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Molass-Glazed Nut Fudge Indulgence (Dorsal View) -
The hardest part in the jungle is not withstanding the heat, but juggling the camera with one hand and fending off mozzies with the other. My sacrifice pays off at last when the thickets divulged a gem the size of a pecan. I calmed down and decipher the strange morsel through my lens. Aha, I see crunchy walnuts and milk chocolate melded into one with a chunk of vanilla at the sides. Bird dung spiders must be the tastiest arachnids in the world. One bite and the melting cacao take me on a fantastic ride to paradise. I adore the nutty appearance of this poop mimic, every minute with him is so sweet.
Let The Magic Begin -
Perhaps he likes my presence and was emotionally charged. Suddenly he clapped his wings and sprinkled his fairy dust all over me. I’m enchanted; the immediate shift from colourless wings to incandescent purplish was electric. My forest fairy flew off eventually and my eyes gave chase because he took my breath away.
Primer plano de Monochamus tridentatus, un escarabajo longicornio procedente de Madagascar. En este tipo de retratos, las antenas casi roban el protagonismo, pero al acercarse aparecen otros detalles increíbles: la textura rugosa de la cabeza, la pilosidad fina y esos pequeños reflejos rojizos en los ojos compuestos.
A solo ±2x, el reto no está tanto en la magnificación extrema como en equilibrar volumen, profundidad y texturas, llevando la fotografía hacia clave baja.
Close-up portrait of Monochamus tridentatus, a longhorn beetle from Madagascar. With beetles like this, the antennae immediately dominate the composition, but the closer you look, the more details appear: the rough texture of the head, the fine hair-like structures, and those subtle reddish highlights in the compound eyes.
At around ±2x, the challenge is less about extreme magnification and more about balancing volume, depth and texture, pushing the image toward a low-key mood.
Sony A7III @sonya7iii
⚡ ±2x || FOV 13 mm
️ Stacking 56 fotos
Chrysomya megacephala, more commonly known as the oriental latrine fly, is a member of the family Calliphoridae (blowflies). It is a warm-weather fly with a greenish-blue metallic box-like body. The fly infests corpses soon after death, making it important to forensic science.
EM1 mk3 60mmf2.8 macro and Raynox250
1/250sec, f13, ISO200
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Gently, Softly And Sweetly -
In the lush fauna I saw a succulent sea cucumber with three blue-lined imprints, the colors are artful and grab my attention. Reeling and gliding on the tender shoots of a tree, my eyes followed him with great curiosity. A graceful nudibranch with no spinal cord, the impact he left on me was of watercolor memories.
Falling Into Slumber -
Tucking his head and true legs together under the smooth thick folds, is he asleep or deep in prayers? Imprinted with 7 pairs of winking eyes, he scares off assassin bug even in his sleep. Stay away from my beautiful caterpillar, ants and spiders. If you upset him too much, he might just regurgitate his sticky and toxic gut contents on you.
Saltamontes narigudo.
Este simpático bichito ortóptero tremendamente parecido a los "bicho palo" o "insecto palo" no pertenece a la familia de los Fásmidos como estos últimos, perteneciendo a la familia Acrididae. En España existen dos especies casi idénticas, Truxalis nasuta y Acrida ungarica. Creo que la que he fotografiado es Truxalis nasuta. Fotografía realizada en en Río Guadalmedida de Málaga.
Scrubbing The Foliage In His Own Way -
Every insect has their function in the jungle, whatever role they play I love them for who they are. Along a row of foliage, a short-sighted fly pacing on a leaf caught my eyes. The blue mosaic made him outstanding and his action reminds me of a robot vacuum performing an odious chore. Nature certainly has an excellent team of cleaners, the wind is a strong broom that sweeps away the debris and fine sanitizing task is taken over by critters. Instead of using a floor mop, this fly shows great humility sponging with his mouth.
Different Kind Of Shine -
Nurtured by tons of leaves and 20 hours of rest daily, potter wasp and the rest see him as a succulent lump of meat. All his life the caterpillar eats and sleep, he’s grown so fleshy he can’t see his feet. Moissanite and cubic zirconia, as man cultivates synthetic diamonds in the lab so can this grub on his back. Natural precious stones so blue and true, no thieves can steal a single carat from him.
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Just a test shot with my new 50mm Prime FD f1.8 lens i bought for £15. Love the reflection of the camera in the middle if you look closely or click larger image below.
Great results already, taken with a Canon 550D reversed with the lens with a reverse ring.
Click here for a larger image : www.flickr.com/photos/sequentialmacro/6584707963/sizes/l/...
Va Va Voom! -
Elegant arms adopting a T-shaped poise, doesn’t she look like a glamorous movie star? Embellish with plush boa feathers, she’s an outstanding white swan among the rest of concealing moths. Starting young on a diet of bindweed is the secret to having fair skin, she reveals. Photographed day after day is an undying desire and staying in the cameraman’s limelight is her greatest delight.
Triggerfish Dorsal Spine -
On a blade of elephant grass they spend their honeymoon and were in blissful union while I stood guard. What I find interesting about these bugs are the sharp spur on their backs, giving the appearance of strapping an orange jacket with quill. I reckon the spine aids a little in protecting against predators, gobbling a thorn is not so pleasant after all. If you can't fly fast enough, you better run. If you can’t run fast, then it's good to carry a trusty sword for self-defence.
Yoplait With Two Sultana Raisins (Dorsal View) -
Drawing near to gaze that delectable potbelly, I was tempted to stick out my tongue and taste. As if reading my thoughts, the doe-eyed spider makes a last plead: “Madam I beg you, please don’t lick my tummy, you’ll tickled me to death. I’m just a spider lying in ambush, eking out an honest living.”
🇬🇧 A tiny detail from an Inca flower chafer, shown at around 8x magnification.
At this scale, the leg stops looking like part of an insect and starts feeling almost mechanical: metallic greens, curved claws, dark symmetry and a strange alien presence inside a field of view of only 4 mm. ✨
Those curved tips are the tarsal claws, the final contact point of the leg, used by the beetle to grip surfaces while climbing, feeding or moving over irregular textures.
🇪🇸 Un pequeño detalle de la pata de un escarabajo Inca, mostrado a unos 8x de ampliación.
A esta escala, la pata deja de parecer parte de un insecto y empieza a verse casi como una pieza mecánica: verdes metálicos, uñas curvas, simetría oscura y una presencia extrañamente alienígena dentro de un campo de solo 4 mm. ✨
Esas puntas curvas son las uñas tarsales, el punto final de contacto de la pata, que ayudan al escarabajo a agarrarse mientras trepa, se alimenta o se mueve sobre superficies irregulares.
Sony A7III @sonya7iii
⚡ ±8x || FOV 4 mm
️ Stacking 125 fotos
waited and waited for the breeze to still, which never happened - so i'll settle for the sharpest of the batch since i really liked how the long, angled stems complement the subject
backyard capture in chesterfield