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orionmystery
31st of July 2008 (Thu), 12:23
1. some kind of fly? Physiphora?
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3252/2720334924_5a07fbfb18_o.jpg

2.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3033/2720334940_6aa60d2433_o.jpg

3. velvet ant?
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3016/2720334934_6e54babc93_o.jpg

4. never seen a grasshopper like this before...too bad i didn't manage to get a more decent shot of it :(
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3186/2720349756_97ede711f1_o.jpg

5. giant tropical ant, Camponotus Gigas, with big lunch
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3191/2720334932_921c36ce26_o.jpg
macro junkie
31st of July 2008 (Thu), 13:32
i hope u realize how lucky you are living where you do?~ :) lovely shots.
racketman
31st of July 2008 (Thu), 14:08
great series from macro paradise. The grasshopper is amazing.
johnkermit1
31st of July 2008 (Thu), 14:23
awesome Kurt....your shots are always amazing. "macro heaven" indeed.
i love the fly and that strange grasshopper best, and the last shot is a good capture as well! :cool:
bandit 1
31st of July 2008 (Thu), 14:27
Hiya Kurt,

Great series of shots, love the eye in #1

Cheers for now
Mark
Bill Pham
31st of July 2008 (Thu), 15:35
that grasshopper is great. and like the fly too. very nice series.

Bill
orionmystery
31st of July 2008 (Thu), 22:08
i hope u realize how lucky you are living where you do?~ :) lovely shots.

great series from macro paradise. The grasshopper is amazing.

awesome Kurt....your shots are always amazing. "macro heaven" indeed.
i love the fly and that strange grasshopper best, and the last shot is a good capture as well! :cool:

Hiya Kurt,

Great series of shots, love the eye in #1

Cheers for now
Mark

that grasshopper is great. and like the fly too. very nice series.

Bill

Thanks for the lovely comments, MJ, Toby, John, Mark and Bill.
@MJ, you can start planning for retirement in Malaysia :D
Sugarman
31st of July 2008 (Thu), 23:36
Great series Kurt.
4g63photo
1st of August 2008 (Fri), 00:22
Great captures. Number 4 and 5 are insane.
LordV
1st of August 2008 (Fri), 01:24
Wonderful shots of some weird bugs :)
#1 looks like either a soldier fly (Stratiomyidae) or a horse fly (Tabanidae) to me.

Brian V.
orionmystery
1st of August 2008 (Fri), 03:46
Great series Kurt.

Great captures. Number 4 and 5 are insane.

Wonderful shots of some weird bugs :)
#1 looks like either a soldier fly (Stratiomyidae) or a horse fly (Tabanidae) to me.

Brian V.

Thanks for the comments, Bill, Fernie and Brian V :).
@Brian, thanks for the IDs too :)
dpastern
1st of August 2008 (Fri), 05:21
great series from macro paradise. The grasshopper is amazing.

Agreed! Wow. And yes, #3 does look like a velvet ant, at least from what I've read/seen.

Dave
orionmystery
1st of August 2008 (Fri), 07:04
Agreed! Wow. And yes, #3 does look like a velvet ant, at least from what I've read/seen.

Dave

Thanks, Dave :). Lucky me to have so many bugs to shoot. All i need now is an MPE :D
dpastern
1st of August 2008 (Fri), 22:33
Thanks, Dave :). Lucky me to have so many bugs to shoot. All i need now is an MPE :D

You and me both, except not many bugs around @ the moment. I still haven't fully moved across to the new PC, so Photosphop CS2 & C1 Pro and Neat Image have not been installed on the new PC at the moment. Not much point in doing so until I can get the Mark IIn working via FireWire on the new PC :( I'll probably go out and buy Downloader Pro anyways, since it's not that pricey, is relatively good etc.

Dave