Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

Bill Hudson and I made our first Spring outing to Huntington Beach Central Park and neighboring Shipley Nature Center. Much of the flora was not yet blooming, and the insect fauna was quite minimal, save for one mature female Graybird grasshopper. We found no caterpillars on known hostplants.

Bill photographed hummingbirds, while I photographed their nectar source: purple Pride of Madeira (Echium candecans).
Each image has a descriptive title.

1.) Dew-covered Graybird grasshopper (Schistocerca nitens), 1/2 life-size

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2.) A form of lichen(?), approx 2:1 mag

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3.) Pride of Madeira (Echium candecans), 1/2 life-size

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4.) A swarm of European honeybees

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5.) Ants herding aphids. Green aphids just shed the black, empty exoskeletons.

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6.) More Ants herding aphids

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7.) Yet more ants & aphids

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8.) Large fly on sunflower

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9.) Same fly

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10.) Fly again

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11.) Recently hatched 1-mm orbweaver, 1:1 mag = life-size (itty-bitty)

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12.) Crop of above image to approx 5:1

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13.) Same spider, backlighting only


14.) New growth on a Cedar tree branch. 1:1 mag

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Macronaut Loc: Redondo Beach,Ca.

:thumbup: :D

Heather Iles Loc: UK, Somerset

Thanks for showing these. You are a master at Macro. What else can I say, but wonderful.

EnglishBrenda Loc: Kent, England

Could your yellow plant on bark be a Jelly Fungus, perhaps Tremella mesenterica?

That Pride of Madeira is just beautiful.

Leicaflex Loc: Cymru

A good series of Macro photography.
Well taken.
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infestation Loc: Brampton, Cumbria, UK

Nice variation

gym Loc: Athens, Georgia

I LOVE number three, Douglass. Outstanding focus and clarity.

napabob Loc: Napa CA

:thumbup:

naturepics43 Loc: Hocking Co. Ohio - USA

Super series. Great variety. Number 3, Pride of Madeira is my favorite.

Muddyvalley Loc: McMinnville, Oregon

:thumbup: Like the Pride of Madeira. I understand it's invasive in California? Sure is pretty.

LoneRangeFinder Loc: Left field

Also love the Pride of Madeira.

RWCRNC Loc: Pennsylvania

:thumbup:

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

Great photographs Douglass, up to your usual excellence. Well done.

Dennis

bigwolf40 Loc: Effort, Pa.

Nice photos. Very well done.

Tom DePuy Loc: Waxhaw, N.C.

Nice shots Douglass, I love the bee photos especially the second one... :thumbup: