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Ambush bug

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted April 17, 201278 views7 comments

I suspect this is a fresh molt as its color white from a pure white to a light lime green over the half hour I spent with him.

The focus could be slightly further back to nail the eyes but I'll take this.

Canon 7D, 65 mm MPE macro at about 3x, Canon twin macro flash, 1/50 sec, f11, full flash, hand-held, ISO 400, cropped on left and right to square format,

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Comment posted by scott lanz on April 17, 2012 at 10:03 PM

I'd take it as well, Dan. Never saw anything like this. Looks like it was carved from jade. I like the fine details in the subject including the segmented antennae and the POV. Superb image.

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Comment posted by Dan Borzynski on April 17, 2012 at 10:40 PM

Scott, these are tiny insects that blend in really well with their environment, fresh molts aside. Buried in my files is a mediocre shot of a goldenrod attacking a fly. It was similar species, only a couple millimeters long and the same color as the flower.

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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on April 17, 2012 at 11:19 PM

Really interesting subject here Dan! I like the comp with the head-on view. Thanks for sharing this, I don't think I've ever seen one of these before.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 18, 2012 at 2:11 AM

Cool little (very tiny) critter! Nice DOF and BG.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on April 18, 2012 at 12:00 PM

A very interesting picture of this great species- Nice diagonal composition and a delicate palette on this one- Well done, Fabio

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on April 18, 2012 at 11:26 PM

Very interesting perspective. The detail is very good and the colors work very well.

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Comment posted by Hali Sowle on April 22, 2012 at 9:43 PM

Great shot of this tiny little guy, nice find and nice exposure and light. I'd take this any day!

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