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[piggsy]

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flying blue tiger butterflies on lemon myrtle by PIG, on Flickr

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blue tiger butterfly on cosmos by PIG, on Flickr

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blue tiger butterfly on cosmos by PIG, on Flickr

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blue tiger butterfly on cosmos by PIG, on Flickr

 

[mcgillro]

My first ever butterfly shot I think. Unfortunately didn't have the Ol

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y 60 macro lens with me.

 

[John King]

@mcgillro A bit too close, Rose? Not much DoF at minimum focus distance and wide open.

 

[mcgillro]

@mcgillro A bit too close, Rose? Not much DoF at minimum focus distance and wide open.

Yes should have stopped down a bit, and moved back ... was in a hurry in case it flew away. Might go over there again Monday if it's fine, as there may be another one flying by ....

 

[SteveAdler]

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[Ken C]

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[Phil.H]

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Nice photo Ken.
Either the critter ate your dragonfly or you posted the wrong pic.

 

[Ken C]

Nice photo Ken.
Either the critter ate your dragonfly or you posted the wrong pic.

My boo boo sorry!!!!!!!!!!!1

 

[Macroramphosis]

The 2021 Insect Season is officially open in France. This is a European Fly-Mimicking kitchen butterfly, very rare and very colourful. First thing I have seen this year.

More importantly, I have proved to myself that the P45-175 with double stacked Raynoxes (250 + 150) can work. It will be mightily interesting to see what this combo will do in good natural light in the spring. I am off to find a rare fly-mimicking spider next. Stand by to be bored later in the week.

It really IS the first insect I have seen, too

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[Darmok N Jalad]

The 2021 Insect Season is officially open in France. This is a European Fly-Mimicking kitchen butterfly, very rare and very colourful. First thing I have seen this year.

More importantly, I have proved to myself that the P45-175 with double stacked Raynoxes (250 + 150) can work. It will be mightily interesting to see what this combo will do in good natural light in the spring. I am off to find a rare fly-mimicking spider next. Stand by to be bored later in the week.

It really IS the first insect I have seen, too

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Do you have a basement? We do, and just earlier this week we found what we call a "demon cricket." On first glance, they look like big fat spiders, and on second glance, they are just really ugly crickets. Mrs Darmok hates them, my youngest daughter catches them, thinks they are cute, and feeds them peanuts.

 

[Macroramphosis]

Take a photo! Would love to see these! Where in the world are you, anyway?

 

[Panolyman]

Take a photo! Would love to see these! Where in the world are you, anyway?

I don't think he's of this world Roddy!

 

[Macroramphosis]

Oh.

 

[Darmok N Jalad]

Take a photo! Would love to see these! Where in the world are you, anyway?

I live in the Kansas City area. Apparently spider cricket is a good start to your search.
https://www.bhg.com/gardening/pests/spider-crickets/

 

[wolfie]

Out trying out my E-M1 Mk2 with the 40-140 Pro & MC14 converter - and consider my self lucky to have got this shot with just enough DOF as I was shooting at only f4 at close range at 420mm (35 equivalent) ...

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[piggsy]

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cross polarised blue banded bee by PIG, on Flickr

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moth on casuarina by PIG, on Flickr

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moth on melaleuca by PIG, on Flickr

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crow butterfly on zinnia by PIG, on Flickr

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crow butterfly on gomphrena by PIG, on Flickr

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common aeroplane butterfly by PIG, on Flickr

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parasitic wasp by PIG, on Flickr

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tiger moth by PIG, on Flickr

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common eggfly female on myrtle by PIG, on Flickr

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evening brown on westringia by PIG, on Flickr

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evening brown on westringia by PIG, on Flickr

 

[Angus Gibbins]

Pregnant Golden Orb Spider getting some vital nutrients from a poor, unsuspecting bee that'd gotten caught in her web.

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[Macroramphosis]

Pregnant Golden Orb Spider getting some vital nutrients from a poor, unsuspecting bee that'd gotten caught in her web.

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Nice light!!

 

[Ken C]

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[relic]

A skipper on a sage flower.

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