Tag Archives: insect
09.24.2020 Spider Wasp
As the name implies, these capture spiders and leave them for their larvae to feed upon. The adults as you can see from these images feed upon flower nectar, in this case Boneset once again. Blue-black Spider Wasp– Anoplius sp. … Continue reading
09.07.2020-2 Monday Macro-Up Close and Personal with a Red-legged Grasshopper
I posted something similar a bit ago of this same species but like this shot enough to share another. I had to employ the same strategy to get this shot, encouraging it to move around fully exposed to the camera. … Continue reading
09.05.2020 Short-winged Meadow Katydid
These may be short-winged but that certainly does not describe their antennae. Conocephalus brevipennis I received the diffusers for the twin flash and they seem to reduce the specular highlights a fair amount. This has been a good year for insect … Continue reading
09.02.2020-2 Short-tailed Ichneumonid Wasp
Almost every night for the past week or two I’ve photographed a new to me insect. Of course I do see some species repeatedly but it is nice to see something different most nights or mornings. The is a real … Continue reading
09.01.2020 Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear, Harry was a fly
If you were expecting a bear, sorry to disappoint. But if you thought it was a fly, well a fly I can do. Another Tachinid Fly actually. Last night to end the month I went out in the yard and … Continue reading
08.26.2020-2 Last Night’s Moths
For me, finding one moth at night is pretty good. I don’t try to attract them and just photograph whatever comes in on its own. One summer I did put up a sheet and lights and baited some trees which … Continue reading
08.26.2020 Wasp Wednesday
We had a brief downpour yesterday which, although short-lived, gave us a bit of relief from the heat and some much needed moisture. While there was still just a light drizzle coming down I went out looking for insects and … Continue reading
08.23.2020-2 Great Golden Digger Wasp
I photographed these in the yard a few times on our milkweed flowers. Now I am finding them on Virgin’s Bower-Clematis virginiana growing among our elderberries behind the wood pile. They are beauties among wasps and relatively harmless…to humans…but do … Continue reading
08.15.2020 Bee fly
This morning I went to a co-workers home and cut up a large maple branch that had fallen a week ago during a strong wind. So I figured I’d just wander around the yard with the 40D and flash before … Continue reading
08.13.2020 Too engrossed to attack
The boneset continues to draw a great variety of nectar loving insects. My next insect post will surprise you, but for now I’ll stick with a wasp that one might expect to find on a flower. Ordinarily I’d be shooting … Continue reading
