@toxi@mastodon.thi.ngTranslucent Cells
A month ago the dry beech leaves from last year were still hanging on, the backlight revealing their fine details... (Should have used a macro, but only had the 400mm with me)
#NaturePhotography #MacroPhotography
@colinpurrington@flipping.rocksOn my list of things to make: a bugamac. #photography #filter #insects #spiders #nature #macro #macrophotography https://biokirr.com/Articles/Bugamak/
@colinpurrington@flipping.rocksEgg of a redbud seed weevil (Gibbobruchus mimus) glued to the edge of a seedpod. I've been taking photographs just in case it's possible to see when they are parasitized by fairy wasps (Mymaridae). Likely futile. #bruchidae #beetle #insect #coleoptera #nature #macro #redbud #wasps #macrophotography
@morituri@berlin.socialMakro - Die tiefe E-Saite meiner Ibanez RG 😊
#Fotogalerie #PhotoGallery #Fotos #Photos #Fotografie #Photography #Digitour #Macro #Makrofotografie #Guitar #Gitarre #macrophotography
@colinpurrington@flipping.rocksAllantus viennensis (Tenthredinidae) foraging for nectar on a peony flower bud. This is one of several sawfly species that spends its larval days defoliating my roses. They also eat Rubus so I'll be watching my blackberries and raspberries carefully. Originally from Europe. #sawflies #hymenoptera #insects #nature #wasps #macrophotography #roses #rosa #symphyta #rubus
@colinpurrington@flipping.rocksHoudini fly (Cacoxenus indagator) that I found near one of my insect hotels. Kleptoparasitic on mason bees *and* not native to the USA, so unwelcome. I've been experimenting with different types of tape to see whether I can remove them by trapping, but so far no joy. Still looking for the Goldilocks product that is tacky enough to snag small flies but doesn't affect the bees. If anyone has suggestions of brands to try, I'd be grateful. #HoudiniFly #InsectHotel #BeeHotel #insect #cacoxenus #diptera #fly #bees #nature #macrophotography
@colinpurrington@flipping.rocksYesterday I decided to check my mini-pond for mosquito egg rafts and found 8. Two were easy to find (arrows) but the remainder were situated in little nooks obscured by plants. All Culex, I think. Each egg has a glossy apical cap filled with aggregation pheromones that induce other mosquitoes to oviposit. Pond is dosed regularly with Bti so I'm not worried about the eggs I've missed. #mosquitoes #culex #insects #diptera #pond #macrophotography
