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LensBeginner · 06-13-2018, 01:55 PM

Originally posted by swanlefitte

Rain is a serious obstacle when you are this small.

First is a Paralimnina... Latalus sp.?

swanlefitte · 06-13-2018, 02:20 PM

Wish i knew. I just found 3 more in the yard i don't know. I am anazed how i find new critters in about a 12 meter square.

swanlefitte · 06-13-2018, 04:56 PM - **1 Like**

here are those 3 I don't know that I saw today.

I checked up on this one who had visitors this time. (one underneath) Thought there was going to be an attack but was not interested in eating it.

And a very good hider.

Doundounba · 06-13-2018, 05:27 PM - **5 Likes**

A couple of focus stacks of damselflies - they are both the same size, just different magnification on the shots. (Portrait is reposted from the K-3 Sample Shots thread.)

**rgknief60** · 06-13-2018, 08:42 PM - **3 Likes**

Ant on Butterfly Weed.

Ant on Butterfly Weed

**CharLac** · 06-14-2018, 07:45 AM

How is this thread different from this one?

thematic-insects

Thanks

swanlefitte · 06-14-2018, 08:20 AM

That thread was started first. This thread has hundreds of pages. I started posting here because i found it first. I keep posting here because its easy to find in my subscribed threads.

**jacamar** · 06-14-2018, 08:54 AM

I'm sure that if I tried to start a thread that duplicated another one the problem would be quickly fixed by a moderator. Somehow that didn't happen in this case.

swanlefitte · 06-14-2018, 08:57 AM

Yeah they might as well be merged. Notice these are from 2010/11.

LensBeginner · 06-14-2018, 09:38 AM - **1 Like**

An Oxythyrea funesta on an iris flower (reproduction ratio 1:1), xposted from
DIY Macro Ringflash Adapter

Oxythyrea by Paolo Del Lungo, su Flickr

Thagomizer · 06-14-2018, 09:44 AM - **4 Likes**

Welcome to Bruce's Nocturnal Front Porch Safari, part the first:

The first two are 'manual' stacks cooked up in Photoshop using layers and erasing the less well-focused bits.

These ones are single shots:

Moth...

and a Midge, I think.

swanlefitte · 06-14-2018, 12:42 PM - **2 Likes**

A few from my backyard safari

This guy didn't want to share.

This guy is here every night in his happy place.

If this guy hadn't rested earlier in a buck I would have missed the next one.

first walking stick have seen in new orleans.

And one more. My batteries are gone in my flash so it rarely works. It went off on this one but all I could see was the white of the wings. I pulled it up 5 stops and then brightened it up more. Not bad. This guy climbed on me while I shot another indistinct bug I pulled up 5 stops.

**TER-OR** · 06-14-2018, 01:14 PM

Originally posted by swanlefitte

A few from my backyard safari

If this guy hadn't rested earlier in a buck I would have missed the next one.

first walking stick have seen in new orleans.

on Flickr

Nice. I never see Walking Sticks either, but I'm not often in the woods.

The black bee is likely a Melissodes bimaculata - beautiful black bees, and great subjects. Though in your area you may have other related ones.
You have a nice back yard, I can never get butterfly milkweed or the smaller ones to grow.

swanlefitte · 06-14-2018, 01:31 PM - **1 Like**

Those bright flowers are milkweed? I am from Minnesota and that is not the milkweed i grew up with.
I am not near woods. I am in a run down city area. The street is a permanent pond complete with tadpoles around the corner and there are several overgrown vacant lots. Its good for bugs, lizzards, possums, rats, and crows.

Here is Safari Land.

Orb weavers on center shrub/tree. Jumpers left by washer and right by jasmine.
damselflys by shade. dragonflys up and down both sides.
The left side is 2 lanes of garden from buckets to grill. The walkingstick was in a bucket of dead onions.
hundreds of flies, grasshoppers and leaf hoppers in the middle.
catarpillars, bees, and assassins by the buckets and vines in the far right.
aphids and small bugs along the lettuce.
box elder bugs roam around but live on the vines.
snails crunch under foot. and large cockroaches infest the concrete slab after dark.
Possums come through a hole in back left corner. Cats just climb over.

Thank you for taking the tour. Now its out to the vines while I have some light.

**TER-OR** · 06-14-2018, 01:55 PM

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin
http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/btf_milkweedx.htm
There are a LOT of milkweed species. The big common milkweed most of us think of isn't really the favored host for Monarchs.

Here's a great blog, not far from your territory. Chris Helzer | The Prairie Ecologist

06-14-2018, 01:31 PM - 1 Like	#4349
swanlefitte Pentaxian Join Date: May 2015 Location: Minneapolis Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,068	Those bright flowers are milkweed? I am from Minnesota and that is not the milkweed i grew up with. I am not near woods. I am in a run down city area. The street is a permanent pond complete with tadpoles around the corner and there are several overgrown vacant lots. Its good for bugs, lizzards, possums, rats, and crows. Here is Safari Land. Orb weavers on center shrub/tree. Jumpers left by washer and right by jasmine. damselflys by shade. dragonflys up and down both sides. The left side is 2 lanes of garden from buckets to grill. The walkingstick was in a bucket of dead onions. hundreds of flies, grasshoppers and leaf hoppers in the middle. catarpillars, bees, and assassins by the buckets and vines in the far right. aphids and small bugs along the lettuce. box elder bugs roam around but live on the vines. snails crunch under foot. and large cockroaches infest the concrete slab after dark. Possums come through a hole in back left corner. Cats just climb over. Thank you for taking the tour. Now its out to the vines while I have some light. Last edited by swanlefitte; 06-14-2018 at 02:12 PM.

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06-13-2018, 01:55 PM	#4336
LensBeginner Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Photos: Albums Posts: 4,696	Originally posted by swanlefitte Rain is a serious obstacle when you are this small. First is a Paralimnina... Latalus sp.?

06-13-2018, 02:20 PM	#4337
swanlefitte Pentaxian Join Date: May 2015 Location: Minneapolis Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,068	Wish i knew. I just found 3 more in the yard i don't know. I am anazed how i find new critters in about a 12 meter square.

06-13-2018, 04:56 PM - 1 Like	#4338
swanlefitte Pentaxian Join Date: May 2015 Location: Minneapolis Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,068	here are those 3 I don't know that I saw today. I checked up on this one who had visitors this time. (one underneath) Thought there was going to be an attack but was not interested in eating it. And a very good hider.

06-13-2018, 05:27 PM - 5 Likes	#4339
Doundounba Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Montréal QC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,351	A couple of focus stacks of damselflies - they are both the same size, just different magnification on the shots. (Portrait is reposted from the K-3 Sample Shots thread.)

06-13-2018, 08:42 PM - 3 Likes	#4340
rgknief60 Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2009 Photos: Gallery Posts: 983	Ant on Butterfly Weed. Ant on Butterfly Weed

06-14-2018, 07:45 AM	#4341
CharLac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Ottawa Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,419	How is this thread different from this one? thematic-insects Thanks

06-14-2018, 08:20 AM	#4342
swanlefitte Pentaxian Join Date: May 2015 Location: Minneapolis Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,068	That thread was started first. This thread has hundreds of pages. I started posting here because i found it first. I keep posting here because its easy to find in my subscribed threads.

06-14-2018, 08:54 AM	#4343
jacamar Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Toronto Photos: Albums Posts: 3,443	I'm sure that if I tried to start a thread that duplicated another one the problem would be quickly fixed by a moderator. Somehow that didn't happen in this case.

06-14-2018, 08:57 AM	#4344
swanlefitte Pentaxian Join Date: May 2015 Location: Minneapolis Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,068	Yeah they might as well be merged. Notice these are from 2010/11.

06-14-2018, 09:38 AM - 1 Like	#4345
LensBeginner Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Photos: Albums Posts: 4,696	An Oxythyrea funesta on an iris flower (reproduction ratio 1:1), xposted from DIY Macro Ringflash Adapter Oxythyrea by Paolo Del Lungo, su Flickr

06-14-2018, 09:44 AM - 4 Likes	#4346
Thagomizer Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: London Ontario Posts: 2,068	Welcome to Bruce's Nocturnal Front Porch Safari, part the first: The first two are 'manual' stacks cooked up in Photoshop using layers and erasing the less well-focused bits. These ones are single shots: Moth... and a Midge, I think.

06-14-2018, 12:42 PM - 2 Likes	#4347
swanlefitte Pentaxian Join Date: May 2015 Location: Minneapolis Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,068	A few from my backyard safari This guy didn't want to share. This guy is here every night in his happy place. If this guy hadn't rested earlier in a buck I would have missed the next one. first walking stick have seen in new orleans. And one more. My batteries are gone in my flash so it rarely works. It went off on this one but all I could see was the white of the wings. I pulled it up 5 stops and then brightened it up more. Not bad. This guy climbed on me while I shot another indistinct bug I pulled up 5 stops.

06-14-2018, 01:14 PM	#4348
TER-OR Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Dundee, IL Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,699	Originally posted by swanlefitte A few from my backyard safari If this guy hadn't rested earlier in a buck I would have missed the next one. first walking stick have seen in new orleans. on Flickr Nice. I never see Walking Sticks either, but I'm not often in the woods. The black bee is likely a Melissodes bimaculata - beautiful black bees, and great subjects. Though in your area you may have other related ones. You have a nice back yard, I can never get butterfly milkweed or the smaller ones to grow.

06-14-2018, 01:55 PM	#4350
TER-OR Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Dundee, IL Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,699	Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/btf_milkweedx.htm There are a LOT of milkweed species. The big common milkweed most of us think of isn't really the favored host for Monarchs. Here's a great blog, not far from your territory. Chris Helzer \| The Prairie Ecologist

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