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A splash of colour to brighten up an autumn day. Definitely an appropriate latin name. What a stunning butterfly.
Common brown butterly on flower head accompanied by a fly. Taken in summer at Bempton during trip to see the Albatross. Sadly missed the Albatross but plenty of other interesting subjects to capture
Lynx spiders are hunters specialized for living on plants. This species does not use a web to capture its prey. It pounces on its prey in a cat-like manner, which is the reason for the name lynx. It is active during the day.
The body of the female may be as much as 22 millimeters (0.87 in) long. The male is smaller, being more slender and averaging 12 millimeters (0.47 in) in length.
The green lynx spider very seldom bites humans, and when it does, its venomous bite, though painful, is not deadly.
The species is primarily of interest for its usefulness in agricultural pest management, for example in cotton fields.
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Columbia, South Carolina, USA
Small longhorn beetle with tufts of hair on the antenna (Cerambycidae). Dried specimen from Indonesia (West Sumatra, Mt. Sanggul, 1200-1500m alt., ca. 35 km N of Payakumbuh, IX.2012).
Studio work, focus stack of 128 images; assembled in Zerene Stacker (Dmap & Pmax).
Sony A7RM5 (apsc mode) + Laowa 65mm f/2.8 2x ultra macro apo; ISO-200, f/2.8, 1/320s, -0.7 step, natural diffused light.
On a cloudy morning I saw this praying mantis walking on a leaf. The sun looked like a fake moon. I just managed to capture this unique moment.
This little guy was a lifer for me so I was pretty pumped up ...
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Took this on the storm door at my son's house.
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Sandwiched between butterflies and moths, skippers have the bulky bodies of moths, but have smaller wings than most butterflies.
This species, the White-spotted Skipper, is probably the most widespread and recognized skipper in the U.S.
They are called Skippers because of their fast and erratic flight pattern, seemingly skipping and bouncing along in the air.
I found this individual on the leaf a milkweed plant, one of the plants whose flowers they like to feed on.
I like its pose here, giving me a nice profile view :)
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