Thematic Show me your insects

swanlefitte · 10-25-2018, 06:32 PM - **1 Like**

After the cat and I both were stung I put ant bait on the new fire ant mound. They swarm instantly. This was touching the bait trap a week later. It hasn't done anything.

**noelcmn** · 10-31-2018, 11:35 AM - **1 Like**

Some kind of crane fly

Is there such a thing as a Bee imitating fly? I certainly thought this was a bee.

**WPRESTO** · 11-01-2018, 05:19 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by noelcmn

Some kind of crane fly

The only certain way to pin a crane fly down to species is the anatomy of the male genitalia. When an expert (possibly THE expert) on crane flies in the USA either died or passed away, his collection was not pinned specimens, it was thousands of microscope slides containing only male crane fly genitalia. In some insects the male & female reproductive structures have a sort of lock-&-key fit which prevents or at least inhibits cross breeding with an incorrect mate (= one of a different species).

**noelcmn** · 11-01-2018, 10:50 AM

Originally posted by WPRESTO

The only certain way to pin a crane fly down to species is the anatomy of the male genitalia. When an expert (possibly THE expert) on crane flies in the USA either died or passed away, his collection was not pinned specimens, it was thousands of microscope slides containing only male crane fly genitalia. In some insects the male & female reproductive structures have a sort of lock-&-key fit which prevents or at least inhibits cross breeding with an incorrect mate (= one of a different species).

And to which my young people would respond " Give that man a Bell's (whiskey)". And to which I would add- "in small doses, over a long period of time please"

**KC0PET** · 11-02-2018, 07:38 PM - **1 Like**

Honey bees

**noelcmn** · 11-04-2018, 01:22 PM

Tamron 70-300mm with a heavy crop

Pretty good camouflage

From the yard

Thagomizer · 11-10-2018, 04:41 PM

(Cross posted from "Macro by any means necessary" and the "Kit Lens Club")

Woke up to a bit of snow on the ground yesterday morning. It melted away by afternoon, but it's a good sign that 2018's Outdoor Insect Season is about done. But Indoor Insect Season continues. Like last year, our front hallway is host to a bunch of a tiny, mysterious insect. Other bugs show seasonality, so why not this one, too? So once again I'm left pondering why they show up at this time of year, what are they eating, what else, if anything, do they grow into? Identification would be greatly appreciated!

Being the only show in town, the most accessible of the half dozen of them that have hatched, arrived, or whatever, got a lot of attention this afternoon from me and my K-S2. I used a combination of Kinotel 8mm movie camera lens reversed on extension and reversed 18-55 II, with and without extension. All handheld, with Pringles tin extender/diffuser on the built in flash. All images uncropped unless otherwise indicated.

Reversed Kinotel:

100% crop of the above:

Reversed 18-55 II

100% crop of the above:

Reversed 18-55 II on extension:

I look forward to seeing what these combinations will produce once I get my KP.

Here are some context shots with a ruler in centimetres for scale (DA 18-50 DC WR RE):

Two for the price of one!

100% crop of the above. Not bad for a kit lens!

**WPRESTO** · 11-16-2018, 06:37 PM - **2 Likes**

I have a couple pretty good water strider images, so I'll post one here and one on the other insect image thread.

FreeSpirit9 · 11-20-2018, 03:21 AM

**noelcmn** · 11-20-2018, 05:49 AM - **3 Likes**

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**noelcmn** · 11-25-2018, 12:56 PM - **1 Like**

photolady95 · 11-25-2018, 05:49 PM

I found out my bug problem being they're mostly gone, my nephew, tried getting rid of the bad bugs, got rid of the good ones too cause he didn't know the difference.

**noelcmn** · 11-26-2018, 05:17 AM

LOL! Keep him away please!

**WPRESTO** · 11-26-2018, 05:58 AM

FYI: If you are not aware. Long-term studies indicate an 80% or greater decline in the number of insects over the past 50 years. If we keep it up, we will eventually have the planet entirely to ourselves.

photolady95 · 11-26-2018, 06:19 AM

Originally posted by WPRESTO

FYI: If you are not aware. Long-term studies indicate an 80% or greater decline in the number of insects over the past 50 years. If we keep it up, we will eventually have the planet entirely to ourselves.

I'm not sure I like that idea. We need beneficial bugs. They do a lot of good on this planet. And some are pretty to look at, Butterflies, being one in particular I like to see flitting around my yard. Plus they're beneficial to our environment.

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WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,138	Originally posted by noelcmn Some kind of crane fly The only certain way to pin a crane fly down to species is the anatomy of the male genitalia. When an expert (possibly THE expert) on crane flies in the USA either died or passed away, his collection was not pinned specimens, it was thousands of microscope slides containing only male crane fly genitalia. In some insects the male & female reproductive structures have a sort of lock-&-key fit which prevents or at least inhibits cross breeding with an incorrect mate (= one of a different species).

11-01-2018, 10:50 AM	#5134
noelcmn Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Africa-Johannesburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 46,228	Originally posted by WPRESTO The only certain way to pin a crane fly down to species is the anatomy of the male genitalia. When an expert (possibly THE expert) on crane flies in the USA either died or passed away, his collection was not pinned specimens, it was thousands of microscope slides containing only male crane fly genitalia. In some insects the male & female reproductive structures have a sort of lock-&-key fit which prevents or at least inhibits cross breeding with an incorrect mate (= one of a different species). And to which my young people would respond " Give that man a Bell's (whiskey)". And to which I would add- "in small doses, over a long period of time please"

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noelcmn Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Africa-Johannesburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 46,228	Tamron 70-300mm with a heavy crop Pretty good camouflage From the yard

11-10-2018, 04:41 PM	#5137
Thagomizer Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: London Ontario Posts: 2,068	(Cross posted from "Macro by any means necessary" and the "Kit Lens Club") Woke up to a bit of snow on the ground yesterday morning. It melted away by afternoon, but it's a good sign that 2018's Outdoor Insect Season is about done. But Indoor Insect Season continues. Like last year, our front hallway is host to a bunch of a tiny, mysterious insect. Other bugs show seasonality, so why not this one, too? So once again I'm left pondering why they show up at this time of year, what are they eating, what else, if anything, do they grow into? Identification would be greatly appreciated! Being the only show in town, the most accessible of the half dozen of them that have hatched, arrived, or whatever, got a lot of attention this afternoon from me and my K-S2. I used a combination of Kinotel 8mm movie camera lens reversed on extension and reversed 18-55 II, with and without extension. All handheld, with Pringles tin extender/diffuser on the built in flash. All images uncropped unless otherwise indicated. Reversed Kinotel: 100% crop of the above: Reversed 18-55 II 100% crop of the above: Reversed 18-55 II on extension: I look forward to seeing what these combinations will produce once I get my KP. Here are some context shots with a ruler in centimetres for scale (DA 18-50 DC WR RE): Two for the price of one! 100% crop of the above. Not bad for a kit lens!

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11-26-2018, 05:17 AM	#5143
noelcmn Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Africa-Johannesburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 46,228	LOL! Keep him away please!

11-26-2018, 05:58 AM	#5144
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,138	FYI: If you are not aware. Long-term studies indicate an 80% or greater decline in the number of insects over the past 50 years. If we keep it up, we will eventually have the planet entirely to ourselves.

11-26-2018, 06:19 AM	#5145
photolady95 Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cruising the forum watching his back Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,712 Original Poster	Originally posted by WPRESTO FYI: If you are not aware. Long-term studies indicate an 80% or greater decline in the number of insects over the past 50 years. If we keep it up, we will eventually have the planet entirely to ourselves. I'm not sure I like that idea. We need beneficial bugs. They do a lot of good on this planet. And some are pretty to look at, Butterflies, being one in particular I like to see flitting around my yard. Plus they're beneficial to our environment.