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 Sep 17 2014, 03:43 AM
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I like to take pics of the crawling and flying critters in my back yard (or wherever). Figured I'd start a thread to throw up a few pics. Here are a few I took last weekend.
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Sep 17 2014, 08:10 AM
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russau Group: Members Posts: 2,841 Joined: 4-December 03 From: st.louis missouri Member No.: 43 |
Macro options/lenses are really nice!
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Sep 17 2014, 09:50 PM
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Great shots Mike! I really like the second one with the tiny gnat just behind the bee.
Once I get the hang of my extension tubes, I can hopefully add to this thread. Not really insect, but there are some HUGE arachnids on the current job I'm working. I might get brave enough to try and shoot one of them up close. -------------------- /l ,[____], l---L-OlllllllO- ()_) ()_)--o-)_) BLACK SANDS MATTER! Very Happy CP Lifetime Member CP CORE TEAM Referral Code CE213 |
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Sep 18 2014, 03:25 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Members Posts: 2,430 Joined: 6-June 13 From: Falcon, CO Member No.: 82,915 |
Some more macro work from the back yard. These are all free handed; I need to stop being lazy and get my tripod out, so I can get even clearer shots.
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Sep 18 2014, 03:29 AM
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Sep 18 2014, 03:38 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Members Posts: 2,430 Joined: 6-June 13 From: Falcon, CO Member No.: 82,915 |
QUOTE (swizz @ Sep 17 2014, 09:50 PM)  Great shots Mike! I really like the second one with the tiny gnat just behind the bee. Once I get the hang of my extension tubes, I can hopefully add to this thread. Not really insect, but there are some HUGE arachnids on the current job I'm working. I might get brave enough to try and shoot one of them up close. Speaking of arachnids, so after I took a few shots of that spider, I was shooting the grasshopper, and caught movement out of the corner of my eye and here's what it was... the sneaky spider had snatch up a fly that landed in front of it!!
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Sep 22 2014, 09:40 AM
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Fantastic pictures Crusty!! I especially like the ladybug but you lost me with the spider close ups.........
 
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Sep 22 2014, 10:11 AM
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Hee Hee! I got a big, spiky butted garden spider near the hummer feeder - gonna get the camera working now!
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Sep 22 2014, 10:15 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Members Posts: 2,430 Joined: 6-June 13 From: Falcon, CO Member No.: 82,915 |
QUOTE (Caveman @ Sep 22 2014, 10:11 AM) Hee Hee! I got a big, spiky butted garden spider near the hummer feeder - gonna get the camera working now! Would be awesome to get a shot of it taking down a hummingbird! ;) -------------------- Find Colorado Prospector on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/170314493176558
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Sep 22 2014, 10:53 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Members Posts: 1,301 Joined: 17-February 12 From: Central CO Member No.: 41,357 |
QUOTE (Crusty @ Sep 22 2014, 10:15 AM) Would be awesome to get a shot of it taking down a hummingbird! ;) It is big, but not that big. The hummers have been eying suspiciously, though....
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Sep 23 2014, 06:05 AM
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Here's one of the large Orb Spiders from my current project. I've gotten comfortable enough to work near them without disturbing them.
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Sep 23 2014, 06:25 AM
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pretty... for a spider! lol
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Sep 23 2014, 01:47 PM
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Master Mucker! Group: Members Posts: 1,301 Joined: 17-February 12 From: Central CO Member No.: 41,357 |
Now, that's a spider! Brown orb, or brown garden spider. I have walked through many a web of those, returning to camp from deep in the woods, hunting. I still get the willies thinking about it....
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Sep 23 2014, 06:33 PM
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I've noticed that they are lightning fast and super agile on their web, but off their web they are slow and clumsy. They have an abdomen that has two horn-shaped protrusions on the other side and they range from blonde to gray in different coloration combinations. The patterns on their backs are really intricate.... like a herringbone or tweed suit. I have to get a pic of the flipside. The more I learn about this spider the more I like it. They wrap their prey prior to injecting venom. there is another type of orb spider at this job too. They are banana-shaped but make the same shape of classic web. They inject venom before wrapping their prey. For whatever reason they freak me out way more than the larger orb spiders.
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Oct 9 2014, 06:19 PM
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I apologize for the low quality picture, but here is a big ol wolfie on my porch roof. Im guessing he's about an inch long. I'm too scared to get much closer!
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