10 macros from summer fields

in PHOTOGRAPHY [DAC]20 hours ago (edited)

Summer have finished; look at my macrophotography harvest. In this post: mostly insects and a few snails.

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Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) - looks as remarkable, as a fire in the dark of the night.

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A bee among a garden of stamens.


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Have you seen these bright beautiful beetles? I have seen them more than once on rose hips, and of course I thought that they feed on nectar. I could not imagine the real state of affairs... The common bee beetle, or Trichodes apiarius, is a parasite. The larvae of this beetle grow and develop in hives, feeding on bee larvae, as well as weakened and recently dead bees. (Adult beetles feed on other insects). Beetles often sit on flowers - but they do not collect nectar there, but lay eggs! When the larvae hatch from the eggs, they cling to bees flying in to pollinate the flowers - and thus end up in the hives. An intricate squiggle!

Видели ли вы этих ярких красивых жуков? я встречал их не раз на цветках шиповника, и конечно думал что они питаются нектаром. Я не мог себе вообразить, реальное положение дел... Пестряк пчелиный, или пчеложук обыкновенный (лат. Trichodes apiarius) — паразит. Личинки этого жука растут и развиваются в ульях, питаясь личинками пчёл, а также ослабевшими и недавно погибшими пчёлами. (Взрослые жуки питаются другими насекомыми). Жуки часто сидят на цветках - но не собирают там нектар, а откладывают яйца! когда личинки вылупляются из яиц, они цепляются к прилетающим опылять цветки пчёлам - и таким образом попадают в ульи. Замысловатая загогулина!


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Bronze beetle.


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A scout ant examines mushroom sprouts.


...and some snails. I love watching snails!

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location: St.Petersburg, Russia summer 2024 natural lighting
camera/lens: Canon 5D Sigma 150mm raw-conv.

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That is a very interesting and scary fact about that beautiful beetle. We would never expect that the beetle has that intention when they are visiting the flower isn't it?

Great macros my friend, all of them are super beautiful.
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Exactly! Myself I was very surprised to know that too. (And during breakfast educated my wife and daughter. They said: "Awww, thats disgusting!"))))) The nature indeed is not all that fluffy comfortable and cute-looking. It is the non-stop struggle of species for survival. Let me share Hive !BEER and !PIZZA with you.

Damn such gorgeous insects! Isn’t the color blue rare in nature? Yet the butterfly is called common blue haha. So stunningggg

They are not blue, actually. This is just the visual... depending on lighting and my processing. Yes, blue color is more rare than, say, red or yellow. I very rarely see blue / aqua fungi, for example.


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Nice shots! Interesting about the bee beetle, never heard of it buy it is a pretty parasitic beetle! That butterfly is beautiful, has to be my favorite of the day. Very cool!
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