Insects and other Creepy Crawlies

[BluTuna]

Great shots ExFmem & PRWIN (as usual).

I treated myself to a Tamron 90mm macro lens on Saturday, much easier to use than extension tubes and discernibly crisper images. Here are a few of the pictures took in my garden.

Paper Wasp (Ropalidia)

Paper Wasp (Polistes fastidiotus)

Paper Wasp (Belonogaster dubia)

Amegilla (Zonamegilla)

Unidentified Wasp

[Flutterby]

Beautiful BT!!

[ExFmem]

BT, love the bee in flight-very impressive.

Mantid taken at KielieKrankie







"Napkin, please."

[Amoli]

Excellent pictures...

[Flutterby]

Amazing pics!

[Moggiedog]

[Amoli]

Great pic MD - very untidy web.. -O -O

[BluTuna]

As ever, some great pictures on this thread.

Here are some more from my garden all taken with my Tamron 90mm macro lens.

A Stick Mantid.
1/100 @ f/16 ISO 1600
1/60 @ f/11 ISO 200 using built-in flash

I think this is a Locust nymph of some kind.
1/125 @ f/18 ISO 400

A Painted Lady Butterfly.
1/250 @ f/13 ISO 250

A Red-Veined Dropwing Dragonfly.
1/320 @ f/14 ISO 250
1/125 @ f/20 ISO 800. With extra 36mm extension tube.

and a small bee peeking out of a flower
1/320 @ f/16 ISO 200

[Flutterby]

Great pics BT and lovely colours!

[ExFmem]

Punda Maria, Kruger



1/2000 @ f 6.7 ISO 400