Butterflies, Moths and Assorted Insects...
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josephandrews222
I Shot the Sheriff, but I Did Not Shoot the Deputy
R5II with adapted EF 100-400 II; 1/4000s
Great spangled fritillary
Great spangled fritillary
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josephandrews222
I Shot the Sheriff, but I Did Not Shoot the Deputy
...have always been sort of amazed by the 'paired' nature of the Monarch butterfly proboscis; careful inspection of a decent image...it looks as though there are two of them (what is plural of probiscus?!) fused together...
R5MkII & 200-800 @ about 600
...it turns out that "The proboscis is vital to the survival of a butterfly and they cannot live if it has not formed properly. When they first emerge from their chrysalis their proboscis isn’t fully developed. In fact, the proboscis is actually split in two and they must curl and uncurl it repeatedly until it fuses or zips together. Amazing!"
www.lewisginter.org
EDIT: first monarchs in our neighborhood (the midwest USA) in at least a decade
R5MkII & 200-800 @ about 600
...it turns out that "The proboscis is vital to the survival of a butterfly and they cannot live if it has not formed properly. When they first emerge from their chrysalis their proboscis isn’t fully developed. In fact, the proboscis is actually split in two and they must curl and uncurl it repeatedly until it fuses or zips together. Amazing!"
Butterfly Proboscis
Butterflies are born with a split proboscis. This video shows the process of fusing the proboscis by repeatedly curling it once the butterfly has emerged.
www.lewisginter.org
EDIT: first monarchs in our neighborhood (the midwest USA) in at least a decade
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Evolution of a Boxelder
Boxelder bug hatchling
Boxelder nymph
Boxelder Adult
Boxelder bug hatchling
Boxelder nymph
Boxelder Adult
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josephandrews222
I Shot the Sheriff, but I Did Not Shoot the Deputy
The eyes have it: zebra swallowtail
R5MkII + 200-800
top: iso 10,000; 1/8000s; cropped SOOC jpeg
bottom: ISO 1600; 1/8000s; a tiny bit of photoshop editing (shadows)
R5MkII + 200-800
top: iso 10,000; 1/8000s; cropped SOOC jpeg
bottom: ISO 1600; 1/8000s; a tiny bit of photoshop editing (shadows)
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josephandrews222
I Shot the Sheriff, but I Did Not Shoot the Deputy
ISO 10,000 on the first one. Only cropped with no other editing of any kind.
My oh my.
Well done Canon.
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Long-winged conehead (Conocephalus fuscus) using it’s ovipositor to put eggs in the soft wood of a dead tree trunk. Taken on the Dutch isle of Texel.
R5 Mk II + EF 180mm macro + 1.4 extender.
R5 Mk II + EF 180mm macro + 1.4 extender.
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