Leafhopper on spider skin

Another shot from today. Leafhopper on a spider skin. Not sure if it is eating it or just being brave.

Click for larger pic.

IMAGE LINK: http://farm2.static.fl​ickr.com …51998294_f9690d​a697_o.jpg

Brian
400D, 350D, kit lens x2, 100mm f2.8 macro lens,400mm 5.6L lens,70-200mm f4L usm lens. 28-135mm IS usm lens, Raynox DCR250, Kenco rings, Kenco 2X + 1.4X, RC-1, sigma 70 -300 DG macro lens, 430 EX flash, Hakuba flash bracket, Off-camera cord 2, battery grip.
http://www.flickr.com/​photos/skylab2007/

winning is fun and second is for loser
I got Mitch hook on wide angle
Gear list
http://billpham.smugmu​g.com/

Bill Pham wrote in post #3894329
cool shot Brian. don't think it's eating it thought.

Bill

Cheers Bill. Yea I'm not sure what it was doing.

Brian
400D, 350D, kit lens x2, 100mm f2.8 macro lens,400mm 5.6L lens,70-200mm f4L usm lens. 28-135mm IS usm lens, Raynox DCR250, Kenco rings, Kenco 2X + 1.4X, RC-1, sigma 70 -300 DG macro lens, 430 EX flash, Hakuba flash bracket, Off-camera cord 2, battery grip.
http://www.flickr.com/​photos/skylab2007/

Bernie

Kit list: Eos 30D/Canon 100mm Macro/Canon 28-105/Sigma 70-300/Canon 400 F5.6L/430ex/Giottos MT9170

dreamline wrote in post #3894541
Very interesting shot Brian. Think the leafhopper was simply being brave... Could have been thinking of auditioning for the part of spiderman I suppose...

Very good Bernie. Thanks.

Brian
400D, 350D, kit lens x2, 100mm f2.8 macro lens,400mm 5.6L lens,70-200mm f4L usm lens. 28-135mm IS usm lens, Raynox DCR250, Kenco rings, Kenco 2X + 1.4X, RC-1, sigma 70 -300 DG macro lens, 430 EX flash, Hakuba flash bracket, Off-camera cord 2, battery grip.
http://www.flickr.com/​photos/skylab2007/

Bandit 1
Canon EOS 400D,
Sigma 105 Macro,
Sigma 70-300 F4-5.6 APO DG Macro,
Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4.5 DC MACRO
Sigma 500 DG Super,
Home made Lighting Unit

All shots one handed or "Stump-Bracket " held

http://s75.photobucket​.com/albums/i318/bandi​t1_2006/

bandit 1 wrote in post #3894676
Hiya Skylab,

Great shot/find, lovely colours & clarity.

I'm not sure but I think that Hopper is called a ' Sage Leafhopper ' Eupteryx melissae.

I shot some of these a while back as my ' Lavender ' was infested with them, funnily enough I only just found out which Hopper they were & yours looks the same as mine.

Cheers for now
Mark

Thanks for the ID mark. It was a strange find really.

Brian
400D, 350D, kit lens x2, 100mm f2.8 macro lens,400mm 5.6L lens,70-200mm f4L usm lens. 28-135mm IS usm lens, Raynox DCR250, Kenco rings, Kenco 2X + 1.4X, RC-1, sigma 70 -300 DG macro lens, 430 EX flash, Hakuba flash bracket, Off-camera cord 2, battery grip.
http://www.flickr.com/​photos/skylab2007/

Toby
Canon EOS R7, 100 L macro, MP-E65, RF 100-400
Olympus EM-1 MKII/MKIII, 60 macro, 90 macro, 12-40 PRO

racketman wrote in post #3900734
unsual find, good photo. Reminds me of when I saw a grasshopper land on the back of a Dragonfly which was drying out the morning dew - needless to say it had hopped off by the time I was in a position to take a picture.

Thanks Toby.

Brian
400D, 350D, kit lens x2, 100mm f2.8 macro lens,400mm 5.6L lens,70-200mm f4L usm lens. 28-135mm IS usm lens, Raynox DCR250, Kenco rings, Kenco 2X + 1.4X, RC-1, sigma 70 -300 DG macro lens, 430 EX flash, Hakuba flash bracket, Off-camera cord 2, battery grip.
http://www.flickr.com/​photos/skylab2007/

Alistair
My Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/​photos/alliec2007/
350D, 30D, Tamron 90mm, MP-E 65, 2 x 18-55, 50 1.8 II, 430EX Speedlite, MT24ex and Kenko Extension Tubes.

alliec wrote in post #3901490
Great capture and well spotted.

Aistair.

Cheers Alistair.

Brian
400D, 350D, kit lens x2, 100mm f2.8 macro lens,400mm 5.6L lens,70-200mm f4L usm lens. 28-135mm IS usm lens, Raynox DCR250, Kenco rings, Kenco 2X + 1.4X, RC-1, sigma 70 -300 DG macro lens, 430 EX flash, Hakuba flash bracket, Off-camera cord 2, battery grip.
http://www.flickr.com/​photos/skylab2007/