This fearsome young man is about 7/8 of an inch high and is a board game piece. Three small pen-lights plus daylight were used for illumination.

Great idea, and yes, humor is needed here. Thanks for providing it.

Taken in the Butterfly Pavilion near Denver, Colorado. The specimen was enclosed in a glass case.

Thanks Dennis. I was really surprised by the picture after taking it. There was a bug, and I thought an "underside" shot would be something different and even amusing, but what came out was a mess, pure and simple. I am ashamed for posting it though, as it does not speak well for the many years I have in photography -- ten as a photojournalist on a 110,000 circulation daily newspaper, three as photo editor of that paper, and then 12 years as a wedding photographer with more than 500 taken, both still and video. But it's never too late to learn a lesson. (And I do have a flash diffuser. Ha!)

The eyes were in the original. This photo is two years old, and the grass grew up around the bee during that time. That, good friend, is a joke. The real explanation is that this was a quickie shot. The bee was gone a split second after I pushed the shutter, which was done another split second after getting the camera in the bee's proximity. I didn't have time to set up a second shot. (I might need to explain that statement as well. As a photojournalist, I developed a habit when, approaching a news event, I would take pictures as I walked toward it, so I would have on film the closest view possible if circumstances dictated a quick withdrawal. Same with the bee. But yes, I should have been more conscious of the grass.)

This is a bee on clover. A make up for the bug underside

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It is there, but I guess I should not have bothered. I'll try to do better next time. How do you remove a posted picture?

I offer the accompanying macro with the trepidation of a newbie to UHH who is unfamiliar with what is acceptable and what is in poor taste. What we have here is the underside of a tiny bug about 10mm long, clinging to a normal household window screen. It is presented certainly not for its scientific or artistic merit, but only because, well, because it is different. It is a handheld shot, using a Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 bridge camera, lens at f:8 with a Raynox macroscopic #250 lens and the onboard strobe.

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Remarkable!

That's a five-star rejoinder!

Heard that joke for the first time when I was in high school -- 72 years ago.

Remarkable work. I'd not seen the damselfly that close before, and the side view of the fly is unusual.

Good to know, Mark. Thanks for your reply.

Thanks Paul and Douglass, for your comments and information. Yes, I have found this to be a fun place. I was having a little fun with my observations. Actually, I want to take some bug shots myself, but the home common area and nearby parks have failed to provide any. I will keep looking.

Thanks imagemeister and rw