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I was working at my desk when I saw this lizard in the atrium. He waited patiently for me to get my camera, get outside, and take his picture.
D&NE 28 on its first trip hauling passengers puts on a smoke show as it rolls through downtown Duluth.
A mosquito had just landed forward of this groundhog's right eye.
Groundhogs are enthusiastic in their chewing, and if you take enough shots of them, you're eventually going to get one that looks like this :o)
I'm not 100% sure, but I believe this to be a male mosquito, quite larger than the female and not capable of sucking blood.
Taken 27 May 2023 near Wasilla, Alaska.
This summer (2021) we have a lot of mosquitoes – so we can say it's a good mosquito summer ;-)
Kuusamo, Finland
Tänä kesänä (2021) meillä on paljon hyttysiä – voimme siis sanoa, että on hyvä hyttyskesä ;-)
I'm not especially fond of mosquitoes but at least the males are rather fancy looking and don't bite
Four-spotted pennant (Brachymesia gravida) with a mosquito it caught above the surface of Lake Taylor in Largo, Florida. When the dragonflies disappeared from Florida for a few years, mosquito control became a problem in some areas. Handheld 340mm shot with Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 VR & TC-17E II.
Aquarium is places in a pond upside down, and air is pumped out so that the water fills the void.
Taken with Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8 USM IS.
Ever since I built my minifig scale Fairey Swordfish, I had the intention of building more minifig scale aircraft from WW II. This model represents a British De Havilland Mosquito B. Mk. IX, a light bomber that served with the RAF.
A male mosquito drinking nectar from a flower. The males don't drink blood like the females do. Photographed in Maryland.
I kept hearing about the mosquito fish (or lack thereof) at the Bird Preserve. This was a new species to me and I was anxious to see what they looked like. On our latest trip the mosquito fish were present in droves. When I got a chance to see one up close, my first thought was "that's a guppy," just like my dad used to have in his aquarium! Sure enough, doing a bit of research revealed that they are very similar - they are prolific breeders that live birth their young, are voracious and sometimes cannibalistic feeders and look almost identical.
In any event, this pied-billed grebe seemed happy they were back!
Have a great weekend, and thanks for your views and comments!!
De Havilland Mosquito DH.98 FB MkVI PZ474
NZ2384 ZK-BCV N9099F ZK-BCV
On 15 November 1941 RAF 105 Squadron Based at RAF Swanton Morle Norfolk UK was the first operational Mosquito bomber serial W406
Photo taken at EAA Airventure Wittman Regional Airport Oshkosh Wisconsin USA July 2019
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Mosquito silhouette at sunrise with sun in the shot. Thanks a lot for viewing, liking and commenting!
First try with Olympus MSplan 50x ULWD and Raynox 250. I actually think that raynox 250 (focused at infinity) gives me better results then raynox 150 (focused at infinity) does. Will do some experiment with raynox 150 at 180mm tubelens and se if this gives me good results.
Mosquito head. 238 exposures, MJKZZ Ultra Mini rail, about 1 um step, 3 x ikea Jansjö, Iso 100 3", Nikon d810
Canon EOS 6D
Mitutoyo M Plan APO 10x 0.28 + Raynox 150
MJKZZ Ultra Rail MINI V2 + IR Remote Motion Controller.
Tiempo exposición: 1/13" - ISO100
Canon Auto Bellows
Stacking
Nº de fotos: 156
Pasos: 9,2 µm
Magnificación aproximada: 10x
Mosquito de la familia Culicidae; se distribuye por las zonas templadas de la mayor parte del mundo, es el más común en todo el mundo; es el más frecuente en la Península Ibérica.
Cuerpo alargado y castaño con escamas oscuras y claras, en la parte dorsal se observa el abdomen con un tono oscuro y manchas claras y por la zona ventral se observa claro con manchas oscuras, las patas son oscuras y se apoyan con un ángulo de 45º sobre la superficie, las patas son bastantes largas. Los machos tienen las antenas plumosas y no pican, las hembras las tienen filiforme y son las que pican.
Los adultos viven 2-3 semanas en condiciones óptimas de temperatura, durante este tiempo los machos se alimentan de polen, néctar y jugos vegetales, las hembras, sin embargo, necesitan alimentarse de sangre de mamíferos, incluidos los humanos, para ello se posan sobre la piel de los mamíferos y perforan su piel con su trompa, antes se encargan de palpar con sus patas y antenas, para descubrir los capilares sanguíneos, la extracción de la sangre dura unos 2 minutos, la sangre no se coagula al ser extraída porque tienen una sustancia anticoagulante en la saliva, la misma que nos provoca luego hinchazón y picor en la piel, una vez se ha alimentado, la sangre le servirá para construir con sus proteínas, los huevos; una vez apareada buscará un lugar con agua estancada o tranquila y hará la puesta; la puesta consta de 50-200 huevos, los coloca sobre la superficie del agua, en pequeños grupos ( unos 50) que forman barzas flotantes, pasados dos días emergerán las larvas, estas son acuáticas y se alimentan de materia orgánica y plantas acuáticas, al cabo de unas dos semanas se colocarán cerca de la superficie y tardarán unos dos días en pupar, hasta que finalmente emerge de nuevo el adulto.
Mejor no encontrártelo posado sobre tu piel.