Bubble Blowing Katydid

Skippy

Yesterday at my parents house, my mother picked a flower for me,
as she went to pass it to me through the window of the car,
I noticed there was an immature Katydid on the stem.

So mum went inside and got a container for me ... good onya mum :thumb

I took my new found little friend home and introduced him to my kitchen bench :rolleyes

You think he was gonna co-operate?? no way !!!
He jumped on the bench, he jumped on the floor,
he jumped on me, he jumped on the camera,
he jumped on the flash ......and the list goes on

So after about 30 minutes and firing off quite a few shots,
I took him outside and let him go

During his little jumping act, he starting blowing a bubble,
that he ever so carefully held even with all the jumping he did.

This picture is hand held using the Canon 40D with Canon MPE-65,
and Twin Flash Unit.

The Katydid is immature and not very big this shot is about 2:1 or 2.5:1

Enjoy......... Skippy



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JetCrocodile

Very nice!

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sunita

Nice capture, Skippy! It does seem to be looking at you rather indignantly, though

Sunita

schmoo

You have a great mum!! I love the colors on this insect, as well as that impudent glare.

Glad this one landed right in your lap

photocat

Never seen a katydid before. I think you did a very nice job to shoot it with your macro. The colors look vivid, the bubble is sharp. Background nicely blurred out. Wonderful capture. Is this a grashopper related insect?

Phil U.

Pretty cool. Worth all the bug-wrangling. Maybe you need to put a leash on the next one.

Lord Vetinari

Excellent capture skippy - yes crickets have been seen bubble blowing in a similar manner to flies.
Brian V.

Skippy

JetCrocodile wrote:

Very nice!

Thanks .... Skippy
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Skippy

sunita wrote:

Nice capture, Skippy! It does seem to be looking at you rather indignantly, though

Sunita

Hi Sunita, he was rocking, every time I got close to him he began to sway,
from left to right, maybe a defence thing?

He stopped doing it when it moved away.

Thanks for looking .... Skippy
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Skippy

schmoo wrote:

You have a great mum!! I love the colors on this insect, as well as that impudent glare.

Glad this one landed right in your lap

Thanks Stef, this one was so active, makes it harder to photograph them,
when they wont sit still

I was wondering if he was gonna toss that bubble at me
... Skippy
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Skippy

photocat wrote:

Never seen a katydid before.
I think you did a very nice job to shoot it with your macro.
The colors look vivid, the bubble is sharp.
Background nicely blurred out. Wonderful capture.
Is this a grashopper related insect?

Maybe you have seen one before but just not known it's name ?
These bugs look like Green Leaves with legs,
In the bug book they are in the same section as crickets,
grasshoppers, and cicadas.

He wasn't easy to photograph... thanks for looking photocat
.... Skippy
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Skippy

Phil U. wrote:

Pretty cool. Worth all the bug-wrangling. Maybe you need to put a leash on the next one.

Ahahaha, he was a good jumper thats for sure.
He was too busy exploring to sit still and pose for me.

Thanks for looking Phil .... Skippy
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Skippy

Lord Vetinari wrote:

Excellent capture skippy - yes crickets have been seen bubble blowing in a similar manner to flies.
Brian V.

Hi Brian, I was amazed at how he carried this bubble.
Even with all the jumping he was doing, he balanced that bubble and didn't drop it.

This is the second insect I have ever found that has blown a bubble

Thanks for looking Brian ... Skippy
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patricia kay

Great shots Skippy....Hope to capture a bubble blower on day too...I have yet to see one!!

Patricia........:D