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Personal exploration into fine line drawing.
I have always loved drawing and feel insects and certain sea creatures have very interesting forms and leave lots of potential for intense cross hatch drawings...
There are a lot of these tiny insects about just now, you would never think they are so much like a moth until you see them magnified through the macro lens like this.
This one was on my window.
Shout from wife that there was a big insect on the kitchen window - went to invesigate expecting to see a dronefly or similar to find a quite large Ichneumon wasp. Trapped it with a piece of card and a glass ramakin, put a spot of honey on the card to see if the wasp would calm down and feed. No it wouldn't, so I took it outside to release it, lifted the glass onto it's side. The wasp promptly stopped charging round and spent about 30 seconds having a clean before flying off so I managed to get a few shots.
The Berlin Zoo Aquarium
The zoo’s aquarium is a separate part of the Berlin Zoo displaying marine and aquatic life as well as reptiles, amphibians and insects.
WONDER exhibit, Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Jennifer Angus (1961– )
In the Midnight Garden
2015
cochineal, various insects, and mixed media
Courtesy of Jennifer Angus
"Angus's genius is the embrace of what is wholly natural, if unexpected. Yes, the insects are real, and no, she has not altered them except to position their wings and legs. The species in this gallery are not endangered, but in fact are quite abundant, primarily in Malaysia, Thailand, and Papua New Guinea, a corner of the world where Nature seems to play with greater freedom. The pink wash is derived from cochineal insect living on cacti in Mexico, where it has long been prized as the best source of the color red. By altering the context in which we encounter such species, Angus startles us into recognition of what has always been a part of our world."
Order: Hymenoptera (Wasps, Bees, Ants, Sawflies, and Cow Killers).
Size: 11-14mm.
Range: Western North America.
Description: Adults are active from spring through fall. They prey on insects and spiders. They also scavenge meat and may become pests at outdoor recreational sites. Their nests are built underground in abandoned rodent burrows and may contain over 5000 workers.
I think this is Sweet cicely (Osmorhiza claytonii)
I have been pulling this plant by the armload from the shade garden, where it is determined to completely take over, but now that it's flowering, and attracting all sorts of interesting insects, I'm much more inclined to let it have at least a corner to call its own.
I saw this small (4-5 mm) white piece of fluff and I realized it wasn't wafting the way a real piece of fluff would, it seemed to be moving with intention. A closer look revealed a small insect which I learned is a type of Aphid. The adults in this stage are not supposed to feed, so I don't know what it is doing on the clover plant. In this shot, the head is pointed down and to the left. You can see the small black eye. Eriosomatinae, Aphididae, Central IL, Summer 2012.