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**K2 to K50** · 05-13-2021, 07:56 PM

Originally posted by pkboy

Cocoa Tussock Moth caterpillar

Two excellent macro images, pkboy!

Naturalista · 05-13-2021, 09:09 PM - **9 Likes**

Originally posted by pkboy

Cocoa Tussock Moth caterpillar

Love the tussock moth caterpillar pics pkboy! That's got to be one of my favorite group of caterpillars. From April 17 of this year, here is the caterpillar of the Western Tussock Moth (Orgyia vetusta)

**K2 to K50** · 05-13-2021, 11:14 PM

Originally posted by Naturalista

Love the tussock moth caterpillar pics pkboy! That's got to be one of my favorite group of caterpillars. From April 17 of this year, here is the caterpillar of the Western Tussock Moth (Orgyia vetusta)

Fantastic image - beautiful!

**WPRESTO** · 05-14-2021, 06:22 AM - **5 Likes**

Two soggy skippers waiting for the sun to evaporate the dew and warm them up. SCAN

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Aaron28 · 05-14-2021, 04:16 PM - **6 Likes**

critters of the backyard......K-50...tamron 90/2.8DI...af360fgz

pkboy · 05-14-2021, 05:30 PM

Originally posted by Naturalista

Love the tussock moth caterpillar pics pkboy! That's got to be one of my favorite group of caterpillars. From April 17 of this year, here is the caterpillar of the Western Tussock Moth (Orgyia vetusta)

Nice shot as well! Yeah they're pretty interesting looking. It's my first time seeing one but I've only really been on the lookout for bugs for the past few months

robjmitchell · 05-15-2021, 02:37 AM - **5 Likes**

blue metallic Arsipoda beetle. hard to focus on the little buggers!

**dadipentak** · 05-15-2021, 07:35 PM - **2 Likes**

The marquee bug of the moment around here, of course,is the Cicada (saw my first yesterday--which was quickly dispatched by a cardinal) but I was happy to see this caddisfly (because fishing! and also because, as a water quality indicator, it suggests that our stressed urban stream is holding it's own.)

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**KC0PET** · 05-17-2021, 08:12 PM - **2 Likes**

Water strider

jquill · 05-20-2021, 03:59 PM - **2 Likes**

bertwert · 05-21-2021, 01:45 PM - **1 Like**

Messing with the A 400 on a bunch of extension tubes, fun experiment for little bugs and such, but I think it's probably easier just to use it straight and then crop a bit more...

**KC0PET** · 05-22-2021, 08:08 PM - **4 Likes**

**noelcmn** · 05-23-2021, 05:51 AM - **3 Likes**

**tmlawes** · 05-31-2021, 04:27 PM - **1 Like**

A hoverfly bee-mimic on some flowering parsley.

**WPRESTO** · 05-31-2021, 06:25 PM - **2 Likes**

Two insects from the Film Era. SCANS

05-15-2021, 07:35 PM - 2 Likes	#6323
dadipentak Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,590	The marquee bug of the moment around here, of course,is the Cicada (saw my first yesterday--which was quickly dispatched by a cardinal) but I was happy to see this caddisfly (because fishing! and also because, as a water quality indicator, it suggests that our stressed urban stream is holding it's own.) [OLY EM1/'mII & 60/2.8 Macro] Last edited by dadipentak; 05-15-2021 at 07:45 PM.

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K2 to K50 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Ipswich QLD Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,820	Originally posted by pkboy Cocoa Tussock Moth caterpillar Two excellent macro images, pkboy!

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