Unusual insects

[Fince]

Hi!

I just bring some pics here.

Copris lunaris female

Dorcadium fulvum

Melolontha melolontha

 

[Emilyloulou]

I know this is an old picture but my uni flat in nottingham is infested with these! they keep popping out from under the carpet. i dont mind, i just stick them in a pot but my flatmates are freaking out.

Dermestes lardarius - Dermestidae (who like them?)

 

[lukatsi]

Szép képek Fince!

Beautiful pics, what camera and lens do you use? -- Oh, I see this was discussed before...

 

[Fince]

Szép képek Fince!

Beautiful pics, what camera and lens do you use? -- Oh, I see this was discussed before...

Hi,

Köszönöm! Thank you very much! Yes, i described the equipment what i using. But i describe again if you would like.

Today i took pic from other Cerambycidae.

Mesosa nebulosa

 

[Truff135]

These pictures are incredible! Gives me an even bigger appreciation for our otherwise stepped-upon neighbors on this earth. They're so beautiful but you can't tell when they're so small. Pictures like this just make them look as incredible as they really are. Please keep the pictures coming!!! :clap:

 

[svamp_barn]

my first!

Oiceoptoma thoracica! went walking in the southern swedish forests yesterday and flipped an dead toad over. found Oiceoptoma thoracica and decided to make them my pets! had som eublaberus distanti before but it just wasnt enough! ive become an bugaholic!! so any tips on how to make the Oiceoptoma thoracica thrive?? ///David

 

[Dark Raptor]

so any tips on how to make the Oiceoptoma thoracica thrive?? ///David

You need small terrarium with good air flow, simple soil as substrate and carrion (small rodents, snails, birds ect.). If you won't gas them, they should develope nicely.

More beetes
Saperda scalaris

Not ID carabid beetle

Curculionid beetle

Cetonia aurata

...and other groups

Urophora cardui

Symphyta (Hymenoptera) larvae

Deilephila elpenor

 

[Widowman10]

good grief man. no way. you never fail to impress me. ever. :clap:

 

[Dark Raptor]

Thanks

This was a good year. I've collected 20gb (or more) of invertebrate pictures, now I need weeks to work a bit on them. Here are little more:

Sinodendron cylindricum (Lucanidae)

Cossus cossus moth

Bombyliidae fly

Myrmecoris gracilis (Heteroptera: Miridae)

Monochamus sutor (Cerambycidae)

Ips typographus (Curculionidae)

Agrilus sp. (Buprestidae)

Agapanthia villosoviridescens (Cerambycidae)

Zygoptera damesfly

...and I can't forget about O. thoracica

 

[bhoeschcod]

Ok. I've got more pics from my last photo session.

Prionus coriarius - Cerambycidae (I like them)

Melolontha melolontha - now Melolonthidae

Dermestes lardarius - Dermestidae (who like them?)

Not identified leaf beetle (Chrysomelidae)

Micropeplus sp. - Staphylinidae

Onthophagus - Scarabaeidae

I like larder beetles!

 

[calum]

wow, you pictures are simply amazing dark raptor.

 

[Skullptor]

Excellent photography! Nice collection too.

 

[Dark Raptor]

Thank you. I'm posting new stuff

Sphecidae

Cetonia aurata

Myrmica rubra

Chrysolina coerulans

Not ID fly

Sphinx pinastri

 

[Matt K]

These pictures are very nice, but they would be even nicer if the post told what kind of camera and what lens were used to get the macro photo....

 

[Dark Raptor]

These pictures are very nice, but they would be even nicer if the post told what kind of camera and what lens were used to get the macro photo....

Yup, you are right but I think it was mentioned few times in this thread

Nikon D200, Nikkor Micro 105/2.8D lens and extension rings. Older pictures with Nikon D70s.

 

[calum]

wow! you must have quite a collection of beetles!

 

[ArachnoBasement]

Think it's about time to breathe new life into this thread (again). The collecting season is pretty much over now. Raptor, I was wondering if you had any new pictures you'd like to share from this summer???! :worship:

 

[Dark Raptor]

Funny thing, I've visited AB today, after few weeks without loging in

Yup. This year was a bit difficult for me and my wife (who also take macrophotos). First, our prime macro lens had broken (and still needs some repairs) and we had to use old, soviet, manual lenses like Industar 50/2.8 or japanese Takumar 28/2.8. Here are the results (we've got tons of it, but not much time to upload it):

Aeschna mixta

Vespa crabro - female

male

Ameles sp. from Bulgaria

Robber fly sucking house fly

Tettigonidae

Butterflies in the morning dew

...another reason is simple... work. The first day in which you decide to buy a flat, means the last day of your free time :/

 

[Dark Raptor]

...and extreme magnifications with SEM microscope ;P

Alphitobius diaperinus darkling beetle. In brackets - magnification scale)

(x168), head

(x376) eye and mouth parts

(x763) eye

(x4420) ommatidia

(x1270) antennae receptors

(x1870) antennae receptors

(x4740) antennae receptors

(x813) tarsus

 

[TalonAWD]

Just Wow! So amazing!