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Pristhesancus plagipennis is a large, native assassin bug within Order Hemiptera - the true bugs that have piercing and sucking mouthparts.
True to its common name, this ambush predator stabs the insect prey, injecting saliva that contains enzymes which dissolves the bodily tissues. The assassin bug then sucks out the liquefied tissue through its modified mouthpart beak/proboscis.
25 mm body length.
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This female Sweat Bee is using her mandibles to strip pollen out of a Sourgrass anther and then with her legs she pushes the pollen down to her abdomen.
Sweat Bees in Sourgrass Deconstruction
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (almost 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. In post I used Topaz Sharpen AI, Denoise AI, and Clarity in that order. I was holding on to the flower's stem with my left hand, and then resting the lens on that same hand to help keep the scene steady. Easier to do on days when it's windy since the vibrations that I create when I grab onto the flower are masked by the breeze.
A honeybee buried nose-deep in a cluster of small white lily, foraging for nectar and pollen. The macro shot captures fine details: the fuzzy thorax, banded abdomen, veined wings, and pollen-dusted legs, against a soft green bokeh background.
This is a 4x shot of a Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio machaon) that I raised from a kit. After photographing the critter I released her into my yard. Image taken in Bacoli, Italy in May of 2020.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (set to 4x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT with a Kaiser adjustable flash shoe on the "A" head (the key), E-TTL metering, -1/3 FEC). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Sharpen AI and Clarity in that order.
I was outside my house in the late summer when i noticed 2 bumblebees together. They were really drinking and chilling with each other for long, almost like they were friends/best buddies! Of course i wanted to photograph them, so i took my shot, making me have this result!
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Species: Common carder bee and garden bee, akkerhommel and tuinhommel 🇳🇱, åkerhumle and hagehumle 🇳🇴 (bombus pascuorum and bombus hortorum)
the ornamental grasses must be producing something sweet for a stretch there because there was a lot of ant activity, which made for some fun photo sessions
backyard capture in chesterfield
Slender Neuropteran, with wings held in tent like position over body when at rest. It is easy to see how these insects can often be mistaken for damselflies.
Adult antlion close crop to highlight the eye.
Genus Myrmeleon.
40 mm length
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A close look at a common ringlet butterfly (Coenonympha california) in Montana. They are delightfully fuzzy up close.
Eigentlich wollte ich nur die männliche Spitzfleck Libelle knipsen, in diesem Moment kam die gemeine Becherjungfer noch ins Bild geschossen 😁
Auch wenn ich den Hintergrund etwas zu wirr finde so ist es doch noch ein schönes Bild geworden finde ich.
I must have caught this female Sweat Bee right as she started foraging for Sourgrass pollen because she does not have any on her abdomen. Image taken in Bacoli, Italy in April of 2020.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (set to about 2x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT, E-TTL metering, -1/3 FEC. This is a single, slightly cropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Sharpen AI, Clarity, and Denoise AI in that order.
Hier habe ich endlich das Männchen der großen Königslibelle knipsen dürfen, leider unter schwierigen Lichtbedingungen.
Aber ich finde es trotzdem gelungen :)
Letztes Wochenende war ich auf der Photo-Adventure 2023 und habe am Stand von Terra Zoo dieses tolle Geschöpf knipsen dürfen.
Lots of builder bees today (Osmia cornuta, Megachilidae, Hymenoptera; Belgium, Boom, March 2019).
There are always a few calm ones ... excellent models. Fieldstack with a live specimen (fast method, 64im); assembled in Zerene Stacker (Pmax & Dmap). Sony A6500, FE 2.8/90 Macro G OSS; ISO-200, f/3.2, 1/250s, -0.7step, diffused natural light.
Explanations on gear & methods used, see: : www.flickr.com/photos/andredekesel/8086137225/in/dateposted
Extraordinary as it appears, this piece of fluff is actually a living insect: a Debris-carrying larva of the Green Lacewing insect. The insect collects detritus to protect itself against Ladybird Beetles.
Last year I bought a kit so I could raise some Swallowtail Butterflies (Papilio machaon). The critter was so cooperative that I am still editing images from a single photo session. Image taken in Bacoli, Italy in May of 2020.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (set to around 3x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT with a Kaiser adjustable flash shoe on the "A" head (the key), E-TTL metering, -1/3 FEC). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Sharpen AI and Clarity in that order.
#btscritique
Heute konnte ich endlich mal einen Wollschweber erwischen, auch wenn es leider nicht so scharf geworden ist, so hat mir das Motiv gefallen 💯
The black garden ant (Lasius niger), also known as the common black ant, is a formicine ant, the type species of the subgenus Lasius, which is found across Europe and in some parts of North America, South America, Asia and Australasia. The European species was split into two species; L. niger, which are found in open areas; and L. platythorax, which is found in forest habitats. It is monogynous, meaning colonies contain a single queen.
Lasius niger colonies can reach in size up to around 40,000 workers in rare cases, but 4,000–7,000 is around average. A Lasius niger queen can live for up to 29 years[2] the longest recorded lifespan for any eusocial insect. Lasius niger queens in the early stages of founding can have two to three other queens in the nest. They will tolerate each other until the first workers come, then it is most likely they will fight until one queen remains. In certain circumstances, it is possible that there can be multiple queens in a single colony if they are founding somewhat near each other and eventually their two tunnels connect.[citation needed] Under laboratory conditions, workers can live at least 4 years.
I found this 22 Spot Ladybug covered in dew on one of the Sunflowers last summer. Image taken in Lago Patria, Italy in July of 2021.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F14, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (set to over 2x) + a diffused MT-26EX RT (E-TTL metering with -1/3 FEC). This is a single, slightly cropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Sharpen AI and Clarity in that order.
The Green World of a Ladybug - Olympus OM-D E-M10 III, Fotodiox C to MFT adapter, 12mm CCTV CS Mount Lens
Here's another portrait of a Mantis that I photographed in September of last year.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F14, 1/200, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (set to about 2x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT with a Kaiser adjustable flash shoe on the "A" head (the key), E-TTL metering, -1 FEC). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Denoise AI and Clarity in that order.