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Nikon D850, Tamron 180mm macro
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iPhone 8Plus, Camera+ 2 app in macro mode, Snapseed app border
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Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro lens, 1/250 sec, f/13, ISO 400
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Bumblebee on Peruvian lily (Alstroemeria) iPhone 8Plus, Camera+ 2 app in macro mode
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Honeybees on white asters (iPhone 8Plus, Camera+ 2 app in macro mode)
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I believe this is a pair of Margined Leatherwings (a type of soldier beetle) engaged in a tryst on a spire type Celosia. (iPhone 8Plus, Camera+ 2 app in macro mode)
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Table for two! Tiny bumblebees feasting on a Blanket flower (Gaillardia)
Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro lens, 1/250 sec, ISO 400, f/14
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Iris versicolor (Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro)
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iPhone 8Plus, Camera+2 app in macro mode
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Flower fly (also known as Hover fly) on Rudbeckia bloom, against a backdrop of caladium leaves (iPhone 8Plus, Camera+ 2 app in macro mode)
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iPhone 7Plus, Camera+ app in macro mode, Snapseed app border
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Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro
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Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro, 1/100, f/18, ISO 500
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Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro, 1/100, f/18, ISO 500
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
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Skipper on Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
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Hoverfly (also known as a flower fly or syrphid fly) on a Shasta daisy
Here’s a random fact I just came across: there is a flower fly found only in the cloud forests of Costa Rica that is named for Bill Gates (Bill Gates’ flower fly). Another one is named after Gates’ associate Paul Allen (Paul Allen’s flower fly). The flies were named such in recognition of their “great contributions to the science of Dipterology” (From the order Diptera, which includes insects that use just two wings to fly)
So now you know, too. You’re welcome. 😁
But wait! There’s more! Curiosity took me to a site that answered my burning question—how long do hoverflies live? A lot shorter life than I imagined! Here’s the answer:
Their live span is similar to other flies. They can live anywhere between 15 to 30 days and it all depends on the climate and temperature they are in.
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Skipper butterfly on Verbena bonariensis (also called Vervain)
Going through my dragonfly photo archives and came across this “high key” photo of an Eastern Amberwing dragonfly (Perithemis tenera) perched on a waterlily bud. Amberwings are one of the smaller dragonflies. The depth of field is shallow on its wings, but I like this shot because the body and head is still sharp. The high key/bright sunlight works in this photo, too. Normally I try to shoot on overcast days or use a diffuser—but you can’t really use a diffuser on moving subjects! This was shot at Green Spring Gardens a couple of years ago.
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Female Blue Dasher dragonfly (Pachydiplax longipennis) on Sacred Lotus leaf
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Blue Dasher dragonfly (Pachydiplax longipennis) on water lily bud
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Daring Jumping spider (Phidippus audax) on an iris (unknown cultivar)
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Flowerfly (hoverfly) on ‘Sweet Kate’ spiderwort (I enlarged the little guy so you can see it closeup)
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