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Perfect Gentleman by loramae

I said thank you since he was such a gentleman for me :O) Jamestown/NC/USA
Funny Creature by Amanda Emblow

I have no idea what this thing is lol. / Its cute though
Botfly (Oestridae) by Marleia Main

Oestridae (commonly called bot flies or botflies) is a family of Oestroidea. It is one of several families of hairy flies whose larvae live as parasites within the bodies of mammals. There are approximately 150 known species worldwide. Eggs are deposited in animal skin directly, the body heat of the animal induces hatching upon contact. Some forms of botfly also reside in the digestive tract when consumed by a licking action. When ready to emerge, a thumbnail-sized lump will appear and the Fly will break through the skin and fly away leaving it’s host alive with a small wound. / Wiki / Olympus E510
Lightweaver by kibishipaul

With light you weave your lines and thread / from which to hang something…. dead.
Autumn? by kappisan

Taken 20sept ‘09. in our garden. / Can’t believe autumn is comming already…..! (canonpowershotA480,hand held,just cut the edges a bit, / thats All!)
The Green Eyed RED BARON - Moth by Voltaire Carlos

Panania, Australia Canon 5dmk2 65 MPE Macro 5X ISO 400 F16 1/200 sec Ringlite flash
Blue bottle on Aster by Verna Perry

garden along RV park campbell River BC
I see you! by Evelina Kremsdorf

FEATURED in The Bug Hunt group on October 25, 2009 / WINNER! of “Something Spooky!” challenge in The Great Outdoors group on November 2, 2009 / / =============================================== / This one’s for Pam and her daughter :) They took me to a beautiful spot to shoot a sunset but instead I got carried away by spiders living on this overpass we were overlooking the sunset from. / We had way too much fun! :))) / / Wales, MA / / / /
Perch by Berns

As is :Club tailed Dragonfly (Please correct me if im mistaken) Albaida River, Xativa Spain, 2nd October. / Fugifilm Finepix S1000fd f/5.6 Expo 1/400 ISO-64
Tending the nest. by Baynanno1

Nikon Coolpix P80 Paper Wasp, Polistes species tending her nest on the underside of a Frangipani branch at my home in Batemans Bay, New South Wales. Featured in Extreme Close-Ups Group. Thank you moderators. / Featured in Bug Hunt! Group. Thank you moderators. Mounted Print /
child of the earth 2 by gabbielizzie

FEATURED IN BUG HUNT OCT/25/09 Jerusalem cricket / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia / Jump to: navigation, search / Jerusalem cricket Stenopelmatus fuscus / Scientific classification / Kingdom: Animalia / / Phylum: Arthropoda / / Class: Insecta / / Order: Orthoptera / / Family: Stenopelmatidae / / Genus: Stenopelmatus / / / Species / Stenopelmatus coahuilensis / Stenopelmatus fuscus / Stenopelmatus intermedius / Stenopelmatus longispina / Stenopelmatus mescaleroensis / Stenopelmatus navajo / Stenopelmatus nigrocapitatus / Stenopelmatus pictus / plus numerous unnamed species (>30) / / Jerusalem crickets (genus Stenopelmatus) are a group of large (body length up to 69 millimetres (2.7 in)), flightless insects native to the western United States, along the Pacific Coast, and south into Mexico. Because of their large, human-like head, they are commonly called niño de la tierra (Spanish for “child of the earth”), Earth baby, cara de niño (Spanish for “child’s face”), wó see ts’inii (Navajo for “skull insect”), or old bald-headed man. They are also often called potato bugs. Despite their name, Jerusalem crickets are neither true crickets nor true bugs and they do not prefer potatoes for food. Active only at night, the insects use their strong mandibles to feed primarily on dead organic material but can also eat other insects.[1] Their highly adapted feet are used for burrowing beneath moist soil to feed on decaying root plants and tubers. Contents [hide] / 1 Classification / 2 Song / 3 Common Myths / 4 References / 5 External links / [edit] Classification / There are a number of other genera in same family, Stenopelmatidae, and these genera occur in Australia and New Zealand. These are the “weta” and “king crickets”, and they are similar to Stenopelmatus in many respects. [edit] Song The Jerusalem cricket’s song features a characteristic drumming sound.Similar to true crickets, each species of Jerusalem cricket produces a different song during mating, but this “song” takes the form of a characteristic drumming in which the insect beats its abdomen against the ground. Most species have no sound-producing structures, and evidently none have structures they could use to hear audible sound2 (true crickets use their wings to produce sounds, but Stenopelmatus lack wings, and crickets and katydids have membranous “ears” they use to hear) – they do not even seem to be able to hiss by forcing air through their spiracles, as some beetles and cockroaches do. Instead, the few Jerusalem crickets which do make audible sound rub their hind legs against the sides of the abdomen, which produces a rasping, “hissing” noise4; this rasping noise appears to be designed to frighten predators, rather than being used in communication between the crickets themselves. For such purposes, Jerusalem crickets apparently rely exclusively on substrate vibrations, which are felt rather than heard. [edit] Common Myths / As is true for other large, “ugly” arthropods (e.g. solfugids), there are a number of folk tales regarding Jerusalem crickets which are simply untrue; first and foremost, they are not venomous. However, they can emit a foul smell and are capable of inflicting a painful bite – but neither is lethal, as some of the tales would suggest. They also do not cry like children, nor rub their legs together to make sounds / found in seminole texs
The Monarch Butterfly 2 by DigitallyStill

These Butterflies are capable of flying 2,000 miles from Canada to Mexico and back again to the southern United States. Millions migrate every autumn, often stopping in the same rest spots each year. Some even fly as far as Hawaii and eastern Australia, with many generations a year. This one was photographed in Port Stanley, ON Canada These butterflies are also called King Billy (here in Canada) because its orange and black colours are those of King William of Orange. Equipment: Canon EOS 20D with a 70-200mm f2.8 lens and a 1.4 tc. /

Recent Work

Autumn Glory by jesika

A Hoverfly feeding on a Nasturtium in the allotments near my York home on a bright & sunny November day. / 071109 / Panasonic G1 crop only cs+natcol 45-200mm lens / 081109
ballerina by Edyta Pelc

super macro Pentax Optio S30
Nasturtiums for Tea by MarianBendeth

Beetle on a red Nasturtium Macro
Home Sweet Home by Teresa Burnett

This guy was just lounging around his front room enjoying the autumn color in the Japanese Garden in Portland Oregon. Canon Rebel XTi Canon 70-300mm lens
Lady Bug by shaneran

The roses had lots of aphids all over them. I was happy to see this lady bug taking care of some. The sun was shining so bright it picked up the shininess of the lady bug / This was taken in my mom’s rose garden in Pleasant View, Utah
Please turn around! by Edge-of-dreams

Even a fly can look amazing in this setting, one perfectly round raindop balancing on a petal adds to the interest of this pic. Taken with a Nikon D90, 105mm lens. / Melbourne, Australia.
Green Cicada by Vanessa Barklay

I spotted this nice green Cicada on the wood last night. Taken at night with a torch, untouched out of camera. I have been waiting for them to reappear for summer, one of the first I’ve seen this year. / Ravenshoe, Far Nth Qld, Australia
Invaders by dkfish

I spotted this while touring one of the local Revolutionary War Forts. I don’t know the name of the flower.
I See You There by sternbergimages

Jumping Spider / Phidippus audax Jumping spiders are bold daytime hunters with acute vision. The spiders leap onto their prey and overpower it. It is a common predator of many crop pests, including boll weevils, spotted cucumber beetles, bollworms, cotton leaf worm, fall webworm, cotton fleahopper, lygus bugs, stink bugs, three-cornered alfalfa hoppers, leafhoppers, sorghum midges, mosquitoes. / This species varies in size and color but average around 0.5 inch long. The spiders are mostly black, and typically the top of the abdomen has a rather large white to red central spot and a pair of smaller posterior spots. The chelicerae are metallic green. Juveniles often have orange abdominal spots that turn white at maturity. / Phidippus audax is a grassland and prairie species, but it is also found in open woodland, old fields, gardens, and around and in homes. The species is widespread from southeastern Canada and the eastern United States to Washington, New Mexico and eastern Mexico. It has been introduced into Southern California and Hawaii. It winters as subadults, matures and mates in the spring, and produces egg sacs under bark of logs in the summer. Taken at Pritchard Park in Racine, WI / Using a Fujifilm Finepix S1000fd / ISO- 100 / Aperture- f/4.0 / Exposure- 1/320
Are You Looking At Me Little Jumping Spider? by sternbergimages

Jumping Spider / Phidippus audax Jumping spiders are bold daytime hunters with acute vision. The spiders leap onto their prey and overpower it. It is a common predator of many crop pests, including boll weevils, spotted cucumber beetles, bollworms, cotton leaf worm, fall webworm, cotton fleahopper, lygus bugs, stink bugs, three-cornered alfalfa hoppers, leafhoppers, sorghum midges, mosquitoes. / This species varies in size and color but average around 0.5 inch long. The spiders are mostly black, and typically the top of the abdomen has a rather large white to red central spot and a pair of smaller posterior spots. The chelicerae are metallic green. Juveniles often have orange abdominal spots that turn white at maturity. / Phidippus audax is a grassland and prairie species, but it is also found in open woodland, old fields, gardens, and around and in homes. The species is widespread from southeastern Canada and the eastern United States to Washington, New Mexico and eastern Mexico. It has been introduced into Southern California and Hawaii. It winters as subadults, matures and mates in the spring, and produces egg sacs under bark of logs in the summer. Taken at Pritchard Park in Racine, WI / Using a Fujifilm Finepix S1000fd / ISO- 100 / Aperture- f/4.0 / Exposure- 1/320
Burst of Color by Nature's Realm

A simple shot of a Bee emerging from a flower. The bright colors really stands out. /
Polyphemus Moth by Vickie Emms

Taken in my garden Spring 2007, Manitoba, Canada

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Huntress by rain-dogs

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Do you spend your days scouring the garden and trees for interesting insects? Searching high and low for new species of bugs? Search the garden at 3am, just in case I do. I know many others do too, if you are one of these intrepid BUG HUNTERS that enjoy the thrill of the chase, getting the shot before the bug takes off and the little hide and seek games that bugs play with us, this group is for YOU!
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WINNER of the HUMAN + NATURE Challenge was Nailed by arteco…

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Here is our Bug Lovin’ Challenge Winning image that is now our Group Avatar!!
by robkal Bubble Trouble 2

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Our Top Ten Challenge Entry Banner…(Leafhoppers & Grasshoppers Winning image)

Spotlight Of The Day Banner…(Spotlighting Challenge Winning image)

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