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only as I adjusted focus did I see this tiny, tiny bug, blending in so well with it's Baeckea flower :)
Palomena prasina is found throughout Europe, as well as North Africa and Western Asia. They belong to the Pentatomidae family and have a size of 12 - 13,5 mm. From spring until autumn their color is green, but as it gets colder, their coloration changes to brown or red-brown. After hibernation they turn green again.
I found this pretty little bug just sitting on the leaf, and it stayed for a bit so I could get some shots :)
Hope everyone has a great week! :)
Found that little lady bug sitting there and enjoying the sun.
Handheld and manually focussed - the best shot I could get from it. A bit desaturated, colours adjusted accordingly to fit using Lightroom.
Hope, you like it. Please let me know what you think.
Pittosporum Bug (Pseudapines geminata) nymph
A different type of Pittosporum Bug, the first I have seen. It was on a leaf of our Pittosporum tree. Hopefully I will get to see an adult sometime, they are good looking bugs.
Agonoscelis rutila
Family: Pentatomidae (stink bugs)
Order: Hemiptera
Although an Australian native insect, this bug usually feeds on the sap of introduced Horehound plants, or others in the mint family (Lamiaceae) sometimes causing wilting. Although they prefer Lamiaceae, they are known to aggregate on a variety of other plants. In this case I think it is a different plant family; Billy Goat Weed, Ageratum sp. in the family Asteraceae. They also feed on various seeds including the Horehound.
The species is quite communal and aggregates with others of the species on the target plants. It has the capability to control the spread of the Horehound plant, which is considered to be a weed. However the Bug is the target of parasitoid wasps including the introduced egg parasitoid, Trissolcus basalis. Ironically this wasp was introduced to Australia to control another bug, the Green Vegetable Bug but has turned to preying on the native Horehound bug (and 25 other native bugs as well). So it seems that an introduced wasp is preventing a native bug from controlling an introduced weed!
This was a focus stacked image from 46 individual handheld shots using a 90mm Sony lens and a Sony A7R with flash. The stacking was done using Boltnev and Kacher's "Focus Stacker" app.
References:
Loch AD & Walter GH (1999) Multiple host use by the egg parasitoid Trissolcus basalis (Wollaston) in a soybean agricultural system: biological control and environmental implications. Agricultural and Forest Entomology 1: 271-280.
Woodlands Historical Park
whp.altervista.org/weeds/marrubium-vulgare.php
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In the last photo, a small shield bug was visible in the lower right of the Dahlia. Here he is, close up.
This beautiful flower in a neighbor's yard in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California is drawing insects. This was taken with my iPhone 14 Pro Max on the Raw and Macro settings.
weevil (Liophloeus tessulatus / Würfelfleckiger Staubrüssler) on granite in my garden
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Showcasing an array of bizarre food creations, the unusual menu consists of extreme 'delicacies' such as parfaits topped with a crisp cicada, dishes containing fried bugs and insects, as well as roasted crows and crocodile.
Shibuya, Tokyo
January, 2020
Sloe bug (Dolycoris baccarum) perched on a field scabious (Knautia arvensis) seed head.
Plusknia jagodziak (Dolycoris baccarum) siedząca na głowce nasiennej świerzbnicy polnej (Knautia arvensis).
Small "true" bug, about 4-5mm
The tip of the forewing of Heteroptera is fairly thick (~1.2 microns), thus there is no color iridescence visible (brown curve). The base is even thicker and leathary. This is the origin of the name "hemiptera" which means "half-winged". The newer name Heteroptera means also "mixed-wings". This leads to the typical "X" structure of the closed wings in dorsal view, which is an easy means to identify "true" bugs.
Hind wings in contrast, are much thinner (~0.2 microns here), which leads to a brillant blue-violett if illuminated coaxially.
Wing-thickness- analysis goes here
Mitutoyo M Plan Apo 7.5x NA 0.21 tube lens: Thorlabs 165mm
Illumination: Dark field, oblique and UV 365nm (UVIVF, just the eyes show fluorescence)
A Small Elephant Hawk-Moth (Deilephila porcellus) resting on a Bug Orchid (Anacamptis coriophora) - two very rare species in Germany. Unfortunately the wings of the butterfly are crippled (because of a virus or some other disturbance during its pubation), so it is not able to fly properly and its life will too soon come to an end.
Zwei seltene Schönheiten auf einen Blick: Ein Kleiner Weinschwärmer (Deilephila porcellus) auf einem Wanzenknabenkraut (Anacamptis coriophora). Wie ihr sehen könnt, hat der Schmetterling leider verkrüppelte Flügel - das könnte an einem Virus oder einer anderen Störung während seiner Verpuppung liegen. Er dürfte flugunfähig sein und daher bald als Vogelfutter enden.
Sloe bug (Dolycoris baccarum) on a white wall.
Plusknia jagodziak (Dolycoris baccarum) na białej ścianie.
Pyrrhocoridae is a family of insects with more than 300 species world-wide. Many are red coloured and are known as red bugs and some species are called cotton stainers because their feeding activities leave an indelible yellow-brownish stain on cotton crops. A common species in parts of Europe is the firebug, and its genus name Pyrrhocoris and the family name are derived from the Greek roots for f... Wikipedia
In my garden 15th April 2022
I sat in the garden and watched things happen today.
Frog, Squirrel, Holly Blue, Speckled Wood, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell Green-veined White, Orange Tip male and female, Blackcap, Wren, Blackbird Great Tits, Blue Tits, Wood Pigeon, Crows, Carder Bee, White tail bee, Tree Bee, Unid bee, several hoverflies, several sps wasp, Green Shieldbug, 7 spot ladybird.
.. its springtime
Es ist Frühlingszeit .. die Krabbeltiere kommen raus
PENTAX K-3 & SMC PENTAX-DA 1:3.5-5.6 18-135mm ED AL (IF) DC WR
position of the photographer:
50°13´38``N _ 08°15`07´´E
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The quote from the animation Bug's Life by the Grasshopper "You let one ant stand up to us, then they all might stand up! Those puny little ants out number us a hundred to one and if they ever figure that out there goes our way of life! It's not about food, it's about keeping those ants in line."
Textures applied and glass panes applied to this doll house of horror through photo slides. The rest is an art display by Jennifer Angus.