Thanks Toko and thanks for the gender correction.Toko wrote:Cracking photos
but the mosquito is a female
Backyard wildlife
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Hunting cannot be considered a sport as all contestants in a sport should know they are playing the game!
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Thanks Sprocky, I'm glad you are enjoying themSprocky wrote:BT, these images of yours are mind bogglingly stunning!!!!
Hunting cannot be considered a sport as all contestants in a sport should know they are playing the game!
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Thanks BC
Hunting cannot be considered a sport as all contestants in a sport should know they are playing the game!
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Here are some more images from the past 4 days or so. I'm now using the 12mm and 20mm extension tubes with my macro lens so I can get even closer to the subjects.
This is possibly a Flower Beetle, but maybe not
Double vision - Harlequin Ladybirds Mating.
The ugliest fly I've ever seen
Head-to-head with a Honey Bee
Another beetle I haven't identified.
Jackal Flies on a dead Honey Bee.
Portrait of a Pugnacious Ant.
A Paper Wasp with Green Crab Spider prey.
King of the dirt pile - a tiny grasshopper.
A closeup of a Damselfly.
A Paper Wasp on its nest.
Tending to its larva!
Another tiny wasp.
A Leafhopper.
A Bush Mosquito.
An unidentified fly.
A Garden Locust nymph.
This is possibly a Flower Beetle, but maybe not
Double vision - Harlequin Ladybirds Mating.
The ugliest fly I've ever seen
Head-to-head with a Honey Bee
Another beetle I haven't identified.
Jackal Flies on a dead Honey Bee.
Portrait of a Pugnacious Ant.
A Paper Wasp with Green Crab Spider prey.
King of the dirt pile - a tiny grasshopper.
A closeup of a Damselfly.
A Paper Wasp on its nest.
Tending to its larva!
Another tiny wasp.
A Leafhopper.
A Bush Mosquito.
An unidentified fly.
A Garden Locust nymph.
Hunting cannot be considered a sport as all contestants in a sport should know they are playing the game!
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These shots are amazing!!!
Sometimes it’s not until you don’t see what you want to see, that you truly open your eyes.
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Geez, BT, you really make the creepy crawlies look interesting. Magnificent photos!
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I love the intensive colors
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BT , really fantastic and amazing pics
You certainly have a lot of different bugs in your back-yard , including an invasive ladybird ( harlequin beetles )
You certainly have a lot of different bugs in your back-yard , including an invasive ladybird ( harlequin beetles )
Enough is enough
