Tag Archives: true bug

09.25.2022 Almost very silent Sunday

Posted on September 25, 2022 by Steve Gingold

I was just about to head in to bed when I realized I hadn’t posted these two shots of a very common yet beautiful little bugger from our yard. Red-banded Leafhopper-Graphocephala coccinea There are a few similar species but I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged candy-striped leafhopper, Graphocephala coccinea, Hemiptera, red-and-blue leafhopper, Red-banded Leafhopper, scarlet-and-green leafhopper, true bug | 20 Comments

09.18.2022 Assassin Bug

Posted on September 18, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Ringed Assassin Bug-Pselliopus cinctus

Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Insects, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, Assassin Bug, Hemiptera, Massachusetts, New England, Pselliopus cinctus, Reduviidae, ringed assassin bug, true bug, western massachusetts | 15 Comments

07.30.2022 Suspension LIft Bug

Posted on July 30, 2022 by Steve Gingold

High water is nothing to worry about for this guy. Stilt Bug-Neoneides muticus on Boneset. I made almost the exact same image a few years ago also on this same flower. 7D Mark II, 100 macro, Canon MT-26EX twin flash. … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Insects, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, Hemiptera, Heteroptera, insect, Massachusetts, Neoneides muticus, New England, Stilt bug, true bug, western massachusetts | 13 Comments

07.26.2022 Nature’s Artistry

Posted on July 26, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Of course, art is in the eye of the beholder and is only meaningful as such to humans. Everything else is about mating and survival for the insect. Leafhopper- possibly Prescottia lobata. Another new species for the yard and me. … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Insects, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, Auchenorrhyncha, Cicadellidae, Hemiptera, insect, Massachusetts, Membracoidea, New England, Prescottia lobata, true bug, True Hopper, Typical Leafhopper, western massachusetts | 13 Comments

07.22.2022 Funny, I didn’t smell anything

Posted on July 22, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Green Burgundy Stink Bug-Banasa dimidiata Another new to me species in the yard. This, I think, is the fifth or sixth stink bug species we’ve had visit us. This one seems to want some blueberries. They like most trees and shrubs … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Insects, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, Banasa, Banasa dimidiata, Hemiptera, insect, Massachusetts, New England, Pentatominae, Pentatomini, stink bugs, true bug, western massachusetts | 13 Comments

07.05.2021 Macro Monday

Posted on July 5, 2021 by Steve Gingold

Small Milkweed Bug-Lygaeus kalmi. These colorful bugs feed on milkweed seeds and flower nectar, but can also be predacious eating honey bees and monarch caterpillars and others. as well as scavenging.

Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Insect Behavior, Insects, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Hemiptera, insect, Lygaeus kalmi, Massachusetts, New England, Seed Bug, Small Milkweed bug, true bug, western massachusetts | 22 Comments

08.07.2020 My world turned upside down

Posted on August 7, 2020 by Steve Gingold

because I didn’t notice that this morning’s early post was #1550. I had meant to mark the occasion but then forgot. It was 3:17 a.m. so I have that as an excuse. That makes this #1551. Green Stink Bug nymph- Chinavia … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Insect Behavior, Insects, macro photography, Nature Photography | Tagged Amherst, Chinavia hilaris, green stink bug, Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Massachusetts, New England, Pentatomidae, Persicaria orientalis, Prince's-feather Smartweed, true bug, western massachusetts | 19 Comments

07.12.2019 Flashback Friday

Posted on July 12, 2019 by Steve Gingold

Here’s a curiosity I’ve never posted here from a few years back. All of nature, but especially the insect world, is just full of things that are beyond our imagination although many have got their inspiration from observing the wild. … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Insects, Nature Photography | Tagged Hemiptera, insect, lacebug, New England, Tingidae, true bug, western massachusetts | 21 Comments