Posts for: downing
Jul 10, 2017 09:34:05 #
I have received a correction on the fly identity.
cluster fly (Polenia) in the blowfly family Calliphoridae.
cluster fly (Polenia) in the blowfly family Calliphoridae.
Jul 8, 2017 21:14:58 #
Fly looks like he belongs to family Tachinidae.
The Jumper is a female Emerald Jumping spider. Paraphidippus aurantius.
Face to face. You can see a reflection of the rectangular soft box in her eyes.
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The Jumper is a female Emerald Jumping spider. Paraphidippus aurantius.
Face to face. You can see a reflection of the rectangular soft box in her eyes.
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Jul 8, 2017 15:17:08 #
Spider. Family Tetragnathidae. Long Jawed Orb Weaver. Female. Length including legs more than one inch. Four of the eight eyes are visible from side view. One of the long jaws, Chelicera, can be seen projecting upward from between the front legs. No web seen with this individual.
The pattern of irregular spots on the abdomen is also present on smaller individuals of the Tetragnathidae in this area.
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The pattern of irregular spots on the abdomen is also present on smaller individuals of the Tetragnathidae in this area.
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Jul 5, 2017 19:08:15 #
Corolyn wrote:
Are you sure it is 2 different critters? Did you pick it up? I am thinking that weird thing on the left may to a pseudopod and feelers? Never seen anything like that!
Carolyn:
You may be correct. I photographed it because all the snails I have seen here before have a tall spiral and this one is almost flat.
I should have looked closer, next time I will.
Thanks for your observation.
Bill Downing
Jul 5, 2017 13:44:31 #
Snail and unknown. Who is eating who?
What is the animal with the snail?
The snail is just over one-fourth inch in diameter.
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What is the animal with the snail?
The snail is just over one-fourth inch in diameter.
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Jul 4, 2017 22:07:36 #
Looks like a Song Sparrow to me, but I know little about birds.
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Jul 2, 2017 14:20:34 #
Two webs with Fontinella communis or the Bowl and Doily Weaver spider.
Web 1.
Gravid female spider. Note the distended abdomen. The abdominal pattern is diagnostic to species.
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Web 2.
Female spider with prey.
Web 2.
Female spider bottom view. Note the narrow abdomen.
Web 2.
Male spider in web.
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Web 1.
Gravid female spider. Note the distended abdomen. The abdominal pattern is diagnostic to species.
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Web 2.
Female spider with prey.
Web 2.
Female spider bottom view. Note the narrow abdomen.
Web 2.
Male spider in web.
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Jul 2, 2017 10:33:15 #
bcheary wrote:
https://geekdad.com/2017/06/folk-artist-molas-panama-coast/
bcheary:
Interesting article. However, there is more to their history.
In the early 1900's the women of the San Blas Indians wore no upper body clothing. But they did adorn themselves with body paint.
The authorities thought this an unacceptable activity and decreed that the women must wear clothes on their upper body.
The women then invented the Mola design and made blouses of them.
Older molas from this period are very rare and expensive. They usually have evidence of once being part of a blouse by stitching holes or threads on their edges.
Jul 2, 2017 10:10:14 #
Mark Sturtevant wrote:
Thanks Mark for the info. I thought the Wasp was probably parasitic because of the ovipositor.The beetle is a click beetle, and the wasp is possibly a parasitic braconid wasp.
Jul 2, 2017 10:07:20 #
JoAnneK01 wrote:
Mahalo: The lens is a Nikon AF Micro 200 MM f/4 D, It allows for a longer working distance. However, it does not have VR. It is quite sharp and has a very flat field.Fabulous photos. What lens were you using? Mahalo for sharing.
Jul 1, 2017 22:10:38 #
1. Beetle about one-half inch long.
2. A tiny female wasp. About one-eight inch long.
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2. A tiny female wasp. About one-eight inch long.
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Jun 28, 2017 16:43:28 #
1. White moth, about 3/4 inch wing span.
2. Brownish moth. Not the best of photographs but an unusual moth. About 1/2 inch long.
3. Ladybug pair. Who knew male ladybugs didn't have spots?
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2. Brownish moth. Not the best of photographs but an unusual moth. About 1/2 inch long.
3. Ladybug pair. Who knew male ladybugs didn't have spots?
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Jun 27, 2017 15:02:17 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
#1 is very eye-catching with the angle of the plant, all the little leaves (even a few drops of water!) and the perspective of the moth. I like it a lot!
Thanks Linda for the visual analysis.
My main interest is showing details of small creatures. However, I sometimes do something with visual impact almost by accident.
By the way I enjoyed your link to the article on photography. "What's important in a photograph and what isn't"
Although The author and I seem to live in two different worlds when it comes to a picture.
A Ha! I just had a revelation, one is a picture and one is a photograph.
Jun 27, 2017 14:53:57 #
Crab spider, Misumessus oblongus, With close up of face.
The spider has eight eyes but the two on the outer ends of the structure supporting the eyes are hard to see.
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The spider has eight eyes but the two on the outer ends of the structure supporting the eyes are hard to see.
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Jun 24, 2017 22:42:31 #
rwilson1942 wrote:
Not surprisingly, it's a Zebra Conchylodes Moth.
Not surprisingly, it's a Zebra Conchylodes Moth.Wilson1942:
Thanks for the ID info.