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Mark McCaughrean
@markmccaughrean@mastodon.social
4 giorni fa

Two mysteries, one photographed briefly & badly, the other in exquisite detail.

First the latter – the wing venation & ovipositor on this dead wasp m

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Two mysteries, one photographed briefly & badly, the other in exquisite detail.

First the latter – the wing venation & ovipositor on this dead wasp mark it as a female ichneumonid.

But there are vast numbers of species of them, & I can't even get a genus ID 😱

Hopefully the experts can help 🤞🙇‍♂️

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A dead wasp photographed on a sheet of white paper from above, dorsal side up. There is a grid of black dots on the paper which are separated by 5 millimetres: the wasp body, from head to end of abdomen is about 7.5mm. The wasp has a black head and long black antennae. The thorax is a brown-red colour, with a small yellow-white pentagon in the middle, between the wing roots. The thin waist is not seen from this perspective, and the abdomen is black, with thin grey lines at each tergite boundary, and a small white patch right at the tip. The wasp has a short ovipositor, with the two outer parts black and stocky, and the inner part much thinner and also black from this angle. The wings are clear brown with lots of small hairs, and the classic venation of an ichneumonid – two recurrent veins and an enclosed areolet cell below the marginal, and a small black stigma. The legs are folded up, but are mostly black with hints of dark brown from this angle. There are also some white threads on t The same wasp now seen from the ventral side, showing that the head is completely black, and that the brown-red colouration of the thorax extends to the underside. The legs are folded up, with the front pair seemingly black and dark brown, while the mid legs have black femora and brown tibia. The hind legs seem mostly black from this angle. The ovipositor outer casing remains black, but the inner part shows brown colour. Again, there is a lot of thread-like fluff on the underside. A side-on view with the wasp supported on its wings and antennae at the front, and the outer parts of the ovipositor at the rear – the folded legs are not touching the paper. The brown-red thorax is seen well, also on the sides, while the thin waist (petiole) joining the chunky thorax to the abdomen is also black. The white patch at the base of the abdomen is seen well and doesn't extend fully underneath. The shaper inner part of the ovipositor is clearly red from this angle and with this lighting. There is also a small white patch visible at the base of the head on the dorsal side.

#photography #macrophotography #bugoftheday #heidelberg #insectsofmastodon #backgardenentomology

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Yan
@Yanix@qlub.social
4 giorni fa

Deux toiles d'araignées, deux espèces différentes qui vivent en colocs sur une branche cassée en suspension

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Deux toiles d'araignées, deux espèces différentes qui vivent en colocs sur une branche cassée en suspension

#photography #nature #naturephotography #art #photooftheday #nikon #flowers #montreal #macro #macrophotography #artphotography #fleurs #botanica #botanique #quebec #nikonz8

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GrosChat
@GrosChat@mastodon.social
4 giorni fa

Ma toute première macro avec le Canon EOS R6 Mark III et le 100 mm f/2.8 Macro 📸

Un Cuivré commun (Lycaena phlaeas) venu butiner les fleurs de menthe

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Ma toute première macro avec le Canon EOS R6 Mark III et le 100 mm f/2.8 Macro 📸

Un Cuivré commun (Lycaena phlaeas) venu butiner les fleurs de menthe du jardin 🦋

Je sens que je vais passer pas mal de temps à quatre pattes dans l'herbe…

Macro d'un petit papillon Cuivré commun, ailes fermées, dessus orange vif tacheté de noir et dessous brun-gris, posé sur une grappe de fleurs de menthe mauves. Fond flou beige et crème.

#nature #photographie #macro #macrophotography #butterfly #canon #belgique #papillon #cuivrecommun #lycaenaphlaeas #eosr6markiii

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Yan
@Yanix@qlub.social
4 giorni fa

Fausse-chenille qui est en fait une larve de tenthrède en repos

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Fausse-chenille qui est en fait une larve de tenthrède en repos

#photography #nature #naturephotography #art #photooftheday #nikon #flowers #montreal #macro #macrophotography #artphotography #fleurs #botanica #botanique #quebec #nikonz8

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Robert Skiba
@robski71@pixelfed.social
4 giorni fa

Presque l'automne dans les vignes…

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Presque l'automne dans les vignes…

#nature #naturephotography #macro #macrophotography #leaf #macrophotographie #naturephotographie #feuille #automne #vine #vigne

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arcturus
@arcturus@pixelfed.social
5 giorni fa

Colour matched

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Colour matched

A close up photograph of an orange mushroom with a small fly sitting on top of it. The cap of the mushroom has a matte texture and is a pale, muted orange and is quite flat. Near the right edge a small fly sits, almost the same colour as the cap. The mushroom is surrounded by green haircap moss and the background is a quite dark, blurry green of varying brightness.

#nature #naturephotography #forest #macro #macrophotography #insects #wildlife #wildlifephotography #fungi #mushrooms #autumn #fungus #mushroom

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Fredensborg
@Fredensborg@gram.social
5 giorni fa

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Chestnut Tree in the making 🌳

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Photooftheday

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Chestnut Tree in the making 🌳

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#fediverse #pixelfed #mastodon #photography #nature #naturephotography #photo #fotografie #macrophotography #autumn #hike #naturephoto #mastodonart #goodlife #photopgrapher #chestnut #falltime

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Mark McCaughrean
@markmccaughrean@mastodon.social
5 giorni fa

Beware flying murderbots!

Actually, there have been far fewer yellow-legged or Asian hornets (Vespa velutina; 🇩🇪 Asiatische Hornisse) this year than

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Beware flying murderbots!

Actually, there have been far fewer yellow-legged or Asian hornets (Vespa velutina; 🇩🇪 Asiatische Hornisse) this year than last – this is my first since April, while regular European hornets have been common.

Still, always a little chilling to see these invasive predators.

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A picture of a hornet in flight seen almost side-on against a background of out-of-focus green ivy. The hornet has a yellow-red head with a black mouth, red compound eyes, and reddish antennae. The thorax is predominantly black, with some fine hairs on top. The abdomen is a mix of black and yellow on the various tergites and sternites, with fine hairs visible on the underside. The legs are dark at the top, but characteristically yellow in the lower sections. The wings are dark amber clear. A more head-on view of the same hornet, showing the yellow-reddish and black face in more details, along with the yellow legs dangling below as it flies.

#photography #macrophotography #bugoftheday #heidelberg #insectsofmastodon #backgardenentomology

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Felix
@jamalix@layer8.space
5 giorni fa

Dabbling in for the first time, using adapter rings. Really fun, but nailing the focus is difficult, as expected.

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Dabbling in for the first time, using adapter rings. Really fun, but nailing the focus is difficult, as expected.

A macro photo of a sunflower. The left half shows the center with a small section that looks similar to seeds but hasn't opened up yet, and lots of pollen around it. To the right, a few of the petals are visible. The whole photo is mostly yellow, of course. A macro photo of a Small (Cabbage) White butterfly sitting on a large leaf, wings folded up. Its rolled up proboscis, or "trunk", is clearly visible, as well as its huge compound eyes and some spiky hair around its head. A close up photo of three still closed buds of a geranium plant. The buds have long, fine white hair sticking out in all directions, glistening in the sunlight.

#photography #macrophotography #insects #butterfly

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Mark McCaughrean
@markmccaughrean@mastodon.social
5 giorni fa

Since this female blue blowfly (Calliphora vicina; 🇩🇪 Blaue Schmeißfliege) was good enough to pose for me on the ivy for a while, I thought I'd share

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Since this female blue blowfly (Calliphora vicina; 🇩🇪 Blaue Schmeißfliege) was good enough to pose for me on the ivy for a while, I thought I'd share a bunch of pictures to show her off 🤷‍♂️🙂

Four here & another three in the next toot.

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A large blowfly seen from above feeding on a yellow-green ivy flower head. The fly has brick red compound eyes widely set in a grey and black head, marking it as a female. The three small ocelli can be seen in the gap. The thorax is a dusty blue grey with darker longitudinal partial stripes, many fine black hairs, and lots of long black bristles. The abdomen isn't well see from this angle, but is a metallic blue with dark grey patches and many black bristles near the end. The wings are clear, with dark veins, darkening to a light brown right at the roots. The same fly seen side-on, hanging half upside down from the ivy flower. The beige lower parts of the face can be seen, along with the long, wide proboscis and mouthparts feeding from the flower. The mostly grey thorax has some small brown parts, while the shiny metallic blue abdomen is seen more clearly, with many short and long dark bristles. The underside of the abdomen appears light grey from this angle. The legs are grey-black with many black spines and bristles. The same fly seen in half profile, this time right-side up showing the grey upper part of the face between the eyes with a central black stripe, turning beige / light brown lower down, with many short dark hairs. The antennae are grey with a spot of red at the root. The proboscis and mouthparts are protruding downwards, mostly out of focus. One of the maxillary palps (I think) is seen in orange, pointing up just below the head, with black hairs on it. A head-on view of the fly slightly from above, showing the head, eyes, and antennae in more detail. The proboscis and mouth are again extended down to the flower, but mostly out of focus apart from the orange tips of the upwards protruding maxillary palps. The front of the thorax is in focus, but the rest of the fly is out of focus in the background.

#photography #macrophotography #bugoftheday #heidelberg #insectsofmastodon #backgardenentomology

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Yan
@Yanix@qlub.social
5 giorni fa

Intrigant champignon.

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Intrigant champignon.

#photography #nature #naturephotography #art #photooftheday #nikon #flowers #montreal #macro #macrophotography #artphotography #fleurs #botanica #botanique #quebec #nikonz8

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𝙹𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝙹𝚎𝚜𝚜
@Jess.Stetson@pixelfed.social
5 giorni fa

Day 259

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Caught the first evening primrose to bloom at dusk tonight.

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Day 259

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Caught the first evening primrose to bloom at dusk tonight.

A close-up shot of a vibrant yellow evening primrose flower blooming against a dark background of green leaves and reddish flower buds.

#photography #nature #naturephotography #fotografie #flowers #bloomscrolling #macro #macrophotography #natur #flower #closeup #amateurphotography #wildflowers #goldenhour #twilight #365project #blumen #dusk #blume #makro #makrofotografie #wildflowerwednesday #moody #yellowflowers #primrose #eveningprimrose #oenothera

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Fredensborg
@Fredensborg@gram.social
6 giorni fa

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Just a week ago I meet this little soul 🐝

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Just a week ago I meet this little soul 🐝

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#fediverse #pixelfed #mastodon #photography #nature #naturephotography #photo #fotografie #photooftheday #macrophotography #naturelover #hike #naturephoto #mastodonart #fediphoto #goodlife #photopgrapher #bumblebee #hummel #bourdon #calabrone #abejorro

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