Post your insects

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Originally Posted by Steve S

A cool looking caterpillar. Not shure what kind though.


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Beautiful contrasting colours Steve! I love that bright green against the black.

I don´t know what this white guy is, but he was moving

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Hidden

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A lot of food out there

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Are you able to find it?

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Found this little guy sitting for a change, they usually move very quickly and are impossible to capture.

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Originally Posted by Flavio

Are you able to find it?

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It reminds me of the walking stick we had years ago, good camouflage. It was a female and reproduced on its own. After a while we had hundreds.

Since there was a cool looking caterpillar already post, I thought I would add one to the mix!

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And I believe Walking Sticks were mentioned as well, but these two don't appear to be reproducing on their own!

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Originally Posted by Loose Canon

Since there was a cool looking caterpillar already post, I thought I would add one to the mix!

http://i53.tinypic.com/2dwb8ro.jpg

And I believe Walking Sticks were mentioned as well, but these two don't appear to be reproducing on their own!

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Great images... I really liked it.

Thank you, Flavio!

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Originally Posted by Loose Canon

Since there was a cool looking caterpillar already post, I thought I would add one to the mix!

http://i53.tinypic.com/2dwb8ro.jpg

And I believe Walking Sticks were mentioned as well, but these two don't appear to be reproducing on their own!

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Amazing colours Terry. TBH, we don't get caterpillars like this in the Netherlands I think.

It was quite the little model too, Peter! I actually thought it liked having its photo shot!

May be hard to tell, but it was looking up at me saying "cheese"!

I can't blame it! It is a gorgeous creature!

The first is actually an "ex-insect"!

It is an abandoned (outgrown) exoskeleton.

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Originally Posted by Loose Canon

The first is actually an "ex-insect"!

It is an abandoned (outgrown) exoskeleton.

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Both shots look very good, but I like the first one most. Nice texture and detail and that being an ex-insect...

I'm a proper newbie to this discipline. Just recently bought the Sigma 150mm 2.8 and I'm loving some of the results. However seeing some of the shots just in this thread alone I know I've got another mountain to climb!

Here's a pic taken recently in Crete,

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P.S. Where do I get a new set of knees? :)

Are butterflies insects? My entomology class was ** years ago....

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Originally Posted by Letrow

Beautiful contrasting colours Steve! I love that bright green against the black.

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Thanks peter, i appreciate it.


Some good looking images being posted here. May have to splurge and get a macro lens.:)

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Originally Posted by jonjdoe

Are butterflies insects? My entomology class was ** years ago....

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Well, I am not that strong on it either, but;) yes, I guess so:D

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wild green bee foraging on cinamon basil blossom, note the bees' tongue protruding into the blossom

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how can you arrest a wasp's flitting about? put a very small dab of honey on a vine stem

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dragonfly perched on basil stem; Canon 70-200mm F4L set at 200mm with just enough distance to focus manually, image was cropped slightly

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wild black bee with engourged pollen basket sipping lime basil nectar