This giant agave bug, Acanthocephala thomasi, is not a small insect. Thankfully it feeds on plant sap rather than blood or something. This one is a male, as evidenced by his beefy "thighs," complete with sharp spurs. Males use their legs to battle each other over food resources and potential …

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Any bloom in this dry desert environment is quick to draw various insects. These were relatively bug free. IMG_0057e; Prickly Pear Cactus Blooms

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Shot near Sunset peak, Hong Kong. Acquired this tripod this weekend: will open the infinite possibilities of long exposure and HDR .

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Forest Bug Pentatoma rufipes East Tisted, Hampshire

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This male Arroyo Grasshopper, Heliastus benjamini, is on a hot rock. Notice how he is propping himself as far off the stone as possible.

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On the 21st of April me and 3 friends went to Tollymore forest park. It turned out to be a fantastic sunny day apart from the haze which really spoiled some of the landscape shots however the forest shots turned out fantastic. It was a 14km walk roughly and quite …

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I haven’t had much inspiration lately and start back classes next week, this is an older photo taken at a preserve.

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I’m in Forestville for the day, and there’s not much there beside… well, forest. So I went for a 20 minute walk, saw lots of flower, 4 different kind of mushrooms, huge bugs, got at least 60 different kind of bug stings and this beautiful shot of a bright yellow …

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This helicopter looked like a giant bug, used for fighting forest fires, notice the hugh suction hose for pumping water out of a lake. Sorry that I have not been able to comment on all your great photos lately, Hoping to catch up soon. I really appreciate your comments and …

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Grasshopper in the Lockport Prairie Nature Preserve in Lockport, Illinois, USA.

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