The bug thread..post a picture (that you took) of a bug.

[Guava Jelly]

[Mutley]

1. From a few years ago at my old apartment.

[Guava Jelly]

2. A baby butterfly!

:D Hi mutley :loveya:

[Mutley]

8. I remember going out to the balcony later that day

and he'd gotten stuck in a spider web.

:(

Oh well. This is how nature works.



Heya GoPsUx. How'ya doin'? :loveya:

[Guava Jelly]

11. Doing well

Just a bit bored.
:hug: Yea I get you on the nature thingie. sigh

[Mutley]

12. I'm VERY bored.

I'm at work and we only have eight check-ins. x(

[HEyHEY]

3. where's the spider pic from?

[Guava Jelly]

4. Olathe Kansas

My day job.
I believe these are Wolf spiders (getting ready to do it) :D

[KitchenWitch]

5. Dragonflies

[Guava Jelly]

7. Those things are freaken fast.

:D :hi:

[KitchenWitch]

9. They are

There was a red one darting around that day too, but I could not get a photo of the red one.

[EstimatedProphet]

16. Damselflies, actually

Damselflies are order Zygoptera, dragonflies are order Anisoptera

[DeepBlueC]

32. we used to call them "sewing beetles"

My older cousins, who provided me with misinformation that lasted for years, told me that they would sew your lips shut. Or maybe it was my mother or father ... wishful thinking kind of threat. Does anyone else remember that fiction or was it our very own local idiocy?

[Blue Diadem]

65. My Mom used to call them sewing needles

and yes she told me they'd sew my lips shut too.

[PeaceNikki]

6. I don't photograph bugs... I run from them

:scared:

[Guava Jelly]

10. You might want to take pictures of them before you run IMHO.

:shrug: That way the DR can identify the bug that killed and ate you :silly:

[Haole Girl]

13. Ok

I swear to you, I did not realize the tree in the background would turn out like that! lol



Here is another one (Horse Fly, I think):

[Guava Jelly]

15. That is an interesting picture

Tree & A lol..

[Call Me Wesley]

14. Arachnophobia warning!

Pretty spiders we have here:

[Guava Jelly]

17. Holy shit!

That's one scary looking bug!
Any idea what it is?

[Call Me Wesley]

23. Wasp spider.

Totally nice fellow. ;)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argiope_bruennichi

[Guava Jelly]

24. Jimminy crickets!

When a prey item is first caught in the web, Argiope bruennichi will quickly immobilise its prey by wrapping it in silk. The prey is then bitten and then injected with a paralysing venom and a protein dissolving enzyme.
What a way to go.

[elshiva]

63. Arrrrrrrgh!

Get it away!

[Krakowiak]

70. gorgeous!

[Inchworm]

18. A few from recent

A 6-legged something.


This dude was tiny. That metal is the hook part of a hanging planter.


Caught this one after it ran across my mouse hand last year while I was having a conversation.


:hi:

[Guava Jelly]

19. Those are great

The second picture is my favorite. :hi:

[RevolutionaryActs]

20. Holy fuck those huge spiders!

:scared:




Uh... this is from the Butterfly Garden at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle. It was taken like four or five years ago with a disposable camera. :P

[Guava Jelly]

21. the big one I shoved inside with a pencil so he wouldn't get crushed

when I shut the door. I figure if they don't f_ck with me,I won't f_ck with them.
Nice bug Rev.. :D :loveya: How are those gams? ;)

[RevolutionaryActs]

22. I no likey the spiders.

We have some big ones here that get in the house sometimes... they're like as big as a half dollar. :scared::cry:



Thank you. :loveya::hug: The gams are fine :P Except I do have huge bruise that I have no idea how I got. :rofl:

[VenusRising]

25. How about me holding a bug?

An Australian Walking Stick at the Insect Fair at the Columbus Zoo last year. I don't think they are having one this year, which is a bummer. I love watching all the kids get so excited about all the cool bugs.

One I took



And a random pretty bug I right-click saved for you when I saw it. :)







:hi::hug:

[Guava Jelly]

27. Aww..

That is a big ass bug! :yoiks:
Thank you for the butterfly :hug: :hi:
Nice to see you.

[VenusRising]

30. They are pretty big.

They are very gentle, though.

[Mugu]

26. Now this is my type thread.

I shot this one today.



I shot these a few days ago.





You have to look carefully to see all that is going on. This little gal is a multi-tasker.



Talk about going through the change.



Regards, Mugu

[Guava Jelly]

28. Love these!

Very sharp pictures i might add.

[Mugu]

29. Thank you GoPsUx. Maybe some porno to liven things up.

Not my best work, I was still learning the camera. But, you can tell what's going on.









Regards, Mugu

[DeepBlueC]

38. How do you GET this stuff?

Looks like a lifetime of patient observation. Seriously, how do you go about these bug hunts...and where? :)

[Mugu]

42. All of my photos are taken in my backyard.

Sometimes I wander around looking for victims. Other times I sit and wait. It depends on the situation at that moment.







Regards, Mugu

[DeepBlueC]

44. unbelievable

[DeepBlueC]

50. that little animation is cool

Explain to an ignorant where you get something like that and how you put it up on your posts. Use simple words. Assume I know nothing and I will be more likely to get it as that is close to the truth. I jealous.

[DeepBlueC]

35. beautiful!!!

:hi:

[Mugu]

36. Thank you jeme.

How about some flies?









Regards, Mugu

[DeepBlueC]

37. stunning

The subjects are fascinating in themselves, and the composition is wonderful. This is gallery material. Impressed. :applause:

[Mugu]

39. You're too kind.

I appreciate your compliments very much. I have been practicing.

How about some caterpillars?









Regards, Mugu

[DeepBlueC]

45. that's quite a backyard you have

All so interesting, but #3 is a work of art by any standard. I get really excited about discovering such beauty where I have never had the opportunity to look as closely as you allow me to do. Again, thank you.

I can see a book here. In My Backyard. It's quite a concept.

[Mugu]

51. My backyard isn't anything special.

It's just a matter of looking. Most people look, but never see. It's truly my pleasure to show you my photos.



Regards, Mugu

[SallyMander]

58. Your pics are AMAZING, Mugu!

What kind of camera are you using?

[Mugu]

59. Thank you SallyMander

I'm using a Cannon Rebel with a 180mm macro lens and extension tubes.

When there's a rotten pear to be eaten everybody shows up.



Cheers, Mugu

[suninvited]

73. What kind of camera are you using?

Those are really sharp !

[Mugu]

74. I couldn't afford both a professional camera and good glass.

So I decided to buy good glass and with the money that I had left over buy a camera. I figure that cameras wear out and need to be upgraded, but with good care, glass should last a long time. To answer your question, my camera is a Cannon Rebel with a Cannon 180mm macro lens.

Regards, Mugu

[Mugu]

75. An old photo taken with my Panasonic Point & Shoot.

A giant Ichneumon laying eggs.

[Spacemom]

31. Garden Spider outside my back door

Creepy but harmless.

[AlCzervik]

33. ok

My doorbell


and not my doorbell

[Ptah]

34. ok

some ladybugs


a hopper

[ElsewheresDaughter]

40. mine

[mth44sc]

41. Ok - what the hell

[DeepBlueC]

46. wow

Just wow. You photographers leave me speechless. Those are lovely.

:hi:

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

43. Swallowtail butterfly

[DeepBlueC]

48. nice

Was there a Kitten Picture for this day, BTW?

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

52. For Sunday... or Monday?

Sunday
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=8128092&mesg_id=8128092

Monday
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=8130140&mesg_id=8130140


You can see all of them at the link in my sig...

or did you mean the day of the butterfly pic?
that would be... let's see...

KPOD 76 August 16... Happy Birthday to my brother
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=8022914

[DeepBlueC]

53. thanks...I love these

:hi:

[SammyWinstonJack]

47. Here is my "bug"

He "bugs" me daily. :evilgrin:

[DeepBlueC]

49. lol

Got a few of those here :rofl:

[Maestro]

54. Awesome thread.

Great pics and here are few of my contributions.

Insect as prey


Butterflies






Potato bugs


Burmelia Borer Beetle


Ant

[Mrs. Venation]

55. Okay

[Mugu]

56. The flower is a bit blown out, but who doesn't like butterflies?

[SallyMander]

57. I has bugs!

Odonates








And an unfortunate cricket...

[Mugu]

61. SallyMander, please don't think that Dragonflies are attractive because they're not.

[Guava Jelly]

60. Wow! Thanks everyone for the cool Pictures.

(All butterflies are of course dedicated to my good friend buddhamama)

[Adsos Letter]

62. Bug...

:D


.

[Mrs. Venation]

64. Mantis

A butterfly I haven't seen in our gardens before today:









I think bugs are cool!

[Burma Jones]

66. Okey Dokey

[Blue Diadem]

67. Amazing Photos! You all do such beautiful work. n/t

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

68. Network problems...

[Krakowiak]

69. The Spider and The Fly

snapped with my handheld... great topic!

[Orrex]

71. Two from western Pennsylvania

[suninvited]

72. Not as good as some in this thread, but here is one

[Adsos Letter]

76. Another bug shot...

same bug, actually...

[pinniped]

77. .