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These pretty day-flying moths (Heliolonche pictipennis), only about 1 cm. long, are one of my favorite desert spring insects. The only flowers they visit (desert dandelion, desert chicory, or scale bud, all closely-related plants) close up at night; the moths sleep inside the closed flowers, which is scientifically adorable. day-flying moths (Heliolonche pictipennis), only about 1 cm. long, are one of my favorite desert spring insects. The only flowers they visit (desert dandelion, desert chicory, or scale bud, all closely-related plants) close up at night; the moths sleep inside the closed flowers, which is scientifically adorable.
I was photographing, when i saw a small tortoiseshell drinking from the flowers. I haden't seen them in a while and i of course wanted to photograph it. This small tortoiseshell was actually pretty calm. So, i got my shots, one of them making me have this beautiful result!
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Species: Small tortoiseshell, kleine vos 🇳🇱, neslesommerfugl 🇳🇴 (aglais urticae)
Heute habe ich die erste große Libelle gefunden und sie gleich in diesem Bild fest gehalten 😊
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Dies ist ein Stack aus 19-Bildern Freihand. 📷💯👌
Hi There!
There's really not much to say ... I don't know what kind of insects they are, but in my mind's eye, they are a little creepy looking.
Info Update: Linda Martin tipped me off that these aliens might be Ambush Bugs. She is correct, they are Ambush Bugs! They are in a subfamily of Assassinbugs called Phymatinae.
Here is some info from Bugwood Wiki:
"Life History and Habits: Ambush bugs are predators of other insects and occasionally spiders. They lie in wait on plants and hunt by ambush, capturing prey that comes within range and injecting paralyzing saliva through their piercing-sucking mouthparts. Ambush bugs may be forage among leaves but most commonly wait among flowers for passing flies, bees and wasps that visit (Figure 3). Ambush bugs can be most easily found by examining yellow flowers (e.g., goldenrod, rabbitbrush) and white flowers that bloom in mid to late summer."
The image is from my Summer 2019 Archives
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A macro photograph capturing a detailed side-profile view of a fly belonging to the suborder Brachycera, resting on a soft yellow-green leaf background.
The image highlights the intricate details of the insect's large compound red eyes, the textured bristly hair (setae) across its thorax and abdomen, and the complex veining structure of its translucent wings. Flies in this category are commonly part of the Muscidae (true flies) or Anthomyiidae families, showcasing the incredible hidden beauty of everyday backyard insects.
• Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
• Class: Insecta (Insects)
• Order: Diptera (True Flies)
• Suborder: Brachycera
• Shot type: Macro photography / Close-up
This newly emerged male European Blue Mason Bee is one of my bee (I raise Red and European Blue Mason bees). He is called blue due to the blue coloration of the female. They are excellent pollinators.
Tech Specs: Canon 90D (F11, 1/125, ISO 200) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (set to 2x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT, E-TTL metering, -2/3 FEC. This is a single, slightly cropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Denoise AI and Clarity in that order. Shutter and ISO set to expose the sky in the background.
I'm disappointed that I clipped her wing, but she was moving so fast that I barely had time to adjust the frame. In my peripheral vision I could see the flower and the position of it, and those lines, and that's why I framed the scene the way that I did.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (3x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT with a Kaiser adjustable flash shoe on the "A" head (the key), E-TTL metering, +1/3 FEC, second curtain sync). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held.
Tiny yellow bursts explode in every direction like fireworks caught mid-spark, and right in the middle of it all, she's just here for the pollen. Nature throwing a party nobody RSVP'd to but the bees. 🐝💛
Hier habe ich gestern auch diese Kleine Pechlibelle (junges Weibchen) knipsen dürfen.
Schon erstaunlich wieviel Arten es gibt :)
I've been trying to photograph Sweat Bees as they collect pollen from Sourgrass flowers but it hasn't been windy enough, so they can tell when I grab onto the flower's stem. Here's a shot of one leaving a flower after figuring out that I'm close.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (over 2x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT with a Kaiser adjustable flash shoe on the "A" head (the key), E-TTL metering, -1/3 FEC, second curtain sync). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Sharpen AI, Denoise AI, and Clarity in that order.
Diesen schönen Falter habe ich im Schmetterlingshaus im Krefelder Zoo knipsen können. WoW da gibt es so viele schöne Falter :)
Not sure what happened to this poor mantis, it didn't stop it from doing it's thing though. Seems like a female probably?
I found this Sweat Bee snoozing in a Poppy Flower and shot it as it was waking up.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (2x) + a diffused MT-26EX RT (E-TTL metering). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Denoise AI, Sharpen AI, and Clarity in that order.
i've found these malachite butterfiles to be very patient models, allowing me time to approach up close with a 100mm lens and move around in search of a decent composition
this one in particular ended up on my lens afterwards, perhaps hanging around for some type of compensation...
taken at a local butterfly conservatory