Communal Dragonfly, Butterfly and Insect photo thread

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Crab Spider Misumena vatia on Yellow Canna

This flower was very close to the Clematis on which I recently found Diaea dorsata. That species had been very evasive of my lens. This one was to be even more so. It even took to dropping off and dangling on a thread of silk.

These are very nice Harold. The spider in 1,4 and 5 is very nice. You must be pleased.

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A couple of a Grasshopper

Grasshopper by Alf Branch, on Flickr

My favourite is this one Alf. It is taking up such a strong pose and the holly leaf really helps.

I do wonder about the grass leaf, a bit green and takes my eye. But if it wasn't there, it would be a funny shaped hole...sometimes I fiddle too much.

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Another barbed wire darter

Darter In Good Light

I swear you keep posting the same picture and rely on us being old and forgetful !

No what was I doing, I'm sure I came in here for something......

[Harold Gough]

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Lovely spider crab shots Harold

Thanks, Alf.

That session lasted about 45 minutes, most of it waiting for the spider to give a good shot & keep still!

Harold

[Harold Gough]

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These are very nice Harold. The spider in 1,4 and 5 is very nice. You must be pleased.

Thanks, Peter.

With Crab Spiders I am pleased to get a shot at all. The last one of this species took three visits on separate days!

Harold

[Harold Gough]

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Another barbed wire darter.

Pete,

Nice shot of Common Darter, S.striolatum male.

Harold

[Harold Gough]

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Pete, A nice set.

Meadow groppers getting frisky. Motion blur on the males rear end as he was 'singing' to her while i took the image.

I'm not sure about the species.

Adult female bushcricket on the move, and on a wild rose.

Perhaps a Long-winged Conehead?

Male Darter beneath bubbles of blue sky

Looks like a female Common darter.

Harold

[Harold Gough]

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Toadflax Brocade Moth Larvae

Last year, just a week later than this, my wife found these very attractive caterpillars. This coincided with the arrival of my Printing-Nikkor 150mm, so I took a lot of images, some with triple flash. They are to be found here:

http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1387559/

http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1387726/

My wife found two of these caterpillars a few days ago. At first I resisted, having dealt with the subject so thoroughly last year. However, there was not much else around so I decided to show what my standard setup, of Kiron 105mm and twin TTL flash could do.

Harold

[alfbranch]

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Nice work on the cat Harold

[alfbranch]

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From my garden yesterday on safari


A small spider wrapping an aphid


Wrapping an aphid by Alf Branch, on Flickr


A Jumper


Salticus scenicus by Alf Branch, on Flickr


A hoverfly


Hoverfly on sedum by Alf Branch, on Flickr


A barkfly


Barkfly by Alf Branch, on Flickr

[alfbranch]

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A couple of harvestman from differenet parts of the house wall


Harvestman 2 by Alf Branch, on Flickr


Harvestman 1 by Alf Branch, on Flickr


A tiny fly about 3mmlong


Tiny fly by Alf Branch, on Flickr

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Toadflax Brocade Moth Larvae

These are really lovely shots. I love the little silver balls on the skin in several (on the head end near the eyes) and also on this shot the surface tension on the water droplet as it touches the caterpillar. Did you spray for water droplets?.

The details you and Alf show are amazing.

regards

Peter

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A couple of harvestman from differenet parts of the house wall


Harvestman 1 by Alf Branch, on Flickr

Alf this one is my favourite. I have never seen any of the details on these spiders before. And this is such a nice design to the frame.

[Magus]

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Alf this one is my favourite. I have never seen any of the details on these spiders before. And this is such a nice design to the frame.

And the poor things always seem to be missing at least one leg

[alfbranch]

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Alf this one is my favourite. I have never seen any of the details on these spiders before. And this is such a nice design to the frame.

Thanks peter the Harvestman shots are uncropped in pp.
They of course not spiders I presume you know.

And the poor things always seem to be missing at least one leg

One of them has 8 legs.