Macro Photo thread

[ddarno]

DibblyDobbler said:

Nice work

4th down is a Scorpion fly I think and 6th down is a Crane fly

Thanks for the IDs DD.

[ddarno]

A few more from today:-


Large Red Damselfly by ddarno, on Flickr


Wasp by ddarno, on Flickr


Fly by ddarno, on Flickr


Large Red Damselfly by ddarno, on Flickr

[GravelBen]

Nice work

[DibblyDobbler]

^^^ Nothing that interesting up here yet



Fly Macro by Dibbly Dobbler, on Flickr

[Ed_P]

Something rather interesting down here!

Hornet by Ed Phillips 01, on Flickr

[shortar53]

Flowers were a couple of mm across, so they count as a macro shot. the gratuitous background however, was pretty big.

[damianmkv]

having a ball by damianmkv, on Flickr

[ExPat2B]

You can't just leave that one there, details man ! wasps nest ? great shot !

[nre]

ExPat2B said:

You can't just leave that one there, details man ! wasps nest ? great shot !

^^^common garden spiders - 8 legs no wings!

honey bee by NRE, on Flickr

ole red eyes by NRE, on Flickr

[ExPat2B]

Ah yes, they are spiders, was viewing on my phone and hard to see.

I found this sleepy (ill?) bumblebee, appears to have a couple of parasites under the wings, can anyone identify ?

Bumblebee_01 by natureiser, on Flickr

[ExPat2B]

Spider_Wobble_Gif by natureiser, on Flickr

Testing out Zerene Stacker..hopefully this doesn't melt your PC's

[ExPat2B]

Spider_wobble_Mk3 by natureiser, on Flickr

Mk3 attempt..getting there slowly.

[Ed_P]

ExPat2B said:

Ah yes, they are spiders, was viewing on my phone and hard to see.

I found this sleepy (ill?) bumblebee, appears to have a couple of parasites under the wings, can anyone identify ?

Bumblebee_01 by natureiser, on Flickr

These are mites and are often found on bumblebees; sometimes in very large numbers. Almost invariably, these are not feeding on the bee but just "hitching a lift" to a new location. They don't usually harm the bee unless the numbers are so great that the weight stops the bee flying (and feeding). "Sleepy" bees can often be revived with a drink of sugar-water.

[ExPat2B]

Thanks ED. I moved him to a flower afterwards to let him feed, which seemed to improve his situation. I just felt guilty as I didn't even notice the mites untill after I viewed the pics on my computer screen.

[Dan_1981]

Also found a few sleepy bumble bees yesterday - think they'd been caught out in the strong winds.

DSC_0409 by Dan_1981, on Flickr

[GravelBen]

Friendly ladybird crawling up my leg at a rally over the weekend...

Ladybird (2) by gravelben, on Flickr

[damianmkv]

ExPat2B said:

You can't just leave that one there, details man ! wasps nest ? great shot !

Sorry for the late reply ( no idea if you can get email notification on here ). Yes, they're spiders


the great escape by damianmkv, on Flickr

[DibblyDobbler]

Millipede by Dibbly Dobbler, on Flickr



Beetle by Dibbly Dobbler, on Flickr



Fly by Dibbly Dobbler, on Flickr



Caterpillar by Dibbly Dobbler, on Flickr

[ddarno]

^ Nice work


Common Blue Damselfly by ddarno, on Flickr

[ddarno]

Couple more...


Scorpion Fly by ddarno, on Flickr


Fly by ddarno, on Flickr


Blue-tailed Damselfly by ddarno, on Flickr

A fairly heavy crop.

Blue-tailed Damselfly by ddarno, on Flickr