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[S.R.M.]

An unidentified wasp, and a closer crop of the jumper that I posted yesterday.

Wasp by Stephen Mudge, on Flickr

Mopsus portrait by Stephen Mudge, on Flickr

 

[ShutterbugsstationStan]

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Ouch! Those can do great harm no doubt!!

 

[Dennis]

Here is one of the Paper Wasps on the nest this morning after another night of storms. Some of the other smaller nests have been dislodged by the rain and hail.

Tripod mounted stack of 30 frames. Focus Bracketing and Continuous Flash and this wasp kept still throughout the set.

Dennis.

 

[S.R.M.]

Here is one of the Paper Wasps on the nest this morning after another night of storms. Some of the other smaller nests have been dislodged by the rain and hail.

Tripod mounted stack of 30 frames. Focus Bracketing and Continuous Flash and this wasp kept still throughout the set.

Dennis.

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Great images, Dennis!

 

[S.R.M.]

A selection of jumping spiders from this weekend

Green Jumping Spider by Stephen Mudge, on Flickr

Cosmophasis micarioides by Stephen Mudge, on Flickr

Helpis minutabulda by Stephen Mudge, on Flickr

 

[Archibald]

A selection of jumping spiders from this weekend

Green Jumping Spider by Stephen Mudge, on Flickr

Cosmophasis micarioides by Stephen Mudge, on Flickr

Helpis minutabulda by Stephen Mudge, on Flickr

Great getting them head-on like that!

Did any jump onto your lens?

 

[S.R.M.]

Great getting them head-on like that!

Did any jump onto your lens?

Thanks, Ed! They were all well behaved this time, and stayed on the leaves.

Here's an orb-weaver with prey, and a Green and Black Planthopper.

Garden Orb Weaver (Eriophora sp) with Rhopaea magnicornis prey by Stephen Mudge, on Flickr

Green and Black Planthopper by Stephen Mudge, on Flickr

 

[Archibald]

Ichneumon Wasp.

 

[Cap'n Fishy]

Ichneumon Wasp.

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Something similar...

Giant wood wasp, or horntail, Urocerus gigas...

 

[Keith]

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Yikes!

 

[aeon]

crappy smartphone pic

 

[Keith]

A beaver had eaten the bark off this leaning Sweetgum which was dripping with the phloem-sap, which is sticky when it looses a lot of moisture when exposed to the air, before it finally solidifies.
I spotted this Harvestman (Grandaddy Longlegs) stuck in it, and didn’t even see the Damselfly just to the lower right between its legs.
It would make a real treasure find in a few million years, if they were totally buried in sap, then quickly buried in volcanic ash to become Amber.


I’m studying Bald Cypress knees, loop-roots and deep water roots from trees that started out along the stream where my cabin is. A dam was built in 1958 which flooded their bases 6’-8’, which is too deep to support knees. This shines a bright light on why Taxodium distichum grows knees.
Anyway while walking around enjoying the fall foliage I noticed a big shingle size bark flake that I ripped off to look under and found this Bold jumping spider, slowly crawling around offering me many compositions for its portrait.

 

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[S.R.M.]

Here's something unusual that I photographed yesterday: A jumping spider (Helpis sp.) missing one of the anterior lateral eyes. Has anyone else seen this before?

Jumping Spider missing an eye by Stephen Mudge, on Flickr

 

[Skygod44]

I definitely wasn't looking for bugs, and didn't have a macro lens today, which is why I nearly screamed like a 5 year-old girl when climbing some steps, and almost put my face right into this!

Here's the beastie.

And when I was about to leave, it dropped onto...
...the steps!

Cheeky thing!

Simon

 

[Archibald]

I definitely wasn't looking for bugs, and didn't have a macro lens today, which is why I nearly screamed like a 5 year-old girl when climbing some steps, and almost put my face right into this!

Here's the beastie.
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And when I was about to leave, it dropped onto...
...the steps!
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Cheeky thing!

Simon

Yow!! Definitely scary. Nice job with your regular lens.

 

[Skygod44]

Yow!! Definitely scary. Nice job with your regular lens.

Thanks.

This one was only as big as the palm of my hand. And I'm used to these nowadays. They're sort of "pretty".

But being a Brit where these creatures are tiny, it's the Japanese Wolf Spiders which really make me jump.
Hairy, fat-bodied, incredibly fast, heavy enough to make a thunk when they fall onto flooring, and as big as my hand.

 

[S.R.M.]

Some weekend macros...

Red and Blue Beetle (Dicranolaius bellulus)

Red and Blue Beetle (Dicranolaius bellulus) by Stephen Mudge, on Flickr

Massive Garden Jumper (Opisthoncus quadratarius)

Massive Garden Jumper (Opisthoncus quadratarius) by Stephen Mudge, on Flickr

Bronze Aussie Jumper, male (Helpis minutabunda)

Helpis minutabunda, Male by Stephen Mudge, on Flickr

 

[Gene Spearman]

Differential Grasshopper with some very tattered wings.

 

[edmidlifecrisis]

Not a stellar photo. But this guy was right in front of my front door today, my son almost walked into him. He is TINY, maybe 1/2 inch or less. Grabbed my macro lens.


Orchard orbweaver by my front door by Ed Spenser, on Flickr