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Wolf Spider (probably Hogna lenta - according to m Wolf Spider (probably Hogna lenta - according to my FSU venom expert buddy, @darinrokyta). B found this lovely creature in the carport - either molting or mostly dead. (we did go through his clothes and look for loose change). Either way, he was a cooperative model for my first real macrophotography experiment. I shot this using the Tamron 90 mm macro lens @tamronamericas. And photostacked a series of pictures to get this beauty. I mean, look at those EYES! And the hairs!! Nature is pretty magnificent, even in the organisms we sometimes fear. 

#wolfspider #hognalenta #spiders #spidermacro #macrophotography #maddenscience #maddensciencemacro #tamronmacro
Mama Bear and Baby Bear! 🐻 Great Smoky Mountain Mama Bear and Baby Bear! 🐻 Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Cades Cove. @greatsmokynps What a joyful and exciting learning experience!

#blackbear #mamabear #babybear #bearcub #cadescove #smokymountainsnationalpark #smokymountainsnationalparkbears #maddenscience
Mama Bear! Great Smoky Mountains National Park - C Mama Bear! Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Cades Cove. *Video coming soon. We got to enjoy watching the two bears explore as they traveled through the meadow and into the dark woods (+ apparently bears don’t get poison ivy). @greatsmokynps What a joyful and exciting learning experience!

#blackbear #mamabear #cadescove #smokymountainsnationalpark #smokymountainsnationalparkbears #maddenscience
Baby Bear Cub 🐻 Saw this cute little bear cub Baby Bear Cub 🐻 
Saw this cute little bear cub in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Cades Cove. *Her mama is right in front of her - pictures and video of her are coming soon. We got to enjoy watching the two bears for close to 20 minutes as they traveled through the meadow. Without a doubt this was the thing we were most looking forward to on this, our first camping trip to @greatsmokynps What a joyful experience! 

#babybearcub #bearcub #cadescove #smokymountainsnationalpark #smokymountainsnationalparkbears #maddenscience
Lovely birds from St. Marks Wildlife Refuge. 1. O Lovely birds from St. Marks Wildlife Refuge. 
1. Orchard Oriole
2. Willet
3. Grackle (male)
4. Grackle (female)
*And a goofy soft shell turtle. 

#stmarkswildliferefuge #birdsonearth #floridawildlife #naturephotography #floridanaturephotography #maddenscience #tallahasseenature
Tallahassee Challenger Tennis 2025: Day 1 action. Tallahassee Challenger Tennis 2025: Day 1 action. Incredible Aerial Artistry and Power! Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera vs Michael Mmoh @michaelmmoh @tomasbarriosv @tallychallenger @cottennis @usta @ustaflorida #tennis #tallahasseechallenger #floridatennis #sportsphotography #maddenscience
Tallahassee Challenger Tennis 2025: Day 1 action. Tallahassee Challenger Tennis 2025: Day 1 action. Incredible Aerial Artistry and Power! Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera vs Michael Mmoh @michaelmmoh @tomasbarriosv @tallychallenger @cottennis @usta @ustaflorida #tennis #tallahasseechallenger #floridatennis #sportsphotography #maddenscience
Fun exploring at St. Marks and spending time with Fun exploring at St. Marks and spending time with these baby alligator siblings. I could (and almost did) spend all day observing these wonderful creatures. 

#stmarkswildliferefuge #babygators #floridawildlife #alligator #naturephotography #floridanaturephotography #maddenscience #tallahasseenature
Big gator! I heard this guy bellowing long before Big gator! I heard this guy bellowing long before I saw him. Sounded like an engine starting over and over! Also can see a large healing wound on his left side in picture 2. 

#stmarkswildliferefuge #gator #floridawildlife #alligator #naturephotography #floridanaturephotography #maddenscience #tallahasseenature
Sunrise at St. Marks Wildlife Refuge. #stmarkswi Sunrise at St. Marks Wildlife Refuge. 

#stmarkswildliferefuge #floridawildlife #sunrise #naturephotography #floridanaturephotography #maddenscience #tallahasseenature
Yellow Crowned Night Herons (Nyctanassa violacea) Yellow Crowned Night Herons (Nyctanassa violacea) are one of my favorite birds. Often funny looking - as seen here! These guys love to fly straight up and down rivers and springs. 

#wakullaspringsstatepark
#yellowcrownednightheron #floridawildlife #heron #naturephotography #floridanaturephotography #maddenscience #tallahasseenature
Baby and Mommy Alligator! 🐊 This is the first Baby and Mommy Alligator! 🐊 
This is the first time I noticed the leading edge webbing on the legs of baby alligators! (easiest to see on the last picture) Incredible!

#wakullaspringsstatepark 
#alligator #floridawildlife #gator #naturephotography #floridanaturephotography #maddenscience #tallahasseenature
What lurks below! 🐊 Amazing to see this beast What lurks below! 🐊 
Amazing to see this beast close up and underwater. Can even see the little fishies swimming around with her!
#gator #floridawildlife #alligator #naturephotography #floridanaturephotography #maddenscience #tallahasseenature
Special thanks to Morgan Hawkins @morgan_hawk80 - Special thanks to Morgan Hawkins @morgan_hawk80 - FSU Coastal Marine Lab. @fsumarinelab Morgan shared her enthusiasm and expertise with our biology classes in this lecture. See link in profile for last year's video. 

Check out these close up pictures of the amazing Bay Scallop (Argopecten irradians)!
These small marine creatures can have over 40 bright blue eyes along their mantle edges. Each eye is a marvel of nature, equipped with a lens, a two-layered retina, and a concave mirror to detect light and movement—perfect for spotting predators and making a quick escape! #BayScallop #MarineBiology #UnderTheSea #OceanConservation #ScallopEyes #NaturePhotography #MarineLife #ShellfishAquaculture #SustainableSeafood #MarineConservation #FSUCoastalMarineLab #EcoEducation #AquaticLife
I love seeing the reflected wave rings radiating u I love seeing the reflected wave rings radiating up and across the Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus). 
#maddenscience #hoodedmerganser #floridabirds #wildflorida #floridaaudubonsociety #audubon #wildtallahassee
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias). Wonderful to wa Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias). Wonderful to watch this deft bird hunt, and equally inspiring watching it fly. I didn't notice until I got home that I caught the wading Great Egret in the foreground as I tracked the flying Great Blue Heron! Pretty lucky. 
#maddenscience #greatblueheron #floridabirds #wildflorida #greategret #floridaaudubonsociety #audubon #wildtallahassee
The Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) is a deadly The Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) is a deadly hunter. I love being able to see the fish's eyes and the water droplets on the beak!
#maddenscience #greatblueheron #floridabirds #wildflorida #floridaaudubonsociety #audubon
A few more otter pictures from our adventures. Che A few more otter pictures from our adventures. Check out those whiskers!
We had a blast hanging out with my new best friend We had a blast hanging out with my new best friend - The North American River Otter : Lontra canadensis. What a delightful creature and amazing hunter. Nearly every time I watched her hunt, she came back with a yummy fish. The kids and I (armed with our walkie-talkies) spent many snow day hours on otter patrol.
#otter #floridawildlife #otterlife #naturephotography #floridanaturephotography #maddenscience #tallahasseenature
Snow wonderland above (and in) the clouds: Snowsho Snow wonderland above (and in) the clouds: Snowshoeing and exploring Snow Lake and Snoqualmie Pass with my man! Josh @beard_on_fire
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