favorite bug macro and close ups Photo Gallery by Arlon at pbase.com

favorite bug macro and close ups

No bugs were harmed or bothered by me in any of these photos. Bugs were on occasion harmed by each other but not me. I do not mount, freeze, pose or capture or disturb them in any way other than a brief flash of light.

:: Gallery: Just butterflies ::	:: Praying mantis vs grass hopper ::	deadly (to bee) vorroa mite	warning close enough (southern yellow jacket )
Mexican Honey wasp	pushing your luck fella	tiger fly with prey	eyes of the fly
dragon fly	dragonfly portrait	Lady bug convention on a pumpkin stalk	mantis with cone head grass hopper
Leaf Beetle Cryptocephalus mutabilis	harvester ant removing a germinating seed from it's nest.	bee cropped from D800E image (100% crop)	100% crop D800E
Harvester ant being attacked by Big Headed ants.	jumping spider	under UV flashlight at Monahans Sand Dunes SP	Large Wolf Spider in Del Rio Texas.
Blister Beetle in SW Texas.	katydid on sunflower bud	Lucky snag of a hover fly	assassin bug and bee
katydid in the pampas grass	wasp Cerceris	Bee Fly	B207_7614.jpg
mite	Ground beetle Pasimachus?	Leaf hopper	green metallic sweat bee
Found Hopper, thought Flick ran him off..	scorpion	bee assassin	Lady bug
Jumping spider under russian sage flower	worlds busiest flower	Comanche harvester ant with a feather.	Hover fly
Little sweat bee tucked in for the night.	begrada bug	rain bug/velvet mite	Silly weevil
Queen ant portrait	Beelike Tachinid fly	Chimney bee cropped.	Leaf cutting bee on Camphor daisy
cool robber fly	green sweat bee on thistle	I got this	Nightmare on Daisy street.
katydid portrait	Bugs? Heck no, I'm waiting for a hummingbird!	Classic pollinator	tortoise beetle
I dare you..	Shield bug on a bud	RAM_1619.jpg	Grasshopper crop
Large black widow spider	Tachnid fly	junior katydid on bindweed flower	Little metallic green sweat bee, been scarce this year.
207_7458.jpg	fly on daisy	longhorn bee/globe mallow	assassin bug gets assassinated by Bordered Mantis
darkling beetle with mite	robber fly (mallophora fautrix) and bee	Eight spotted flea beetle	cactus bug nymph
Lacewing larvae with bug shells for camo	hair streak caterpillar with attending ant.	tiny sweat bee	small mite on mist flower
bee fly and drop	honey bee	big mantis	fly on globe mallow
damselfly	We have lift off...	weevil	Cardinal jumping spider possibly?
crab spider waiting for lunch	207_5061.jpg	Lynx spider	Harvester ant
"hallelujah" crab spider...	Lady out for a morning stroll	Blooms in spit ball.	Pyramid ants in aster
Unknown fly Tachinid fly maybe?	European honey bee	Crab spider on thistle	Chimney bee
Chimney bees	Chimney bee in aster	Bee in cholla cactus bloom	Tachinid fly
Unknown fly	crab spider on frog fruit	honey bee and white prickly poppy	drone fly
Tachinid portrait	unknown fly	Small solitary chimney bee in globe mallow.	Some days it just doesn't pay to get out of bed.
Small fly big eyes!	Bee fly making a spit ball on frog fruit.	Hover fly	Unknown fly portrait
metallic sweat bees	bee fly	Morning yellow jacket	Green sweat bee on indian blanket flower
RAM_0535.jpg	cooperative damselfly	Metallic Green Bee on Frogfruit flower	Dragonfly in the yard.
DSC_3207.jpg	DSC_3228.jpg	pyramid ants defending territory against a harvester ant.	bee fly
Crab spider catches a hover fly.	Love is blind!	Small tarantula at Seminole Canyon SP (SW Texas).	Imported european honey bee.
Honey bee three shot hand held stacked in serene stacker.	Checkered White caterpillar	Soaked bee after a light rain	metallic green sweat bee
Mason/Potter bee on rayless green thread	Flies do their share of pollinating too.	flower scarab beetle eating and pollinating.	sweat bee
Sand wasp	European honey bee on stickleaf flower	California Anthophora bee	unknown
Sweat bee on frog fruit flower	Sweat bee on skeleton leaf golden eye	Leaf cutter bee on skeleton leaf golden eye	Sand wasp
Metallic green sweat bee on snapdragon vine.	Sweat bee leaving frog fruit.	metallic green sweat bee on frog fruit	Sweat bee on vitex
metallic green sweat bee	Drone fly	Sweat bee on sunflower	Bee in my "bee hotel".
Carpenter ant on a sunflower	Sweat bee leaving it's nest burrow.	Bordered Mantis	Cleared for take off..
Sweat bee grooming.	Harvester ant harvesting grass seeds.	Cool jumping spider with a small bee.	metallic green sweat bee
Syrphid/hover fly	Mexican cactus fly	Jumping spider	Mason bee caught early on a cool morning
four-spotted palpita moth	Armored-resin bee	Crab spider on musk thistle	Busy thistle
Grass spider in it's hiding place	Jumping spider on milkweed bud

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SAL Photography		30-Dec-2018 19:05
What a great collection !

Maverick		15-Oct-2015 01:25
Oh thanks for the card too :D

Maverick		15-Oct-2015 01:24
Hey I saw your amazing picturs they are so cool!! :D some of them are so awesome I'm speachless

Kim		04-Jun-2015 23:01
Amazing macro work! BV

Paul van Gorp		28-May-2015 21:33
Outstanding Gallery. You're a very good photographer. V

danielhechter		02-Apr-2015 02:02
Good Photo

Alan Gutsell		08-Oct-2014 02:28
Excellant Gallery

carlogalliani		01-Aug-2014 16:09
Great gallery !

Monique Trempe		14-Jul-2013 17:08
Wonderful gallery. V

Dan Nihiser		18-May-2013 11:54
Great stuff. Very interesting

Thomas J. Reeves		23-Apr-2013 02:18
Wonderful images. Great detail V Tom

joseantonio		20-Nov-2012 04:55
Excellent work here...V.

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 :)

Guest		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!

Guest		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

rsbfotos		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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