Icerya purchasi @ 4x
Mar 16, 2013 17:27:14 #
Icerya purchasi, commonly called cotton cushion scale.
105-mm macro + Raynox, then cropped.
105-mm macro + Raynox, then cropped.
Mar 16, 2013 17:55:33 #
Mar 16, 2013 19:15:57 #
This is a phenomenally well composed & illuminated capture.
What is critter length, nose to tail?
What is critter length, nose to tail?
Mar 16, 2013 19:39:17 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
They vary in size, from 2-mm to 4-mm. This one is probably 3-mm. I struggled with blowing the detail in the whites. I threw out quite a few. this one was the only one I liked out of ten or so.What is critter length, nose to tail?
Mar 16, 2013 22:14:55 #
Mar 17, 2013 09:31:49 #
Mar 17, 2013 11:38:16 #
Stevieboy wrote:
Yes.Is that an insect?
This scale insect infests twigs and branches. The mature hermaphrodite is 5-mm long. When mature, the insect remains stationary, attaches itself to the plant by waxy secretions, and produces a white egg sac.
Mar 17, 2013 16:18:40 #
Mar 17, 2013 16:53:52 #
Stevieboy wrote:
No. Generally, I photograph something, wonder what it is and then go research it-- or someone on here tells me what it is. ;-) Thanks LoneRangeFinder. Are you an entomologist?
This one I am sure about-- the reference photos are an exact match
Mar 17, 2013 17:57:29 #
Mar 17, 2013 20:30:44 #
Mar 17, 2013 20:35:30 #
guts wrote:
I don't believe they go all white. They get as large as 5 mm, according to what I looked up-- but I've not seen one that large. They are all over a japonica about two blocks from my house. They are considered fairly destructive-- but it's not my bush... so they live on....Very nice,are they all white when they grow up?
Mar 17, 2013 20:35:50 #
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