Macro & Close-Up Photos!

[Fly Fishing Rick]

I came across some Leafcutter Bees doing their thing around my yard yesterday and it was quite the experience. These fascinating little bees cut a patch of leaf away to fly it back and use it to construct a nest inside a hole/cavity, usually in dead/rotting wood.

[troutinCO]

Awesome!

[Fly Fishing Rick]

Awesome!

Thanks!

[Fly Fishing Rick]

Six-spotted Tiger Beetle - Tiger beetles are one of the fastest running arthropods in the world with an Australian species reaching speeds of 5.6 mph, or about 125 body lengths per second. They are predators, both as adults and larvae.





Dragonfly covered in dew.

[Fly Fishing Rick]

Damselfly


Damselfly


Damselfly


Damselfly



Eastern Pondhawk Dragonfly


Monarch Caterpillar


Monarch Butterfly


Weevil


Moth - No ID


American Bullfrog



Green Frog


Herb Robert


Raspberry

[troutinCO]

As usual I love stepping into this thread. Good pics!

[Fly Fishing Rick]

As usual I love stepping into this thread. Good pics!

Thanks again! It makes me happy when people enjoy my work.

[troutinCO]

Close up of Torbernite from the Congo. Radioactive.

[Fly Fishing Rick]

Very cool!

[Fly Fishing Rick]

Widow Skimmer Dragonfly


Halloween Pennant Dragonfly


Yellow-sided Skimmer Dragonfly


Queen Anne's Lace


Mountain Pink



Brilliant Jumper - Male

[Fly Fishing Rick]

Halloween Pennant Dragonfly



Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee(Love seeing it play Scrooge McDuck in that flower lol.)


Clouded Yellow Butterfly


Monarch Butterfly

[Fly Fishing Rick]

Pieris Butterflies


Robber Fly


Garter Snake

[Fly Fishing Rick]

Something a little different.










Ghost Plant

[Fly Fishing Rick]

Clouded Sulphur Butterfly


Crescent Butterfly


Bristly Cutworm Moth


Fox and Cubs

[Fly Fishing Rick]

Robber Fly





European Mantis


It's tough when your model keeps wanting to check your work... lol

[Fly Fishing Rick]

[Fly Fishing Rick]

A couple more mushrooms and these ones were tiny!

[Fly Fishing Rick]

Only made it out for a little bit today but I'm happy with what I got.




Eutreta Noveboracensis

[SaltyCaribbeanDfly]

This thread is INCREDIBLE!!! Not only are you/y’all taking stunning photos, you’re identifying the subjects too…fascinating and entertaining to say the least

[Fly Fishing Rick]

This thread is INCREDIBLE!!! Not only are you/y’all taking stunning photos, you’re identifying the subjects too…fascinating and entertaining to say the least

Thanks! Glad you like them