A couple of bug shots

davect01 · Aug 11, 2019

I have not been shooting a lot lately but a couple of images from the past few weeks.

A6000 and 50mm Minolta Macro. This big bug was sitting under my porch light and I just had to snap a few images

And this bee caught my eye while I had the 70-150mm Vivitar handy

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zackiedawg · Aug 12, 2019

Nice find on the cicada - though they're plenty easy to hear, they're not always easy to find - they like to go quiet when you get close. I often find cicada shells - they look just like the bug - legs, eyes, etc - but when you look close, it's just an empty shell. Freaky how they can crawl out leaving the entire thing intact!

davect01 · Aug 12, 2019

zackiedawg said:
Nice find on the cicada - though they're plenty easy to hear, they're not always easy to find - they like to go quiet when you get close. I often find cicada shells - they look just like the bug - legs, eyes, etc - but when you look close, it's just an empty shell. Freaky how they can crawl out leaving the entire thing intact!

I too occasionally find their little shells

And yes, they can at times get very loud

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Angel3010 · Aug 13, 2019

A lot of people hate cicada's noise, but for me it's sound of summer. I love them. Here is one just getting out of it's shell.

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davect01 · Aug 13, 2019

Angel3010 said:
A lot of people hate cicada's noise, but for me it's sound of summer. I love them. Here is one just getting out of it's shell.

Wonderfully timed.

And yes, I don't mind the sound from a distance. Up close though it can be deafening

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Joachim Wulfers · Aug 13, 2019

I love cicadas and their sound. I see myself lying in a hammock at night under a cypress tree with the chant of the cicadas. Something to dream of when you live in the Great White North

icon1 · Aug 13, 2019

Good captures. I was living in Chicago at the time of the emergence of seventeen year cicadas. The noise in the suburbs was deafening at times but a pleasant backdrop that helped drown the traffic noise.

Not wanting to hijack the thread, but I came across an unusual (for me) yellow-green spider the other day. I was concentrating getting a good shot of the bumblebee and did not see the spider in the viewfinder, only to discover it when I processed the image. Anyone know what type this is? Glad it wasn't in the house or my wife would have freaked out!

DigitalScott · Aug 13, 2019

icon1 said:
Not wanting to hijack the thread, but I came across an unusual (for me) yellow-green spider the other day...

Very cool photo! Thanks. (no idea what it is

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Pixel Pooper · Aug 13, 2019

If you go out late at night you can find them moulting. This is quite a slow process.

Pixel Pooper · Aug 13, 2019

icon1 said:
Not wanting to hijack the thread, but I came across an unusual (for me) yellow-green spider the other day. I was concentrating getting a good shot of the bumblebee and did not see the spider in the viewfinder, only to discover it when I processed the image. Anyone know what type this is? Glad it wasn't in the house or my wife would have freaked out!

That's a crab spider, similar to Diaea evanida. They do come in different colours, but the colour in your pic looks light it might be a bit off.

Diaea evanida

icon1 · Aug 13, 2019

Pixel Pooper said:
icon1 said:

Not wanting to hijack the thread, but I came across an unusual (for me) yellow-green spider the other day. I was concentrating getting a good shot of the bumblebee and did not see the spider in the viewfinder, only to discover it when I processed the image. Anyone know what type this is? Glad it wasn't in the house or my wife would have freaked out!

Click to expand...

That's a crab spider, similar to Diaea evanida. They do come in different colours, but the colour in your pic looks light it might be a bit off.

Diaea evanida

Thanks - that's it!

Re: your comment on the color of the spider - it's kind of odd because all of the other colors in the image are pretty true to the original in me eye. I'll see if it is still around in the garden and try get another image.

Pixel Pooper · Aug 13, 2019

icon1 said:
Re: your comment on the color of the spider - it's kind of odd because all of the other colors in the image are pretty true to the original in me eye. I'll see if it is still around in the garden and try get another image.

Yeah, I thought the other colours look OK too. Might just be a bit over saturated.

davect01 · Aug 14, 2019

Joachim Wulfers said:
I love cicadas and their sound. I see myself lying in a hammock at night under a cypress tree with the chant of the cicadas. Something to dream of when you live in the Great White North

It can be overwhelming at times is all

davect01 · Aug 14, 2019

icon1 said:
Good captures. I was living in Chicago at the time of the emergence of seventeen year cicadas. The noise in the suburbs was deafening at times but a pleasant backdrop that helped drown the traffic noise.

Not wanting to hijack the thread, but I came across an unusual (for me) yellow-green spider the other day. I was concentrating getting a good shot of the bumblebee and did not see the spider in the viewfinder, only to discover it when I processed the image. Anyone know what type this is? Glad it wasn't in the house or my wife would have freaked out!

Excellent. Wonderful colors

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Former NEX-3, F3, and NEX-6 owner. Current A6000 owner.

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davect01 · Aug 14, 2019

Pixel Pooper said:
If you go out late at night you can find them moulting. This is quite a slow process.

Neat. I've never caught one currently molting

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Former NEX-3, F3, and NEX-6 owner. Current A6000 owner.

photos A6000

Place where I post my photos

davesnex-3photos.blogspot.com

davect01 · Aug 14, 2019

Pixel Pooper said:
icon1 said:

Not wanting to hijack the thread, but I came across an unusual (for me) yellow-green spider the other day. I was concentrating getting a good shot of the bumblebee and did not see the spider in the viewfinder, only to discover it when I processed the image. Anyone know what type this is? Glad it wasn't in the house or my wife would have freaked out!

Click to expand...

That's a crab spider, similar to Diaea evanida. They do come in different colours, but the colour in your pic looks light it might be a bit off.

Diaea evanida

They blend in so well

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Former NEX-3, F3, and NEX-6 owner. Current A6000 owner.

photos A6000

Place where I post my photos

davesnex-3photos.blogspot.com

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