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I found this little fella hiding under a leaf, I'm guessing a nymph stage of some sort of Capsid Bug, please correct me or if you know what it is please tell :)
Tom DeLay and his wife approach the courtroom. Notice that Mrs. DeLay carries a small cask of whiskey, St-Bernard-style. (Lower right)
I wasn't sure what this was... and guessed at a gall wasp, mainly because of the abdoment... but as ever, lots of helpful and more knowledgeable flickerites have helped out, so title updated :). Found a fence near my garden.
Painted by Koji Harmon (Japan). Stag Beetle suit by Dark Side Hero Toys DxSxHx on black Obitsu body.
Following advice from Edward Nurcombe (Eddie The Bugman) as a way to attract the globular springtail Sminthurinus niger, I placed pieces of dead twig around the base of moss-covered trees. I used twigs that were covered in mosses, alage and lichens.
I haven't seen Sminthurinus niger on them yet, but have seen lots of Sminthurinus aureus. I've posted this image because there are also two springtail spermatophores in the frame. I didn't notice these as I was taking the shots. They are from a larger species.
Males deposit spermatophores in the environment and the females (generally) become impregnated by passing over the spermatophores and collecting them in their genital opening.
Canon 5D3 + MP-E 65mm (at 5x) + 1.4x Extender + 36mm extension tube + MT24-EX Flash. The surface was very wet, hence the bright reflections.
Genus: Macrohomotoma KUWAYAMA, 1908 ?
Family: Homotomidae HESLOP-HARRISON, 1958
[det. Tony "servitude", 2011, based on photos]
Superfamily: Psylloidea (jumping plant lice, Springläuse)
[suggested by "Bugman", 2011, based on photos]
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha (Pflanzenläuse)
Order: Hemiptera (true bugs, Schnabelkerfe)
Class: Insecta
Indonesia, W-Java, Tangerang: vic. Serpong (BSD), 45m asl., 17.02.2011
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MP-65mm, 1x, ring-flash 14 and Flash-bracket (Speedlight 580 EXII), hand-held
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Elvis was quite happy to use my finger as a launch pad :)
Will have to trawl through my ID book again, these Micro Moths are a nightmare to ID, there are soooo many LOL
Really pleased to find another stunning Longhorn, this one did not make things easy, firstly it kept trying to hide from me, the main issue was it was on the biggest and prickliest thistle ever, OUCH!!! (Why does it always have to be blummin thistles or nettles with the good stuff) Really love those antennae they are groovy :)
Children and families learned about all types of bugs with The Bugman at the Library. Children also got to hold live, harmless bugs. The program was sponsored by the Friends of the Scranton Public Library.
Found a few Salties at the weekend, I think they are Salticus sp, but they were of varying colours rather than the regular black and white Zebra Spiders, my book on Spiders doesn't really shed any light on colour morphs.
Bugman had some giant scorpions which he said were harmless to hold. This young man has some doubts.
O criador do Necronauta topou tirar uma foto conosco. Dá uma lida no que achamos da edição: www.interney.net/blogs/melhoresdomundo/2010/07/29/necrona...
A fairly large Garden Springtail at about 4mm in length, just another find for the books :)
Please correct any ID errors, I was undecided on this for a while, thought it could also have been O.villosa, but the pale central band swayed me towards O.cincta :)
Another Common Darter, had another day cutting down Willow at Attenborough today, I was amazed to find out how quickly this spreads, it has to be controlled otherwise the reed beds would soon be overgrown with Willow.
Lots of these about today, quite fearsome looking creatures close up, quite large and colourful beetles, members of the Soldier Beetles, Cantharidae :)
There was an accident on the corner by my work just as there is every week.
Two heroes bugging the world with silence and buzzing noises. How is this possible? Just listen... ... ... ... ... ... BZZZZZZZZZ! Bugman and Silent Vic strike again!
Inspired by none other then Wildlife on the go the bugman, I went looking for a few damsels and I hope I did well!
Wish it was possible to get both eyes in focus in one shot, DOF is so shallow the hit ratio is low, think the only way to get a truly good shot at this magnification is to get it in the studio for focus stacking.
I welcome your opinions/critique/tips.
Eddie the Bugman [http://www.flickr.com/photos/odonataman/]
Boom-Stick[http://www.flickr.com/photos/48692043@N07/]
Globular springtail - Sminthurinus reticulatus (~1 mm). Note the area of pigmentation at the rear of the abdomen in the shape of a capital "Y". Other bands of pigmentation are transverse.
Doing a bit of research about this species, I noticed it wasn't actually on the British list (yet). Digging a bit further, I found that Edward Nurcombe (Eddie the Bugman) was one of the first (if not THE first), to photograph it in the UK. I feel that I'm in prestigious company!
Canon 1D3 + MP-E 65mm (at x5) + TwinLite Flash. Cropped a bit.
Not sure which Skipper this was, either large or small, anyway I was able to move some purple flowers into the background, they are stunning little Butterflies :)
A Small Skipper, thanks to jel 1969 for clearing that one up :)
Fences are a great and easy source of macro subjects, if you don't fancy getting down on your knee's and looking under stones and turning leaves for macro subjects, just walk along a fence, you will find something, even if it's just a fly :)
Even Woody knows the importance of making sure you have your Five A Day :)
A Woodlouse eating his greens, have never seen one eating before :)
The Eddie responsible in this instance is one Eddie Nurcombe (a.k.a. Eddie the Bugman) whose work on Flikr I have now admired for some time. If you haven't seen any of his stuff PLEASE click on the link below. His Damsel and Dragonflies are simply outstanding.
www.flickr.com/photos/odonataman/7751925854/in/photostream
How is this photo his fault you ask?
Yesterday when I was admiring his work I saw that he had hooked up his MP-E 65mm with a 1.4 extender.
It was a Eureka moment. I had a 2x extender sitting about not doing anything much so I dusted it off, put it on and tried the set up on my TV Remote. At maximum magnification one letter, which I measured at 3mm, filled the entire viewfinder.
Feeling giddy with excitement I then ran out the back door. Unfortunately it was blowing a gale and the light was fading however I did manage to get this which was taken around about 4x magnification. This set up should give me the ability to take shots at up to 10x magnification.
Granted the shot isn't particularly sharp but considering the conditions at the time I think it's a good start.
Unfortunately today the gales are still here and the rain is pouring down. I'm like a kid waiting for Xmas. C'mon the sun so I can get out and annoy some bugs.
Taken handheld on a Canon 5D Mk1, Canon mp-e 65mm Lens, Canon 2x Extender, MT- 24 EX Flash and using a plamp to try and keep the daisy the fly was resting on reasonably still.
Found these little creatures on rotten leaves, there were quite a lot of them. Thought at first they were baby woodlice but they have got "horns" at both ends and didn't appear to have any legs, they moved more like a slug. On this one you can see right through it!
Thanks to Eddie the Bugman for the ID
This is my Minotaur. All metallic parts are painted non-metallic metal. It was also the first time I painted shadow in the recesses of the skin by blending Imperial Primer to Bugman's Glow. It has ventured upon a Bretonnian farmland and is being shot at. I hope you like it, all comments are welcome!