Bugs - Not for the Squeamish

[Pickle Juice]

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[Pickle Juice]

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[Pickle Juice]

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[Rosie1]

Oh, cool. I will have to post my bug pictures here instead of the Nature thread; that's a good idea!
So we can post spider pictures here, as well, then?

 

[mlp]

I love *bug* pictures - a whole world that we usually never stop to see the details of, with a beautiful intricacy and detail.

 

[Pickle Juice]

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[Rosie1]

Female garden spider. She was at a weird angle so I was not able to get any pictures from the front of her or the top. She made her web right in the outside corner of the patio but inside corner of the house, so it was difficult trying to get to her.

 

[RascalsMom]

I always find these cool little guys!

 

[Rosie1]

^^Yeah, I really dig the green lynx spiders. I see them a lot here.
They always surprise me when I'm hunting around with my macro lens because they don't spin webs. I always see'em lurking behind a leaf lol

 

[Rosie1]

Busy bee

 

[KLS52]

Busy bee

Looks like he's covered in pollen...how cute!

 

[Rosie1]

Thanks, KLS!

I don't know if this one counts as you can't really see the spider. It's a spiny spider in the middle of his/her web:

 

[beanstew]

Cool thread! I love bugs, I'll dig out some pictures to post tomorrow as it's late here now.

 

[FortyTwo]

I love bugs/invertebrates/creepy crawlies/annelids/mollusks/arachnids/insects/etc.!

My mother has/had a lot of good bug pictures from the days when I was careless and imprisoned them because I didn't know any better. I guess some good came out of it, though, because I gave plenty of caterpillars a safe haven to spin their cocoons and turn into moths!

 

[beanstew]

An assortment of wee beasties.

Shield Bug (a genuine bug! ) that landed on my hand.

Snipe fly of some kind maybe?

Largish beetle.

Pretty dragon fly.

Emerald moth.

Hoverflies.

Pepper moth.

Scarlet tiger moth.

 

[RascalsMom]

 

[Rosie1]

Beanstew: LOVE the moth photos! I really like moths.

RM: Great shots! Were some of those posted on FB?

 

[FortyTwo]

Hoverflies.

These guys always freak me out a bit because there are an assortment of small bees that look almost exactly like them.

 

[Forster]

The bees like my chives, the first pale colored bees are tiny less than a quarter (probably an 1/8) of the size of a typical honey bee.

More regular sized bee:

 

[RascalsMom]

Rosie - Yeah, I used to post a lot of those on FB. I just picked a random few to add here.