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A Wolf Spider (Hogna species) that hunted under my porchlight all summer.

This is one of the Meadowhawk dragonflies (Sympetrum species). Photographed at the Minnesota River National Wildlife Refuge, in their Louisville Swamp, Wetlands Management District.

Getting correct focus is my constant challenge. As I've gotten older, I come to the point that I need reading glasses. However, I don't wear them when I'm looking through the viewfinder. Instead, I was told to adjust the diopter until everything seemed in focus. Which sounds easier than it...

At a conference in Arizona this summer, one of the field trips was to the Catalina Mountains for some desert night hiking and some "moth sheeting". It's basically a big sheet, hung in front of very bright light. It attracted hundreds of moths, but it also attracted a goodly number of predators...

Hi folks. I just discovered this forum this evening, and it looks to be one of the most informative and friendliest I've run across. I first started taking closeup pictures for work, but it merged with my other hobbies (arachnology and bird-watching) and became a real interest, both in and...