Post your Insect shots

[mikew_RIP]

Minority Report. With Tom Cruise.

Thanks i can sleep again

 

[Marilynne]

I agree with Mike, that's an awesome shot my friend! Way to go!

Thanks Bill.

 

[Scott Murray]

Paper wasp on Lavender South Africa.

 

[Scott Murray]

Hover fly on yellow cactus flowers.

 

[wev]

My first dragonfly -- not great, but it was way out on a dancing reed leaf; I very nearly went down the mud bank trying to get a shot in focus.

 

[Just-Clayton]

Babies.

 

[Just-Clayton]

Dragged out the 300s. It was feeling neglected.

 

[Moab Man]

He is burly looking.

 

[Just-Clayton]

He is burly looking.

I think it was a carpenter bee.

 

[Just-Clayton]

Babies.

Fund out these are brown stink bug babies.

 

[WeeHector]

Newly-moulted Firebug.

 

[Just-Clayton]

I got out before it rained. I did find quite a bit.

 

[Just-Clayton]

A few more.

 

[WeeHector]

Oedemera nobilis male.

 

[WeeHector]

Rutpela maculata

 

[Just-Clayton]

few for tonight.

 

[wev]

 

[nickt]

The yard was full of little bits of fluff in the air today. My first thought was that I had better clean the dryer vent. After struggling to grab one, I realized they were alive. I've never seen these before. I looked it up and it appears to be a Woolly Aphid.

 

[WeeHector]

few for tonight.

I gave a like to this post as I would do to anyone who is eager to learn and still making terrible mistakes. Are you trying to take the mickey?

 

[WeeHector]

Camouflage

Heaven knows how I managed to spot these two.


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