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Taken on our dam I wondered down to see if the water lily’s had any more life left in them & found this bug doing what bugs do.
I found this little chap on an outside wall and can't identify it.
Anyone know?
Edit. Now identified as final instar nymph of Parent Bug (Elasmucha grisea).
This looks rather harmless, but it's an Assassin Bug - I'm pretty sure it is. Some say it's bite is quite painful, I did not test it.
From wiki:
"They use the long rostrum to inject a lethal saliva that liquefies the insides of the prey, which are then sucked out. The saliva is commonly effective at killing substantially larger prey than the bug itself.
Some assassin bug groups specialize on certain prey groups, such as ants."
Indeed, this one was close to ants, but no attacks while I was there. No ants got close either.
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It's hard to balance a little composition and just plain details. Besides getting the shot of a killer :P
Enjoy the summer!
Getting familiar with my Nikon 105mm 1:1 f/2.8 micro lens. Depth of field is super narrow so trying mess with focus points, focal length, and lighting with and without flash.
I used Canon EOS 2000d + Canon EF-S 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6 III + Canon AF CA-A (12mm + 20mm + 36mm)
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Caliente Range, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA.
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I rarely take pictures of bugs, but this guy showed up and posed patiently in nice light. He has a cute cartoon face and fabulous eyes, right?
Series of three. My allotment sweetcorn has become home to some interesting bugs and a green cricket. Unfortunately my book does not help with identification. So, any suggestions gratefully received. East Sussex area.
Leaffooted Bug (A true bug!), Leptoglossus oppositus
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This bug was on the outside of the window and all other reflections (camera lens, etc.), dirt specs and outdoor images are as they appeared and have not been added or manipulated.
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Leptoglossus is a genus of true bugs in the leaf-footed bug family. Several species are economic pests of agricultural crops. Like members of some other genera in the family, these bugs have leaflike dilations of the hind tibia. Leptoglossus oppositus is one of a variety of species of leaf-footed bugs. It looks very much like Leptoglossus fulvicornis but can be distinguished by the deeper scallops in the leaf-like feature of the hind tibia and the addition of three white spots across the hemelytra.
Source: Wikipedia
Scientific name: Leptoglossus oppositus
Phylum: Arthropoda
Order: True bugs
Rank: Species
While exploring the swamp I found my first giant water bug in some open water. This one is a nymph, soft & translucent. Found 2 interesting facts when I researched them. They can hide with heads in the water and butt up due to a breathing tube at the end of their abdomen. And females attach the eggs to the male's back so that he carries the babies until they hatch. They are predators & eat water insects as well as snails, small fish, and both tadpoles & adults frogs & toads.
Giant Water Bug Nymph (Belostoma sp)
Rowlett Creek Nature Preserve
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ok, i will forever be a fan of the fireflys... but wow, i am totes over tennessee and all of their bugs. personal cloud of gnats aside, i think i've been preyed upon by at least 100 different species of creepy-crawlies.
thank goodness we're finally on the road again.
(ps.. hope to have wifi again soon. apologies for slow responses!)
The Portland Breakwater Light (also called Bug Light) is a small lighthouse in South Portland, Maine.
The lighthouse was first built in 1855, as a wooden structure, but the breakwater was extended and a new lighthouse was constructed at the end of it in 1875. The new lighthouse was made of curved cast-iron plates whose seams are disguised by six decorative Corinthian columns. Its design was inspired by the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates in Athens, made well known by engravings. The architect was Thomas U. Walter, most noted as the designer of the U.S. Capitol east and west wings and its current dome. Wooden sheds and a six-room house for the lighthouse-keeper were added incrementally as needed. In 1897 Spring Point Ledge Light was erected and the houses around Bug Light were demolished and the Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse keepers tended to both lighthouses. During World War II, the breakwater was slowly absorbed by landfill as the New England Shipbuilding Corporation built two shipyards next to the lighthouse. These shipyards produced Liberty Ships for the war effort. Because of the smaller breakwater, there was a lesser need for the lighthouse and it was decommissioned in 1943.
Restoration
The light was fully restored in 1989 and was reactivated in 2002. It appears as a private aid to navigation in the US Coast Guard Light List as South Portland Breakwater Light. Today a park named after the lighthouse, Bug Light Park, allows visitors to view the Portland Breakwater Light up close, while memorializing the shipbuilding efforts of World War II. The light was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Portland Breakwater Light on June 19, 1973.
It was absolutely frigid!!! My fingers were so cold and in pain... but I couldn't stop. haha
The American robins were hitting the holly hedge hard on Saturday, so I was able to settle in for some shots. This one came in close and above me, affording an angle that I don't usually get on these guys. I'd never noticed how much their eyes bulge! Near Beaverton, Oregon, in our yard.
This bug was everywhere in Sipadan Kapalai Diving Resort.
This guy was already dead and floating in a fresh water tank for rinsing diving gears, and I couldn't help to shoot it since it was soooo beautiful.