Eddie The Bugman
Genus nov.2 sp. nov. Grazing
Another of my favourite Symphypleona, this is Genus nov.2 sp. nov. or Katianna 3. When I visit the Sheffield Botanical Gardens I always try to photograph a few of these beauties. This shot was sort of a 4 image stack, there was quite a bit of movement between shots, but I managed to edit around the problem areas. This specimen seems to be a mature individual with a lot of black pigmentation, it was happily grazing on fungi or algae growing on this decaying leaf. I often see these on wooden barriers at the gardens with other species, they can be found in large numbers grazing on the algae that grow on the wood.
This was about 1.2mm long, taken with my MP-E, 1.4x teleconverter and a 36mm extension tube.
I can't wait to revisit the Sheffield Botanical Gardens in 2015. Hope everyone enjoys the last day of 2014 :o)
Genus nov.2 sp. nov. Grazing
Another of my favourite Symphypleona, this is Genus nov.2 sp. nov. or Katianna 3. When I visit the Sheffield Botanical Gardens I always try to photograph a few of these beauties. This shot was sort of a 4 image stack, there was quite a bit of movement between shots, but I managed to edit around the problem areas. This specimen seems to be a mature individual with a lot of black pigmentation, it was happily grazing on fungi or algae growing on this decaying leaf. I often see these on wooden barriers at the gardens with other species, they can be found in large numbers grazing on the algae that grow on the wood.
This was about 1.2mm long, taken with my MP-E, 1.4x teleconverter and a 36mm extension tube.
I can't wait to revisit the Sheffield Botanical Gardens in 2015. Hope everyone enjoys the last day of 2014 :o)