Warm, sunny day this migrant hawker popped up and I managed to get a shot off.

nikon d700, jupiter 21

Grasshopper nymph looking relaxed

Taken on a cold, windy day

struggled to get a good shot of this beetle but I am happy with this one at last

This picture was taken in Sinharaja Forest Reserve - Sri Lanka

Peace Valley Park

Nothing common about the Common Buckeye Butterfly - I love those eye spots! I also like the spider webbing in the pic, must be my "creepy" side coming out.

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Lower Matecumbe Key, Florida

2 more flower shots from Bourton House garden in the Cotswolds on July 9th.

The usualCartharis livida pair of beetles. another flower with ID not known. quite a lot of unusual flowers in this garden

Dragonfly

About a month early this year. We´ve had a couple of warm days at midday

at Chesapeake Arboretum

Perhaps more beautiful underwings?

First time tring to do macro of an insect. No funny business, no stacking. Hand held. Fun experience throught the grass.

D3400

Tokina 100 Atx-Pro

68mm extension tube

No Flash

No Macro filter

No Stacking

A small cold hoverfly, spotted this hoverfly on my Euphorbia blossoms looking a bit miserable. Persuaded it to walk on to my finger to warm up a bit. Focus stacked using zerene

Id: Wolf spider

Scientific Name: Tigrosa helluo

A member of Lycosidae spider family.

Location: Noakhali, Science & Technology University.

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Seen in a regenerated rainforest near Byron Bay at night

Insect on water.

Harlequin ladybird in contemplation. Focus stacked using zerene

Mister long antennae insect

Cleaning my hdd😀, and I found that. Completely forgot about some old pictures. Taken with Pentax K10d.

Black ant tending aphids on a bush oak leaf. I've only seen these odd looking aphids on bush oaks sometimes covering the acorn cups. Focus stacked using zerene

Flowers from my garden

macro in insects

Newly hatched dragonfly

I think this is some sort of leaf insect, not sure of the proper name so please forgive = )

Maybe i should learn how to focus stack. Now only part of the compound eye is in focus...