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A new one for my butterfly set, a male Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes). He's a little worn at the edges, but still a handsome fellow.
Request: If anybody can identify/recognize this species, please let me know. Or any suggestion where I can get more info of this species.
This Praying Mantis had just caught a honeybee and was trying to eat it when a group of very small flies landed on the Praying Mantis’ head. This group of flies was actually eating food right out of the Praying Mantis’ mouth. I have not seen this behavior before.
Delphinia picta. When I first saw this insect I thought it was a small wasp. I am sure this mistake is to the evolutionary advantage of the fly. About 10 mm long. It habitually moves its oddly patterned wings in a rowing motion.
Bark fly looking for some toilet tissue. Taken on one of my water barrels. Focus stacked using zerene
In Ã…rsta, behind the suburban idyll, an invasion is ongoing. A clump of trees have slowly become enveloped in a white net. If you look closer you see that it's moving. (100% Iphoneography) at Ã…rsta Stockholm
Pretty much the same setup as the first image in this series, but I'll list it all again here.
Tech Specs: Canon 70D (F16, 1/50, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (> 2x) + a diffused MT-24EX. This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held.
Technique: It was windy and the bee could not tell the difference between the vibration induced by the breeze and me grabbing onto the stem of the flower (with my left index finger and thumb). I then rested the lens on my left hand, so that subject and camera were on the same "platform". I set the shutter to 1/50 to pick up some color in the background. The flash was the primary light source on the subject, so I was able to use the short duration of it to freeze what little motion was left and get a sharp image. I was also shadowing the subject, but the critter was more hungry than afraid of me. Once I got close and set up I stayed close, turning the stem between my finger and thumb as the subject moved so I could keep it looking toward the camera. Once I take the camera away the subject will fly off.