There is a fully visible insect in this picture.

[lfisk@infosec.exchange]

@danmccullough I followed it around the yard with camera in hand. While flying it flashed a brilliant red color. I saw it land on the backside of this tree. Spent another ~5-10 minutes creeping up and trying find it without scaring it off again

[danmccullough@ecoevo.social]

@lfisk My original photo had a hornet in it as well. But I thought that might confuse things a bit. The hornet seemed totally unaware even though the mother was only ~ 2 inches from it.

[jerzone@techhub.social]

@danmccullough I found it!

[lfisk@infosec.exchange]

@danmccullough They look kinda blah in the ID books but oh wow. Once you see how they blend in like that in their environment you gain a whole new perspective

[danmccullough@ecoevo.social]

@jerzone All that wilderness biking you do. Constantly on the lookout for grey rocks that will send you ass over teakettle.

[viob@eldritch.cafe]

@danmccullough Catch it without checking CW ! \o/

[deborahh@cosocial.ca]

@danmccullough @lisamelton wow!

[niavy@masto.bike]

@danmccullough
Oh wow
@beatricejess

#insects

[jerzone@techhub.social]

@danmccullough Face first into an invisible moth!

[danmccullough@ecoevo.social]

@jerzone Free tattoo!

[originallucy@mastodon.online]

@danmccullough cool!

[alexisbushnell@toot.wales]

@danmccullough omg that is so cool! I would never have found it without the alt text!

[cynthiarose@sfba.social]

@danmccullough

I saw it! Without help from alt text! I actually saw it! I’M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS

[artnacrea@mastodon.ie]

@danmccullough

That's excellent.

It's also exciting for me to see an elm tree.

[danmccullough@ecoevo.social]

@cynthiarose

[jarvisscript@hachyderm.io]

@danmccullough Took a minute but I found it.

Also alt text say "its wrong" instead of the body part of the insect.

[danmccullough@ecoevo.social]

@jarvisscript Thanks for pointing that out. My eyes were shot from trying to find the thing in the multiple photos I took. Edited.

[askpippa@c.im]

@danmccullough Found it!

[m3t00@mstdn.party]

@danmccullough
spoiler zoom. still hard to see. how many generations slightly more visible must have not looked like their favorite places in the bark.

[huskify@mastodon.world]

@danmccullough I can't seem to get alt text on my phone or ipad, but I found it without it!