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Something a little different: Black corsair assassin bug (Melanolestes picipes) Dick Nichols Park, Austin, 3/22/19. 12-20 mm long. Feeds on other insects, can inflict a painful bite if handled, but does not transmit disease with its bite (unlike some other true bugs.)
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I have had quite a few people ask me if some of my macro images are focus stacked. The answer is no. All my macro images are single shot images. I have nothing against focus stacking, in fact I am a big fan of Eddie The Bugman who posts some awesome images and I realise the work that goes into these focus stacks and as said Eddie and a few others post some tremendous images.
Focus stacking is something I may try at some time but for the time being I will stick to single images. Messingham nature reserve, North Lincolnshire
A beautiful insect photographed in the garden of Schloss Schönbrunn in Vienna, Austria.
Best viewed in large size to get all the details of this critter...
Hylaeus bee on potentilla. First I've seen this year - around 6mm body length. Focus stacked using zerene
Le Silène (Brintesia circe), grand papillon dont la taille avoisine les 7 cm ne passe pas inaperçu en vol qu'il a puissant et décidé. Au sol c'est une autre histoire car il a l'art du camouflage en se posant sur des supports, roches, pierres ou troncs souvent recouverts de lichens qui lui permettent de se fondre totalement dans le décor. Il n'offre très souvent que son verso et a la particularité de pondre en vol.
A rather small cold male red mason bee. Turned out to be carrying some mites. Focus stacked using zerene.
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