Bugography 2010

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2010 was an extremely busy year for me. Even though I still managed to get out on weekends and capture my images, I never had the opportunity to process any of them until a few weeks ago. That last forum was driving me nuts so I never posted my images.

Photomacography is my main interest as you may know and this is how I spend my Saturday and Sunday mornings all summer long. These photos were all taken in Northern Ontario. They are mostly at a magnification ratio of 1:1 using a Nikon D2X and a 200mm macro lens.


These aphids are so tiny and packed together so tightly that they make the stick they are sitting on look like it has a growth. Often, you will see ants herding these.









This is a spitbug after a rainfall. All his bubbles are broken and you can see the little bug inside if you look closely.

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These bottleflies are dining on a flattened frog:


And this butterfly thought that frog was pretty tasty too:

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I'm in to July now, BTW





This is a mama wolf spider with her babies on her back:

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Some detail of Mama Wolf's babies:

I think next time I find a wolf like this I am going to go extra close and try and get a "hemisphere" (that aughta creep out the arachnophobes)


Waterstriders are incredibly difficult to get a photo of. I have yet to get a pic I am really happy with.



This bed of dry moss was literally crawling with wolves. I never tire of photographing these. They have the coolest faces:

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An assassin bug:






A plume moth:




A firefly:



A little leafhopper:

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... and that looks like it for 2010. Perhaps not the most productive summer (been awful windy last couple of years) but I think I got a few good ones.