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Insects

Macro shots of a few Florida insects. Many of the insect identifications were provided by Eric Eaton, who is the principal editor of a new Kaufman insect field guide to be published in 6 months or so. See some of his comments on selected pictures for more information. Thanks Eric!!
Rambur's Forktail Damselfly
Rambur's Forktail Damselfly		 Worker Paper Wasp
Worker Paper Wasp		 Paper Wasp
Paper Wasp		 Black Saddlebags Skimmer
Black Saddlebags Skimmer
Damsel Fly
Damsel Fly		 Wasp Moth
Wasp Moth		 Lily Pad Forktail, Male
Lily Pad Forktail, Male		 Damsel Fly Chow Time
Damsel Fly Chow Time
Damsel Fly
Damsel Fly		 Flower Fly
Flower Fly		 'Trash' Bug
'Trash' Bug		 'Trash' Bug
'Trash' Bug
Damsel Fly
Damsel Fly		 Ladybird Beetle
Ladybird Beetle		 Halloween Pennant Dragonfly
Halloween Pennant Dragonfly		 Eastern Amberwing Dragonfly
Eastern Amberwing Dragonfly
Eastern Amberwing Dragonfly
Eastern Amberwing Dragonfly		 Shield Bug
Shield Bug		 Eastern Amberwing Dragonfly
Eastern Amberwing Dragonfly		 Eastern Amberwing Dragonfly, Female
Eastern Amberwing Dragonfly, Female
White Peacock Butterfly
White Peacock Butterfly		 White Peacock Butterfly
White Peacock Butterfly		 Dragonfly
Dragonfly		 Eastern Pondhawk Dragonfly
Eastern Pondhawk Dragonfly
Red Skimmer Dragonfly
Red Skimmer Dragonfly		 Bee Fly
Bee Fly		 u35/pcasper/medium/31748555.CRW_6372P_web.jpg White Peacock Butterfly
White Peacock Butterfly
Scarlet Skimmer Dragonfly, Male
Scarlet Skimmer Dragonfly, Male		 Pair of Scoliid Wasps
Pair of Scoliid Wasps		 Sleeping Bees
Sleeping Bees		 Bee Fly
Bee Fly
Bee Fly
Bee Fly		 Spinybacked Orbweaver Spider
Spinybacked Orbweaver Spider		 Millipede
Millipede		 Millipede
Millipede
Oleander Aphids
Oleander Aphids		 Nymph of a bug...probably large Milkweed
Nymph of a bug...probably large Milkweed		 Gulf Fritillary Butterfly
Gulf Fritillary Butterfly		 Gulf Fritillary Butterfly
Gulf Fritillary Butterfly
Gulf Fritillary Butterfly
Gulf Fritillary Butterfly		 Gulf Fritillary - Stealth Mode!
Gulf Fritillary - Stealth Mode!		 Eastern Amberwing Dragonfly
Eastern Amberwing Dragonfly		 Dern'ed if I know....
Dern'ed if I know....
Some Kind of Wasp....I think
Some Kind of Wasp....I think		 Scarlet-Bodied Wasp Moth
Scarlet-Bodied Wasp Moth		 Scarlet-Bodied Wasp Moth
Scarlet-Bodied Wasp Moth		 u39/pcasper/medium/32475210.CRW_7154P_web.jpg
Ceranus Blue Gossamer-Winged Butterfly (male)
Ceranus Blue Gossamer-Winged Butterfly (male)		 Eastern Pondhawk Dragonfly
Eastern Pondhawk Dragonfly		 Spined Stink Bug
Spined Stink Bug		 Bella Moth
Bella Moth
Housefly
Housefly		 Housefly
Housefly		 Scarlet Skimmer (female)
Scarlet Skimmer (female)		 Scarlet Skimmer Dragonfly (male)
Scarlet Skimmer Dragonfly (male)
Spur-Throated Grasshopper
Spur-Throated Grasshopper		 Jacob's and Jimmy's Bugs
Jacob's and Jimmy's Bugs 		Metaphid Jumping Spider
Metaphid Jumping Spider		 Metaphid Jumping Spider
Metaphid Jumping Spider
Metaphid Jumping Spider
Metaphid Jumping Spider		 No Clue...found on the beach
No Clue...found on the beach		 Red-Banded Hairstreak Butterfly
Red-Banded Hairstreak Butterfly		 Ceraunus Blue Butterfly
Ceraunus Blue Butterfly
Grasshopper
Grasshopper		 Flower Fly or Syrphid
Flower Fly or Syrphid		 Common Buckeye Butterfly
Common Buckeye Butterfly		 Queen Butterfly
Queen Butterfly
Wasp Moth
Wasp Moth		 Viceroy Butterfly
Viceroy Butterfly		 20050926-8324p_web.jpg
20050926-8324p_web.jpg		 Mantis
Mantis
Another Mantis
Another Mantis		 20060109-0674p-web.jpg
20060109-0674p-web.jpg		 20090528-0789.jpg
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Marie-Paule 18-Oct-2012 19:03
Impossible de choisir, elles sont toutes belles ! Bravo
Guest 27-Sep-2006 17:17
wonderful macro. Such good clarity and composition. My gallery's a long way off shots like this. voted... ian
Aviv Bovete01-Jan-2006 22:10
Wonderful images and colors... you got my vote... ;-)
Feel free to visit my galleries athttp://www.pbase.com/avivb
Guest 20-Jul-2005 23:53
Wonderful gallery. You are using your retirement well. Voted.
Guest 06-Jul-2005 07:31
I really enjoyed viewing all the great macro shots. Lighting is perfect and it's perfectly sharp... looking forward to see more!
Paul Casper06-Mar-2005 17:43
Hi Mauricio,

Thank you for your nice comments. No, I did not use flash in any of the insect photographs. They mostly were taken in late afternoon sunlight, with the aperture in the f/16-f/22 range, ISO 800 and slow shutter speed with tripod.

Paul
Mauricio Andrade04-Mar-2005 15:12
Hi Paul, very nice macro shots ! I would like to make a question. Do you use flash in these pictures ?
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