Bugs and Spiders (16)
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Topic: Bugs and Spiders (16)
Posted By: Micholand
Subject: Bugs and Spiders (16)
Date Posted: 22 November 2015 at 13:10
Starting round number sixteen of "Bugs and Spiders".
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Posted By: slo.Metallc
Date Posted: 05 December 2015 at 23:36
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And here we go... #01 https://www.flickr.com/photos/slo-metallc/22804246163/">  Camera Model: ILCA-77M2 | Lens: Tamron SP AF 90mm F2.8 Di | Aperture: f/11.0 | Exposure Time: 0.004 sec (1/250) | ISO: 400 #02 https://www.flickr.com/photos/slo-metallc/23322949282/">  Camera Model: ILCA-77M2 | Lens: Tamron SP AF 90mm F2.8 Di | Aperture: f/11.0 | Exposure Time: 0.008 sec (1/125) | ISO: 400 #03 https://www.flickr.com/photos/slo-metallc/22804271623/">  Camera Model: ILCA-77M2 | Lens: Tamron SP AF 90mm F2.8 Di | Aperture: f/13.0 | Exposure Time: 0.006 sec (1/160) | ISO: 400 #04 https://www.flickr.com/photos/slo-metallc/23063479549/">  Camera Model: ILCA-77M2 | Lens: Tamron SP AF 90mm F2.8 Di | Aperture: f/13.0 | Exposure Time: 0.006 sec (1/160) | ISO: 400 #05 https://www.flickr.com/photos/slo-metallc/23135652610/">  Camera Model: ILCA-77M2 | Lens: Tamron SP AF 90mm F2.8 Di | Aperture: f/13.0 | Exposure Time: 0.006 sec (1/160) | ISO: 400 ------------- How small is small? Well, if it's bigger than 23x16mm, then it is huge! |
Posted By: craig66
Date Posted: 06 December 2015 at 12:56
Nephila plumipes; Golden Orb Weaver with prey A77ii; Sigma 105mm f2.8 APO OS HSM macro |
Posted By: pdeley
Date Posted: 18 December 2015 at 01:43
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A few shots of Argentinian bugs from the Dark Side: #1. Mean Assassin Bug Machine (I'm told by an expert that it's a species of Apiomerus, probably A. lanipes)  #2. How Juicy Are You?  #3. Furry & big-eyed? Yes! Cute and cuddly? No!  #4. The Jumpy Horde  #5. Footloose Hi Five  #6. A morning snack  All with a65 + SAM 30 2.8 macro ------------- a450, a500, a65, a7, 700si & other 35 mm bodies, Sig 15-30, sam 30 2.8 macro, Pentax 40 2.8 pan, Sig 70 f2.8 macro, Vivi 90 f2.8 macro, Mino 100-400 apo, 300 f4, 500 f8, 600 f4 |
Posted By: darosa
Date Posted: 06 January 2016 at 00:29
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Sunbather https://flic.kr/p/BV1b5K">  Magical web https://flic.kr/p/CQ5X25">  both with: a7s + CZJ Biotar 50/1.4 cine |
Posted By: Akunde
Date Posted: 07 January 2016 at 11:48
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Just a fly on a leaf: https://flic.kr/p/CyaZkL">  ------------- A7r+VG, A900+VG, A700+VG & 70-400mm G, CZ 24-70mm, 10-20mm & 100mm Macro |
Posted By: pdeley
Date Posted: 19 January 2016 at 02:57
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More argentina surprises: beetles from San Luis and Mendoza provinces: #1. Black and white weevil  #2. Highlighter stripes  #3. Weevils in love  #4. Two inches of longhorn gold & ebony (Dorcadocerus barbatus)  #5. Longhorn furry face  #6. Scarab bulldozer  All with a65 + SAM 30 2.8 macro ------------- a450, a500, a65, a7, 700si & other 35 mm bodies, Sig 15-30, sam 30 2.8 macro, Pentax 40 2.8 pan, Sig 70 f2.8 macro, Vivi 90 f2.8 macro, Mino 100-400 apo, 300 f4, 500 f8, 600 f4 |
Posted By: santuco
Date Posted: 30 January 2016 at 20:46
https://flic.kr/p/DtwaFY"> https://flic.kr/p/DtwaFY - ladybug by https://www.flickr.com/photos/130435329@N05/ - Aleksandar Andonov , on FlickrA550 , Minolta 28-85, extension tube,28mm/f6.3 |
Posted By: santuco
Date Posted: 09 February 2016 at 19:50
https://flic.kr/p/C561k6"> https://flic.kr/p/C561k6 - little beast by https://www.flickr.com/photos/130435329@N05/ - Aleksandar Andonov , on Flickr
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Posted By: stvbreed
Date Posted: 10 February 2016 at 03:44
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common cicada (not sure of species) a65+SON70300G, 1/100@f5.6, ISO100, 30mm 
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Posted By: JAGIL
Date Posted: 12 February 2016 at 15:43
https://flic.kr/p/DBcqK3"> https://flic.kr/p/E4j1LX">  (A99 & KM 100 Macro D) https://flic.kr/p/D6V87g">  (A700 & KM 100 Macro D) |
Posted By: op1318
Date Posted: 13 February 2016 at 11:23
 Misumena vatia Sony A77 - Tamron 180mm macro f:3.5 |
Posted By: op1318
Date Posted: 13 February 2016 at 12:39
 Calopteryx virgo Sony A77 - Tamron 180mm macro f:3.5 |
Posted By: Wētāpunga
Date Posted: 22 February 2016 at 23:33
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I finally had the chance to try out my A7r as a "macro" camera. As you can see, I'm using it with a Minolta 100mm f2.8 macro, the macro-twin flash, and a small video light mounted on a Miranda bracket, attached to the camera. The flash is set in manual mode, with both heads firing at 1/16 of full power. Camera in manual mode 1/160 sec, f16, ISO 200.   I've cropped each photos aspect ratio (1:1 and 5:4) but the insects haven't been cropped at all. This is my camera setup  ------------- α1, α7cii- Voigtländer 15/4.5, 110/2.5 M; Zeiss Loxia- 21/2.8, 35/2, 50/2 & 85/2.4, Zeiss Batis- 85/1.8 & 135/2.8; Sony 24-105/4 & 100-400/4.5-5.6; Sigma 70/2.8 M; Sony 135/2.8 STF |
Posted By: Dodge
Date Posted: 26 February 2016 at 12:54
Walnut Orb Weaver  A900/minolta 100mm macro ------------- A900/A700/A77 Sony 20mm CZ 24-70mm Sony CZ 50/85/135 Minolta 100mm Macro & 300mm F2.8 G SSM https://www.flickr.com/photos/126671696@N05/ - My Flickr |
Posted By: Keith S
Date Posted: 26 February 2016 at 17:12
Giant Wood Spider. Yes it really is a big 'un. Body length 5cm, total length (including legs) 20cm, web diameter 1m and above. Scary eh! :-) ------------- Keith. A77 Mkii, Sony 70-300G f4.5-5.6, Tamron 90mm 2.8 USD F004S. https://www.flickr.com/photos/oldt1mer/ - My Flickr |
Posted By: op1318
Date Posted: 26 February 2016 at 18:51
I love those. Absolutely harmless (at least to humans). Where did you find this one?  The bee in the 1st picture gives an idea of the size… 
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Keith S wrote:Posted By: Keith S
Date Posted: 26 February 2016 at 19:03
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@op1318 Saw this one and a few more of these Giant Wood Spiders at Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary in Goa, India. Yes, very slight venom but a nasty bite. Nice shots yourself. What spiders are they? ------------- Keith. A77 Mkii, Sony 70-300G f4.5-5.6, Tamron 90mm 2.8 USD F004S. https://www.flickr.com/photos/oldt1mer/ - My Flickr |
Posted By: mikey2000
Date Posted: 26 February 2016 at 20:25
20cm body? 1m web???? Run away! (Oh why do I look at this thread !!!!)  ------------- Want to know more about https://www.dyxum.com/DFORUM/one-of-us-68-fred-s_topic139251_post1641244.html#1641244 - Fred_S ? Just click! |
Posted By: Keith S
Date Posted: 26 February 2016 at 20:44
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@ Mikey2000 No my friend you read it slightly wrong. It's a 5cm body length and overall length, including legs, of 20cm. I will amend the description (which can be seen in more detail on my Flickr stream) to make that clearer. Still a big bugger though, one of the largest in the world from what I can find out :-} ------------- Keith. A77 Mkii, Sony 70-300G f4.5-5.6, Tamron 90mm 2.8 USD F004S. https://www.flickr.com/photos/oldt1mer/ - My Flickr |
Posted By: op1318
Date Posted: 26 February 2016 at 21:02
Thanks! They are both red-legged golden orb-web palm spider (Nephila inaurata), females. The first one is from the Seychelles. They are almost everywhere in the Seychelles. People are very used to them and do not hesitate to manipulate them without any fear of being bitten. The second one is from Reunion island. |
Posted By: mikey2000
Date Posted: 26 February 2016 at 21:21
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Keith, I can breath maybe more easily at the thought of a spider that is 'merely' 20cm full length. I always tell the children that the spiders are OK in the house (UK breeds only  ) as they eat the flies. (Who wants flies in their house???) We used to have a house spider who would run across the living room floor every evening. We called him Arthur and he kept himself to himself (only 5cm full length but big for the UK).Anyway, back to your photo. I wonder, is it possible to get something 'known' into the photo to give a sense of the actual size? On a web in isolation, it could be any size really. It would be interesting to see it climbing out of a teacup (for example!?) Maybe move the Magenta slider towards green a bit? Although the slight purple hue gives a sort of alien feel to the beast. Maybe that's good  ------------- Want to know more about https://www.dyxum.com/DFORUM/one-of-us-68-fred-s_topic139251_post1641244.html#1641244 - Fred_S ? Just click! |
Posted By: Keith S
Date Posted: 26 February 2016 at 21:46
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Mikey Yes, our British spiders are quite ... er .... big enough for us, but quite small when you get to tropical countries. I for one feel that our spiders are well big enough and should not get any bigger than they are :-}. Say hello to Arthur for me ... but don't tell him about his enormous relative, we don't want him feeling diminutive do we ;) Regarding the photo. I would be quite happy to go back to Goa and try to get some kind of scale for you, maybe peeping out of a beer glass or climbing up the wife's leg LOL LOL LOL. If you are really keen, maybe, with a small (or large) contribution from you to another holiday there for me and my wife, it could be arranged :-))) (note to self, must try to find out how to get those emotions to work on these posts). Unfortunately, all the spiders I saw were in the centre of their webs which were strung between tree branches so no hope of anything scaleable. My wife refused to stand behind the web or even hold it in her hand for scale. Just can't get the staff can you :-)) ------------- Keith. A77 Mkii, Sony 70-300G f4.5-5.6, Tamron 90mm 2.8 USD F004S. https://www.flickr.com/photos/oldt1mer/ - My Flickr |
Posted By: mikey2000
Date Posted: 26 February 2016 at 22:04
Keith all is clear! I can understand why your wife didn't want to pose  About the emoticons - I just click on the little grid of faces to the right of the 'post reply' box. Do you see those? (I don't think they appear in mobile view eg on a tablet.) (But I could be wrong there) ------------- Want to know more about https://www.dyxum.com/DFORUM/one-of-us-68-fred-s_topic139251_post1641244.html#1641244 - Fred_S ? Just click! |
Posted By: op1318
Date Posted: 27 February 2016 at 07:30
| If anyone wants to have a sense of scale, click https://www.google.fr/search?q=nephila&client=safari&rls=en&biw=1783&bih=1250&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjq4KGMtpfLAhWG8RQKHc8ED7cQ_AUIBygB - Nephila . |
Posted By: SnowFella
Date Posted: 27 February 2016 at 07:44
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Got to love the Orb spiders, get lots of Golden Orb's here of a somewhat smaller variety and they are stunning. Less fun though when you unsuspectingly walk through a web in the dark, then it's a case of the slapdown dance to figure out where the buggery the flipping thing is! Same goes for the wandering types of spiders, once went to go to the garage at night and found the doorknob to of grown fur 
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Posted By: Keith S
Date Posted: 27 February 2016 at 16:07
Talk of Golden Orb's and one shall appear . I saw this one at the docks at Banjul, The Gambia. It had built its web between a piling and the decking over the water. ------------- Keith. A77 Mkii, Sony 70-300G f4.5-5.6, Tamron 90mm 2.8 USD F004S. https://www.flickr.com/photos/oldt1mer/ - My Flickr |
Posted By: op1318
Date Posted: 27 February 2016 at 16:16
| Nice! |
Posted By: op1318
Date Posted: 27 February 2016 at 16:20
As far as I remember, the web is incredibly thick and resistant… Walking through one of these at night must be quite an interesting experience!! 
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Posted By: SnowFella
Date Posted: 10 March 2016 at 03:16
Life & Death Local variety of Golden Orb with prey. |
Posted By: pegelli
Date Posted: 19 March 2016 at 08:28
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Here's another one, hard at work mending the web https://pegelli.smugmug.com/Other/200709/i-J5X9pZ9/A">  KM5D + Min 100/2.8 macro D ------------- You can see the April Foolishness 2023 exhibition https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/april-foolishness-2023-the-exhibition_topic142439.html - here Another great show of the talent we have on Dyxum |
Posted By: robberly12
Date Posted: 19 March 2016 at 16:46
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Hacklemesh Weaver Spider https://flic.kr/p/EueL7n">  https://flic.kr/p/EueL7n - Tough Guy by https://www.flickr.com/photos/robberfly12/ - Ron Crandall , on Flickr A330 + Sigma 105/2.8 DG Macro ------------- Just an old A-mount dinosaur, mostly now using an RX10m4. |
Posted By: bms44974
Date Posted: 03 April 2016 at 23:28
A very small (~1 cm) visitor to our tea olives A7rII + SEL90M28 (heavily cropped) TFL... Brian ------------- A7rIV; A6500; SEL2470Z; SEL90M28G; SEL100400GM; SELP1650; SEL1224GM; |
Posted By: slo.Metallc
Date Posted: 01 May 2016 at 23:47
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#01 https://www.flickr.com/photos/slo-metallc/26485368320/">  Aperture: f/11.0 | Exposure Time: 0.005 sec (1/200) | ISO: 160 #02 https://www.flickr.com/photos/slo-metallc/26485370010/">  Aperture: f/11.0 | Exposure Time: 0.005 sec (1/200) | ISO: 160 #03 https://www.flickr.com/photos/slo-metallc/26485374000/">  Aperture: f/11.0 | Exposure Time: 0.006 sec (1/160) | ISO: 160 All with A77II and Tamron SP AF 90mm F2.8 Di. ------------- How small is small? Well, if it's bigger than 23x16mm, then it is huge! |
Posted By: Keith S
Date Posted: 02 May 2016 at 11:47
Weaver Ant A77M2, Sony 70-300G. ISO 400, f6.3, 1/200 sec. ------------- Keith. A77 Mkii, Sony 70-300G f4.5-5.6, Tamron 90mm 2.8 USD F004S. https://www.flickr.com/photos/oldt1mer/ - My Flickr |
Posted By: Dena
Date Posted: 20 May 2016 at 19:59
 Sony a65 + Minolta 50mm 2.8 Macro RS |
Posted By: mikey2000
Date Posted: 23 May 2016 at 21:40
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Aphid Approach https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeyphillips/26926358550/">  Camera Make: SONY Camera Model: ILCA-77M2 Lens: Tamron SP AF 90mm F2.8 Di Macro Aperture: f/14.0 Exposure Time: 0.013 sec (1/80) ISO: 400 What to do with these old clothes https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeyphillips/26596322953/">  Camera Make: SONY Camera Model: ILCA-77M2 Lens: Tamron SP AF 90mm F2.8 Di Macro Aperture: f/14.0 Exposure Time: 0.013 sec (1/80) ISO ------------- Want to know more about https://www.dyxum.com/DFORUM/one-of-us-68-fred-s_topic139251_post1641244.html#1641244 - Fred_S ? Just click! |
Posted By: VictorV
Date Posted: 04 June 2016 at 23:43
 A900 | M50/2,8 macro |
Posted By: bms44974
Date Posted: 18 June 2016 at 23:49
Lady Bug on Allium A7RII + SEL90M28 TLF... Brian ------------- A7rIV; A6500; SEL2470Z; SEL90M28G; SEL100400GM; SELP1650; SEL1224GM; |
Posted By: mpb
Date Posted: 20 June 2016 at 07:46
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Here's Lucy, Well I called her Lucy because she looked like she was in the sky. https://mpb.smugmug.com/Nature/Spiders/i-bdKnJHL/A">  ------------- Mark |
Posted By: pdeley
Date Posted: 27 July 2016 at 00:05
Big Sand Tiger Oh Grandma what big teeth you have!  Western Red-bellied Tiger Love  all three with a65 + Sigma 70 2.8 macro ------------- a450, a500, a65, a7, 700si & other 35 mm bodies, Sig 15-30, sam 30 2.8 macro, Pentax 40 2.8 pan, Sig 70 f2.8 macro, Vivi 90 f2.8 macro, Mino 100-400 apo, 300 f4, 500 f8, 600 f4 |
Posted By: Wētāpunga
Date Posted: 28 July 2016 at 09:46
The best of the set I think. It gives a good sense of the menace in those mandibles, the eyes are riveting, and the contrast brings out the detail. They can be tricky to photograph- they don't seem to like to sit still for long. Well done. ------------- α1, α7cii- Voigtländer 15/4.5, 110/2.5 M; Zeiss Loxia- 21/2.8, 35/2, 50/2 & 85/2.4, Zeiss Batis- 85/1.8 & 135/2.8; Sony 24-105/4 & 100-400/4.5-5.6; Sigma 70/2.8 M; Sony 135/2.8 STF |
Posted By: VictorV
Date Posted: 29 July 2016 at 09:55
  
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Posted By: VictorV
Date Posted: 08 August 2016 at 12:24
 A900 | Sigma 180/3,5 |
Posted By: pdeley
Date Posted: 09 August 2016 at 20:30
Thanks and yes, it took almost two hours of shuffling back and forth along the same muddy furrow in a dirt road, before one of them would sit still and face me head-on for just long enough to get close. I went back two more times to the same stretch of the track and the sand tigers had vanished, but instead this blue-green species showed up: A Jewel on the Ground  Of course they wouldn't sit and wait either, but then clouds came in and that seemed to slow down their hyperactive run-fly-photo-evading. Two's the magic number  And yet another species showed up as well, smaller and more wine reddish with two ivory bands, but even jumpier than its bigger brethren. I didn't get close at all - cloud or no cloud - but then next morning this specimen of the very same kind briefly stopped running along the edge of a very different puddle near a different highway further east: Cropped a bit too much  Still with a65 + Sigma 70 2.8 macro ------------- a450, a500, a65, a7, 700si & other 35 mm bodies, Sig 15-30, sam 30 2.8 macro, Pentax 40 2.8 pan, Sig 70 f2.8 macro, Vivi 90 f2.8 macro, Mino 100-400 apo, 300 f4, 500 f8, 600 f4 |
Posted By: VictorV
Date Posted: 13 August 2016 at 05:11
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Posted By: dilettante
Date Posted: 28 August 2016 at 09:57
Dark Bush Cricket Sony a77, Tamron 180/3.5 ------------- http://www.pbase.com/dilettante/" rel="nofollow - dilettante galleries @ pbase.com |
Posted By: Jens G
Date Posted: 06 September 2016 at 17:13
Rhododendron Leafhopper ------------- Jens G Sony A6300, A6000, A700, KM Dynax 5D http://jensg.dk - www.jensg.dk |
Posted By: onsplekkie
Date Posted: 06 September 2016 at 21:24
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MorningYoga https://flic.kr/p/LQfQZr">  ------------- "take life as it is, not as you want it to be" |
Posted By: SnowFella
Date Posted: 07 September 2016 at 10:07
Jumping spider
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Posted By: Dena
Date Posted: 06 October 2016 at 19:09
Porch visitor.  Close up. I'm watching you with me little eyes!  Sony a77ii + Sony 16-50mm SSM |
Posted By: luke
Date Posted: 06 October 2016 at 21:07
| Beautiful, Dena, Are they fast? |
Posted By: VictorV
Date Posted: 07 October 2016 at 10:02
 A900 | Tamron 90/2,5 macro |
Posted By: Dena
Date Posted: 07 October 2016 at 17:20
Thanks, yes, they can be fast, but usually pretty docile. I think he might have just shed because he was very defensive and watched me every second. He kept running around the top of this planter every time I moved toward him. But he stayed still long enough for me to snap a few. |
Posted By: Dchester1001
Date Posted: 09 October 2016 at 06:06
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#1 - Spider https://flic.kr/p/bBnTpV">  https://flic.kr/p/bBnTpV - DSC01810b by https://www.flickr.com/photos/david-chesterfield/ - David Chesterfield , on Flickr#2 - Brown Beetle https://flic.kr/p/ioETK4">  https://flic.kr/p/ioETK4 - DSC03088_tonemapped by https://www.flickr.com/photos/david-chesterfield/ - David Chesterfield , on Flickr#3 - Mole Cricket https://flic.kr/p/pxDegL">  https://flic.kr/p/pxDegL - DSC08424 by https://www.flickr.com/photos/david-chesterfield/ - David Chesterfield , on Flickr#4 - Golden Orb Wever https://flic.kr/p/qBqxgk">  https://flic.kr/p/qBqxgk - DSC05411 by https://www.flickr.com/photos/david-chesterfield/ - David Chesterfield , on Flickr#5 - huntsman https://flic.kr/p/L8RSFS">  https://flic.kr/p/L8RSFS - DSC05978C by https://www.flickr.com/photos/david-chesterfield/ - David Chesterfield , on Flickr
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Posted By: Lesuave
Date Posted: 10 November 2016 at 02:07
This female "Argiope argentata" wove its web in our garden. This one is cropped from the previous one. The spider looks like a desperate old woman with a funny hair bun.  A99 + minolta 100mm 2.8 macro F/9 1/200 ISO400 ------------- https://ilgphoto.com - www.ilgphoto.com |
Posted By: tpetpe
Date Posted: 23 November 2016 at 22:33
I think this is actually a true bug, eating dinner ------------- http://www.scientificillustration.net |
Posted By: slo.Metallc
Date Posted: 06 December 2016 at 21:18
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Praying Mantis https://www.flickr.com/photos/slo-metallc/30923407131/">  Camera Model: ILCA-77M2 | Lens: 100mm F2.8 Macro | Aperture: f/11.0 | Exposure Time: 0.006 sec (1/160) | ISO: 200 ------------- How small is small? Well, if it's bigger than 23x16mm, then it is huge! |
Posted By: pdeley
Date Posted: 10 December 2016 at 01:38
Great angle on the water strider Tim, your lens must have almost touched the water!  A few more contributions to the tiger beetle catalog of tiny wonders, this time from Córdoba province in Argentina. At first sight with the easily fooled non-macro eyes, these guys looked too small and too dull in color to even bother getting down for. The first species is from the edges of Rio Ascochinga. It's only about the size of a peeled sunflower seed and from a few feet away it looks just as plain: 1. My tiny world map is full of hidden treasure  2. Snacking on the crunchy bits of an unfortunate ant  3. My bite is definitely worse than my bark (that's an ant leg disappearing between the cutlery)  And a second species from drying mud near Mar Chiquita, seemingly only the size and dull dark brownness of a dry appleseed: 4. Green freckles all over  5. I'm so mean-looking: even my cheeks have teeth!  All with a65 and Sigma 70 2.8 macro (and a substantial amount of cropping) ------------- a450, a500, a65, a7, 700si & other 35 mm bodies, Sig 15-30, sam 30 2.8 macro, Pentax 40 2.8 pan, Sig 70 f2.8 macro, Vivi 90 f2.8 macro, Mino 100-400 apo, 300 f4, 500 f8, 600 f4 |
Posted By: tpetpe
Date Posted: 10 December 2016 at 19:33
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I have tried chasing tiger beetles to get a shot many times, but mostly just the chasing as they are so difficult to keep up with and have very good eyesight so getting one front on is especially impressive, like nr 5 :) with the great smile and teeth... ------------- http://www.scientificillustration.net |
Posted By: pdeley
Date Posted: 11 December 2016 at 01:46
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They definitely are mostly a very uncooperative pain in the butt - and in the knees and the elbows too! Slightly cooler & cloudy days (like last Wednesday was around here) seem to slow them down just a little bit though. So if there's more than a few around and the sun isn't showing, then I've learned to persist a bit longer in the hope of finding a slightly less jumpy one. Even then, it seems such a lazy exception will only allow the one first attempt to get close - as soon as that particular beetle has decided not to play nice any longer, then it's pretty much game over and it'll consistently zoom off well before you can get anywhere near it again. ------------- a450, a500, a65, a7, 700si & other 35 mm bodies, Sig 15-30, sam 30 2.8 macro, Pentax 40 2.8 pan, Sig 70 f2.8 macro, Vivi 90 f2.8 macro, Mino 100-400 apo, 300 f4, 500 f8, 600 f4 |
Posted By: SnowFella
Date Posted: 21 January 2017 at 10:31
Little jumper.  Likely pushing my old Sigma 180mm UC macro to the brink of what it can do....or more likely pushing my handholding skills to it's limits. 
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Posted By: Dumont
Date Posted: 22 January 2017 at 23:36
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Nice shots pdeley and snowfella, I have yet to try get real close like those with the A99II Here is a cute couple lol, if these two are like most spiders he won't live past the honeymoon... Sony ILCA-99M2, Sigma 100-300mm f/4 APO EX DG HSM 1/320s f/6.3 at 300.0mm iso3200  Sony ILCA-99M2, Sigma 100-300mm f/4 APO EX DG HSM 1/250s f/6.3 at 150.0mm iso3200  Darren |
Posted By: Dumont
Date Posted: 24 January 2017 at 19:47
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Sony ILCA-99M2,Minolta 100mm f/2.8 (D) AF Macro, + Quantaray 2xTC 1/125s f/22.0 at 200.0mm iso10000  Darren |
Posted By: Dumont
Date Posted: 28 January 2017 at 22:22
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Sony ILCA-99M2,Minolta 100mm f/2.8 (D) AF Macro , + Quantaray 2xTC 1/30s f/10.0 at 200.0mm iso3200 
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Posted By: Dumont
Date Posted: 26 February 2017 at 17:25
 Sony ILCA-99M2,Minolta 100mm f/2.8 (D) AF Macro 1/400s f/9.0 at 100.0mm iso6400 |
Posted By: pdeley
Date Posted: 26 February 2017 at 21:29
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Great detail in the bug and spider shots Darren! Was the first one really at iso 10000? The ladybug looks just a little bit blurred, could the leaf have been vibrating with a breeze? ------------- a450, a500, a65, a7, 700si & other 35 mm bodies, Sig 15-30, sam 30 2.8 macro, Pentax 40 2.8 pan, Sig 70 f2.8 macro, Vivi 90 f2.8 macro, Mino 100-400 apo, 300 f4, 500 f8, 600 f4 |
Posted By: Dumont
Date Posted: 27 February 2017 at 00:13
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Thanks Paul, yes ISO 10k, IIRC lighting was very dim and even at 10k had to use a slow 1/125s. Keeping a fully extended macro lens steady is just as hard as a long lens (SSS can only do so much). As for the ladybug yes could have done better (don't think the leaf was shaky) but it quickly ran to the underside of the leaf, I only got 4 shots in, is this one better? It became a bit noisier though...  Darren |
Posted By: Dumont
Date Posted: 16 April 2017 at 03:06
A99II with Minolta G 85/1.4 D and a Quantaray 2xTC plus 3 Kenko extension tubes 36mm + 20mm + 12mm   Darren ------------- https://www.flickr.com/photos/148586121@N05/ - My Flickr http://www.pbase.com/dumont - My Pbase |
Posted By: Dumont
Date Posted: 18 April 2017 at 01:38
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Posted By: Matt
Date Posted: 02 May 2017 at 10:46
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Hatchlings: https://flic.kr/p/TXnEcM">  A77II + Minolta 100mm f/2.8 Macro D, 1/160, f/10, ISO100, WL Flash |
Posted By: Dumont
Date Posted: 02 May 2017 at 18:53
Great shot Matt.    A99II with Sigma 100-300/4 with extension tubes (I forgot how many, what lengths...) Darren ------------- https://www.flickr.com/photos/148586121@N05/ - My Flickr http://www.pbase.com/dumont - My Pbase |
Posted By: Keith S
Date Posted: 02 May 2017 at 20:55
This, I think, is the Acanthocerus cruciger but I am not sure. I do know that it is a 'true bug' and I am fairly positive it belongs to the Coreidae family. It was seen resting on a new leaf of a young Sea Grape tree in the Dominican Republic. Didn't have my macro lens with me so did my best with my 70-300G, hand held, and a fair bit of cropping in post. A77ii, 70-300G, ISO640, f6.3, 1/1000 ------------- Keith. A77 Mkii, Sony 70-300G f4.5-5.6, Tamron 90mm 2.8 USD F004S. https://www.flickr.com/photos/oldt1mer/ - My Flickr |
Posted By: skm.sa100
Date Posted: 06 May 2017 at 13:30
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Posted By: Dumont
Date Posted: 07 May 2017 at 02:16
    Darren ------------- https://www.flickr.com/photos/148586121@N05/ - My Flickr http://www.pbase.com/dumont - My Pbase |
Posted By: Dumont
Date Posted: 08 May 2017 at 05:24
    Darren ------------- https://www.flickr.com/photos/148586121@N05/ - My Flickr http://www.pbase.com/dumont - My Pbase |
Posted By: Fred_S
Date Posted: 08 May 2017 at 19:53
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Two outtakes from my http://www.dyxum.com/dforum/foto-excursion-by-boat-on-the-naarden-lake_topic126707_post1489133.html#1489133 - boat tour to the carmorant colony near the Naarden Lake Agelastica (Elzenhaantje)  Dragonflies (Waterjuffer)  A99 + Sigma 105 f2.8 EX DG HSM OS TFL |
Posted By: mariuszlo
Date Posted: 02 June 2017 at 22:11
On the path of focus ------------- Sony a7R5, a7c, a6400. E, A and MD lenses. |
Posted By: JAGIL
Date Posted: 04 June 2017 at 16:16
https://flic.kr/p/Ueqfux"> A99 & Min 100 2.8 Macro |
Posted By: slo.Metallc
Date Posted: 15 June 2017 at 05:45
https://www.flickr.com/photos/slo-metallc/35181948821/"> Aperture: f/8.0 | Exposure Time: 0.01 sec (1/100) | ISO: 200 ------------- How small is small? Well, if it's bigger than 23x16mm, then it is huge! |
Posted By: VictorV
Date Posted: 21 June 2017 at 11:28
Carabus granulatus |
Posted By: tpetpe
Date Posted: 03 July 2017 at 20:49
Harvestman Neither a bug nor a spider, but think it fits best here anyway? @Dumont, wonderful portraits! ------------- http://www.scientificillustration.net |
Posted By: Myst
Date Posted: 28 July 2017 at 11:04
https://flic.kr/p/WVL12h"> A6000+Meyere 50mm Oreston ------------- https://www.flickr.com/photos/29429803@N06/ - Flickr A99, A77II, A6000 |
Posted By: Jens G
Date Posted: 01 August 2017 at 16:47
It's season for the rhododendron leafhoppers again ------------- Jens G Sony A6300, A6000, A700, KM Dynax 5D http://jensg.dk - www.jensg.dk |
Posted By: VictorV
Date Posted: 09 August 2017 at 12:18
Alosterna tabacicolor   |
Posted By: tpetpe
Date Posted: 10 August 2017 at 12:31
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Hej Jens, Nice shot of a small and awkward subject. Where was it you found these? Was it in one of the Copenhagen parks? I dont think they have been found much anywhere else in Denmark yet. ------------- http://www.scientificillustration.net |
Posted By: Jens G
Date Posted: 10 August 2017 at 15:10
They live in large numbers on the rhododedrons in our front yard in Ballerup, outskirts of Copenhagen. I have also seen them on roses and a pear tree. ------------- Jens G Sony A6300, A6000, A700, KM Dynax 5D http://jensg.dk - www.jensg.dk |
Posted By: evdelst
Date Posted: 13 August 2017 at 19:08
Bug Not sure about the name of the insect :-) A77-M2, Tamron 90mm |
Posted By: Hezu
Date Posted: 13 August 2017 at 21:07
And below you can see a true bug (Hemiptera)... https://hezu.1g.fi/kuvat/el%C3%A4inkunta/selk%C3%A4rangattomat/Luteet/2016-07-27T104453.jpg">  ------------- http://hezu.1g.fi/ - Galerie Hezu |
Posted By: Fred_S
Date Posted: 13 August 2017 at 21:12
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Found a bug on holiday in Italy as well https://flic.kr/p/X5BRTL">  |
Posted By: mikey2000
Date Posted: 18 August 2017 at 12:48
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A pair of focus stacks... Feeling Hungry https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeyphillips/36600650866/">  Camera Model: ILCA-77M2 | Lens: Tamron SP AF 90mm F2.8 Di Macro | Aperture: f/6.3 | Exposure Time: 0.003 sec (1/320) | ISO: 800 Looking at a snack https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeyphillips/35838199123/">  Camera Model: ILCA-77M2 | Lens: Tamron SP AF 90mm F2.8 Di Macro | Aperture: f/6.3 | Exposure Time: 0.006 sec (1/160) | ISO: 640 ------------- Want to know more about https://www.dyxum.com/DFORUM/one-of-us-68-fred-s_topic139251_post1641244.html#1641244 - Fred_S ? Just click! |
Posted By: tpetpe
Date Posted: 28 August 2017 at 13:47
 I guess technically not a bug or a spider but nicely colored as far as beetles go :). ------------- http://www.scientificillustration.net |
Posted By: VictorV
Date Posted: 10 September 2017 at 12:20
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Silpha perforata  A900 | Sigma180/3,5 |
Posted By: santuco
Date Posted: 12 September 2017 at 17:05
https://flic.kr/p/Xzo7Bb"> https://flic.kr/p/Xzo7Bb - Spider by https://www.flickr.com/photos/130435329@N05/ - Aleksandar Andonov , on Flickr------------- santuco |
Posted By: pegelli
Date Posted: 15 September 2017 at 08:58
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Hangin' out https://pegelli.smugmug.com/Other/200709/i-3G6V2FM/A">  KM5D + Minolta 100/2.8 macro D ------------- You can see the April Foolishness 2023 exhibition https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/april-foolishness-2023-the-exhibition_topic142439.html - here Another great show of the talent we have on Dyxum |
Posted By: pdeley
Date Posted: 29 September 2017 at 20:22
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One of my teaching activities is a course on invertebrate zoology and I've been looking for a while to get good shots of the mouthparts aka cheliceres of spider relatives. Imagine my delight 2 nights ago when the following visitors showed up on the porch at a research station in the Mojave Desert! 1. Finally the perfect angle on a sunspider's subtle ?smile? - a female of Eremobates (my uninformed guess is E. inkopansis)  2. Three times bigger and four times more feisty - watch your step: Anuroctonus phaiodactylus  3. Fortunately this handsome fella isn't as good at climbing as a sunspider; the swollen base of the sting means it's a boy  4. Two eyes on top, two eyes on each cheek  All shot next morning in a bowl with some local gravel & leaf litter, with a65 + Sigma 70 2.8 macro, #1 & 4 are at 1:1 magnification (fortunately that means my hands were another 20cm further back from the front glass) ------------- a450, a500, a65, a7, 700si & other 35 mm bodies, Sig 15-30, sam 30 2.8 macro, Pentax 40 2.8 pan, Sig 70 f2.8 macro, Vivi 90 f2.8 macro, Mino 100-400 apo, 300 f4, 500 f8, 600 f4 |
Posted By: bms44974
Date Posted: 03 October 2017 at 01:34
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Milkweed bugs... http://www.pbase.com/bms44974/image/166322386">  A7R2 + SEL90M28 ------------- A7rIV; A6500; SEL2470Z; SEL90M28G; SEL100400GM; SELP1650; SEL1224GM; |
Posted By: Dena
Date Posted: 04 October 2017 at 22:00
It's a village.
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Posted By: tpetpe
Date Posted: 05 October 2017 at 11:56
 Farmers at work... ------------- http://www.scientificillustration.net |
Posted By: VictorV
Date Posted: 10 October 2017 at 12:01
 A900 | Sigma180/3,5 |