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Post by Susie Snowdrop on Sept 26, 2007 22:49:18 GMT
Two ID shots of my garden enemy number one!! Taken a few minutes ago    Now passed on to another world! Tig, All of your pics are fantastic.........despite being destructive  , the critters not you Keep 'em coming! S x |
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Post by Tig on Sept 29, 2007 13:21:54 GMT
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Post by Shrubrose on Sept 29, 2007 14:40:28 GMT
Those are great Tig. The first is a real beauty. This is my feeble effort today........  |
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Post by oldmoleskins on Sept 29, 2007 14:51:32 GMT
No 'feeble efforts' here... all truly marvelous!
OM.
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Post by Weeterrier on Sept 29, 2007 15:34:35 GMT
I love hairy caterpillars ;D But I don't see as many now as I did as a child.
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Post by Dutchy on Sept 29, 2007 15:46:38 GMT
Wow to all the photo's. I love these virtual bugs WT I think as a kid we went looking for them did we not? I remember climbing trees and yes doing serious damage to my shoes, not to mention other articles. We knew where to find them and after a hard day at the office we kids returned home with maybe four or five in a glass jar. So maybe that is why we do not see them that often anymore. Not because we cought them all but because we do not really search for them. Fancy a bout of tree climbing?  |
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Post by Tig on Sept 29, 2007 17:30:34 GMT
Shrub your caterpillar is great, it looks like a Knot Grass Moth caterpillar.
Tig
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Post by Chuckles on Sept 29, 2007 18:08:38 GMT
Love those pics they are all fandabidozy ;D (never sure how to spell that word) Anyway they are good photo's. I'm slacking in the camera department atm, must pull finger out ;D
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2007 19:26:32 GMT
Saw something earlier today that I'd never seen before. One of my garden spiders had caught not 1 but 2 honey bees. It was busy enjoying one while the other was wrapped in a parcel in it's web.   I decided to take a couple of pictures of it and while I was doing so, a wasp buzzed by and started trying to pull one of the bees out of the web, no doubt looking for an easy meal itself. The spider raced over and they ended up having a bit of a wrestling match before the wasp thought better of it and buzzed off. This isn't the greatest picture but it was all sort of over in a few seconds  Spidey came off best and was left to enjoy her meal !  FA x |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2007 21:01:35 GMT
fascinating pics Andy .
but ewwww
i dont like spiders.
xxxx
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Post by Tig on Sept 29, 2007 22:08:18 GMT
Brilliant FA - I cannot seem to get spiders in focus - they always come out blurred  the little devils are always on the move!! Tig |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2007 9:22:42 GMT
Garden spiders tend to sit pretty still in their webs and are good subjects for macro photography.
Loving your new avatar by the way, Tig. It makes me smile every time I see it !
Cheers
FA x
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Post by Shrubrose on Sept 30, 2007 9:29:21 GMT
Shrub your caterpillar is great, it looks like a Knot Grass Moth caterpillar. Tig Oh is it Tig? I have no idea. It was just sat there, munching. I should get a book on wildlife - sounds like a good idea for a Christmas present, doesn't it? Feel hint to OH coming on ;D |
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Post by oldmoleskins on Sept 30, 2007 9:35:42 GMT
Great 'action' shots, FA.
OM
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Post by Weeterrier on Sept 30, 2007 13:15:30 GMT
Wow to all the photo's. I love these virtual bugs WT I think as a kid we went looking for them did we not? I remember climbing trees and yes doing serious damage to my shoes, not to mention other articles. We knew where to find them and after a hard day at the office we kids returned home with maybe four or five in a glass jar. So maybe that is why we do not see them that often anymore. Not because we cought them all but because we do not really search for them. Fancy a bout of tree climbing? You could be right Dutchy. If I climb a tree now, it is usually to give it a prune |
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Post by Tig on Sept 30, 2007 18:05:09 GMT
Tried to find something different today - marigolds are still pulling the bees, etc - but ... He was on the variagated ivy - Green Shield Bug  Whilst this one was looking pretty with a bit of pink (don't know if it just at a different stage of devlopment?)  These were in the heart of my purple sprouting broc!  And this .. may not have lived much longer   x Tig |
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Post by Rosefriend on Sept 30, 2007 18:08:55 GMT
Good heavens Tig those pics are marvellous, - they all are. FA those of the spiders are great - I hate them but they do fascinate me as well.
RF
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2007 20:56:20 GMT
Found this lurking in my runner beans yesterday. It's the caterpillar of the pale tussock moth, apparently !   FA x |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2007 20:58:29 GMT
Also managed to get this to sit still long enough to get a couple of pictures. It's one of the cabbage white family.   FA x |
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Post by Weeterrier on Oct 1, 2007 22:41:04 GMT
Now, that's what I call a HAIRY caterpillar. ;D
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Post by Tig on Oct 1, 2007 22:56:57 GMT
Ab fab - FA, the caterpillar is stunning - not seen one of those before!
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Post by Shrubrose on Oct 2, 2007 6:19:40 GMT
What a flamboyant little fellow. I've never seen one of those either. Great pics FA.
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Post by Dutchy on Oct 2, 2007 8:57:54 GMT
That is one pretty caterpillar FA.
I have never seen any either, but assume one would not want it on the veg.
Good shot.
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Post by Susie Snowdrop on Oct 2, 2007 17:07:56 GMT
Fabulous pics everybody! It's great to see you all using your camera's ;D
S x
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Post by Chuckles on Oct 2, 2007 21:58:38 GMT
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Post by Tig on Oct 2, 2007 22:20:41 GMT
Chuckles - just brilliant!!! I have tried again to snap the eight legged ones today - but the photos are all out of focus! Got the manual out tonight - just gave me a headache! But yours are superb.
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Post by Chuckles on Oct 2, 2007 22:49:30 GMT
Thanks Tig. I get blurred ones too  and have found that one of my problems was and still is keeping the camera really really steady, it's so easy to move it as you click. Even if you have the thingymegig setting that helps with the odd shakey moment. Also I've found it better to use the eye viewer rather than the screen viewer when taking photo's. Saying that, I didn't with that spider because I daren't get too close to it ;D Also your Macro will only work to a certain distance and if you go nearer to your subject than the distance of your Macro you can get blurred/out of focus photo's. For example, mine can go as close as 1cm, so, if I go nearer to the subject than 1cm the photo will be out of focus. Hope that makes sense and helps. Don't give up, have a play. Your photo's are good  |
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Post by Rosefriend on Oct 3, 2007 4:53:06 GMT
Those photo's are fantastic Chuckles and my skin is crawling - I hate this type, the Cross spiders. There are so many of them this year as well.
Well done.
RF
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Post by Shrubrose on Oct 3, 2007 6:27:22 GMT
Superb pics. Glad you didn't video it Chuckles!!!! |
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Post by Dutchy on Oct 3, 2007 7:48:27 GMT
Ooh look at those spikey leggs on it.
I love them.
If ( notice I am not using when ) you approach them carefully from behind you can gently stroke them.
You hardly feel them on your finger tips which is odd as they look so solid somehow.
I know I am mad
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, the critters not you 
the little devils are always on the move!! Tig
