Macro Work Photography - M1key - Michal Huniewicz
Lady bug
Lady bug
This is a coccinella septempunctata.
Fly
Fly
But not just any fly. This is a blow fly. You can tell by the metallic green coloration. This one is
a lucilia caesar. It breeds on rotting carcasses and dung.
Crane fly
Crane fly
This is a tipula oleracea. Its wingspan can reach 6cm!
Grasshopper
Grasshopper
This is a young (?) grasshopper. Grasshoppers will try to escape if endangered, but can also kick as a last resort.
Grasshopper
Grasshopper
This also is a young (?) grasshopper. They can reach as much as 6cm in size.
Wasp
Wasp
I was sure it was a hornet, but apparently this is a wasp. It had no trouble posing for me mostly beause it was dead.
They are called vespula vulgaris (common wasp). They can reach 26mm in size which I find terrifying.
Lady bug
Lady bug
The things on its face are its antennae.
Sex
Sex
So here they are making love and I don't know if it's going to work because the one on the top is a
coccinella septempunctata, whereas the bottom one is a adalia bipunctata. But who cares!
Spider
Spider
Ew. This is a spider devouring an ant. I think it's a crab spider, but maybe not. They can change their colour, like a chameleon.
Photography-wise: the shadow shouldn't be there.
Anthomyiid fly
Anthomyiid fly
Anthomyia procellaris, to be precise. Its larvae develop in rotting plants. They are pests of crops.
Jumping spider
Jumping spider
That's a jumping spider. It's the largest family of spiders. They don't rely on web - they stalk their prey.
Wall barley
Wall barley
I think this is wall barley, a species of grass.
Lady bug
Lady bug
Another lady bug.
Grasshopper
Grasshopper
Stenobothrus lineatus. They are a good source of protein.
Oh, hello!
Oh, hello!
They hide from the lens and just peep like that.
Lady bug
Lady bug
Turns out they are not true bugs, so scientists prefer calling them lady beetles.
Soldier beetle
Soldier beetle
Rhagonycha fulva. In 18th and 19th century military units wore black and red, so possibly that explains
the name of this creature.
Trust me, no one can see us here...
Trust me, no one can see us here...
And that's how we get more of them.
On a branch
On a branch
Bug relaxing on a branch.
On a flower
On a flower
Bug relaxing on a flower.
Take one of me!
Take one of me!
Some of them like posing.
What do you want?
What do you want?
Some want to be left alone.
Grasshopper
Grasshopper
Posing nicely.
Cricket
Cricket
You can tell it's a cricket by its long antennae. It was pushed around by wasps, they didn't give a damn.
Gipsy wort?
Gipsy wort?
Might as well be something else.
Honey bee
Honey bee
Apis mellifera.
Bumble bee
Bumble bee
Bombus lapidarius. This is a female because she no yellow collar. Notice the red tail.
Honey bee
Honey bee
Honeybee are buzzin' in my head today...
Bumble bee
Bumble bee
... I think it wasn't guilty but it flew away.