Nice one, Sue, I love monarchs in all stages! Maybe try a polarising filter, I think I had reasonable improvements when I used one on my very reflective and very black ants recently, reducing quite a bit of glare. (Also means less light for focussing :( , but this thingy is not running away in a hur...

Not the best image, but it made me smile. It looks like a race, but it was pure coincidence that for a split second these two characters were marching in parallel, and I had them in my viewfinder :lol: . Of course, DoF is not sufficient for the extent of the beasties. (White-footed ants, technomyrme...

Spring is definitely on its way, as evidenced by more numerous sorties by the white-footed ants ( technomyrmex albipes ) whose abode I share :) . In earlier posts I have described their obsession with dead bodies and body parts, here is another attempt to capture the behaviour (on the wooden floor o...

A very interesting sequence here, Rik. As far as eyes are concerned, I was going to raise a point when posting my moth picture recently. That particular shot got the eyes lit up, but on numerous occasions I could not get any response, no matter what angle I tried, sometimes even after I had a shot w...

... worth two in the bush, or more! Nice one.

A thoughtful and thoughtprovoking poster, Tom.

Wonderful image, Jody, crisp and clear, and fascinating colours.
Thanks for showing this.

Another picture from my window... (needs cleaning).

Dynax 7D
100mm macro lens
F14
flash
(cropped)

Absolutely stunning. What amazing shots!

A very dynamic composition, and amazing colours, especially the eyes. Great detail.

Beautiful shot, Wim; exceptional lighting!

Very nice, Doug. An amazing looking creature, never seen one before.

Ken Ramos wrote: No idea Paul, I suppose I could find it in BugGuide but then I would have to look through hundereds of creepy spider photographs.

I had hoped to delegate this little chore to you. But eventually I found it: Acacesia hamata.

I'm glad you woke her up, Ken. These are great shots, good lighting. Do you have any idea of ID?

Very nice Doug. I have not got a single shot of a dragonfly, they seem to avoid me.