Showing posts with label moth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label moth. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Fly Me to the Moon, or Right Into a Lightbulb, if You're a Moth

And here come the creepier crawlers!

Above is the face of a moth. This was a rather small moth, actually. A larger moth would have had a larger head with more "feathers" and bigger eyes. However, I am happy with this shot anyway, because it's pretty much in sharp focus. Which is hard for such a tiny thing.

In other tiny-things-in-sharp-focus news, below is some sort of fly on a leaf. Maybe I'll find it's actually a bee and have to correct it like my last post.

One interesting detail I noticed is the little fly feet. I guess I've never seen or noticed what fly feet look like. Take a look at them, they're two little claw things, and two sticky pads. This particular fly appears to be missing the claw/pads on its left middle leg.
Send me your suggestions for something tiny that you'd like to see big.


Monday, November 24, 2008

In Cotton Candy



This insect was either a moth or a butterfly of some variety. I'm sorry to say I have not researched his species in preparation for this post.

There were many of these guys flittering around these little pink flowers, which take on the soft fluffy look of cotton candy in this photo. The fuzziness is due to my shooting at the widest possible aperture, and when fully open, the lens has a very shallow depth of field.

This cloud of flowers looks so plush and inviting, no wonder this little guy came in for a rest in them.

Send me your suggestions for something tiny that you'd like to see big.
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