Lets see those macro portraits.

[Snowy]

 

[Michael456]

 

[Snowy]

I recall having to make a tactical retreat!

 

[Snowy]

This guy and I were sick of the sight of each other by the end of this session!

 

[BasAndrews]

From a while ago, a bee in a flower.

 

[Michael456]

A little wild bee on a black-eyed Susan:

 

[Snowy]

A Damsel not in distress is a dangerous thing when armed to the teeth and staring you in the face...

 

[Snowy]

 

[Michael456]

 

[Snowy]

 

[gjl711]

This is what happens when a cicada spends 17 years underground drinking every night. (Cicada Brood 13)
IMG_1256m1 by photog711, on Flickr

 

[gjl711]

Now that is one wicked set of choppers. pinch.. pinch.. (Six-spotted Tiger Beetle (Cicindela sexguttata))
f-IMG_1108 by photog711, on Flickr

 

[Michael456]

Honeybee on cosmos flower:

 

[Lester Wareham]

insect Keeled Skimmer f B01_001-02_23-07-20 by Lester W, on Flickr

 

[Snowy]

 

[Lester Wareham]

insect jumper A13_001_16-12-18 by Lester W, on Flickr

 

[Lester Wareham]

Insects Small leaf hopper 014 by Lester W, on Flickr

 

[Lester Wareham]

insect Spider A03_001-06_13-07-21 by Lester W, on Flickr

 

[gjl711]

insect Spider A03_001-06_13-07-21 by Lester W, on Flickr

Ya know, strictly from a data processing standpoint, I would think the more eyes, the more image processing power is needed and bigger brains as well. These guys should be geniuses.

 

[Lester Wareham]

Ya know, strictly from a data processing standpoint, I would think the more eyes, the more image processing power is needed and bigger brains as well. These guys should be geniuses.

I don't know, Dolphin sonar processing brain centre bust be doing something like 2-D Fourier transforms using up a lot of brain capacity; they are probably dumb as a brush in reality!

<disclaimer: I don't think dolphins are dumb, its just for comedic effect>