Here he is again showing his shield shape better. I never noticed the little green "caterpillar" at the time of shooting.
Shield Bug
Date:
14-July-2011
Lens:
AF Micro Nikkor 60mm f2.8 @ f16
Camera:
Nikon D70S
This nice shield bug flew in and settled right where I had a good view of him. Hand held auto-focus built in flash 500th second.
A Young Cranefly
Date:
10-July-2011
Lens:
AF Micro Nikkor 60mm f2.8 @ f25
Camera:
Nikon D70S
This is a very delicately built creature, rather misnamed as it does not look like it could handle much of a load!
Another female hover fly
Date:
11-July-2011
Lens:
AF Micro Nikkor 60mm f2.8 @ f25
Camera:
Nikon D70S
This one has eggs stuck to her fur
Hover Fly
Date:
11-July-2011
Lens:
AF Micro Nikkor 60mm f2.8 @ f25
Camera:
Nikon D70S
Here we see a female hover fly. female because the eyes are separated by a head component called the Frons. The eyes touch together in the male.
A Handsome Bee
Date:
10-July-2011
Lens:
AF Micro Nikkor 60mm f2.8 @ f25
Camera:
Nikon D70S
Note how much shorter his wings are than the hover flies
A Young Plant Bug
Date:
5-July-2011
Lens:
AF Micro Nikkor 60mm f2.8 @ f25
Camera:
Nikon D70S
I don't know the ID of this bug he was about 6mm long it is one of the Hemiptera.
Flower Bug Deraeocoris ruber
Date:
10-July-2011
Lens:
AF Micro Nikkor 60mm f2.8 @ f25
Camera:
Nikon D70S
This is a member of the true bugs family Hemiptera. Always spectacular colourful and well ard !
Damselfly probably Enallagma cyathigerum
Date:
10-July-2011
Lens:
AF Micro Nikkor 60mm f2.8 @ f25
Camera:
Nikon D70S
This is lakeside shot of a common blue Damsel fly, who is enjoying a meal.
The lens used, on a Nikon D70S
Date:
10-July-2011
Lens:
Canon 24-70 f2.8 L USM AT 70 F22
Camera:
Canon EOS 20DA
This was the lens used for the pics below after 2nd July. It has a deeply recessed front element. On 1:1 the extended front does cause some shadowing on the bottom of the full size image. I compose to crop it out. It auto focuses fine on the D70S BODY.
Ladybird
Date:
2-July-2011
Lens:
AF Nikkor 60mm Macro @ f25
Camera:
Nikon D70S
You have seen the "before" pic this is after.
Ladybird Larva
Date:
2-July-2011
Lens:
AF Nikkor 60mm Macro @ f25
Camera:
Nikon D70S
Difficult to imagine these turning into those pretty little red beetles with black spots!
Yep Him again
Date:
2-July-2011
Lens:
AF Nikkor 60mm Macro @ f25
Camera:
Nikon D70S
Fill yer boots lad !
Another Hover Fly
Date:
2-July-2011
Lens:
AF Nikkor 60mm Macro @ f25
Camera:
Nikon D70S
What a handsome little fella
Hover Fly
Date:
2-July-2011
Lens:
AF Nikkor 60mm Macro @ f25
Camera:
Nikon D70S
They are so beautiful seen close up
Hover fly on Buddleia
Date:
July 2011
Lens:
AF Nikkor 60mm macro @ f25
Camera:
Nikon D70S
Here he sits feeding between territorial skirmishes
Tortoiseshell on Buddleia
Date:
2-Jul-2011
Lens:
AF Nikkor 60mm Macro @ f25
Camera:
Nikon D70S
They love these plants
Dung Beetle (with dung)Aquila game reserve South Africa
Date:
Oct 2008
Lens:
standard lens
Camera:
Nikon D40
Here we see a happy dung beetle covered in Rhino poo and stealing a lump of it. Looning about on his way home.
Foam Grasshopper Dictyophorus Spumans
Date:
Oct 2008
Lens:
Standard lens
Camera:
Nikon D40
Photographed near Capetown S A, this fabulous toxic foam emiting grasshopper, was about 75mm long and quite happy to pose for me.
Painted Lady
Date:
July-2009
Lens:
standard lens
Camera:
Nikon D40
This butterfly was one of about 20 on this bush. I read there was a mass migration from Africa to UK that year
Glow Worm (Lampyris noctiluca)
Date:
27-July-2009
Lens:
Nikon 18-55 zoom
Camera:
Nikon D40
Located at west Wycombe Near the Golden Ball
Young Speckled Bush Cricket
Date:
21-June-2011
Lens:
AF Micro Nikkor 60mm f2.8
Camera:
Nikon D70S
There were actually two of these friendly guys on this bush never more than one bloom apart, they were only about 10mm long in the body but appeared to have adult sized feelers.
