Insects & Arachnids

Sep 23

by TK in Images, Insects & Arachnids 0 comments tags: Ames, Butterflies, Iowa, Iowa State University, Reiman Gardens

Eating 3468

I photographed this brown bush butterfly eating 3468 while visiting the Reiman Gardens located on the campus of the Iowa State University.

Aug 24

by TK in Images, Insects & Arachnids 2 comments tags: Ames, Butterflies, Iowa, Reiman Gardens

Giant Wood Nymph

A Giant Wood Nymph (Idea leuconoe) photographed at the Reiman Gardens on the Iowa State University Campus in Ames, Iowa.

Aug 19

by TK in Images, Insects & Arachnids 0 comments tags: Ames, Butterflies, Iowa, Reiman Gardens

Emerald Swallowtail

An Emerald Swallowtail Butterfly photographed in the butterfly exhibit of the Reiman Gardens on the Iowa State University campus.

Feb 03

by TK in Close-Up & Macro, Images, Insects & Arachnids 0 comments tags: Daisy, Macro, Spider

Spider and Daisy

I photographed this spider and daisy in my studio Lightbox using LED lights and my "super macro" lens and the focus stacking technique.

Feb 02

by TK in Images, Insects & Arachnids 2 comments tags: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Lynx Spider, Spider

Lynx Spider

I photographed this Lynx Spider during a trip to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center last September. I used the focus stacking technique.

Dec 09

by TK in Images, Insects & Arachnids 0 comments tags: Big Bend National Park, Blue Creek Trail, Passion Butterfly

Passion Butterfly Feeding

This photograph of a Passion Butterfly feeding on a flower was taken along the Blue Creek Canyon Trail in Big Bend National Park.

Dec 07

by TK in Images, Insects & Arachnids 0 comments tags: Big Bend National Park, Blue Creek Trail, Butterfly, Passion Butterfly

Passion Butterfly

I photographed this Passion Butterfly when hiking along the Blue Creek Trail in the Big Bend National Park last month.

Nov 21

by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images, Insects & Arachnids 0 comments tags: Big Bend National Park, Blue Creek Trail, Hunting Wasp

Hunting Wasps

Our photography group hiked the Blue Creek Trail one day. That is where I found these two Hunting Wasps engaged in a ritual.

Oct 27

by TK in Images, Insects & Arachnids 4 comments tags: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Just Testing

Sorry folks. Just testing. Taking a look under the hood to see if I can figure out this image problem. Thanks for your patience.

Sep 29

by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images, Insects & Arachnids 4 comments tags: Honey Bee, Jimsonweed, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Texas Wildflowers

Jimsonweed Pollinator

I stopped by a Jimsonweed at the LBJ Wildflower Center to photograph new pristine flowers when I spotted this Jimsonweed Pollinator.

Sep 10

by TK in Images, Insects & Arachnids 4 comments tags: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Spider Web, Yellow Garden Spider

Prey

I returned to the spot where I photographed a Yellow Garden Spider a few weeks ago and found her there encasing her prey in her web.

Sep 09

by TK in Images, Insects & Arachnids 0 comments tags: Butterfly, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Queen Butterfly

Butterfly Peek

A Queen Butterfly sits atop a Gregg's Mistflower at the LBJ Wildflower Center. Butterflies seek a variety of flowers to bask in the sun.

Aug 30

by TK in Images, Insects & Arachnids 7 comments tags: LBJ Wildflower Center, Spider, Yellow Garden Spider

Yellow Garden Spider

Yellow Garden Spiders are more scary looking than they are dangerous. I photographed this one at the LJB Wildflower Center.

Aug 12

by TK in Close-Up & Macro, Images, Insects & Arachnids 5 comments tags: Blackfoot Daisy, Fork Tailed Bush Katydid

Fork Tailed Bush Katydid

I captured this photograph of a Fork Tailed Bush Katydid (Scudderia furcate) sitting on a Blackfoot Daisy yesterday morning in my front yard.

Aug 07

by TK in Images, Insects & Arachnids 0 comments tags: 4X, Macro, Mud Dauber, Stinger

Mud Dauber Stinger

Have you ever wondered what the stinger of a bee, hornet, wasp or mud dauber looks like? Here is a 4.3x magnification of a Mud Dauber stinger.

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