Miridae

Paul Iddon

Miridae:The large and diverse insect family Miridae contains the plant bugs, leaf bugs, and grass bugs, and may also be known as capsid bugs.

This particular one seen here peeping around the corner of a leaf on my lycesteria formosa shrub, and also traversing it (so you can see more of the insect) is Heterotoma planicornis, which is about 6mm long.


A windy day in the north west today, so a little help was needed with a clothes peg to try and keep the leaf steady!

Exif:

Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Image Date: 2013-08-01 11:13:25 +0000
Focal Length: 100mm
Aperture: f/11.0
Exposure Time: 0.0050 s (1/200)
ISO equiv: 200
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: Yes (Auto, return light detected)
Orientation: Normal
Color Space: Adobe RGB (1998)
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Creator: Photographer: Paul Iddon
Copyright: Paul Iddon - A View of the UK









Paul.

Lord Vetinari

Good captures Paul - interesting antennae on this bug

Paul Iddon

Thanks Brian

Paul.

GOLDENORFE

Good shots Paul. These are tiny arnt they? Fast moving

Paul Iddon

GOLDENORFE wrote: »

Good shots Paul. These are tiny arnt they? Fast moving

Yes - it took probably ten minutes with it ambling around, I ended up with my back aching!


Paul.