Helpful Posts: A male Halictoxenos (twisted wing insect) copulating a female , who was inside the abdomen of a Lasioglossum (sweat bee), in the subgenus Dialictus,. Lasioglossum are parasitized by that genus of twisted wing insects. Male Halictoxenos only live for about 5 hours after they are born & have no mouth parts which with to feed. Their sole purpose is to seek out a mate to inseminate. I have been fortunate to capture this breeding several years running
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Thread: A shot not often captured...
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24th February 2015, 03:35 PM #1
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A shot not often captured...
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24th February 2015, 04:08 PM #2
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Re: A shot not often captured...
Interesting capture.
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24th February 2015, 04:24 PM #3
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Re: A shot not often captured...
Yes, good clear real life images.
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24th February 2015, 04:30 PM #4
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Re: A shot not often captured...
amazing clarity and sharpness. What lens and set up do you have?
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24th February 2015, 05:00 PM #5
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Re: A shot not often captured...
I used a Nikon D300 with a mid 19080's "Lester Dine" MF 105mm F2.8 macro lens & matching ring/point light...Handheld
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