Yet More Insects

[danthebugman]

One of these days it'll start getting cold and then I won't be able to take any more pics until next spring so don't worry I can't go on making these posts forever :computer:. I've had some nice subjects lately though...

And these are my favorites from my latest batch...

Thanks for checking them out, hope you enjoy seeing them.

Dan

 

[SkinsFanLarry]

Dan, how come Frank isn't in any of the pictures? :dunno:

 

[krulos]

Very nice pics! What kind of camera do you use?

I saw one of those beetles from pic# 5 last weekend for the first time. It's got a strange, rodent-esque head.

Nice work!:thumbsup:

 

[danthebugman]

Dan, how come Frank isn't in any of the pictures? :dunno:

He doesn't hold still very well :dunno:.

:grin:

Dan

 

[smokinghole]

I had a preying mantis hanging out on the window by my front door last week. Then I also saw another one at my grandmother's house just a few days before. Weird I saw two in a matter of days and haven't seen a preying mantis since I was about 12.

 

[ciggy]

Dan, how come Frank isn't in any of the pictures? :dunno:

:hysterica..That's funny chit right there!! Seriously awsome pics!!

 

[blooz4u]

Great pics Dan! :thumbsup:

 

[Wink]

Nice! Great pics Dan. Thanks

 

[srduggins]

Thanks for sharing. Have you ever gotten a picture of a scorpion fly?

 

[TreeFrog Frank]

Yeah, Larry... I don't hold still very well... And not sure Dan has THAT wide of a lens!!

 

[itsme_timd]

These pictures really bug me... get it, BUG, hahaha! (Sorry, sorry... I know it was lame.)

I really like the last 3 pics of the Microcentrum retinerve.. very cool! I never noticed in bug pics before the 'pupils' in the eyes. He may not be moving, but he's sure watching you.

 

[BesstR]

I seen a tarantula hawk the other day no camera though. They get big and nasty looking.

 

[mav_sd]

Cool pics Dan!

 

[danthebugman]

Very nice pics! What kind of camera do you use?

I saw one of those beetles from pic# 5 last weekend for the first time. It's got a strange, rodent-esque head.

Nice work!:thumbsup:

I've been using an Olumpus SP-800UZ. My wife got it for her birthday. It's a lot better than the Kodak EZ-Share I used to use, but still not as good as I want. And so I'm saving up for a dedicated macro camera.

That beetle is a wevil of some kind (haven't looked it up yet).

Thanks for sharing. Have you ever gotten a picture of a scorpion fly?

I have not, but only because I haven't seen one yet this year. Not that I've been trying that hard either cause I know where I can find some. The males are very cool.

I seen a tarantula hawk the other day no camera though. They get big and nasty looking.

They're hard to photograph too, they don't sit still long.

Dan

 

[GoingPostal]

"the only good bug is a dead bug" j/k those are some really good shots dan.

 

[hdroadglide]

nice family pictures! quite a few offspring you have there.

 

[The BurgerMeister]

very cool pictures! :thumbsup:

there was an albino Mantis hanging around my backyard a few weeks ago... wish i'd gotten a picture, as i'd never seen a white Mantis before. it was weird and awesome.

 

[danthebugman]

there was an albino Mantis hanging around my backyard a few weeks ago... wish i'd gotten a picture, as i'd never seen a white Mantis before. it was weird and awesome.

I'd bet it was molting. Many insects are a white color until their exoskeleton hardens.

Dan