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.. or more.

Sawflies, a kind of wasp I believe.

Him, I think … with two short antennae and blue eyes.
https://onbeingmark.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/p1260819_mark-berkery_filtered-ni_2.jpg

https://onbeingmark.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/p1260800_mark-berkery_filtered-ni_2.jpg

https://onbeingmark.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/p1260793_mark-berkery_filtered-ni_2.jpg

https://onbeingmark.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/p1260834_mark-berkery_filtered-ni_2.jpg

And her, I think … with one long antennae ending in a bright yellow bulb, with pinkish eyes.
https://onbeingmark.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/p1270137_mark-berkery_filtered-ni_2.jpg

From various angles and backgrounds as could be managed … she was a good model for a while.
https://onbeingmark.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/p1270119_mark-berkery_filtered-ni_2.jpg

https://onbeingmark.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/p1270155_mark-berkery_filtered-ni_2.jpg

https://onbeingmark.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/p1270178_mark-berkery_filtered-ni_2.jpg

Taking the opportunity to clean those wings, whether they need it or not.
https://onbeingmark.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/p1270181_mark-berkery_filtered-ni_2.jpg

Hello little one … She got restless and came up to the lens and tried to climb on.
https://onbeingmark.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/p1270199_mark-berkery_filtered-ni_2.jpg

https://onbeingmark.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/p1270162_mark-berkery_filtered-ni_2.jpg

At some point she ended up on my hand, enjoying the warmth maybe. Eventually I put her up where she’d catch the sun in the morning.
https://onbeingmark.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/p1270201_mark-berkery_filtered-ni_2.jpg

And the larva (spitfires?) found on the same tree as the ‘female’. They do this thing, pointing their tails up, makes one wary …
https://onbeingmark.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/p1030762_mark-berkery_filtered-ni_2.jpg

Found on a nearby tree, maybe a different sort altogether – not my field.
https://onbeingmark.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/p1260852_mark-berkery_filtered-ni_2.jpg

Also found on the same tree at another time. Larva of something …
https://onbeingmark.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/p1130265_mark-berkery_filtered-ni_2.jpg

https://onbeingmark.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/p1130277_mark-berkery_filtered-ni_2.jpg

https://onbeingmark.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/p1130280_mark-berkery_filtered-ni_2.jpg




Nov 22, 2017 at 10:08 PM
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Mark, these are so good they're scary!

Morris



Nov 22, 2017 at 10:23 PM
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Wonderful stuff mark.
Brian V.



Nov 23, 2017 at 01:18 AM
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Nice shots.

- Rane



Nov 23, 2017 at 03:44 AM
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morris wrote:
Mark, these are so good they're scary!

Morris


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LordV wrote:
Wonderful stuff mark.
Brian V.


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rolsen wrote:
Nice shots.

- Rane


Thanks for comments all, much appreciated.




Nov 23, 2017 at 05:49 AM
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Mark,

A superb set.

Congratulations on the unicorn!

Your "spitfires?" are certainly sawfly larvae, and, if on eucalyptus, may eject eucalyptus oil.

http://facultyweb.cortland.edu/fitzgerald/Sawflies.html

For the uninitiated, sawflies are wasps without the narrow "waist".

Harold



Nov 24, 2017 at 10:52 AM
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Another set of your amazing images!

Dave



Nov 24, 2017 at 04:49 PM
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e6filmuser wrote:
Mark,

A superb set.

Congratulations on the unicorn!

Your "spitfires?" are certainly sawfly larvae, and, if on eucalyptus, may eject eucalyptus oil.

http://facultyweb.cortland.edu/fitzgerald/Sawflies.html

For the uninitiated, sawflies are wasps without the narrow "waist".

Harold


Thanks Harold.

I thought they might be so offensive, nature ... And where they get the local name 'Spitfire'. Yes, on eucalyptus.

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dclark wrote:
Another set of your amazing images!

Dave


Thanks Dave, appreciated.




Nov 24, 2017 at 10:57 PM
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Fascinating! those spitfires look outrageous


Nov 28, 2017 at 05:25 AM
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hayath wrote:
Fascinating! those spitfires look outrageous


It's a wonderful nature, so colourful and such variety of form.

I think they are called that because they spit eucalyptus oil at any offender. They eat eucalyptus leaves.



Nov 28, 2017 at 08:56 PM
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Fascinating!

Birdie



Jan 11, 2018 at 12:07 PM
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birdied wrote:
Fascinating!

Birdie


Thanks for comment Birdie. Appreciated.



Jan 11, 2018 at 04:59 PM
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Really cool. So sharp! Amazing...


Jan 12, 2018 at 08:31 PM
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KarmaKramer wrote:
Really cool. So sharp! Amazing...


Thanks KK, appreciated.



Jan 13, 2018 at 12:57 AM
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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · A Dozen Of …


Crystal clear, its amazing!


Jan 27, 2018 at 01:58 AM
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samestars wrote:
Crystal clear, its amazing!


Thanks S... Appreciated.



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