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Dorcus parallelopipedus.
Larvae spend 3 - 4 years within dead timber before emerging as adults to mate. The adults only live for a few weeks & do not feed during this time.
Stour valley Suffolk - June
I've not managed to get the 5d MkII working with off camera flash yet. Firmware issue with Sigma flash?
So these were taken with the trusty 40D, MP-E65, Sigma flash on a Hakuba Flash Bracket (aka the usual set-up).
Reddish small mantis seemed interested in being photographed even though we are very noisy around it that it could scurry away any time (but it did not).
From Mantodea order of insects (Mantidae family). This one is a typical praying mantis with its usual "prayer" like stance. If you look closely, the eys of mantises look like they have pupils (but according to wiki, they just have compound eyes).
After facing my fears, I finally got up close and personal with the bees. I waited by some agapanthus for a while, before I managed to take this shot. I'm pleased with the photo, as well as myself for getting so close.
J'ai vu plusieurs Cicindèles hier qui se promenaient ou se posaient sur le sable du seniter au soleil... Au soleil son coprs brille comme un bijou... Un joyau, un émeraude!!
La Cicindèle champêtre est un beau coléoptère vert, parfois bleuâtre, plus rarement noirâtre. C'est un insecte chasseur redoutable d'une grande rapidité et d'un appétit féroce. Elle attrape ses proies à la course et effectue des vols courts en cas de danger. Sa larve, également carnivore, vit dans un terrier vertical où elle attend qu'une proie passe à sa portée.
WONDER exhibit, Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Jennifer Angus (1961– )
In the Midnight Garden
2015
cochineal, various insects, and mixed media
Courtesy of Jennifer Angus
"Angus's genius is the embrace of what is wholly natural, if unexpected. Yes, the insects are real, and no, she has not altered them except to position their wings and legs. The species in this gallery are not endangered, but in fact are quite abundant, primarily in Malaysia, Thailand, and Papua New Guinea, a corner of the world where Nature seems to play with greater freedom. The pink wash is derived from cochineal insect living on cacti in Mexico, where it has long been prized as the best source of the color red. By altering the context in which we encounter such species, Angus startles us into recognition of what has always been a part of our world."
I am not sure if this is a fly or a wasp or neither. It slightly under 1cm long and was found near a river.
Handheld manual focus macros at the local community garden. Sony A6000, Tamron SP 90 mm f/2.5 @ f/11, led ring light.
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Something different today. A little color for us to remember summer :D