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[RichardC]

Thanks for the tips Richard.
I've just got some extension tubes so I can get more magnification, hopefully I can find some willing subjects over the weekend.

It's as good a reason as any to go out and get some fresh air. Most of us have spent far too long indoors in the last two years, and it can be a hard habit to break.

I work from home so it's all too easy to never venture outside other than for shopping. Those 10-15 minute episodes mean I get some sunshine, an opportunity to relax and get the occasional image.

 

[Moonraker]

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[gecko]

Wasp. May, 2022.

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[Phil.H]

It was too windy for macro yesterday, This cane was the only thing that wasn't getting blown around in my garden.

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[RichardC]

Black and yellow longhorn beetle on bramble.

Efforts with flash earlier in the week were disastrous. The wing case is very angular and shiny. This is ambient light.

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[gecko]

Oakworm moth. July, 2017.

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Crop to show antenna detail.

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[RichardC]

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[DM Larson]

Mylitta Crescent, Bear River, Idaho

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[CatsAreGods]

It's as good a reason as any to go out and get some fresh air. Most of us have spent far too long indoors in the last two years, and it can be a hard habit to break.

I work from home so it's all too easy to never venture outside other than for shopping. Those 10-15 minute episodes mean I get some sunshine, an opportunity to relax and get the occasional image.

Keep your fresh air, it was 105F here yesterday!

 

[Fiona]

We saw a cicada trapped in an orb weaver web and watched for a few minutes. The cicada was too heavy for the web and got free, poor spider didn't get its meal.

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[RichardC]

This bee is either worn out, sleepy, or unwell. Shot this evening with the Sigma 105mm and lit with flash.

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[DM Larson]

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[RichardC]

Not absolutely sure what this is.....

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[Irene McC]

Not absolutely sure what this is.....

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Google lens tells me it's an Eastern Spruce Budworm pupa ... could it be that?

 

[RichardC]

Google lens tells me it's an Eastern Spruce Budworm pupa ... could it be that?

Professor Google suggests that Eastern Spruce Budworms are native to Canada.

Whatever it is, it's probably removed itself from the gene pool by now. Turning yourself into a tasty bird snack on top of a flower head probably isn't the best strategy

 

[Bollie]

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Taken with an old 5.6/180mm macro from Sigma

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[Fuji Son]

The Look by Rohan, on Flickr

 

[Moonraker]

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[RichardC]

Fly.

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[RichardC]

A sad looking hornet-mimic hoverfly, drying out after a shower.

Whilst he looks down and out, he actually flew off a few seconds after I shot this.

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