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Cream of the Crop

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Aug 06, 2010 14:23 | #1

About a month ago I was shooting the very small yellow flower of Wood Avens, or Herb Bennet (Geum urbanum), at 1:1 with the MP-E65mm, and it was only when I studied the images on the computer I found a tiny creature in the flower. First, here's a two-image focus stack of the flower - the creature is pinkish red.

IMAGE: http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i192/garlicpickle/Canon/stack4353-4small.jpg

Here's a 100% crop to show the creature. I calculate it must be about 0.75mm long. If anyone has a clue what it might be, I'd love to know. It could well be a nymph of something, perhaps one of the plant bugs?

IMAGE: http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i192/garlicpickle/Canon/stack4353-4crop.jpg

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zoebird

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Aug 06, 2010 15:33 | #2

I don't know what creature it is. Being new to macro photography I love the surprise discoveries that come like this.

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racketman

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Aug 06, 2010 16:07 | #3

looks like an aphid secreting from its dorsal tubes.

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LordV

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Aug 07, 2010 01:44 | #4

Good one - agree it's an aphid.
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