LordV Macro Photo-Lord of the Year 2006  More info | Apr 06, 2022 01:27 | #1 Flightless ant-mimic Ichneumonid wasp with problems. Gelis sp. wasp with a missing antenna and a lot of what I assume are parasitic mites.   Mite infested flightless parasitoid wasp X2 #1 by Brian Valentine, on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/
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davholla Goldmember More info Post edited over 1 year ago by davholla. | Apr 06, 2022 02:37 | #2 Very nice, I don't think those mites are always parasitic some can be phoretic and in cases of bees and beetles they can even be symbiotic.
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Apr 06, 2022 23:52 | #3 davholla wrote in post #19363965 Very nice, I don't think those mites are always parasitic some can be phoretic and in cases of bees and beetles they can even be symbiotic. Thanks for the comments davholla- yes they might be phoretic mites. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/
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MarkSturtevant Member  More info | Apr 07, 2022 00:29 | #4 Very interesting! I know there are various insects that have become wingless as one adaptation to being active in the cold. This being bc flying would take too much energy. Mark Sturtevant
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racketman Cream of the Crop  More info | Apr 07, 2022 14:28 | #5 Interesting captures. Is the objective better than using your MP-E65 on the Sony via adapter? Toby
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Apr 07, 2022 23:53 | #6 Mark Sturtevant wrote in post #19364269 Very interesting! I know there are various insects that have become wingless as one adaptation to being active in the cold. This being bc flying would take too much energy. Thanks for the comments Mark http://www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/
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Apr 08, 2022 00:01 | #7 racketman wrote in post #19364470 Interesting captures. Is the objective better than using your MP-E65 on the Sony via adapter? Thanks Toby. I'm still using my MPE-65 on a 5Dmk2 body that refuses to die but the microscope objective (which cost £25) I do not think is as good as the MPE optically (less contrast and some distortion at the edges) but it is so much easier to use and I can easily swap around objectives from 2x to 4X to 10X if warranted although using a 10X objective on a camera body handheld is not easy. Perhaps the main attraction apart from ease of use is being able to get much lower shooting angles because of the much smaller lens diameter. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/
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Apr 08, 2022 02:26 | #8 LordV wrote in post #19364625 Thanks for the comments Mark  Yes it does seem a bit of a weird adaption.Brian V. I don't think that in this case it is wingless because of energy problems. I would guess because of where its prey is although I am not an expert.
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