!* Macro- Insects- spiders- reptiles- frogs- slugs! - P1/A3
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There are times I kneel down and study an insect for so long that I wonder what they are seeing as well. This bug-eyed beauty was quite willing to stay motionless for a prolonged period of time. I'm guessing I was quite mesmerizing! )
Bumble Bee.
This one was trapped in our screened in porch. I caught it in a glass and set it free. It sat for a bit on our deck rail giving me a chance to get some pictures. Shot is hand held single exposure.
in 2009 it was an educa year for these and there was hundreds of these everywhere l went for my daily picture
I was hiding in the mint, trying to capture a nice macro of the bees who love the flowers and along came this big guy who decided the florets on the bottom of the bloom were more tasty...as a consequence, I was unable to see him/her long enough to identify the species...but definitely a pov that lets you see what it's like, down under a bee.
Nysius is a genus of false chinch bugs in the family Lygaeidae
Nysius es un género de falsas chinches de la familia Lygaeidae
4-5 mm.
At first glance I assumed an insect was running up the wall...but on further examination, I could see something under those six legs. My macro lens gave me a better view of a crab spider being invited for lunch. I think this insect was a Spider Wasp...and here's more information about these critters...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_wasp