishing all my followers a wonderful Christmas filled with joy, peace, and beautiful moments! May your day be as colorful as this little grasshopper! ๐ŸŒŸ๐Ÿ’šโค๏ธ

๐Ÿ“ธ Olympus OMD em1 mark ii, 60mm Zuiko macro lens, Raynox dcr 250 & Godax V350o flash with diffuser

๐Ÿ“Œ Handheld single shot ๐Ÿ–



ยฉThilina Hettiarachchi | TH

Time for a Teenie Tiny Parasitoid Wasp! ๐Ÿ”โšกMeet ๐˜‹๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ด sp. - a genus of parasitic wasps in the family Chalcididae!Check...
12/22/2025

Time for a Teenie Tiny Parasitoid Wasp! ๐Ÿ”โšก

Meet ๐˜‹๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ด sp. - a genus of parasitic wasps in the family Chalcididae!
Check out those prominent horn-like projections extending from the front of their heads! These tiny chalcids are parasitoids of flies.

What do you think of this tiny body builder? ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿ“ธ Olympus OMD em1 mark ii, 60mm Zuiko macro lens, Raynox dcr 250 & Godax V350o flash with diffuser

๐Ÿ“Œ Handheld single shots ๐Ÿ–
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ยฉThilina Hettiarachchi | TH

A Beautiful Katydid! ๐Ÿฆ—๐ŸŒธMeet ๐˜‹๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ข ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ข (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878) - a stunning katydid with a tautonym (same...
11/18/2025

A Beautiful Katydid! ๐Ÿฆ—๐ŸŒธ

Meet ๐˜‹๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ข ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ข (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878) - a stunning katydid with a tautonym (same genus and species name)!

The name comes from Latin dฤ“flลro, meaning "to pluck flowers" or "past flowering" - likely referencing this insect's relationship with flowers. This is the first time I found them and now I know why they named it that way!

๐Ÿ“ธ Olympus OMD em1 mark ii, 60mm Zuiko macro lens, & Godax V350o flash with diffuser

ยฉThilina Hettiarachchi | TH

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Some Cool BEASTS!!!! โšกA collection of tiger beetle photos I've captured so far - from stunning adults to a fierce larva ...
11/12/2025

Some Cool BEASTS!!!! โšก

A collection of tiger beetle photos I've captured so far - from stunning adults to a fierce larva (final shot)!! Some are museum specimens, most captured in the field. Speed demons and ambush predators - absolute beasts! ๐Ÿ’ช

Which is your favorite? ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿ“ธ Olympus OMD em1 mark ii, 60mm Zuiko macro lens, Raynox dcr 250 & Godax V350o flash with diffuser

๐Ÿ“Œ Handheld stacked shots ๐Ÿ–

ยฉThilina Hettiarachchi | TH

https://www.instagram.com/p/DQ9sg-eESB3/?igsh=d2IxbGJjbm9oZGJq

11/12/2025
MODEL OF THE DAY! ๐Ÿ“ธโœจPhotoshoot with nature's coolest model - the Wandering Violin Mantis (๐˜Ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜บ๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜บ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด)!This is j...
10/30/2025

MODEL OF THE DAY! ๐Ÿ“ธโœจ

Photoshoot with nature's coolest model - the Wandering Violin Mantis (๐˜Ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜บ๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜บ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด)!
This is just a juvenile - the adults are even MORE spectacular!

What do you think of this stunning model? ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿ“ธ Olympus OMD em1 mark ii, 60mm Zuiko macro lens, Raynox dcr 250 & Godax V350o flash with diffuser

๐Ÿ“Œ Handheld single shots ๐Ÿ–



ยฉThilina Hettiarachchi | TH

https://www.instagram.com/p/DQaJFWoEUeS/?igsh=MW0zZmp3MDlpN3VsZQ==

Nature's Crime Scene! ๐Ÿ•ท๏ธ๐ŸFound this Ground Crab Spider (๐˜Ÿ๐˜บ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ด sp.) years ago on a Prairie Crocus in Saskatoon - with ...
10/26/2025

Nature's Crime Scene! ๐Ÿ•ท๏ธ๐Ÿ

Found this Ground Crab Spider (๐˜Ÿ๐˜บ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ด sp.) years ago on a Prairie Crocus in Saskatoon - with THREE wild bee victims! ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

Early spring flowers attract desperate pollinators, and this spider knew exactly where to wait. Brutal but fascinating!

๐Ÿ“ธ Olympus OMD em1 mark ii, 60mm Zuiko macro lens, Raynox dcr 250 & Godax V350o flash with diffuser

๐Ÿ“Œ Handheld stacked shot (34 shots) ๐Ÿ–



ยฉThilina Hettiarachchi | TH

https://www.instagram.com/p/DQQh5kAjC9n/?igsh=ZWdneTBvNWNkY3Yz

Sleepy Bee Alert! ๐Ÿ’ค๐ŸFound this adorable male Dimorphic Leafcutter (๐˜”๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ซ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ข) catching some Z's near my house ...
10/17/2025

Sleepy Bee Alert! ๐Ÿ’ค๐Ÿ

Found this adorable male Dimorphic Leafcutter (๐˜”๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ซ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ข) catching some Z's near my house during my Sri Lanka trip this year!

Have you ever spotted a sleeping bee? ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿ“ธ Olympus OMD em1 mark ii, 60mm Zuiko macro lens, Raynox dcr 250 & Godax V350o flash with diffuser

๐Ÿ“Œ Handheld stacked shot (54 shots) ๐Ÿ–



ยฉThilina Hettiarachchi | TH

Meet ๐˜‰๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜น๐˜ช๐˜ข ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ด! ๐ŸŒฟโœจCheck out this absolutely cool-looking tiny Cixiid planthopper I found during my Sri Lanka...
10/09/2025

Meet ๐˜‰๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜น๐˜ช๐˜ข ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ด! ๐ŸŒฟโœจ

Check out this absolutely cool-looking tiny Cixiid planthopper I found during my Sri Lankan adventure!

This beauty is ๐˜‰๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜น๐˜ช๐˜ข ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ด from the family Cixiidae! ๐Ÿคฏ (identified by Mr. WonGun Kim)

Have you ever spotted one of these before? ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿ“ธ Olympus OMD em1 mark ii, 60mm Zuiko macro lens, Raynox dcr 250 & Godax V350o flash with diffuser

๐Ÿ“Œ Handheld single shot ๐Ÿ–

ยฉThilina Hettiarachchi | TH

https://www.instagram.com/p/DPlrq_mjkez/?igsh=MWw4aXp0dnAxaXpjeA==

Happy World Animal Day! ๐ŸŒโœจWhen we celebrate animals, the spotlight usually falls on the larger species. But today, I'm c...
10/04/2025

Happy World Animal Day! ๐ŸŒโœจ

When we celebrate animals, the spotlight usually falls on the larger species. But today, I'm celebrating some of the most amazing creatures in the animal kingdom - arthropods!

These incredible insects often go unnoticed, yet they make up over 80% of all animal species on Earth! They deserve their moment too.

Here are some of my favorite shots of these tiny wonders:

1. Brown Wasp Mantidfly (๐˜Š๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ข ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข)
2. Big Sand Tiger Beetle (๐˜Š๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ข ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ข)
3. Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ข ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ข)
4. ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฆ
5. Tricolored Bumble Bee (๐˜‰๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ถ๐˜ด)
6. Larva of tiger beetle sp.
7. Dark-veined Longhorn Bee (๐˜”๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ด)
8. Short-horned Cellophane Bee
9. ๐˜Š๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜บ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ด sp.
10. Brown Wasp Mantidfly (๐˜Š. ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข)
11. ๐˜Š๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ข ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ข ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ข (museum specimen)
12. Jagged Ambush Bug (๐˜—๐˜ฉ๐˜บ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ข ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ข) feeding on ๐˜›๐˜ฐ๐˜น๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ด
13. Brown Wasp Mantidfly (๐˜Š. ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข)
14. Mating pair of Black-spined Bladetail (๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ถ๐˜ด)
15. Jagged Ambush Bug (๐˜—๐˜ฉ๐˜บ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ข ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ข) feeding on a Slender-faced Masked Bee
16. ๐˜—๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜บ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ข (museum specimen)
17. ๐˜—๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜บ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜บ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ด
18. Bronzed Tiger Beetle (๐˜Š๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ข ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข)
19. Boreal Chorus Frog (๐˜—๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ข)
20. Me

Which one is your favorite? Let me know in the comments! ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿ“ธ Olympus OMD em1 mark ii, 60mm Zuiko macro lens, Raynox dcr 250 & Godax V350o flash with diffuser


ยฉThilina Hettiarachchi | TH

https://www.instagram.com/bugsnapz?igsh=MzR0NHR0aWUwZzN6

Colorful Froghopper Alert! ๐ŸธโœจMeet ๐˜™๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ข cf. ๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ - a stunning spittlebug (family Cercopidae) first described fro...
10/04/2025

Colorful Froghopper Alert! ๐Ÿธโœจ

Meet ๐˜™๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ข cf. ๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ - a stunning spittlebug (family Cercopidae) first described from Sri Lanka in 1891! ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ

Check out that unusual color and those intricate black vein patterns on the tegmina tips - nature's perfect artwork! ๐ŸŽจ

How amazing is nature's color palette?

Kuruwita, Sri Lanka ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ

๐Ÿ“ธ Olympus OMD em1 mark ii, 60mm Zuiko macro lens, Raynox dcr 250 & Godax V350o flash with diffuser

๐Ÿ“Œ Handheld single shots ๐Ÿ–

ยฉThilina Hettiarachchi | TH

https://www.instagram.com/p/DPUStIXEfE3/?igsh=MXF4dGw1cnJpZmZxaA==

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