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**Scorpio71GR** · 05-08-2023, 09:07 AM

Originally posted by K2 to K50

Very well captured! Beautiful image.

Thank you.

**Weevil** · 05-09-2023, 11:41 PM - **7 Likes**

Vanesse du chardon / Painted Lady [Vanessa cardui]
aka Belle dame.

Vanesse du chardon / Painted Lady [Vanessa cardui]
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Bourdon / Bumble Bee [Bombus sp.]

Bourdon / Bumble Bee [Bombus sp.]
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**WPRESTO** · 05-11-2023, 06:57 PM - **3 Likes**

Tiger beetle, 160%. These fellows are very alert and quick to run or fly. Very difficult to get close to one.

**K2 to K50** · 05-11-2023, 10:31 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Weevil

Vanesse du chardon / Painted Lady [Vanessa cardui]
aka Belle dame.

Good Macros. The bee image is particularly sharp and detailed!

**Weevil** · 05-13-2023, 12:35 PM

Originally posted by K2 to K50

Good Macros. The bee image is particularly sharp and detailed!

Thanks !

Originally posted by WPRESTO

Tiger beetle, 160%. These fellows are very alert and quick to run or fly. Very difficult to get close to one.

Yes they are very fast, so I normally use a telephoto to reach to them... some past examples below
Search: cicindela | Flickr

**Scorpio71GR** · 05-13-2023, 09:35 PM - **3 Likes**

From the butterfly exhibit this year. Sigma 180 Macro on the K-1

Butterflies Are Blooming 2023-105 by Michael, on Flickr

que es tu · 05-14-2023, 07:38 AM

Originally posted by WPRESTO

Tiger beetle, 160%. These fellows are very alert and quick to run or fly. Very difficult to get close to one.

Nice shot! Don’t forget they are also predators, so therefore beneficial insects! Don’t smoosh them!

**WPRESTO** · 05-17-2023, 03:33 AM

Originally posted by que es tu

Nice shot! Don’t forget they are also predators, so therefore beneficial insects! Don’t smoosh them!

The larvae down in their vertical tunnels are also voracious predators. Their physical design and method for capturing other insects is really interesting, an evolutionary development comparable to ant lions.

**Des** · 06-12-2023, 03:39 PM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by Weevil

Painted Lady [Vanessa cardui]

Fine shot (and so are the others). We have some in the same genus. This is an Australian Painted Lady (Vanessa kershawi). KP + DA 55-300mm PLM at 300mm

que es tu · 06-12-2023, 04:46 PM - **3 Likes**

Here's a moth

**WPRESTO** · 06-13-2023, 07:04 PM - **2 Likes**

Two very small insects from a few days ago. The spotted beetle is no more than 4mm long so the posted image is a deep crop.

**ramseybuckeye** · 06-16-2023, 06:10 PM - **3 Likes**

Two Lined Spittlebug (Prosapia bicincta)

**WPRESTO** · 06-19-2023, 05:19 AM - **2 Likes**

Assorted local insects. It's getting much more difficult to locate insects to photograph. After they cleared several meadows in a local wildlife area and planted some kind of grass I've never seen growing there, for all practical purposes the insects were gone.

**Scorpio71GR** · 09-08-2023, 08:35 PM - **2 Likes**

Some random shots of bees.

Meijer Gardens-(08-23)-7 by Michael, on Flickr

Bee On Flower-(08-23)-10 by Michael, on Flickr

Bee On Flower-(08-23)-8 by Michael, on Flickr

Bee On Flower-(08-23)-7 by Michael, on Flickr

**Bluestem** · 09-19-2023, 06:18 PM - **1 Like**

Monarch Caterpillar
KP + DA 55-300 PLM

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Scorpio71GR Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Michigan Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,031	Originally posted by K2 to K50 Very well captured! Beautiful image. Thank you.

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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 Weevil Vanesse du chardon / Painted Lady [Vanessa cardui] aka Belle dame. Good Macros. The bee image is particularly sharp and detailed!

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Weevil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,446	Originally posted by K2 to K50 Good Macros. The bee image is particularly sharp and detailed! Thanks ! Originally posted by WPRESTO Tiger beetle, 160%. These fellows are very alert and quick to run or fly. Very difficult to get close to one. Yes they are very fast, so I normally use a telephoto to reach to them... some past examples below Search: cicindela \| Flickr

05-13-2023, 09:35 PM - 3 Likes	#6666
Scorpio71GR Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Michigan Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,031	From the butterfly exhibit this year. Sigma 180 Macro on the K-1 Butterflies Are Blooming 2023-105 by Michael, on Flickr

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que es tu Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Smoky Mountains, NC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,605	Originally posted by WPRESTO Tiger beetle, 160%. These fellows are very alert and quick to run or fly. Very difficult to get close to one. Nice shot! Don’t forget they are also predators, so therefore beneficial insects! Don’t smoosh them!

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WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,139	Originally posted by que es tu Nice shot! Don’t forget they are also predators, so therefore beneficial insects! Don’t smoosh them! The larvae down in their vertical tunnels are also voracious predators. Their physical design and method for capturing other insects is really interesting, an evolutionary development comparable to ant lions.

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Des Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Victoria Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 6,424	Originally posted by Weevil Painted Lady [Vanessa cardui] Fine shot (and so are the others). We have some in the same genus. This is an Australian Painted Lady (Vanessa kershawi). KP + DA 55-300mm PLM at 300mm

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