I received this email:

Dear Waikawa News,
I am [redacted] from Natural History Museum, London, who studies animal traces through deep time. I found the photos posted on your website (https://waikawanews.nz/2023/03/09/sand-scarab-larva.html) very useful to my scientific research, therefore I am emailing you to seek permission of reuse of the photos. Please kindly advice. And I will properly credit you if the photo is reused in any kind of publication.

The credentials checked out and I saw no scammer benefit so I gave permission and added further photos.

My little post made someone's actual research slightly easier. How gratifying is that!

You never know when your very 'ordinary' blog post may have meaning for someone else.