Spring is (almost) here in Finland, and I find myself looking at blooming flowers and bustling arthropods. Here are a few brand-new photographic samples:

Ant on liverwort (Hepatica nobilis)

Bug on my thumb (family Coccinellidae, species perhaps Coccinula quatuordecimpustulata sinensis):

Wolf spider (family Lycosidae) male looking for a bride:

Wolf spider

Unidentified bug sitting on a rowboat:

Some more flowers.