I spent a bit of time this morning in the wet meadow where I find the grass pinks. Of course they are long since passed, but there were a few insects found and this is the first I’ll be posting.
I have found these in my yard a few times but this is the freshest so far and first in another location. Nice and dewy with a bit of pink tones. Northern Flatid Planthoppers-Flatormenis proxima cause little harm subsisting on plant juices but not at a rate that would deplete the plant’s own needs. Once they decide you have come too close they can hop (how they got their name) a long way for such a small insect…maybe a 3/8″ in size.
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Very nice, especially with all those tiny droplets.
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One of the advantages of early morning photography is dew. Although most insects are capable of fleeing while wet, they do seem a bit more slow about it in the coolness. Torpor is a nature photographer’s friend…if it’s the subjects experiencing that.
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Right. When it comes to ourselves, we photographers need all the anti-torpor we can get.
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I will admit that early rising is not as much fun as it used to be. I continue to wake early…even earlier now for some reason…but it’s a bit harder to get going..
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Love the dew!
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One of the pluses of early morning photography is all the dewy creatures one comes across. Thanks, Eliza.
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And I do remember the lesson: planthoppers aren’t leafhoppers! This one’s especially pretty.
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So far I’ve photographed three different planthoppers and this species is by far my favorite. Nor are they treehoppers. 🙂
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Or grass- or bar-, etc. I wonder if Dennis knew about them.
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They probably all share a family tree.
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Great find and beautifully done with those delicate colours and tiny droplets.
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I’ve seen this one a few times but this without doubt my best shot. I guess my next goal will be to capture one at lift off. 🙂
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I love this image, it’s very delicate. And yet, as sometimes happens, it brings to mind a creature from some movie, a tall being with great wings it wraps around you, and that fascinating head and eyes that then reach down between the wings… Ok, enough of that, back to nature photography! 🙂
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Sounds like a horror movie, Todd. 🙂 Looks harmless but sucks out your innards. It does seem delicate but has a lot of spring in its legs able to travel a few yards with a single hop.
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