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For some reason, butterflies always land on me. I shot this from above, the butterfly landed on my pant leg. Yes that’s dog hair! I don’t know if this happens to a lot of people, or why it happens to me, but it makes me happy!
Mysterious Leucophyes pedestris in Macro
This macro photograph showcases the fascinating Leucophyes pedestris, a unique member of the weevil family. Known for its distinct long snout and intriguing behaviors, this beetle is a captivating subject for macro photography.
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Leucophyes pedestris uses its long snout to pierce plants and lay eggs inside. This helps protect the offspring from predators and harsh environmental conditions. The hatched larvae feed on the plant tissues from the inside, which can cause damage to the plant.
I was in the heathlands when i saw this robber fly eating a big flesh fly. I had seen robber flies eating something before, but those were things like ants. This fly it was eating was absolutely huge! I wanted to take another picture of a robberfly and wanted to capture this species moment. I took my shot, which made me have this brutal, but beautiful result!
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Species: Golden-tabbed robberfly, roodbaardroofvlieg (eutolmus rufibarbis)
The bee starts its transformative life cycle in the egg before hatching into larvae, pupating, and finally emerging as an adult. In social bee species, a single queen maintains the responsibility of laying each egg, while the other sterile females do not reproduce but instead stay with the queen to take care of the young. Newborn females may be raised to become future queens responsible for starting new colonies and continuing to propagate the species.
Certain social species, such as bumblebees and honey bees also build smaller colonies. Each colony begins with a single reproductive female laying eggs and maintaining the nest. When new females are born, a division of labour typically occurs, with the queen only laying eggs and other females tending to them eggs. In most social species of bees, the queen may live for several years, while most workers tend to die after a few weeks or months. Males generally die after mating.
📷 Camera: Nikon D3200
⚡ Flash: Godox V350n
⛅ Diffuser: #cygnustechdiffuser
🔎 Lens: Pentax 50mm f/2 (reversed)
⚙️ Settings: 1/200s, f/8, ISO 100
My continuation is chasing bumblebees in the garden. Warm weather is finally here, and the chives have flowered. The bees love this plant.
The Cairns Birdwing butterfly (Ornithoptera euphorion) is the largest butterfly species in Australia. It is found in northeastern Australia, particularly around Cairns in Queensland. The female is black and white with yellow markings, while the male is brightly colored with green, gold, and black.
A close-up macro photograph of a green bottle fly resting on a sunlit leaf. The metallic body shimmers with shades of green and gold, while the deep red eyes stand out in contrast. The play of light and shadow highlights both the insect and the fine texture of the leaf surface.
Where i was, i was photographing again when i saw a fly. I had many fly photos, but i thought it couldn't hurt to take one again, so i took my shot... and got this!
After identification and research it turned out to be phaonia angelicae.
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Species: Phaonia angelicae (true fly)
Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia
Focus Stack with 43 photos
Photo by: Julio César González-Gómez
@gonzalezgomez40
The 7-spot ladybird, Coccinella septempunctata, is known for its bright red and black spots, but it also has some unusual facts: it can secrete a foul-tasting fluid from its leg joints when threatened, and its spots and coloration can be indicators of its toxicity to predators. Additionally, they are voracious eaters of aphids, consuming thousands in their lifetime.
The bee starts its transformative life cycle in the egg before hatching into larvae, pupating, and finally emerging as an adult. In social bee species, a single queen maintains the responsibility of laying each egg, while the other sterile females do not reproduce but instead stay with the queen to take care of the young. Newborn females may be raised to become future queens responsible for starting new colonies and continuing to propagate the species.
Certain social species, such as bumblebees and honey bees also build smaller colonies. Each colony begins with a single reproductive female laying eggs and maintaining the nest. When new females are born, a division of labour typically occurs, with the queen only laying eggs and other females tending to them eggs. In most social species of bees, the queen may live for several years, while most workers tend to die after a few weeks or months. Males generally die after mating.
Shutter Speed: 1/250 second
Aperture: F/8.0
Focal Length: 102 mm (Nikon DX)
A macro shot of a wasp that I took, after it snatched a small spider.
not quite sure which species this one is, as the wings appear to be still in the process of developing
i take it they enjoy the taste of the coleus, as every summer their bright green bodies are easy to spot against the dark tones of the plant - definitely no blending into your setting there
backyard capture in chesterfield
Black swallowtail butterfly finds itself a nice flower to feed on. But then, this wasp wants in on the meal. Attacks the butterfly from the rear. Butterfly will not surrender its spot.
Take in 2022, this close-up doesn't meet the bar for what is considered "macro" anymore.
I still feel good about this capture. To date, it's the only "dragonfly" pic I've shared here on Flickr. I originally shared it on DeviantArt.
Taken with a telephoto lens and cropped big-time.
I saw this Long Horned Beetle drinking dew off of this flower's petals so I put some Agave nectar down to see if I could get a shot of it's mount parts. This is the best frame I could manage -very tricky to photograph.
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 flower with my left hand, and resting the lens on that same hand to keep the scene steady.
The natural light looked decent today so I decided to break out the long glass and take a scenic shot. So many Sweat Bees foraging in my Sunflower that it looks like an airport.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (aperture priority F8, 1/800, ISO 800) + a Canon 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II with IS on. E-TTL metering, (-2/3 EV). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Sharpen AI and Clarity in that order.