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**WPRESTO** · 07-27-2018, 05:36 AM - **3 Likes**

One way to get a grasshopper to stay put for a photograph. (posted previously)

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boblivious · 07-27-2018, 02:05 PM - **4 Likes**

Peek-A-Boo!

swanlefitte · 07-27-2018, 02:24 PM - **1 Like**

your friendly neighborhood prantis man?

boblivious · 07-27-2018, 03:15 PM - **5 Likes**

Ambush Bug Nymph

Last edited by boblivious; 08-26-2018 at 09:58 AM.

swanlefitte · 07-27-2018, 07:55 PM

Originally posted by boblivious

Ambush Bug Nymph

I like how this shows that piercing beak. I have seen this kill many but never got a good shot of it.

**WPRESTO** · 07-28-2018, 04:22 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by boblivious

Ambush Bug Nymph

That looks like a still from the drive-in B-movie: "Attack of the Giant Mutant Bugs." (don't GOOGLE the movie title, I just made it up)

I've photographed assassin bugs many times, but the image you got is better than any I've captured.

**KC0PET** · 07-28-2018, 08:38 PM

Originally posted by WPRESTO

That looks like a still from the drive-inn B-movie: "Attack of the Giant Mutant Bugs." (don't GOOGLE the movie title, I just made it up)

I've photographed assassin bugs many times, but the image you got is better than any I've captured.

Imagine seeing that blown up the size of a drive-in movie screen

Arjay Bee · 07-28-2018, 10:41 PM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by boblivious

Ambush Bug Nymph

In the garden this morning and came across this nest of Assassin bug nymphs: (K3 S-M-C Macro Takumar 100mm & Macro tubes)

What is the collective noun for a group of Assassin Bugs? - "Murder" is what is suggested in various forums but a 'murder of crows' is the more common association.

---------- Post added 07-29-18 at 03:45 PM ----------

A couple of branches away was this little fellow - hope he doesn't wander down the wrong limb. (Same gear as above)

**Kerrowdown** · 07-29-2018, 01:27 AM - **4 Likes**

**Kerrowdown** · 07-29-2018, 01:56 AM - **2 Likes**

Soft and subtle bokeh, wonderful colours, backlight, iridescence bee, it's got it all for me.

boblivious · 07-29-2018, 10:21 AM

Originally posted by WPRESTO

That looks like a still from the drive-in B-movie: "Attack of the Giant Mutant Bugs." (don't GOOGLE the movie title, I just made it up)

I've photographed assassin bugs many times, but the image you got is better than any I've captured.

Thanks, WPRESTO! Coming from you, that's quite a compliment.

boblivious · 07-29-2018, 11:27 AM - **3 Likes**

Here's a new one for me, a Squash Vine Borer Moth:

**MetteHHH** · 07-29-2018, 03:10 PM - **3 Likes**

I know this isn't a typical image for this thread, but I thought the fine connection between this young entomologist and her weaver beetle sort of earned it a place in the thread...

dick897 · 07-30-2018, 12:58 AM

Originally posted by boblivious

Ambush Bug Nymph

Savage looking bug

Thagomizer · 07-30-2018, 06:32 AM

Originally posted by MetteHHH

I know this isn't a typical image for this thread, but I thought the fine connection between this young entomologist and her weaver beetle sort of earned it a place in the thread...

That butterfly tattoo gives her a second way into the thread!

07-28-2018, 04:22 AM - 1 Like	#4701
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,108	Originally posted by boblivious Ambush Bug Nymph That looks like a still from the drive-in B-movie: "Attack of the Giant Mutant Bugs." (don't GOOGLE the movie title, I just made it up) I've photographed assassin bugs many times, but the image you got is better than any I've captured. Last edited by WPRESTO; 07-29-2018 at 05:32 AM.

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07-29-2018, 01:56 AM - 2 Likes	#4705
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,819	Bokeh Bonus Soft and subtle bokeh, wonderful colours, backlight, iridescence bee, it's got it all for me.

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07-27-2018, 07:55 PM	#4700
swanlefitte Pentaxian Join Date: May 2015 Location: Minneapolis Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,068	Originally posted by boblivious Ambush Bug Nymph I like how this shows that piercing beak. I have seen this kill many but never got a good shot of it.

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KC0PET Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Central Missouri Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,273	Originally posted by WPRESTO That looks like a still from the drive-inn B-movie: "Attack of the Giant Mutant Bugs." (don't GOOGLE the movie title, I just made it up) I've photographed assassin bugs many times, but the image you got is better than any I've captured. Imagine seeing that blown up the size of a drive-in movie screen

07-28-2018, 10:41 PM - 3 Likes	#4703
Arjay Bee Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Horn Island, Torres Straits, Q Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,715	Originally posted by boblivious Ambush Bug Nymph In the garden this morning and came across this nest of Assassin bug nymphs: (K3 S-M-C Macro Takumar 100mm & Macro tubes) What is the collective noun for a group of Assassin Bugs? - "Murder" is what is suggested in various forums but a 'murder of crows' is the more common association. ---------- Post added 07-29-18 at 03:45 PM ---------- A couple of branches away was this little fellow - hope he doesn't wander down the wrong limb. (Same gear as above)

07-29-2018, 10:21 AM	#4706
boblivious Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Omaha, Nebraska Photos: Gallery Posts: 107	Originally posted by WPRESTO That looks like a still from the drive-in B-movie: "Attack of the Giant Mutant Bugs." (don't GOOGLE the movie title, I just made it up) I've photographed assassin bugs many times, but the image you got is better than any I've captured. Thanks, WPRESTO! Coming from you, that's quite a compliment.

07-29-2018, 03:10 PM - 3 Likes	#4708
MetteHHH Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2010 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,817	I know this isn't a typical image for this thread, but I thought the fine connection between this young entomologist and her weaver beetle sort of earned it a place in the thread...

07-30-2018, 12:58 AM	#4709
dick897 Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 339	Originally posted by boblivious Ambush Bug Nymph Savage looking bug

07-30-2018, 06:32 AM	#4710
Thagomizer Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: London Ontario Posts: 2,068	Originally posted by MetteHHH I know this isn't a typical image for this thread, but I thought the fine connection between this young entomologist and her weaver beetle sort of earned it a place in the thread... That butterfly tattoo gives her a second way into the thread!