Thirsty ? - suck on an aphid

Lord Vetinari

Small capsid plant bug Campyloneura virgula sucking an aphid dry on a margeurite petal.
Brian v.

Paul Iddon

Second one is very clear Brian, and great detail on those tiny eyes.

Paul.

Chrissiebeez_NL

first off; wonderful capture!

im a bit torn between #1 where you can see its on a flower and #2 where the action is more clear but it looks like on a plastic garden table.. maybe something to take into account the next time.

Skippy

Lord Vetinari wrote:

Small capsid plant bug Campyloneura virgula sucking an aphid dry on a margeurite petal.
Brian v.

Mobile Soup, do we have to bring our own straws ?

Poor little aphy didnt have much of a chance did it.

Good shots Brian .... Skippy
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Lord Vetinari

Thanks for the comments Chris and Skippy

Chris - I was mainly interested in trying to get the prey identifiable in #2 but thought #1 set the scene
Brian v.

Chrissiebeez_NL

i see, but a shot that has both would have been better right? not critisizing you but rather trying to put my finger on it.

Lord Vetinari

Chrissiebeez_NL wrote:

i see, but a shot that has both would have been better right? not critisizing you but rather trying to put my finger on it.

Think there is no way given the magnification I was shooting at (4:1) that I could get the background to show it was sitting on a flower whilst getting the prey and mouth parts in focus. Must admit I do have a tendency to go for "scientific" shots rather than necessarily having a beautiful composition because that is what interests me. In other words I was happy with the photo because i achieved what I set out to do - I't not exactly the sort of picture I would hang on a wall though
Brian v.