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^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^ Stunning photos, BluTuna

The tiny shiny is a Monolepta sp.


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Some more macros from my garden over the long weekend.

This beetle made arrived with a crash on Friday evening.
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A tiny Carpenter Bee taking a drink on the Bottle-Brush bush.
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Another tiny bee.
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A Harlequin Ladybird.
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A tiny spider with only 3 legs left.
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A Planthopper or a Snout Bug?
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A female Mosquito drinking nectar. While I was taking this, I had four of her sisters taking a drink from me!
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Lastly, a Water Boatman in my swimming pool.
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Incredible shots BluTuna - absolutely fascinating. There is another incredible world at that level isn't there? O:V


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mouseinthehouse wrote:Incredible shots BluTuna - absolutely fascinating. There is another incredible world at that level isn't there? O:V
Thank you MITH! I'm constantly astonished by the complexity that nature has produced; especially now that I'm starting to get results that do it justice.


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How many things that we do not see, only because we do not watch or are not looking for them. They are actually fascinating ^Q^ ^Q^


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Superb photos BT! Love your backyard bugs!


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Lisbeth wrote:How many things that we do not see, only because we do not watch or are not looking for them. They are actually fascinating ^Q^ ^Q^
Sometimes I only see these creatures when they move because they are so well camouflaged!


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Super Mongoose wrote:Superb photos BT! Love your backyard bugs!
Thanks SM! \O


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Cracking photos ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^ absolutely fascinating close up views O:V O:V O:V O:V O:V O:V O:V O:V O:V O:V

but the mosquito is a female ;-)


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BT, these images of yours are mind bogglingly stunning!!!! ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^


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