Share your insect/bug/arachnid shots.

[iamdlewis]

A couple Paper Wasps gathering building materials earlier this year.

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 90mm F2.8 Macro G OSS
• 90.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 400

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 90mm F2.8 Macro G OSS
• 90.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 500

 

[spudhead]

butterfly from today

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 640

 

[GvilleRick]

My wife and I hiked to the Craggy Pinnacle on the Blue Ridge Parkway and enjoyed some incredible views. Here are a couple of shots of an American Lady Butterfly with different perspectives.

First a shot a close shot.

• ILCE-7RM5
• SAMYANG AF 35-150mm F2-2.8
• 150.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 800

And then a wide shot with Craggy Dome in the background.

• ILCE-7RM5
• SAMYANG AF 35-150mm F2-2.8
• 35.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 400

 

[Phil Vetra]

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/5000 sec
• ISO 3200

Got this one this morning!

 

[Phil Vetra]

My wife and I hiked to the Craggy Pinnacle on the Blue Ridge Parkway and enjoyed some incredible views. Here are a couple of shots of an American Lady Butterfly with different perspectives.

First a shot a close shot.
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And then a wide shot with Craggy Dome in the background.
View attachment 64238

Nice!

 

[spudhead]

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 1250

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 400

 

[GvilleRick]

I went out with my Sony 200-600mm G to see if I could get more photos of Swallow-Tailed Kites. All I ended up seeing was a variety of insects.

The grasshoppers swarmed when I walked out into the field.

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 320

A couple of common buckeye butterflies.

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 250

Fiery Skipper Butterfly

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 400

Widow Skimmer Dragonfly

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 500

Halloween Pennant Dragonfly

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 588.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 640

 

[brphotographycanada]

This little guy was out soaking up the sun. I'm having some fun with the Nature Conservancy of Canada "BioBlitz". The iNaturalist site where the NCC project is run helped to identify this one as a "Meadowhawk".

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 70-200mm F4 G OSS
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 160

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 70-200mm F4 G OSS
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 200

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 70-200mm F4 G OSS
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 400

 

[GvilleRick]

This Blue Dasher flew up close to me and after getting a photo I noticed he was having lunch.

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 1600

Closeup

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 1600

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 500

 

[spudhead]

A couple of dragonflies in flight

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 1250

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 1250

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 1250

 

[spudhead]

bee from earlier

• ILCE-1
• FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS
• 300.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 125

• ILCE-1
• FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS
• 300.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 125

 

[iamdlewis]

Few from a short sitting today

• ILCE-1
• FE 90mm F2.8 Macro G OSS
• 90.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 640

• ILCE-1
• FE 90mm F2.8 Macro G OSS
• 90.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/320 sec
• ISO 640

• ILCE-1
• FE 90mm F2.8 Macro G OSS
• 90.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/400 sec
• ISO 640