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Not sure what kind of catepillar this is. We christened it the Las vegas variety, as it is far too flashy for Houston.
A coworker found out this is a Whitemarked Tussock Moth, Orgyia leucostigma.
The season for these is starting in western Pennsylvania. I usually find them in the transition between mown areas and moist shrub area.
The funny thing is that I never witnessed any insect in or around "hotels" like this. Insects seem to distrust such human initiatives...
Even Bumble Bee's need to have a nap. At first I thought this Bumble-Bee was dead in the middle of a flowering rose, I blew at it a few times. took a few or four pictures & then it uprighted itself & flew off!!!
I thought how cool was that!!!
including:
Polyphemus Moth (Antheraea polyphemus)-large, bottom center
Rosy Maple Moth (Dryocampa rubicunda)-pink&yellow, bottom right
Modest Sphinx (Pachysphinx modesta)-top center just right of the light
Arched Hooktip (Drepana arcuata)- 4-5 but one best viewed at top left on metal light post
Crane Fly (Tipulidae) - several individuals, long legs and located top/right of and below/right of the light
Others?
Rangeley State Park, Franklin County, Maine
Plant-hopping bee pollinating the towpath flowers along the Trent and Mersey Canal between Wheelock and Malkin's Bank, Sandbach, Cheshire. 23/06/2014
Animated metal sculptures of insects play instruments in synchronisation with an old French folk tune - just one of the bizarre tableau from the Carneval des Insectes in Micropolis.
Our cold wet summer has given little opportunity to photograph insects close up.
So, one of the best weeks of the year, early September, time to catch up on that macro work.
I don't know his name...But it lives in stagnant water… Etangs, ponds, marsh !
Je ne connais pas son nom....Mais il vit dans les eaux stagnantes...Etangs, mares, marais !
Barry attempts to fool my camera's autofocus with a spoon! Lipstick tower visible over Barry's shoulder. Eating at the Bridge Tavern, Old Portsmouth.
Not very good on insects. These were on the outside of the window when I opened the curtains this morning.
A bunch of Harlequin Bugs rioting and heading for the ramparts. Shot with Nikkor 28-105 1:2 macro at 105mm, plus 68mm of extension tubes. Lit with remotely-triggered sb-800 strobe.
When I returned home in October, Bogongs were everywhere! Every few years we see them when there migration is blown off course, this was one of those years. They were heading to the Snowy Mountains to spend the summer there in caves and crevices. There is an interesting article on Bogongs here.