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The more I look at this honeybee the more I think that she got caught out in the open over night and when it landed on my shoulder it was starving. I coaxed it onto a Sourgrass flower just so I'd have an interesting platform to photograph it on, but to my surprise she started feeding on it. I carefully pealed back a few petals so could get her eye in the frame. No need to bait her with sugar syrup for this one, she was more hungry than afraid.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (around 2x) + a diffused MT-26EX RT (E-TTL metering with -1/3 FEC). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Sharpen AI, Denoise AI, and Clarity in that order.
EM5MK3 Oly 14-150mm EDii + Reynox DCR250+ Extension tube 10+16mm @150mm.
微距世界 Macro world. (长足虻long-legged fly，双翅目(Diptera)长足虻科 Dolichopodidae, size~8mm, Malaysia)。
A moth found in El Pital, Huila, Colombia.
I take this (and the next) picture in a hike in the last BioBlitz whiel we went to a lake. I take this (and previous) picture in a hike in the last BioBlitz whiel we were go to a lake. @merly_ospina found this beutiful caterpillar and she showed me it
Photo by: Julio César González-Gómez with Merly Ospina.
@gonzalezgomez40
Bat, Bison or Bug? - Bronzed Cutworm Moth - Sony A7S II, Fotodiox M39 to Sony E adapter and macro tube, Industar-69 28mm f2.8
I went looking for something to photograph and found a Hoverfly feeding on Dandelion pollen that was more hungry than afraid. If you look closely you can see how it wraps its mouth parts around an anther in order to strip pollen from it.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F13, 1/125, ISO 200) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (set to 2x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT, 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.
Said the Goldenrod Soldier beetles to the Painted Lady.
These flowers attract the flying beetles in great numbers, not for the pollen but because the flowers attract aphids and aphids are the beetle's main food source. The beetles become pollinators (what's called an "accidental transfer.")
The butterfly's only direct interaction with a flower’s pollen is the accidental transfer of grains while feeding on nectar. So, it too is another "accident waiting to happen."
The metallic green or blue-green colouration is caused by light reflecting off microscopic structures on the green bottle fly's exoskeleton, not by pigments. They play a crucial role in decomposition, acting as one of the first insects to colonize a carcass. Interestingly, they are also used in forensic entomology to estimate the time of death and in maggot therapy to treat wounds.
Every time I cast a shadow over this mating pair of Ladybugs the female would start running. So I had top keep letting the sun hit her so she'd stop and then rapidly frame, focus, and take the shot before she started moving. I got six frames before she moved to a spot where I couldn't photograph her and only two of them are usable.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/50, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (2x) + a diffused MT-26EX RT (E-TTL metering with -1/3 FEC). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Denoise AI, Sharpen AI, and Clarity in that order. I dragged the shutter to expose for the natural light in the background and used the flash to expose the subject (and to freeze motion).
I was doing some macro photography when i saw a grasshopper and a froghopper i wanted to photograph. I decided to first choose the grasshopper because they are more active. I got my shots of the grasshopper when i turned back to the froghopper. I took my shot, making me have this result!
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Species: Meadow froghopper, schuimbeestje 🇳🇱 (philaenus spumarius)
When you're photographing a flying insect and they start cleaning themselves then you know that they're about to get airborne. This Sweat Bee (L. leucozonium) took off less than a minute after this shot was taken.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (about 3x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT (E-TTL metering, -1/3 FEC, second curtain sync). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. I'm holding on to the stem of the Lavender with my left hand, and resting the lens on that same hand to keep the scene steady.
“I'm not a bad guy! I work hard, and I love my kids. So why should I spend half my Sunday hearing about how I'm going to Hell?”
~ Dan Castellaneta
I think that this Sweat Bee (L. leucozonium) is a male since there's no pollen on its back legs.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (under 2x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT (E-TTL metering, -1/3 FEC). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. I'm holding on to the stem of the flower with my left hand, and resting the lens on that same hand to keep the scene steady.
... and then the speckled bush-cricket trudges down.... 😊
Photography on his back ... at the level of the world of insects, the perspectives become different and the world so much bigger... like a flower feels as tall as a tree... 😄 is it perhaps down there that we adults have left behind our childish minds?
Regardless, the childish mind and soul are so much younger than this frail body they shelter in and it is noticeable when this clumsy photographer is about to get up... there is a creaking, creaking and snapping alarmingly in the joints and muscles that the old body seems to have forgotten exist... 😂
Here is a spider that's not a spider. It's Petrophila jaliscalis, a jumping-spider-mimicking moth - see the face-on spider pattern, with orange legs and sparkly dark eyes? I love finding these small moths every year around my house - I think they breed in my small goldfish pond, because the caterpillars are aquatic.
listed as a pest - guess i better watch the rose bushes and other flowers once it makes it around to the front yard
backyard capture in chesterfield
Overcast skies and intermittent light rain setup the perfect conditions to go looking for a lethargic critter to photograph. This semi-active Sweat Bee was a fun subject to shoot. When it stopped moving I'd look for a magic angle that would make the most out of what little depth is in the scene.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/125, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (around 2x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT with a Kaiser adjustable flash shoe on the "A" head (the key), E-TTL metering, 0 FEC, second curtain sync). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held.
This caterpillar wasn't sitting still, and I'm trying to get better at tracking moving subjects with the view finder. Kinda surprised my delete key has any text left on it...
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (over 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. I'm holding on to the stem of the plant with my left hand, and resting the lens on that same hand to keep the scene steady.
The collective name for ladybirds is the Coccinellidae, which has its origins in the Latin word coccineus meaning ‘scarlet’. The word ‘Ladybird’ is thought to have been inspired by early images of the Virgin Mary who would appear wearing a red cloak. Other colloquial names include ‘Ladybug’ (particularly common in America) and ‘Ladycow’.
The number of spots on a ladybird indicates what species it belongs to, not, as commonly believed, how old it is. To identify the ladybird species accurately, the colour and number of spots needs to be taken into consideration.
I shot this female Scolia hirta wasp as it was climbing onto a Dandelion. Cool, partly cloudy, weather made for some really good shooting conditions. Image taken in Lago Patria, Italy in November of 2021.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F13, 1/250, ISO 100) + 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, uncropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Sharpen AI and Clarity in that order.
Common Darter #Dragonfly at #wickenfen in Cambridgeshire 1st October 2022
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I'm pretty sure this is a variety of Heliconian butterfly, they do a lot of genetic experiments at Butterfly World in Coconut Creek, Florida.
📷 Camera: Nikon D3200
⚡ Flash: Godox V350n
⛅ Diffuser: #cygnustechdiffuser
🔎 Lens: Pentax 50mm f/2 (reversed)
⚙️ Settings: 1/200s, f/15, ISO 100
🎯 Single shot
In the absence of other water sources Honeybees will collect the dew that builds up between rose petals. Crab Spiders use those same rose petals as hunting blinds while they wait for unsuspecting foragers.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (1x) + 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 Denoise AI and Clarity in that order.
Potato capsid bugs, while not always causing major damage, have a few unusual characteristics. They belong to the largest family of true bugs, Miridae, with over 10,000 known species. Despite their name, they are not restricted to potatoes and can be found on various plants, including nettles, clovers, and even cannabis. Adults can change color from green to reddish-brown as they mature, and they have a distinctive diamond pattern on their backs when their wings are folded.
A beautiful heart does not ask who comes to it.
It simply blooms — and even the smallest life learns that here, it may wander without fear.
Perhaps the greatest expression of beauty is not in being admired,
but in becoming a place where another life feels free.
Upon the glowing folds of a flower, a tiny creature wanders.
It carries no invitation.
It seeks no permission.
It knows nothing of ownership, boundaries, status or possession.
And the flower asks nothing in return.
It simply remains open.
Its petals become a landscape.
Its fragrance becomes a welcome.
Its softness becomes a sanctuary.
And for one brief moment, two completely different creations of nature exist together in perfect trust — one offering beauty, the other experiencing freedom.
There is something profoundly human hidden inside this tiny encounter.
Perhaps our hearts, too, were meant to be like flowers.
Not beautiful merely so that others may praise them, but beautiful enough that another soul can come close without hesitation.
A heart truly refined by love does not imprison.
It does not demand.
It does not ask, “What will you give me in return?”
It simply creates a space where another being can breathe, wander, rest and remain itself.
When the soul blooms without ego, even the smallest life need not be afraid of our touch.
And perhaps that is why this little creature looks so completely at home among these petals.
There is no fear here.
No possession.
No struggle between the great and the small.
There is only beauty giving itself away... and life receiving that gift freely.
The beetle will eventually fly away.
The flower will eventually fade.
The moment itself will disappear.
But what they quietly reveal to us will remain:
Love is not the hand that holds.
Love is the flower that opens.
And freedom is the tiny life that knows it can walk across that heart...
without ever being afraid.