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EF 135mm f/2L USM, EOS 5D Mark II
Tv 1/40, Av 5.0, ISO 100
Monochrome with orange filter
My garden.
June 9, 2013
Spittlebug (Family Cercopidae) on a grass stem. Blow away the foam and you will find a small green insect nymph that will immediately start to blow additional bubbles to cover itself once again. Mt. Pleasant (Howard County Conservancy), Maryland
... yes, this unusual but sweet sizeable ladybird is only found on the West of Scotland and survives all kinds of weather. If you are lucky to have one local to your garden you are always guaranteed a smile!
Come on ..... it's freezing outside well okay it's 1C but will be freezing this evening. I went on an insect hunt in the garden and apart from one dead spider in my garage ... nothing!! I started to walk about the house for a spider and my wife "went nuts" shouting at me "do you think I keep a dirty home!!" Oh, well, hope you like the little (actually quite large) native to our garden!!
Seasons Greetings to everyone!
Thanks to everyone for helping me hit Explore!
Our Daily Challenge - THE INSECT WORLD .....
This insect caught a ride with me into work on my backpack. It has apparently covered itself with detritus in an effort to cover and conceal itself. Though fearsome looking, it is less than 3/16 of an inch across.
What is it?
I just discovered that weevils and some bugs pretend to be dead when they sense danger.
Watch out for some weevils in action in my future posts.
I boosted the color saturation to improve the color contrast. CombineZ5 with 2 photos. Thanks to Brian V.
I've been collecting insects much longer than I´ve been photographing them. These are the ones I've got so far. Add a note if you are positive about an identification, or leave a comment if you want me to take a closer photo of a specific insect. ( the dragonflies are sadly decapitated, because the box fell on them)
I souped up Week 7's SOD post and bumped it to the top of my blog, right above the humor post from earlier this week. Still playing catch-up with the next weeks' writeups, and also have some other stuff coming. For now, enjoy a gorgeous queen butterfly, captured at Boyce Thompson Arboretum.
Check out all my Species a Day posts, with writeups, here.
The last cicada has stopped singing for this year -- just got too cold. Their song will be welcomed next year -- as they always are. Swamp Cicada (Tibicen chloromera), Mt. Pleasant, Maryland
This particular butterfly bears a clipped wing. Besides humans, lizards, birds, and spiders are the three main predators of this beautiful insect.
Arge pagana - Rose sawfly.
Thanks to Maureen and Ken for the very helpful ID. The larvae will defoliate roses and damage young shoots so it is best to keep a watch for them and destroy.
A collection of sketches and drawings of insects to feed into and inspire a year 12 textiles project.
A pair of little newly hatched stick insects with some unhatched eggs. Amazing how they fit into such small egg cases!
My insect book came to my aid as I think I have correctly identified thia but admit to being a bit cofused by the dark patch on the end of the wings rather like a shield bug.
Please confirm identification .
It was stalking around on bramble flowers.
In general, I am not a big fan of slugs but I like watching these big Leopard Slugs. I don't have many in the yard that I have seen, but they stand out when they are on the move.