This spider was found in tree bark when I was doing a survey along a creek in Melbourne 2018. I look like a Huntsman. but I am sure, please correct me if I am wrong.
Sony a7iii + Laowa 2.5-5x
This photo was focus stacked with 8 photos.
All photo was taken at f2.8 1/100s ISO 100
2 Speedlite YN560 were fired on each photo
I made a wonderful discovery today! Apparently there are flies that like to hang out on the trunk of the Japanese maple in my backyard.
I'm still very new at trying to capture live insects handheld, but these were kind enough to stay still.
In all the photos, the flies were actually pointed...
A Spring Beauty Mining Bee on the flower that it specializes in - Spring Beauty. May 1, 2020, Brampton Ontario
Nikon D7200, Tamron SP 90mm Macro VC, on-camera pop-up flash, 1/250, f/22, ISO 100, Flash did fire.
This is a very small flower (and bee), about 6-7 cm tall and 1.5cm across. It grows...
A quick question to everyone, what you prefer to shoot more, insects or flowers , and why ? :unsure:
Personally I do prefer flowers, as they are not running away, maybe small movements because of wind :)
The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 species, is the largest of all orders, constituting almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms; new species are discovered frequently.
Will first feature Blister/Oil Beetles:
Oil beetles exude an oily substance from the joints of the...
@Jack & @Shan Can I get this thread deleted it double posted on me, thank you.
Dark Blister Beetle (Epicauta murina) on Virgin's Bower (Clematis virginiana) Alleyn-et-Cawood, Québec, Canada.
Longhorns
Tiger Beetles
LadyBugs
Fireflies
Blister/Oil Beetles