Hiding from the rain

[VesselinG]

Went down in the garden to see how everything goes.. Found this guys hiding from the rain :D


http://hypo.vtbg.com/something/hiding.jpg


http://hypo.vtbg.com/something/hiding2.jpg


http://hypo.vtbg.com/something/hiding3.jpg

[marie]

they are wonderful shots http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_eek.gif
congratulations

the leaves seem to be of a luscious fruit bush ?
the first fellow ...could he be a firefly ?
the middle fellow is a dung (dor) beetle .. I think
http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_surprised.gif no offence to your garden http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif

and the last beautiful flimspy thing is a dragonfly
they are beautiful shots
very nice raindrops too
http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif

[VesselinG]

I'm not sure its a firefly... It's too big, I think...
As for the dung beetle - isn't he too small? Plus the colour? :) And I've never seen a dung beetle on a leaf - always on the ground... As for the last... Don't know...

Thanks for the comment, though, I appreciate it :):D

[marie]

I'm not sure its a firefly... It's too big, I think...
As for the dung beetle - isn't he too small? Plus the colour? :) And I've never seen a dung beetle on a leaf - always on the ground... As for the last... Don't know...

Thanks for the comment, though, I appreciate it :):D


thanks you too as I wasn't too sure
especially the firefly
but I have a picture showing one very like yours and I wondered about it.
says it's a firefly. I don't know them well
it does not look like any kind of fly

the middle fellow........ I took a picture of one very like it myself
and you are right, he was on the ground in the mountains
he could be bloody nosed beetle but I think it's a dung

other then all that...they are beautiful shots
after the rain the colour is always vibrant


very healthy looking leaves :cool:

[VesselinG]

Thank you very much, again :) You're too kind :)

Lets hope that someone who knows this guy will post and enlighten us... :)

[marie]

Thank you very much, again http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif You're too kind http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif

Lets hope that someone who knows this guy will post and enlighten us... http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif


I scanned this in
it is a tiny book and I didn't scan the page in well

forgot to say it's a beetle firefly which I was thinking your picture may be

probably different to the fireflies we usually know of http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_confused.gif although I never saw one over here


this one is
size : 10 to 12 mm


from the little information :
'look for the cream 'lamp' under the tip of the abdomen
both sexes have wings but only the male flies

he sends out a silvery-green flash about once every second after dusk and a lot of fireflies flying together create a beautiful sight
the female sits on the grass and flashes a reply
when she spots a male over head
the larvae feed on snails but the adults do not feed '

habitat :
grassland scrub vineyards and gardens
range : s europe . but only to the east of the river rhóne
??

season : april to july

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http://www.photoshare.co.nz/PhotoShareGallery1/100543/103470/Scan20001beetle2607.jpg

[VesselinG]

I actually have some more shots of his/hers kind:

http://hypo.vtbg.com/other/IMG_4996.jpg


http://hypo.vtbg.com/other/IMG_5027.jpg

[sparker1]

Very nice shots. I have no opinion on what they are.

[marie]

:cool:

they're terrific shots
you mention a point and shoot

what camera ?

[VesselinG]

Canon PowerShot A85 :)

[Ballen Photo]

Gorgeous shots of these insects Vesselin.:D
For the record, I have never seen a "Fire Fly" (That Iknow of.).:rolleyes:
-Bruce

[VesselinG]

Thank you very much, Bruce :)

[cactusclay]

Nice macro shots.

[Dannes]

Nice shots. Always spectaculair to see these strange creatures up close.
Nice point and shoot camera !
You would love teh Canon 100mm Macro lens and digital SLR i think!

[VesselinG]

First things first... I'm expecting my XT soon... Hopefully... And I'm sure I will love any good macrolens... I already do :p:p:D :D

[marie]

First things first... I'm expecting my XT soon... Hopefully... And I'm sure I will love any good macrolens... I already do :p:p:D :D




good news.

wishing you lots of good shots to come

:) :cool:

[VesselinG]

Thank you again :D

[John Trogdon]

Hey, all I know is that they are bugs, and you made them look good. Lots of green. . . . I like.

[einsteinsauntie]

Stunning shots. I would have called the last one a wasp, the Dragon Flies we have look a bit like a helicopter ..well the body shape, not the wings. I think if I could take photos like those I'd be happy with the camera I had. Brilliant.

[VesselinG]

Thanks :) :D

And who says I'm not happy with my cammera? :D I am.. dont get me wrong. I just want something better :P

[Reigh Higgins]

The third insect looks like a Crane fly (Tipala spp. ) Definitely not a dragonfly as they have two sets of wings held straight out from their sides when at rest. Nice shots !

[VesselinG]

Yes, I think that's the one! Thank you very much for the info, Reigh, and for the nice words for the shots :D

[RbrtPtikLeoSeny]

These are pretty decent! I like number one, and number two would be my favorite, if only you could edit out that huge stick in the way. And maybe also the blurred leaf in the right foreground.

[marie]

The third insect looks like a Crane fly (Tipala spp. ) Definitely not a dragonfly as they have two sets of wings held straight out from their sides when at rest. Nice shots !

:cool:
that's great
I was wondering about the wings, among other things, thanks

[marie]

Thanks http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif

And who says I'm not happy with my cammera? http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif I am.. dont get me wrong. I just want something better :P

http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif
sums it up very nicely

[hollow]

very nice Vesselin! :D
I like very much the first one.

And in the last one ( from the first post ) I think it's a kind of mosqito. ;) Thei are pretty usual around here too, especially in the woods area.

[Thenethiel]

I get a lot of something very similar to that third one in my room in the summer, they seem to have a very unfortunate attraction to the rather large, extremely fast, external fans cooling my computers.

[TammieO]

Awesome shots. I think the last one is a crane fly.