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Planthopper nymph

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted July 17, 201369 views6 comments

These tiny little insects are often found on the stems of my hosta flowers. They are maybe about 1/8 inch in size. I find their fluffy tail a fascinating addition to this strange insect. Genus Acanalonia.

Canon 60D. 180mm macro lens. F/13 for 1/40 sec. ISO 1000. Tripod mounted, natural lighting.

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6 comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on July 17, 2013 at 9:13 PM

I never noticed these on my hostas, Carolyn. Fascinating, and just plain weird with the tail stuff. Excellent comp and lighting for this odd creature.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on July 18, 2013 at 5:44 PM

That is a weird critter, especially with that fluffy "tail". What a neat find and great capture.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 20, 2013 at 11:40 AM

Very cool critter Carolyn, love that fluffy tail.
Nice details for something this tiny, and the solid dark BG works well..
Great macro

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Comment posted by Roger Leekam on July 21, 2013 at 7:17 AM

Very interesting shot well executed. Subjectively, I'm generally negative about black backgrounds, but I can see why you did it here & it works well.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on July 21, 2013 at 3:27 PM

A fascinating little creature beautifully captured, Carolyn ! The lighting brings out the detail very well; nice comp and bg too.

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Comment posted by Ingrid Vekemans on July 24, 2013 at 12:24 PM

Interesting creature, have never seen them before. Good composition and BG. The large version shows some overprocessing, I think

Grt, Ingrid.

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