Assorted macros - II

hayath · Post by **hayath** » Sun Feb 16, 2020 11:39 pm

Continuing the assorted series!

1.

Alydidae nymph mimicking an ant

2.

Huntsman moult

3.

Jewel beetle, Buprestidae

4.

Cyrtarachne sp, Snail/dung-mimic orb weaver

5.

Katydid ovipositor

All shot on the Olympus OMD EM10 m2, Olympus 60mm macro, Godox TT 350O with a DIY diffuser

C&C sought.

Cheers!
Hayath

MarkSturtevant · Post by **MarkSturtevant** » Mon Feb 17, 2020 12:14 pm

Excellent! With an artful eye. Especially for the last one. The little orb weaver has the look of a bolas spider, although those are orb weavers, technically. But they build a very unique kind of insect snare with their web.

Sumguy01 · Post by **Sumguy01** » Mon Feb 17, 2020 8:43 pm

Very nice set.
Thanks for sharing.

DrHook · Post by **DrHook** » Tue Feb 18, 2020 4:23 am

Took me some time to spot that no.4 was a spider, and not something else! Great stuff as always, Hayath.

hayath · Post by **hayath** » Mon Feb 24, 2020 10:45 pm

Thanks much, Mark, Sumguy01 and DrHook!

The bolas is something I've tracked, seen the egg case but yet to find the spider