#macro

[ljsbugblog]

this Mud-dauber Wasp chose our windowsil to build her nest! after a bit of investigation of me and my camera, she graciously allowed me to photograph her while she worked on her construction.

in the photos above, she has arrived with a ball of mud collected from somewhere nearby. this nest isn't for her to live in, but for her young to grow and pupate. in this mass of mud she will craft several individual cells, and provision them all with the paralysed bodies of orb-weaver spiders. each cell will have a single egg laid on the first spider, before being sealed off with more mud.

here, she picks the next spot to deposit her ball of mud, using her mandibles to smooth it onto the structure. when the larvae hatch, they will consume all the spiders in their respective cells, before pupating and then emerging as adults wasps.

each time she finished with a layer of mud, she would take a moment to groom her forelegs and antennae, before flying off to repeat the process. these photos were taken earlier in the Summer, and as of posting this, the adult wasps have yet to emerge.

Covered-cell Mud-dauber Wasp, female (Sceliphron laetum).

#ljsbugblog #bugblr #entomology #macro #insects #hymenoptera #aculeata #wasps #sphecidae #thread-waisted wasps #sceliphron #slender mud-dauber wasps #sceliphron laetum #covered-cell mud-dauber wasp

[seabeck]

Wolf lichen

#desert #eastern washington #landscape #nature #beauty #photographers on tumblr #artists on tumblr #original photographers #original photography #photography #aesthetic #Washington #pnw #westcoastbestcoast #art #pacific northwest #explore #travel #cottagecore #naturecore #grandmacore #p #lichen #lichens #macro #forest

[malioli]

The morning dew, the drops of life

#canon #croatia #europe #photo #photography #hrvatska #photographers on tumblr #original photographers #nature #my photos #macro captures #macrophotography #macro photography #macro #canon photography #nature photography #original photography #original photography on tumblr

[macrowitchphotography]

Lady Godieva stature in a little stained glass corner... 😍

#photographyaddict #photography #travel #throughthelense #justgoshoot #macro #cottagecore #naturecore #aesthetic #coventry #ladyGodiva #guildhouse #history #architecture #art #stainedglass

[inyoureyes69]

Pink Peony | ©inyoureyes69 | Linktree

#photographers on tumblr #peony #flower #macro #flower macro #pink

[akincem1967]

#nature #macro #macrophotography #flowers #flower #original photography on tumblr #original photographers #fujifilmxt2 #fujinon #xf16 80mmf4

[thephotographicvampire]

Antler Queens.

#photography #sony a7 iii #macro photography #macro #funko pop #funko photography #pop vinyl #yellowjackets #natalie scatorccio #lottie matthews #woods #woodland #moss #foliage #f/2.8

[constantlyfalling]

went for a walk yesterday...

#flowers #wild flowers #spring flowers #spring #springtime #flower #photography #pink #pink aesthetic #pinkcore #macrophotography #macro

[onenicebugperday]

Madagascan sunset moth (Chrysiridia rhipheus) wing scales at 50x magnification

Photos by Nicky Bay // Website // Facebook

Shared with permission; do not remove credit or re-post!

The moth itself:

Photos by sympiotr

#animals #curators on tumblr #insects #bugs #moth #madagascan sunset moth #one nice bug #macro #photography

[cuppalion]

#furry #comic #macro

[textless]

#insect #butterfly #painted lady #flower #photographers on tumblr #textless #amadee ricketts #arizona #macro #in the yard #garden #fall #autumn #december #salvia #orange #blue #green

[akincem1967]

#nature #flowers #flower #macrophotography #macro #original photography on tumblr #original photographers #fujifilmxt2 #fujinon #xf16 80mmf4

[ljsbugblog]

my favourite visitor to the pond is this beautiful Australian Hornet (Abispa ephippium). she regularly comes to the pond to drink, and luckily isnt too camera-shy!

despite being called a hornet, A. ephippium is actually a species of potter wasp. as such, she is a solitary creature who spends her time building mud-nests to house her larvae, and hunting caterpillars with which to feed them. as an adult, she is a pollinator who feeds on flower nectar.

she is about 30mm (1.2in) in length, but deft enough to carefully land on top of the water without breaking the surface tension (so far she is the biggest insect I've seen thats able to do this). its an amazing behaviour from both an entomologic and photographic perspective, these photos are some of my favourites <3

Australian Hornet, female (Abispa ephippium).

#ljsbugblog #bugblr #entomology #insects #hymenoptera #vespidae #wasps #eumeninae #potter wasps #mason wasps #abispa #large australasian mason wasps #abispa ephippium #australian hornet #macro

[constantlyfalling]

water droplets on greenery

#photography #macrophotography #macro #macro photography #my post #greenery #plants #foliage #i tried to put together a #gradient #i believe it was a success #nature #nature photography

[emh-photos-art]

Photo set includes three images of trees with a sunrise behind them, a winter landscape, and two brown leaves with snow in the background.

#tree #branch #sunrise #pink #red #sky #dawn #orange #cloud #snow #leaf #leaves #road #path #land #scape #two #macro #brown #white #winter #frozen #cold #ice #photos #nature #natural #plant #outdoor #outside

[rhiannatruex]

wings of blue

#Queueue #Original Photography #photography #my photography #original photographer #photographers of tumblr #photographers on tumblr #lensblr #original photography blog #macro #macro photography #macro photo #canon macro #cottage #cottagecore #cottage core #grandma core