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Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand--The small one is the female and is wingless hence the name velvet ant. The male looks to all the world another species.
A Tribute Story Series # 11 | A Mother's Love
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There are times only when a Mother's love
Can understand our tears,
Can soothe our disappointments
And calm all our fears.
There are times when only a Mother's Love
Can share the joy we feel
When something we've dreamed about
Quite suddenly is real.
There are times when only a Mother's faith
Can help on life's way
And inspire in us the confidence
We need from day to day.
For a Mother's heart and a Mother's faith
And a Mother's steadfast love
Were fashioned by the Angels
And sent from God above...
[a poem by: Michael Adesanya]
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~Giovanni Falcone
Macro Mondays (12.20.10): "Nightmare"
Spiders: Though I don't have a fear of or nightmares about arachnids (I am a boy, after all), according to Google, one of top recurring nightmares amongst children is these creepy crawlies. I personally think this guy is cute—although I don't care for the beard. :)
Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 100mm f/2.8 USM
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 100mm
ISO Speed: 800
Flash: Off
Polarizer/Filter: None
Exposure: 1/200
RAW File Processing: Lightroom 3
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© Steven Brisson. Do not use without permission.
Creepy crawlies...The Borneo rainforest is 130 million years old, making it the oldest rainforest in the world. There are about 15,000 species of flowering plants with 3,000 species of trees (267 species are dipterocarps), 221 species of terrestrial mammals and 420 species of resident birds in Borneo. It is the centre of evolution and radiation of many endemic species of plants and animals.
from Wikipedia
Nikon D700 + Nikon 105mm f/2.8G AF-S VR + Ring Flash + Handheld.
Cape Daisy / Kapkörbchen (Osteospermum) - Large On Black
Until christmas in our garden, (now frostbitten) - Frankfurt-Nordend
Explored: 10.01.2009
I hear the ticking of the clock
I'm lying here the room's pitch dark
I wonder where you are tonight
No answer on the telephone
And the night goes by so very slow
Oh I hope that it won't end though
Alone
Till now I always got by on my own
I never really cared until I met you
And now it chills me to the bone
How do I get you alone
The dark heart of a Transvaal daisy (gerbera). Behind the curls.
This series is made with a Raynox 250 macrolens on 200 telelens. As always, best seen large.
i took a series of photos of these two ants inside a trumpet vine flower blossom yesterday. the stamen and pistil of the flower formed a geometrically pleasing shape that reminded me of an elaborate perfume bottle. the title just popped into my head.
I'm a 3 year old male Corn snake. (Elaphe guttata guttata)
Amelanistic (het. Butter, ev. het. Ghost)
I Specialise in giving friendly squeezy hugs ;-)
Addited to Nectar...Happy Thursday to all my flickr friends...Let the new year count down begins...Thank you for your comments and visits everyone...Will catch up with you all soon...Ringgo.
Nikon D700 Nikon AF-S VR Micro-NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED Lens + Handheld
robber fly and wasp locked in mortal combat in a favorite neighborhood garden. it is hard to get a shot of a robber fly without another insect in the shot, it is such a voracious predator.
Pentatomoidea is a superfamily of insects in the Heteroptera suborder of the Hemiptera order, which are commonly referred to as shield bugs or stink bugs. Shield bugs have glands in their thorax between the first and second pair of legs which produce a foul smelling liquid. This liquid is used defensively to deter potential predators and is sometimes released when the bugs are handled carelessly. The distinctive smell comes from aldehydes such as CH3–(CH2)2–CH=CH–CHO, and is chemically similar to pheromones.
best viewed LARGE:
Does the road wind up-hill all the way?
Yes, to the very end.
Will the day's journey take the whole long day?
From morn to night, my friend.
But is there for the night a resting-place?
A roof for when the slow dark hours begin.
May not the darkness hide it from my face?
You cannot miss that inn.
Shall I meet other wayfarers at night?
Those who have gone before.
Then must I knock, or call when just in sight?
They will not keep you standing at that door.
Shall I find comfort, travel-sore and weak?
Of labour you shall find the sum.
Will there be beds for me and all who seek?
Yea, beds for all who come.~
by Christina Rossetti
Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand--This little bee fly was maybe 3-4mm wingspan so I had to use a 25mm Ext Tube on my Canon 100mm f2.8L macro lens.