I have no idea what kind of....

lovely contrast on this ragwort

Saw this vibrant creature on the car this morning. Not sure the species but it sure was pretty.

A rather groovy looking caterpillar.

Taken at the Butterfly Place in Westford, MA.

Hoverfly Xanthogramma pedissequum on my finger. Focus stacked using zerene

Juvenile Leaf Insect

Cache cache , vous me voyez ? Hide & seek, do you see me ?

the crane fly looks like a large mosquito but they are more related to flies rather than mosquitoes. they are also considered to be the largest group of flies. they are not known to bite animals nor people. the fly in the photo is around 6 cms long

Can't resist thinking this little guy looks like an alien (at least what I imagine them to look like) :)

Fungus gnat. Focus stacked using zerene. See www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/27624725379/ for a 3D version

Darter dragonfly. Natural light. Focus stacked using zerene

Most of you know that I am terrified of all things with more than four legs but for the sake of the project I have to make the most of every photo opportunity. Unlucky guy has lost one of his leg.

Catch up on my 215 in 2015 journey.

My latest blog on Watsons Bay Walk...

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Love Exposure's layout!

I normally can't stand bugs of any shape or size, but I couldn't stop chasing this little guy around to get a shot of him.

i guess it's a norfolk damselfly (in german: hauben-azurjungfer)...

have a happy weekend everyone!

Harlequin bug

You’d think that a lunch stop this time of year would be wasp free but no! This little fellow walked along my friend Ian’s cycle top and let me take his photo.

Sauterelle brune/ Brown grasshopper

Plant bug on ox-eye daisy. Focus stacked using zerene

Rhynocoris iracundus - ça pique pour l'homme !

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Narcissus fly hoverfly on ox-eye daisy. Natural light

None of the flies (or other insects) in my photos are frozen or dead. None have been manually 'posed'. All are photographed alive and well in their natural environment, unless they are being killed or eaten by another insect in the photo.

www.fluidr.com/photos/133762009@N02

Libellule

a little eye candy

Hoverfly Helophilus pendulus

This wasp landed on the water and started drinking. I had been sitting there taking pictures of wasps drinking. All others landed on the side and drank from the edge. This one just landed on the water!

Identification anyone?

Flower weevil on the car. Focus stacked using zerene

Large Ichneumon wasp Amblyteles sp. Natural light. It was doing it's best not to be photographed

Found in the northwestern part of Washington state, USA.