The Larva (Caterpillar)

I spotted this green Caterpillar on one of the Vinca plant in the front yard. He continuously eats the leaf, never once bothered with the camera pointing in his direction.

This is the second stage of the life cycle of a butterfly called The Larva. The egg (1st stage) hatches on a leaf, and formed into a larvae or the caterpillar. The caterpillar job is to eat and eat, eating the leaf he was born onto. 

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Is She a Ladybug?

I met this little fellow at my in-laws place in Bukidnon, with the surrounding rice fields and sugarcane fields you'll really get to see many insects around. And I happened to spot this tiny beetle while photographing weeds and flowers in the area.

 

I wonder if this is a ladybug? Accordingly ladybugs have spots on their backs, but thus that color black on this little fellow's back looks like a spot or a strip? What do you think?

Macro Monday

Orange Monday

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Little Butterfly

Miss Duranta had a little visitor. 

I kept on snapping and he didn't mind,

he never paid attention because

he's so busy sipping the nectar.

Thank you little one for posing for me this afternoon.

Today's Flower

Macro Monday

Mellow Yellow Monday

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The Green Hopper

I think this green fellow belongs in the grasshopper family.

I looked up for the same specie in the internet a while ago before hitting the publish button for this post but I wasn't able to find one.

Thus, I'll be calling him the Green Hopper for now, maybe some other time I'll get to see him via Mr. G. sharing this post for

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White Spiked Insect

 

I spotted this tiny insect with white spike on his back, measuring more or less 2-3mm crawling on one of the branches that I had picked for macro photography experiments. Isn't it an eerie beauty at super close up?

That's what I love about macro though we only used extension tubes because we can't afford to buy a super macro lens, I was able to capture and appreciate concealed details of tiny creatures. 

Thanks to my husband for helping me out on this DIY macro photography. Our project is far from perfection because we still lack lights, the ring light that hubby had done is not enough to light up our subjects. :(

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Can You See Me?

Hubby & I did some macro-photography experiments yesterday, I picked branches with flowers in the neighborhood and had a closer shots of the plant/flower details. I stripped off some of the leaves to shoot different perspective and look what I've found, a little  insect hidden between the leaves. 

This unidentified insect camouflaged himself with the environment. What is camouflage? 

Camouflage is a kind of animal behavior used to protect themselves. It helps animals hide and avoid danger by blending in with the environment.In the battle for survival ,camouflage works for both sides. Prey animals use it to hide and avoid being eaten while predators use it to keep from being seen while hunting for preys until it's too late.

Thanks little one, I was so lucky I've found you and became my first macro insect.

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Green Monday

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Mr. Ant on the Hunt

One macro shot using the same experiment I did on the past. I brought my camera with me today I hope I can shoot some during lunch break.


This is Mr. Ant crawling on a branch don't know where to go, he keeps on sneaking and walking looking for his way out of my lens sight. Ooopss! Sorry Mr. Ant don't worry you look great on the picture though.

Will a yellow green pass on Mellow Yellow Monday? I hope so, anyway the border is yellow good enough right?

Happy Macro Monday and Mellow Yellow Monday!

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Home to Bukidnon Part 2 - Dragonflies

Strolling around Jessie's home backyard, I noticed these two colored tiny little creatures, a yellow green and a blue dragonfly.

Also known as yanma, dragonfly is a type of insect belonging to the order Odonata a suborder of Epiprocta. This creatures has large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of transparent wings and has an elongated body.

What else can a photography addict wannabe do but to point to its direction and capture their landing moments.

Shot this using canon 1000d dslr with sigma telephoto lens 70-300m apo macro dg.

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Buterflies Batch 1

Back in Jardin de Zamboanga, I was able to capture some of the butterflies adopted and protected by the city government. Pointing my camera on them and capture their movements, their moments was a very exciting and most enjoyable that I have done.

I wish I can shoot more of them and how I wish I have a much better camera lens.

I wish I can own a super macro lens so I can go deeper, more detailed.

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