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Chains breaking up. These I just caught! Only had about 1 minute from the time I realized what I was seeing until it was all over. These insects acually connect into chains. I nearly missed it. The images are just not very crisp but you can see what is going on.
Look at this in the original size to see what is going on.
This hoverfly (Rhingia campestris) is a common insect in woodlands and elsewhere. It has an extraordinary projection on it's face which houses it's long proboscis, with which it can feed from deep tubed flowers like bluebells. This has earned it the nickname of the Heineken Fly - after the advertising slogan "reaches the parts other beers cannot reach"
I found this Praying Mantis on our garbage and thought it was dead. It was moving really slowly and couldn't keep its balance. I think it was because it was 38°F outside.
I took it in to take a few photos and it started being more active.
I was going to put it back outside after taking its photo, but I wasn't sure if the cold weather would kill it. So I'm keeping it indoors for now, until I can figure out what's best to this little fellow.
I gave it some water by putting the Mantis on a moist paper towel and it immediately started licking it.
Does anyone know how cold a Praying Mantis can tolerate? If I put it back outside in the cold, will it die?... or should I keep it until it warms up again and let it go then? Any help is appreciated...
Thanks...
Nikon D200 Micro-Nikkor 55mm 1:3.5 + TC-200 Teleconverter
1/250 sec - f/22 - ISO 400 - SB-600 Speedlight off-camera with diffuser
Photo taken using a Canon Digital Rebel. 3D pair achieved using the "side-step" method (at Wings of Fancy butterfly habitat at Brookside Gardens in Silver Spring, MD).
I took this photo for Hump Wednesday! Insects found in the garden of the holiday apartment I was staying at in Brisbane.
an insect on an Oak gall. It appears to be a native shield bug, or stink bug. It was about 1.5 CM long.
There is also a new variety introduced in shipping crates from China, first seen in 1998, that is becoming a major agricultural pest in north-eastern North America (brown marmorated stink bug)
Insect Factory live at Pyramid Atlantic, Silver Spring MD 30april11. Event curated by DC Sonic Circuits.
A female Aeolothrips intermedius found in broom (Cytisus scoparius) in brede High Woods. Note basal antenna segments are dark where A.ericae are pale.
These minute insects, colloquially known as hoppers, are plant feeders that suck plant sap from grass, shrubs, or trees. Their hind legs are modified for jumping, and are covered with hairs that facilitate the spreading of a secretion over their bodies that acts as a water repellent and carrier of pheromones.