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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/47868908
Great Lakes region, USA. June 2026.
The dragonflies and damselflies are in full force. I saw no less than a hundred nymph exoskeletons clinging to plants. I like to think this one was was returning to its exuvia.
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Great Lakes region, USA. June 2026.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/47645840
Great Lakes region, USA. May 2026.
I'm not sure of the particular species.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/47601799
Great Lakes region, USA. May 2026.
One of the coolest looking bees IMO. That emerald green is so pretty.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/47557205
Great Lakes region, USA. May 2026.
A rather cool looking beetle. Those antenna are glorious.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/47450257
Great Lakes region, USA. May 2026.
I don't usually find flies to be cute, but that proboscis and those eyes make me think of a dog panting.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/47394019
After some difficulty I finally got some decent shots! I even had a Karen come and demand to know what I was doing. These are uncropped and shot handheld. I'm surprised their wings froze so well. This first one is 1/800s and the second 1/1250s.
I saw a decent amount of these green darners today. I tried to catch some getting jiggy with it, but that flopped. They're an elite insect IMO. Throughout their lives they're master swimmers and master flyers.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/47294916
Great Lakes region, USA. May 2026.
I believe this is in the Toxomerus genus (Calligrapher flies). I could be completely wrong so feel free to correct me. I can't tell what species specifically it is, but it looks cool perched on this leaf.
Taken with my OM1 + 60mm macro.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/47108584
Great Lakes region, USA. May 2026.
Still more butterflies.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/47108247
Great Lakes region, USA. May 2026.
Another of the beautiful butterflies I found yesterday.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/47106266
Great Lakes region, USA. May 2026.
Another beautiful butterfly I saw yesterday.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/47106078
Great Lakes region, USA. May 2026.
My new (to me) super telephoto lens came in the mail and I wanted to test its macro capabilities. It was the perfect day too. In just a few hours I had stumbled upon a ton of butterflies. I'm impressed by how well this lens does for small subjects.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/46902553
Great Lakes region, USA. May 2025.
I was too lazy to switch to my macro lens, but my 75-300mm cheapo can do nicely sometimes. I wasn't able to get the azure color of the upper wings, but I did get a nice proboscis shot.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/46046408
Great Lakes region, USA. April 2026.
The larger insects are still uncommon, but I think in the next two weeks we should have an explosion as more and more flowers start blooming. I'm getting excited.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/45412282
Great Lakes region, USA. April 2026.
Finally a decent day in the 50°F range. A ton of birds are back and the insects are out. My first butterfly of the year is a beautiful Compton Tortoiseshell perfectly matching its environment. I'm so stoked for spring!
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Hi everyone, this is a really long shot, but: I'm pretty into vivaria, mostly plants but also a few with some insects. I've got a beautiful Adult H. membranacea that I want to try and fertilize. I'm not really a breeder, but I wanted to try this as a project for a while, and try to see how the ootheca hatches.
She had her final molt, and I've just been looking around where to get an adult male, but I don't have any single clue as where to find something like that (except for converntions but those are a while away). I was wondering if someone in Europe might have one? I wouldn't be sure what the prices for adults are, but i'm willing to listen to a price of course.
Thanks guys
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Midwest USA, September 2025
Olympus E-M1+ Oly 75-300mm f/4.8-6.7 II
@ 300mm, f/7.1, 1/500s, ISO-320
Edited in darktable
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Midwest USA, September 2025
Olympus E-M1+ Oly 75-300mm f/4.8-6.7 II
@ 75mm, f/6.3, 1/1200s, ISO-3200
Edited in darktable
This is a poor photo, but salvageable. I should have lowered my shutter speed, oh well.
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Midwest USA, September 2025
Olympus E-M1+ Oly 75-300mm f/4.8-6.7 II
@ 75mm, f/6.3, 1/2000s, ISO-640
Edited in darktable
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