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- Southeast Idaho
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- Dan
Esmeralda Longtail, Curi-Cancha Reserve, Costa Rica
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Nature Show 'Insect'
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Irene McC
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Before you all get grossed out - this is a plate of cat food that's been on the kitchen floor uneaten
and cleaning up after the meal
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and cleaning up after the meal
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Irene McC
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- Vancouver BC
- Name
- Graham
Apparently they are called 'shield bugs' and are true bugs. A bug is "an insect of a large order distinguished by having mouthparts that are modified for piercing and sucking". I didn't know that until someone on one of these forums educated me on the nomenclature.
Avondale87
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- Tasmania
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- Richard
The educated educates the ignorant. Thanks. Didn't know that either.
It's a beautiful photograph of one too
Avondale87
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- Tasmania
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- Richard
Very attractive photograph.
A beautiful bug
Z6 w/ FTZ adapted Micro-Nikkor 105mm f2.8 AI
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- Northern MN
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- John
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- Southeast Idaho
- Name
- Dan
It is a fritillary and I would lean towards a great spangled fritillary although with the light shining through the forewing it is a bit confusing as to whether the row of black spots are on the upper side or lower side of the wing. The spots I am referring to are just in from the row of chevrons near the edge of the wing. The hindwing looks very much like a great spangled fritillary.
CatsAreGods
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I can just imagine telling my wife I want to go to Costa Rica to take photos of flashers...
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- Southeast Idaho
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- Dan
How about going to Baja California to photograph boobies? Blue-Footed that is.I can just imagine telling my wife I want to go to Costa Rica to take photos of flashers...
CatsAreGods
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She'd just think I was after Zoe Saldana.
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- New Zealand
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- Danny
The fly and the bubble. Fairly sure they do this for the digestive juices. It takes it back in and then out a few times.
Lens is the Canon FD 100-300 F/5.,6L @ F/32 (what DOF) with a Raynox DCR-250.
All the best and have fun.
Danny.
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Lens is the Canon FD 100-300 F/5.,6L @ F/32 (what DOF) with a Raynox DCR-250.
All the best and have fun.
Danny.
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- NE Ohio or Bangkok
- Name
- Russ
CatsAreGods
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Same buttefly, two cameras & lenses...
E-M1 & 60mm Macro
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K-3 & 100mm Macro
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White balance aside (I used "Daylight" for the m43 and "Cloudy" for the Pentax), I think I like the Pentax rendering better although I probably could have gotten the same shot if I'd spent a little more time on the framing (it was raining so didn't want to get me or the gear wet even tough I think the could both easily handle a few drops)
E-M1 & 60mm Macro
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White balance aside (I used "Daylight" for the m43 and "Cloudy" for the Pentax), I think I like the Pentax rendering better although I probably could have gotten the same shot if I'd spent a little more time on the framing (it was raining so didn't want to get me or the gear wet even tough I think the could both easily handle a few drops)
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CatsAreGods
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This was the other stick insect I saw last week. Looks like some miniature fantasy dragon with the cartoonish red wings (used to scare off predators), and a bit like the Kraken in the front with that frightening mouth...but ironically it's a complete vegetarian (well, it eats plants anyway)! It's called Peruphasma schultei (and if it has any connection to Captain Phasma I'd love to hear it) but also the "Black beauty stick insect" as well as the "golden eyed stick insect".
It was only discovered in 2005 but it's already critically endangered in the wild because of people collecting it to sell (and it's only found in a particular region in Peru and only between certain altitudes)...but it's bred in captivity so it will likely survive as a species. Oh yeah, it also can spray smelly stuff like a skunk, but with an extra twist...it's corrosive too!
So here in all its 2 inches (5 cm max length) of glory:
Handheld, one shot, using LED lighting (so as not to shoot high-intensity UV light at it with a strobe).
Oh, also notice the "mock head" on the tail, probably another defense mechanism.
It was only discovered in 2005 but it's already critically endangered in the wild because of people collecting it to sell (and it's only found in a particular region in Peru and only between certain altitudes)...but it's bred in captivity so it will likely survive as a species. Oh yeah, it also can spray smelly stuff like a skunk, but with an extra twist...it's corrosive too!
So here in all its 2 inches (5 cm max length) of glory:
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Handheld, one shot, using LED lighting (so as not to shoot high-intensity UV light at it with a strobe).
Oh, also notice the "mock head" on the tail, probably another defense mechanism.
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- Cambridgeshire, UK.
- Name
- Charles
That's an extraordinary creature CAG!
CatsAreGods
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Thanks! I never saw anything quite like it before!
