Window Gnat

[LordV]

Male and female window gnats ( Sylvicola fenestralis) and the inevitable.
Not sure if they had a slight leak but the droplet in #5 disappeared again fairly quickly (ie did not fall off).

Brian V.

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Cross-eye stereogram

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[alliec]

What a superb set of shots Brian. Great clarity and detail, 2 and 5 are my Favs.

[lance v]

Wings look awsome on steriogram:D

[dpastern]

Another series of fine shots Brian, mating gnats, man everything is doing it ;)

Dave

[racketman]

excellent, perfect lighting.

[LordV]

Thanks for the comments everyone - much appreciated :)
At least these provide some bug interest in cooler times :)
Brian V.

[LindaB]

Superb shots - love the colour on the wings.

Linda

[LordV]

Superb shots - love the colour on the wings.

Linda

Thanks Linda - I rather liked the wing colour but the reflection made the exposure a bit difficult :)
Brian V.

[bandit 1]

Hiya Brian,

Excellent series of shots, my favorite is #2. BTW what surface is that in #1 Brian looks like a ' Scabby ' bit o Cheese :lol:

Cheers for now
Mark

[LordV]

Hiya Brian,

Excellent series of shots, my favorite is #2. BTW what surface is that in #1 Brian looks like a ' Scabby ' bit o Cheese :lol:

Cheers for now
Mark

Thanks mark :)
#1 is on an apple slice, #2 on the side of a water barrel and the others on the black water barrel lid. I've started putting bits of fruit on this to see what they attract. Because the barrel side curve down and the lid is raised I can get some lovely low level shots of bugs if they perch/land in the right place.
Brian V.

[macro junkie]

amazing shots! u rule!;)

[bandit 1]

Hiya Brian,
Thanks for that, recon I'm going to have to lay some bait ere soon or I'll go stir crazy it's dead as a door nail, mind you we had one hell of a frost last night so everything must be well hunkered down, even my favorite Springtail spot is barren

Cheers for now
Mark


Thanks mark :)
#1 is on an apple slice, #2 on the side of a water barrel and the others on the black water barrel lid. I've started putting bits of fruit on this to see what they attract. Because the barrel side curve down and the lid is raised I can get some lovely low level shots of bugs if they perch/land in the right place.
Brian V.

[Mike4BekA]

Man killer shots as usual! the Stereo one rocks as well. Very much enjoyed them

[johnkermit1]

great captures. its cool to see this so detailed. detail on these small insects is incredible to me!

[LordV]

Thanks for the kind comments MJ, Mark,Mike and jk1 :)
Brian V.