It's that time of year when I see these awesome insects frequently in my yard. This gravid female praying mantis will create a foam mass full of eggs that I've discovered on branches of shrubs or beneath a wooden overhang on my front porch steps. Places that will protect the valuable eggs from harsh winters. An intriguing insect for sure.

Shot with Fujifilm X-H1 & Fujinon XF80mm

in my island this type of moth is called ''kantilasvestis'' and in local tradition it is said that whenever one of them flies in your home you should be expecting visitors

Flowers from my garden

14-spot ladybird feeding on a scale insect

one simple day, i went out to try my new lens, this is what i came back with :D

Ideopsis vulgaris contigua

Prachantakham, Prachinburi, Thailand

A bug that looks like it should be shooting foam in a car wash.

(ver en grande)

This morning my wife pointed out some interesting insect eggs on the white shade cloth over the green beans. I had to go grab the camera and take this picture,

Dallas Fanning NP

Dancy Bottoms, Wheeler NWR

Costa Rica

Challenge #3

Pretend you are an animal (earthworm, cat, bat, sparrow, etc.), imagine what you would perceive and take a photo from this perspective

— Michael Reisch

Michael adds...

"It is a question of trying to identify with another being in a maybe emphatic way, although it is totally different from us. Also what I find interesting is that actually the photographers view on things is analogous to the animal view, watching mankind's strange behavior and projects very much from the outside."

Beaverdam Swamp

This insect was a sitting in a purpule flower, taken with the evening light in ECR chennai, D 200, AFD 28-105 semi macro

Stick insect. Ramulus sp. ?

I just love stick insects, they are excellent model for natural light shots :D. Well, except those with wings, maybe as some of them will just fly away:D

Natural light macro: orionmystery.blogspot.com/2010/10/tips-on-shooting-with-n...

A baby, on my son's finger. We have many more of these.

Species post up soon, I promise, with bonus pictures of some animals. Until then, I made a really stupid cartoony post to tide you over.

Check out all my Species a Day posts, with writeups, here.

Kerharo, Plomeur

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Insecto (Macro)

This picture was taken in Sinharaja Forest Reserve - Sri Lanka

HBBBT I think this is a little moth but I'm not sure from this POV lol ;0)

Bumble bees in New Zealand

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

Somehow this looks painful, but the bees clearly enjoy it.

Here is the back of my insect book inspired by Christopher Marley's Pheromone, an amazing book of photographed insects. I got his permission to post my sketches.

On a recent trip to the Weald & Downland Museum, near Chichester.

I thought I'd start 2017 off with some insect shots for a change.

Location: Philippines (North Central Mindanao near Malaybalay City, Bukidnon)

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In the butterfly house at Norfolk Botanical Garden

I was getting worried about the lack of bees this year, but it seems with the opening of the Chive blossoms they've returned. Now, if the Hummingbirds would just return-----

I saw this American Robin digging in the earth, and, he must have known the right place.