Fly

Female Saffron-winged Meadowhawk

Cereal leaf beetle in the grass. Focus stacked using zerene

Exposure: 0.3 seconds

Aperture: f/9.0

Focal Length: 100 mm

ISO Speed: 100

This dragonfly posed for quite a while in the garden.

Insecten

This little spider was on my friends window screen, on the inside, lol.

In the US this rhyme is known as Itsy Bitsy Spider. In the UK it is known as Incy Wincy Spider. To learn more about the rhyme - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itsy_Bitsy_Spider

I found the Bee Fly on the inside window sill and thought it was dead until I tried to pick it up.

However it was very dozy so stayed still allowing me to get some shots.

I did put it outside afterwards, but not sure it was strong enough to survive.

© Mike Broome 2016

last 3 pics of queen wasp :)

Probably Ocyptamus fascipennis. About 15 mm long. The flower is bee brush, Eysenhardtia texana. Searight Park, Austin.

hidden in the grass near our house, thank you to Jason for the id

The English name of this unusual little moth is something of a misnomer, as each wing is separated into 6 'plumes'. The scientific name is more accurate, meaning 'six-fingered'.

The only British member of its family, it is fairly common throughout, and can be found in the adult stage at almost any time of year.

The larva feeds on the leaves and buds of honeysuckle (Lonicera), and the moth is nocturnal and attracted to light.

Harlequin ladybird full flash

Abeja amarilla

A Fritillary, maybe? Gulf?

Common darter dragonfly in the garden. Natural light

butterfly

Yesterday while I was taking shots of the sawfly for the stack I posted, I spotted this tiny Springtail. I had the camera set up for stack, flash off and wide open lens. So took a few shots and this was the only one that almost made it! Had to crop heavily and fool around trying to make sense of it. So lots of noise etc. I vey seldom see these here. By the time I had reset the camera the little guy had disappeared, not to be found!

An aphid memorial. An aphid parasitized by a wasp . Focus stacked using zerene

Stick insect

"Observe

The faith of a caterpillar

That never questions "why".

Behold

What a homely worm

Becomes a butterfly."

Unexpected find at this location, nice to see. Carols pics,

At Hilton N R in Derbyshire.

Bumble bee on my finger. Focus stacked using zerene

You might want to have a look at it in original size !

These metallic looking guys have a larger fleeing distance than the one from yesterday. Although there were plenty around, I didn't get that much pictures from them.This one I like the most from the view shots I was able to take.

Taken at natural light with an MP-E 65 at 1x magnification.

I was very surprised to see a cold looking Queen wasp the other day, sitting in a variegated holly bush. It eventually felt the warmth of my hand and walked on. It was beginning to get rather dark from in coming rain clouds so I took it into the Porch

Lady bug taking an afternoon siesta

I am not much of an insect photographer, but this one did not chase me so I stood my ground and took a picture.

Daggerwing Nature Center, Boca Raton, Florida

monarch butterfly