I am declaring myself...

[buggi]

Nothing beats a dedicated macro lens!







John

i want one

 

[buggi]

[QUOTE 3063074, member: 9609"]I spoilt a good camera with this shot, it was on the beach and quite windy, forever after the camera made a horrible grinding noise as the lens went in or out

[/QUOTE]
worth it though. i was found a 3 inch hairy caterpillar on the road, just missed it on my bike. it was really furry, so i put it on the grass verge. wish i'd took a photo now.

 

[theclaud]

[QUOTE 3063543, member: 9609"]He doesn't need camouflage, his colouration tells the world to keep well away as he is either dangerous, poisonous or obnoxious. Doesn't seem to apply to birds but in the insect, snake, frog kingdom bright stripy colours means keep well away. See 'Aposematism'[/QUOTE]

Where did you take the caterpillar pic, Reiver? I'm going for a Barbary Spurge Hawk Moth! As our resident expert, I'd ask @rich p to confirm the ID, but he'll have to peek at it through his fingers or from behind the sofa...

 

[buggi]

[QUOTE 3070865, member: 9609"]two more, in the first, is that the sting sticking out the back?

and finally for me the most worrying of all (especially if you like wild camping in the highlands)

[/QUOTE]
i don't think its a stinger, i think it might be what it lays eggs with. I heard of a creature that lays eggs in other creatures. That might be it!

 

[rich p]

Where did you take the caterpillar pic, Reiver? I'm going for a Barbary Spurge Hawk Moth! As our resident expert, I'd ask @rich p to confirm the ID, but he'll have to peek at it through his fingers or from behind the sofa...

You can scoff all you like, but those things can break a baby's arm.

 

[mr_cellophane]

[QUOTE 3063074, member: 9609"]I spoilt a good camera with this shot, it was on the beach and quite windy, forever after the camera made a horrible grinding noise as the lens went in or out[/QUOTE]
I know how your "lens" must feel. I have suffered similarly after being on the beach.

 

[Over The Hill]

 

[GetAGrip]

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Your insect photo certainly has no sting left in his tail!

 

[martint235]

worth it though. i was found a 3 inch hairy caterpillar on the road, just missed it on my bike. it was really furry, so i put it on the grass verge. wish i'd took a photo now.

Hope it wasn't one of these:

 

[Globalti]

I took this picture with a Blackberry phone and am quite astonished at the quality. With a phone, keeping the camera steady is the hardest part. If you can do that, the definition is excellent.

 

[GetAGrip]

I wish the click button was further up the phone body for better balance, rather than at the very bottom of the screen

 

[tyred]

Some quite incredible photos here. Very well done. I have always struggled for patience with wildlife photography.

 

[stuee147]

i took these on my HTC desire

 

[buggi]

Hope it wasn't one of these:

it looked a lot like that! What is it?

 

[stuee147]

[QUOTE 3100700, member: 9609"]The elegant Cleg

One of the joys of the highlands, you normally just feel a sharp pin prick and look down to see a spot of blood, but I captured this little beauty in relaxed mood[/QUOTE]

great pic shame you didnt get on of it sucking your blood lol