Entomology, Arachnology and Environment
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This is the 2nd shot I took of this handsome fella the Dor Beetle, which I spied in Grunewald Forest. These guys were so well structured, metallic and thickly armoured, as well as being so heavily built for a bug, that range Rover is what came to mind. If you ever make it to Berlin, take an excursion to Grunewald which would be a treasure trove for Nature Photographers and Macro Enthusiasts.
This was with the RaynoxDCR-250 which works much better for focus at 55mm which was Nikkor's VR1 55-200mm minimal focal length.
Hope everyone's week is going well so far and so as always, thank you! :)
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Snapped this cute little beastie in close-up with absolutely no idea what it was — other than “vaguely threatening in a charming way.” Google reverse image search helpfully suggested it might be a horse fly, a deer fly, a march fly, a Snouty McNeedleface, or a Six-Legged Nope Beast.
Since I took the photo in April, I’ve decided, with the full confidence of someone who barely passed high school biology, or any other subject for that matter, that it’s a March fly.
Somewhere, an actual entomologist is no doubt looking at this post and sighing heavily, knowing exactly what it is, and muttering unkind things about me. Fair enough too.
Still, it’s a creature of Earth just like us (albeit better armoured (check out that head sword/lance)), and with a better beard)). (The grammar police have probably just added me to a watchlist for excessive parenthesis abuse))) Feel free to admire this “handsome" little creature .... but maybe don’t imagine it landing on your face while you sleep 😳
Have a great week out there!
Natural History Museum London
Head of sea lamprey
Petromyzon marinus
North Atlantic and western Mediterranean
About a centimetre long, this bejewelled bee was sluggish in the cool rainy weather, and waited patiently as I photographed it from every angle.
A photo from our visit to Zoo Boise's Butterflies in Bloom exhibit. Zoo Boise gets their butterflies from Costa Rican Entomology Supply farmers, a certified organization, working to hone their craft and contribute to the environmental stability of the earth.
Are there any specialist entomologists on flickr who would like to have a go at identifying this intriguing creature which I found settled on our garden studio this morning ? My prolonged searches of the Internet have found nothing positive or similar. The insect/bug/larva was coloured beige and black and less than a centimetre in length.
Found at Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve, SE of Barrydale. Western Cape, South Africa.
Possibly Phymateus in the Pyrgomorphidae family? These are very large and they were abundant at this reserve.
Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-24EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.
Mobile photos with Procreate drawings further manipulated in iColorama & ArtRage on iPad Pro with Apple Pencil.
Mobile photos with drawings done in Procreate & assembled in iColorama & ArtRage using iPad Pro L with Apple Pencil.
Found at Redwood Park, just east of Toowoomba. Queensland, Australia.
I think it may have been trying to dry itself after getting hit by a drop of rain.
Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-24EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.
Found at unnamed local park/forest west of Dawson Avenue in town of Theodore. Queensland, Australia.
Found on bank of Dawson River.
Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-24EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.
As an entomologist, Waverly spends countless hours scouring the countryside for new insects to study. She is quite proud of this collection of rare specimens. To the timid she says, “Don’t be afraid, a little bug can’t hurt you…very much.”
This Blythe doll is Candy Carnival, posing for the theme “Entomology” in the Blythe a Day group on Flickr.
Heteropogon sp. Found at Hastings Natural History Reservation in the foothills of coastal central California's Santa Lucia Mountains. Monterey County, California, USA.
Thinking it might be H. cirrhatus.
Single exposure, cropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-24EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.
First illustration from the new Entomology series where I presented some of my (many) favorite species in the "natural-history encyclopedia" style. Each insect is drawn by hand with colored pencils and watercolors, then processed and arranged in Photoshop.
full series here: www.behance.net/gallery/ENTOMOLOGY-Vol-II/11416275
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