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These were shot through my Printing Nikkor 105. The final frames are of a parasitic (Braconid?) wasp which very briefly (too fast to see) seemed to make contact with the larvae then alighted on the foliage.

Frustratingly, it first landed on the twig I was pulling on to keep the wind-blow leaves still. Retreating backwards, my lens only captured a view of the back of its head. However, it found two further places to rest where I obtained some usable images, one of them showing only the unusual length of the antenna, hoping it will help to identify this wasp.

The last image of this first set shows the return to feeding.

Harold



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Aug 26, 2015 at 12:29 AM
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The wasp: The minimum aperture of f11 of the lens limited the DOF and the FOV of 17mm made it difficult to frame.

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Aug 26, 2015 at 12:33 AM
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Good ones Harold
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Aug 26, 2015 at 01:27 AM
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LordV wrote:
Good ones Harold
Brian v.


Thanks, Brian.

It looks like I missed a stage of NR for the wasp images so I have cleaned up a bit.

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Aug 26, 2015 at 01:40 AM
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Nicely done Harold. I posted a shot of a tomato hornworm a few years ago with some parasitic larvae and cocoons on it's back ~ Ron


Aug 26, 2015 at 07:23 AM
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surfnron wrote:
Nicely done Harold. I posted a shot of a tomato hornworm a few years ago with some parasitic larvae and cocoons on it's back ~ Ron


Thanks, Ron.

Tomato caterpillars are a domestic issue here right now, Tomato Moth, not the Hornworm, unfortunately.

Yes, these interactions and other behaviours make macro more interesting, I am often seeing stuff I never knew about. I knew about this particular one but never got such a comprehensive set before.

Harold



Aug 26, 2015 at 07:37 AM
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All interesting stuff Harold.


Aug 26, 2015 at 07:41 AM
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MarkB1 wrote:
All interesting stuff Harold.


Thanks, Mark.

Harold



Aug 26, 2015 at 08:28 AM
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Nice work Harold,
Kind regards mike



Aug 26, 2015 at 01:56 PM
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Mdb2 wrote:
Nice work Harold,
Kind regards mike


Thanks, Mike.

I should be back in Edgebarrow Wood tomorrow.

Harold



Aug 26, 2015 at 02:04 PM





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