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Hoverfly feeding on sugar/honey syrup on a camellia leaf. Eupeodes sp. I think. Focus stacked using zerene
Its been a while since I've posted a shot the same day it was taken. I managed to get my camera out for a few minutes after my lunch today. That is until the bees chased me off! ;-)
A rather beautiful Pachyneuron solitarium parasitoid wasp of the Pteromalidae found in the garden birch tree. Additional pictures below showing the important clypeus areas and wing veins. Love the metallic texturing of these, must do more with Pteromalids (but probably won't.)
This is an Anise Swallowtail caterpillar feeding on Fennel flowers. It looks like it is going to eat another bud, but actually I disturbed it when I bent the flower around into better light and it reared up displaying its horns (osmeterium). They emit a foul odor (which I did not smell) and are a defense again parasitic wasps laying their eggs on its body.
MLK Shoreline RP, Oakland, CA
when I first began shooting insects with a macro lens, I was surprised to see all the hairy details. Some bugs are so hairy it could almost be described as fur.
Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus on my finger. It was happy to sit on my finger to warm up. Focus stacked using zerene
diese mir bis heute unbekannte Spinne saß auf meiner Strohblume - es ist eine Springspinne und sie war erstaunlich schnell
I don't know the names but I am very happy to share these flicks..Just as it is. No cropping, no photoshop, no tempering at all. All shot on manual settings. Made my day..
Fine gauge wire is shaped into a wing and then covered and attached to two layers of fabric (organza and organdie) using tiny overcast stitches and a single strand of thread. Veins are then added using blending filament thread.
*Blue Banded Demoiselle*
This Blue Banded Damsel Fly (Calopteryx splendens) was fluttering around near the River Itchen near Winchester.