Bug identifications anyone...

[Phil_L]

All shot on a blackberry bush. Hand held, full flash exposure, 1:1 magnification, M mode, f11.

Sigma macro, 150 mm fl, Nikon close up flash.

Pic 1

http://phil.smugmug.com/photos/172235345-L.jpg



Pic 2. Some sort of wasp??

http://phil.smugmug.com/photos/172235519-L.jpg


Pics 3 & 4.
In pic 4 the bug is in the throes of childbirth. Must have been an ordeal because I found her on the same bud next morning.

http://phil.smugmug.com/photos/172235751-L.jpg



You can see two of the litle (brown) fellows here. They just crawled off into the bush to fend for themselves.

http://phil.smugmug.com/photos/172235147-L.jpg

Plenty of bees and bumblebees, but the dear:humungus things wouldn't cooperate. :rofl

[Awais Yaqub]

Some nice photos but i don't know who are they as always
i hope wasp face was not too of center

[Lord Vetinari]

Nice captures- need some work on composition- try to give bugs more headroom in the direction they are facing.
#1 is a dance fly, Empididae- probably Empis species.
#2 is one of the social wasps
#3 is a beetle- not sure but may be one of the chafer beetles

brian v.

[Skippy]

All shot on a blackberry bush. Hand held, full flash exposure, 1:1 magnification, M mode, f11.

Sigma macro, 150 mm fl, Nikon close up flash.

Pic 1
Pic 2. Some sort of wasp??
Pics 3 & 4.
In pic 4 the bug is in the throes of childbirth. Must have been an ordeal because I found her on the same bud next morning.
You can see two of the litle (brown) fellows here. They just crawled off into the bush to fend for themselves.
Plenty of bees and bumblebees, but the dear:humungus things wouldn't cooperate. :rofl

That is one hairy yellow and black beetle :D
Looks like you had quite an eventful day finding all these little fellows :thumb
.... Skippy
.

[Phil_L]

Some nice photos but i don't know who are they as always
i hope wasp face was not too of center

Thanks Awais, I appreciate your encouragement. :D

Hmm.... :scratch The wasps head is also a little out of focus?? Maybe I'll nail it next chance.

[Phil_L]

Nice captures- need some work on composition- try to give bugs more headroom in the direction they are facing.
#1 is a dance fly, Empididae- probably Empis species.
#2 is one of the social wasps
#3 is a beetle- not sure but may be one of the chafer beetles

brian v.

Thanks for the help Brian, I was hopeing you would have som info to offer.:bow

The wasp wasn't threatening to me nor I to it.
Didnt mind posing for the camera at all.
Hence social??

Thanks also for the pointer on composition.
Will try to incorporate that. :thumb
The manual focusing thing is still looming fairly large though. :D

[Phil_L]

That is one hairy yellow and black beetle :D
Looks like you had quite an eventful day finding all these little fellows :thumb
.... Skippy
.

Yes, odd little fellow Skippy.

Body of a beetle and markings like a bumble bee.
Could be some sort of camoflage??
Fairly static and quite thankful to shoot pics of.

The bush was a goldmine for macro. :D