Uploaded as a record of the insects seen at a Thames bank location.

TQ167715

from here I see you,

little bug on a flower,

the bird bides his time

At the moment I read more than I shoot, I'm at chapter 12 of the Sony H50 user guide. Impatient to put to use what I was reading, I made a complete mess of all Sony's settings at IJmuiden yesterday :(

Add some 'shopping' to the 'shambles' and you get...... the tata bug !

Yes, I know it's a lousy photo...... please be patient with me

VW Bug Show à Spa-Francorchamps - 05 & 06 aoûit 2017

VW Festival in Belgium.

Der Sumsemann aus Peterchens Mondfahrt

bug on kitchen floor in central california coastal redwood forest with flashlight illumination

matting bugs in a marigold

Glowing Pathfinder Bugs by Squidsoup. Shown at onedotzero, BFI London, 12-13 Sept 09

Phymata americana americana. Ambush bugs are predators which normally lie in wait for prey. They have front legs fitted for grasping, much like that of a praying mantis. They commonly sit on a flower waiting for insects attracted to flowers.

I was in the kitchen when I heard the girl cry out from the laundry room. "A bug!" she wailed. "Mommy, get rid of it! But, wait... before you get rid of it, will you take a picture first?" Oh, that's my girl!

Purchased bug cage or dorm to protect banker plants from parasitiods established in the greenhouse, so populations of the bird cherry oat aphid can increase.

Blue dragon

Palomena prasina 4th instar

Palomena prasina LINNAEUS, 1761 (Grüne Stinkwanze, Green shield bug)

Genus: Palomena

[det. M. Valdueza, 2012, based on this photo]

Family: Pentatomidae

Suborder: Heteroptera (real bugs, Wanzen)

Order: Hemiptera

Class: Insecta

Phylum: Arthropoda

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Bug Walking Around...

Two green shield bugs (Palomena prasina) propagating the species, “making the beast with two heads”.

Not a care in the world - this dragon fly stops, smiles and makes my day!

It's a bug on a flower. Not much more to say except that I like how it turned out.

dancing bug, Banay-Banay II, San Jose, Batangas

I did this for my daughter when she was younger and loving A Bugs Life, painted with gouache.

Probably one of the coolest coloured bug

Bug, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve (SBWR), Singapore

Closeup of a bug on crawling on my arm

Or stink bug

Thank you urtica! I think this guy is a 'Chariesterus antennator'. BugGuide.net has a page [here] that shows some life history as well.

The adult looks similar to this.

I initially thought this was a Spined Soldier Bug, but when I looked up Spined Soldier Bug, it doesn't look anything like this....

Photo taken in South Central Indiana (Brown County)

Four-lined plant bug (Poecilocapsus lineatus)

It can fold its legs and protuberant head completely, which is ''apparent death''. A bit uncanny but pretty behaivor :)

Bug, Montezuma, Tatama, Risaralda,Colombia

OK, so for a very long time I would see bug macros on flickr and not be impressed.

"Anybody can do that -- all they need is a macro lens. No big deal."

Now I have a macro, and boy was I wrong. Bug shots are *hard*. I'm happy with none of these, but hung them here as a work in progress. I think I'll get better at using this lens, but it takes practice.

Bug-Eyes!!!

larva of Pergesa actea ?

Bug-magazine cover

While on an undercover mission to try and find out the bugs tactics, I spotted this well disguised bug. He was near Bardstown trying to get into the Bluegrass festival. He tried dressing the part and even had a fake guitar. Nice try bug. SQUASHED!!! Take this as a warning,,these bugs are desperate to try and infiltrate human society. Do not approach these vile creatures. If you spot a possible bug,,contact me as soon as possible with the location so I can get a team on it. Remember, this is our planet. We have to defend it no matter what. More on the last mission tomorrow.

Minstrel Bug (Graphosoma lineatum)

My oldest son is taking part in an Ugly Bug Ball, he's a spider apparently and will be dancing. Today his class have been making and decorating buns, biscuits and no doubt each other so that the ball will have suitable refreshments.

Here was another cute little butterfly-like bug on our forsythia. These most recent three were shot with the Olympus E-510 and a 35mm Macro lens