Post your Insect shots

[Alan]

Dragonflies...

 

[Alan]

Monarch....

 

[wev]

Lots of hungry bees out today

 

[wev]

Favoring the passifloras today

 

[wev]

A couple hanging out, enjoying the heat and humidity

 

[marce]

A fly!
My EXIF data sees to disappear on uploading!

 

[wev]

A huge spider wasp -- take care with these -- they rate the highest 4 rating on the Schmidt pain scale. The sting is described as "blinding, fierce, and shockingly electric, like a running hair dryer has been dropped into your bubble bath."

 

[Scott Murray]

I think I need to get back into my insects and ps anything with more than 6 legs IS NOT AN INSECT .... Great shots everyone.

 

[WeeHector]

I think I need to get back into my insects and ps anything with more than 6 legs IS NOT AN INSECT .... Great shots everyone.

And what's happened with the spiders, Scott

 

[Scott Murray]

And what's happened with the spiders, Scott

i cannot express with words my disgust with the lack of bugs and the excess of wind. Bring on the wet season

 

[Marilynne]

A huge spider wasp -- take care with these -- they rate the highest 4 rating on the Schmidt pain scale. The sting is described as "blinding, fierce, and shockingly electric, like a running hair dryer has been dropped into your bubble bath."

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I like his handlebar mustache!!

 

[wev]

I like his handlebar mustache!!

A handsome beastie, to be sure. I wish I got a better version of the electric blue green body, but I couldn't quite catch it angled right to the sun

 

[WeeHector]

Coremacera marginata - a picture-wing fly

 

[WeeHector]

Some bee shots from the other day. These are uncropped and were taken a couple of inches from the subject.

 

[Deleted]

I love the colours in the bee shots. Which lens were you using?

 

[WeeHector]

I love the colours in the bee shots. Which lens were you using?

I'm using the 18-55 kit lens mounted on a 36mm macro tube. I generally use natural lighting.

 

[RocketCowboy]

I'm using the 18-55 kit lens mounted on a 36mm macro tube. I generally use natural lighting.

I was thinking "wow you're getting close to that bee with the lens" based on the EXIF, but the 36mm macro tube makes a little more sense now.

 

[wev]

Yes, I see you

 

[wev]

Yes?

 

[wev]