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Small bug (adult)
Mitutoyo 7.5x NA 0.21, tube lens: 125mm (Raynox)
Illumination: dark field and polarization
Jagged Ambush Bug ~ Genus Phymata
The Jagged Ambush Bugs are insects I see quite often. 99% of the time they are set up on a wildflower and waiting for some poor soul to land on it - then they strike. They have strong grips on their front to hold an insect inplace when it land, and those other sets of legs anchor it to flower while their venomous beak does the rest.
CC Week 19 - It's the Little Things
While taking flower photos at sunset I noticed that as it got later, more and more insects started to appear. Crane flies live only briefly in their adult phase, and are much more destructive in their larval stage when they can damage lawns and other plants. Adult crane flies do not eat very often. When they do, it might be sipping on nectar, as this one was attempting to do. Since they live most successfully in areas where there is plenty of water, it makes sense that they would do well in a wetter than usual year like this one.
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Green shield bug (Palomena prasina) perched on a leaf.
Odorek zieleniak (Palomena prasina) siedzący na liściu.
Edited in NIK Collection I:
Color Efex Pro 4
Contrast color range
Polarization
Skylight filter
Graduated neutral density
This beautiful female Blue Dasher sure did give this sick old lady a wonderful opportunity for lots of photos. I really enjoyed her. Hot summer here and I still can't get out anywhere. Thank You, Jesus, for beautiful bugs in God's garden!
A tiny striped bug on a Scotch thistle.
When I first saw this, I wasn't even sure it was a bug. Then it started to move. The camera can see better than my eyes!
Maybe it's the nymph of a stinkbug? I'm not an entomologist.
I think this is a nymph of the white-margined burrowing bug, Sehirus cinctus. It was nestled in among the leaves, though, so I couldn't get a good look...
Spotted by David (dsmphoto) on a recent photo outing, this guy has us completely stumped. I.D. anyone? Lacey? Bueller? (Aw, c'mon, view large, you know you really want to!)
We have several winners of the "i.d. this alien monster bug" contest -- thanks all for identifying this as a Wheel Bug, a darling little creature from the Assassin bug family. Yikes!
A bug (Oplomus dichorus, Pentatomidae) resting on a madroño (Arbutus sp.) branch.
Canon EOS 90D + Tamron SP AF 90 mm f/2.8 Di Macro 1:1 (272E) + 36 mm Viltrox extension tube and foldable flash diffuser. Single shot. Processed in Darktable.