Male Scorpion Fly.

What an awesome beastie! From Charly: Dramatic looking but harmless insect. And it was moving all the time, wandering out of focus and turning around at the precisely wrong moment – like they all do. Pictures made with the help of a diy flash-light diffuser. Click for full size!

Morning Dew.

Gorgeous shots from Charly, these make want to wander outside barefoot in the early morn. Click for full size.

Meetup at the Old Dandelion Seed Head.

Stunning shots from Kengi, Harmostes Reflexulus and False Milkweed Bug, click for full size!

White-lipped Snails, Part 1.

From Charly, click for full size! So beautiful.

New Camera!

Kengi now has a spiffy D200, and shares some of the photos taken with the new gear. Click for full size!

New Lenses! Part 1.

From Giliell, First shots with the tele and a shiny macro, click for full size! Adore the last one.

Marvelous Macro: Carabus auronitens.

From Charly, a beautiful Golden Ground Beetle, click for full size!

Mouthful.

Grackles do love a tasty worm or three, but they are also intimidated by them, what with those tasty bits trying to survive and all. I’ve seen more than one grackle confused and baffled, after grabbing a tasty worm by one end, finding the rest of it curled around its beak. So, the general method is grab tasty worms, and keep ahold of them until near dead. Click for full size.