Morning Bug

rickstrickst Registered Users Posts: 103 Major grins
edited August 10, 2008 in Holy Macro
Came across this insect this morning...Pentax K10 with Tamron 90mm f/2.8

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Here's a crop of the shot...

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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited August 9, 2008
    Lovely capture
    Not seen a bug quite like that before. Can only guess at it being one of the parasitoid wasps but it looks a bit big for that. How long was it ?

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  • rickstrickst Registered Users Posts: 103 Major grins
    edited August 9, 2008
    Lord Vetinari wrote:
    Lovely capture
    Not seen a bug quite like that before. Can only guess at it being one of the parasitoid wasps but it looks a bit big for that. How long was it ?

    Brian V.

    No more than a half inch long.
  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited August 10, 2008
    rickst wrote:
    Came across this insect this morning...Pentax K10 with Tamron 90mm f/2.8



    Here's a crop of the shot...




    Hi Rickst, the little fella is not in my book either .... sorry.

    He's pretty wet, I love the way the droplets stay separated,
    amazed really as to why they don't join up headscratch.gif

    Thanks for sharing .... Skippy :D
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  • WomanWithACameraWomanWithACamera Registered Users Posts: 102 Major grins
    edited August 10, 2008
    Wonderful capture. I love all those water drops.
    :D A Smile A Day...Keeps The Uglies Away. :D

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  • summerzsummerz Registered Users Posts: 494 Major grins
    edited August 10, 2008
    Another one that needs a towel lol.
    Nice shots.thumb.gif
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