Mosquito larvae
Mosquito larvae, with breathing tubes pointed upwards to the water's surface. My wife spotted these rather unpleasant larvae in some stagnant water in an old plant pot in the garden. I'm not sure, but suspect these are from a species called Culex pipiens, which is very common in England. Taken using an 50mm EL Nikkor f/2.8 enlarger lens (stopped down to f/11) reversed onto extension tubes. Original macro ratio on the camera sensor was approximately 2.6:1, but I have cropped in by about 40%. I used a ring flash for illumination.
Mosquito larvae
Mosquito larvae, with breathing tubes pointed upwards to the water's surface. My wife spotted these rather unpleasant larvae in some stagnant water in an old plant pot in the garden. I'm not sure, but suspect these are from a species called Culex pipiens, which is very common in England. Taken using an 50mm EL Nikkor f/2.8 enlarger lens (stopped down to f/11) reversed onto extension tubes. Original macro ratio on the camera sensor was approximately 2.6:1, but I have cropped in by about 40%. I used a ring flash for illumination.