Alien emergence

A female bush oak cricket's final moult. I spotted it hanging upside down from a rhododendron leaf. The first 2 shots are focus stacks using zerene.

Brian V.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II • 1/200 • f/11 • ISO 200

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2mmD​n8N Alien emergence #1 by Brian Valentine, on Flickr

Canon EOS 5D Mark II • 1/200 • f/11 • ISO 200

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13 minutes later

Canon EOS 5D Mark II • 1/200 • f/10 • ISO 200

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Canon EOS 5D Mark II • 1/200 • f/10 • ISO 200

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90 mins later

Canon EOS 5D Mark II • 1/200 • f/11 • ISO 200

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racketman wrote in post #19281006
Great find, surprising how seldom one finds insects moulting, damselflies excepted.

Thanks - yes first time I've spotted one of these moulting.

Brian V.

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Canon 600D, 40D, 5D mk2, 7D, Tamron 90mm macro, Sigma 105mm OS, Canon MPE-65,18-55 kit lens X2, canon 200mm F2.8 L, Tamron 28-70mm xrdi, Other assorted bits