Bugs - Not for the Squeamish

[CrowCaw]

This butterfly was flirting with me, flashin' some leg and all.

 

[KLS52]

Haha...I would say so! Very pretty!

 

[CrowCaw]

Freaky Friday!
A very menacing-looking black widow, protecting what looks to be her egg sac. I must mention that this spidey was massive - the photo really doesn't translate that very well.

 

[Tom L.]

I do all of my macro work handheld so sometimes the focus is meh. Here's a jumping spider:

And this little guy, he was right on the tip of an azalea leaf. No idea what it is. Maybe some sort of lace wing? Anybody know?

I usually don't like spiders, but jumping spiders are different to me somehow.

I know you posted this some time ago, but I think that's a lace bug.

I think my favorite insects are the homopterans such as cicadas and leafhoppers, the grasshoppers and other insects like them, and moths/butterflies. Especially moths- they're so fuzzy, you almost want to pet them.

I recently released a huge moth who was in my house- I cupped my hands around it and tried to let it out the front door, but when I opened my hands to open the door s/he got loose. I found it, it got loose yet again, and this time landed on me. I walked outside and it finally landed on the outside of my front door.

 

[Tom L.]

What what, spider butt. He/she ran away too quickly before I could get another shot. No idea what kind it is.

Rosie got mooned by a spider...

 

[CrowCaw]

I usually don't like spiders, but jumping spiders are different to me somehow.

I completely agree with this! Jumping spiders are among the cutest of all creepy crawlies, and are so much fun to watch.

 

[ledboots]

I completely agree with this! Jumping spiders are among the cutest of all creepy crawlies, and are so much fun to watch.

Till they leap on your face!

 

[CrowCaw]

This hungry bee was right inside of a flower - I'm not sure if that translates in the photo, so I had to mention!

 

[KLS52]

Poor quality video of a bee/wasp stuffing a grasshopper into a hole in the window. Sad for the grasshopper but fascinating.

 

[beanstew]

Red soldier beetle (I think) on thistle.

 

[beanstew]

Common Emerald moth nearly camouflaged on my bathroom wall.

Small Tortoiseshell butterfly resting on a footpath.

 

[KLS52]

I like the Emerald moth...sometimes moths are prettier than butterflies.

 

[CrowCaw]

beanstew, those photos are wicked! I love the beetle, and that gorgeous moth. This morning, I stepped outside my door and saw a large white moth on the neighbour's doormat. I let it crawl onto my finger and placed it somewhere safer, just in a random bush. I grabbed my camera to snap a photo but in the meantime, the moth had taken flight. It was so pretty - and I was so upset I didn't capture it! I definitely agree with KLS52 in that moths are sometimes even prettier than their (seemingly) more likeable counterparts.

 

[beanstew]

Yay! Moths are great! There are so many different colours and shapes. Here's a Magpie moth I found last night.

 

[CrowCaw]

I am so jealous - I wish to see such beautiful moths!

Yesterday, I spent my lunch 1/2 scouring a bush outside of my work that I know the jumping spiders love. It's kind of pure luck, to spot one. Today I've tried with no such luck, but here was yesterday's prize!

I can never resist these guys, they're my absolute favourite to capture!

That same morning, I also rescued a bug from an awful, awful death by ferocious ants. I wasn't sure the adorable bug would make it, but it sure did! Phew.

 

[CrowCaw]

I'd also like to throw this out there: I have a crappy little facebook page for my photos - I'd be elated if anyone could give me a like!

 

[KLS52]

The link doesn't take me to your page...hmmmm

 

[CrowCaw]

The link doesn't take me to your page...hmmmm

Aaaw, crap. It's www.facebook.com/julieswansonphotography Thank you for trying and I hope this works!

 

[beanstew]

Swallow-tailed moth hanging around in a multi-storey carpark.

Loving all of the moths this year.

 

[KLS52]

Aaaw, crap. It's www.facebook.com/julieswansonphotography Thank you for trying and I hope this works!

Liked!