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favorite bug macro shots

Just a few bug pics taken with a D50/D200 and old manual lenses. Got bugs?
30 minutes in the weed patch gallery
:: 30 minutes in the weed patch gallery :: 		Praying mantis vs grass hopper
:: Praying mantis vs grass hopper :: 		grass-like mantis
"grass-like" mantis		 Grass like mantid with prey
Grass like mantid with prey
molting mantis
molting mantis		 bee landing on cherry blossom
bee landing on cherry blossom		 honey bee coming in for a landing on a rose
honey bee coming in for a landing on a rose		 honey bee
honey bee
deadly (to bee) vorroa mite
deadly (to bee) vorroa mite		 warning close enough..
warning close enough..		 southern yellowjacket
southern yellowjacket		 yellow jacket (Mischocyttarus mexicanus)
yellow jacket (Mischocyttarus mexicanus)
Mexican Honey wasp
Mexican Honey wasp		 pushing your luck fella
pushing your luck fella		 red_paper_wasp2.jpg
red_paper_wasp2.jpg		 potter wasp
potter wasp
assassin bug with syphrid on a rose petal plate
assassin bug with syphrid on a rose petal plate		 tiger fly with prey
tiger fly with prey		 eyes of the fly
eyes of the fly		 fly silhouette
fly silhouette
big fly
big fly		 Odd fly..
Odd fly..		 bad hair day
bad hair day		 bad hair day (long legged fly)
bad hair day ("long legged fly")
long legged fly.jpg
long legged fly.jpg		 spider with fly on a rose petal
spider with fly on a rose petal		 bunch of spiders
bunch of spiders		 syphrid
syphrid
dragon on the wire
dragon on the wire		 high five dragonfly style
"high five" dragonfly style		 dragon fly
dragon fly		 dragon fly
dragon fly
Dragonfly shot with 80-400mm VR
Dragonfly shot with 80-400mm VR		 dragonfly portrait
dragonfly portrait		 Katydid
Katydid		 broadheaded bug
broadheaded bug
unknown
unknown		 monarch6.jpg
monarch6.jpg		 monarch butterfly
monarch butterfly		 Late December straggler
Late December straggler
Late December Monarch
Late December Monarch		 butterfly
butterfly		 rose and skipper
rose and skipper		 american snout butterfly
american snout butterfly
Ant mimic broad headed bug nymph
Ant mimic broad headed bug nymph		 fire ant
fire ant		 Unknown orb weaver
Unknown orb weaver		 orb weaver
orb weaver
spider
spider		 junebug.jpg
junebug.jpg		 lynx spider
lynx spider		 Lynx spider waitng to ambush dinner
Lynx spider waitng to ambush dinner
gotcha
gotcha		 syphrid on a rose petal
syphrid on a rose petal		 fire ant
fire ant		 Robber fly at Hovenweep National Monument
Robber fly at Hovenweep National Monument
unknown caterpiller
unknown caterpiller		 Something I should be doing more of..
Something I should be doing more of..		 Lady bug convention on a pumpkin stalk
Lady bug convention on a pumpkin stalk		 Lady bug larva
Lady bug larva
cucumber beetle maybe
cucumber beetle maybe		 Rose eating cucumber beetle
Rose eating cucumber beetle		 Cucumber beetle after tha rain
Cucumber beetle after tha rain		 walrus?
walrus?
katydid and crab spider
katydid and crab spider		 crab spider and katydid a few hrs later
crab spider and katydid a few hrs later		 antique!
antique!		 mothra.jpg
mothra.jpg
mantis.jpg
mantis.jpg		 hunter becomes the hunted
hunter becomes the hunted		 eat or be eaten?
eat or be eaten?		 strange beetle
strange beetle
tiny spider (compare to the cells in the plant leaf)
tiny spider (compare to the cells in the plant leaf)		 Little jumping spider on my car provided an interesting background.
Little jumping spider on my car provided an interesting background.		 emerging cicada
emerging cicada		 emerged
emerged
portrait
portrait		 odd moth
odd moth		 nice camouflage
nice camouflage		 Nicer camouflage
Nicer camouflage
cicada portrait
cicada portrait		 mantis
mantis		 mantis
mantis		 DSC_3311esx.jpg
DSC_3311esx.jpg
robber fly (rotated 90 deg. ) D90
robber fly (rotated 90 deg. ) D90		 jumping spider eating a smaller jumping spider
jumping spider eating a smaller jumping spider		 spiny orb weaver feeling for lunch
spiny orb weaver "feeling" for lunch		 Tiny crab spider and thripp in the background
Tiny crab spider and thripp in the background
From the back yard
From the back yard		 love is in the air...
love is in the air...		 Texas leaf cutter ants just outside our camp at Garner (VERY passive ants)
Texas leaf cutter ants just outside our camp at Garner (VERY passive ants)		 Millipede at Garner State Park
Millipede at Garner State Park
odd moth
odd moth		 green pin cushion
green pin cushion		 springs first spider
springs first spider		 unknown ant
unknown ant
ADSC_0513.jpg
ADSC_0513.jpg		 robber fly
robber fly		 Ants preparing for a nuptial flight.
Ants preparing for a nuptial flight.		 ant with catch
ant with catch

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Cecily 09-Jan-2010 03:13
So many stunning images, Arlon!
Michael Shpuntov 03-Nov-2009 00:53
Wonderful macro gallery. Vibrant colors and interesting shapes and forms. Vote
Geril Ventura 18-Aug-2009 13:57
This gallery is awesome.....what can I say....superb!
ragnarandren 23-Aug-2008 16:15
Outstanding gallery with great variation. Sharp pictures and nice smooth backgrounds. Thanks for sharing! Voted, of course! Ciao, Ragnar
Monte Dodge 21-Jul-2008 17:24
ver y nicely done!!! vote
Narelle Power 14-Jul-2008 12:15
Arlon - gorgeous shots, and congratulations on a wonderful collection of macro photos - beautiful rich colours, perfect DOF, and A1 composition !!! Voted :)
nabilakil 28-May-2008 10:22
your photos are excellent. i sure like them. they show an excellent comand of lenz and speed. nabil
Birte Person 02-Apr-2008 10:09
Fantastic macro gallery,one of the better ones on this site.BV
ward roberts 20-Nov-2007 08:24
i'm thinking about buying the 105/2.8 for use with my D200.
what do you think....
i've used manual lenses, other stuff, all works with some tweaking or not.
is this a bad move?
ward roberts
jazzguy2k@yahoo.com
marwil ter Horst 14-Nov-2007 16:36
Arlon a great fabulous Macro serie. Wonderfull
tnkx for making a comment on my galery. V
Birte Person 13-Nov-2007 04:11
Fabulous macro gallery, its one of my favourite fields of photography.
ArminB 11-Sep-2007 19:33
wonderful gallery!
enny jameson 01-Sep-2007 17:46
excellent macrowork.
rakes 25-Jul-2007 17:09
Beautiful macros...
The exposures, BG and composition are well done.
jilly2005 15-Jul-2007 20:03
Great macro gallery!!
Ali Majdfar 26-Jun-2007 05:41
Fabulous collection, excellent shots. GMV
Pete Elbert 09-Apr-2007 23:18
Arlon, Thanks for even making a comment on my gallery. Based on what I see you have done, I am very honored. Thanks for the nice comment. Your work is very very good. Take care. Pete Elbert
10kzoomfz 22-Mar-2007 14:50
Thanks for dropping by my place. You have some great AND interesting shots, Arlon.
Tom Murray 23-Feb-2007 23:43
Nice gallery. You got lots of sharp, interesting pictures.
Doug Webb 06-Feb-2007 15:14
God's creatures come in small shapes and sizes, as you've demonstrated with your exquisite
photo's
David Haslam 05-Feb-2007 17:19
Nice Gallery
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