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I haven't done any marco shots in a distant memory lol. So here it is...I found this bug in the backyard and put my marco equipments to work.
The set ups :
extension tubes
4x Olympus objective
marco mechanicism device
Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6
an adapter ring
3 LED lights
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Bug Out Bag contents
Backpack with pockets
Some cash
thumb drive with emergency survival books on it
Paracord survival bracelet
Bandana
folding knife
flashlight with batteries (check batteries)
Emergency Radio, with AC cord and batteries (check batteries)
Notepad
pen
“file of life” cards to write your emergency info (contacts, allergies, etc.)
72 hours food kit - dehydrated food that takes up little space
Fresh snack bag like peanut butter and crackers - periodically check expiration dates and update
dehydrated ice cream
Camping bowl
Camping cup
fork/spoon
emergency drinking water packets
water filter cup
dish soap and sponge
bar of soap and wash cloth
emergency poncho
emergency blanket
disposable tablecloth to use as lightweight tarp
wet wipes
toilet paper
hand crank phone charger (and iPhone cord, change cord as tech changes)
toothbrush and toothpaste
bandaids
bottle of aspirin
some benadryl
sunscreen
pack of tissue
chapstick
matches in a waterproof container
tiny emergency stove
fuel tablets for stove
a t-shirt (swap out other clothing seasonally)
My husband’s bag has almost all these items, but also -
duct tape roll
actual tarp
travel size shampoo / conditioner
These small bugs wander around on the sand, settling in small depressions. I watched one sift the sand for food, using its front legs. It also created a depression in the sand to hide in. When they sit still they are almost impossible to see, especially when they have sand grains on their backs.
Other species of these live in and around wetlands.
Three different Toad bugs out for a walk last week.
Found this bug wandering on my Brugmansia. Plant is supposed to be poisonous so I am wondering why this sap sucking bug was on this plant. It kept moving it's antenae while I was taking it's portrait to my irritation.
Ham/cheese bug sandwich w/ fruit and carrots (credit to sherimiya for the cute bento bug sandwich idea!)
An abstract black and white photo taken at Yellowstone National Park. There's bug in the photo, but I'm told it looks like something sexual in nature.
I got my kids interested in collecting bugs. They already had the bug catching part down cold. I just introduced pins, foam boards and killing jars to the equation.
One cool thing we've learned is that insects can survive for a pretty long time inside a sealed jar. Hence the need for nail polish remover and the like.
I had just seen the Portland Head Lighthouse in Maine, which was really cool, and I had to hop on a bus and hurry to see this lighthouse before the cruise ship I was on left. I was expecting one like the Portland Head Lighthouse so when I got the Bug Lighthouse I was a little disappointed. It was so small. I guess that's why it's called "bug" lighthouse. Okay, it's still a lighthouse so that made it cool.
Front-on view of an Assassin Bug was moving around the garden looking for its next meal.
These are horrible looking but curious insects. In the centre of the picture you can see the mouth-parts (or Rostrum) which tucks back under the main body. The Assassin bug has long legs to assist with its ambush attack.
I'm guessing this is either a Common or a Bee Killer Assassin Bug (Pristhesancus plagipennis), which hides on plants waiting for insect to land nearby where it will ambush.