Psocopteran Under Detached Bark

e6filmusere6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,379 Major grins
edited June 4, 2015 in Holy Macro
This individual was on the underside of a piece of Silver Birch bark on the ground. It was around 2mm long and kept still throughout the session. It has wing buds. The overhead streaks are spider web threads.

EM-1, extension, 1.5 Kiron TC, reversed Schneider FM 40mm at f11, twin diffused TTL flash, hand-held.

Images cropped from FOV 10mm wide.

Harold

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Comments

  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited June 3, 2015
    Very nice!
  • e6filmusere6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,379 Major grins
    edited June 3, 2015
    Stumblebum wrote: »
    Very nice!

    Thanks. I don't find these very often.

    Harold
  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited June 4, 2015
    Lovely captures Harold.
    Think the threads are produced by the psocids themselves- I often find them under webbing.
    Try looking on the underside of Ivy leaves.

    Brian v.
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  • e6filmusere6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,379 Major grins
    edited June 4, 2015
    Lord Vetinari wrote: »
    Lovely captures Harold.
    Think the threads are produced by the psocids themselves- I often find them under webbing.
    Try looking on the underside of Ivy leaves.

    Brian v.

    Thanks, Brian.

    I didn't know it was in their repertoire.

    There is no shortage of ivy in our garden.

    Harold
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