Alderfly laying Eggs
An alder fly lives for 1 to 2 years – but only 2 to 3 weeks outside as a fly outside the water. Once the larva hatches from the egg, it drops in the water and stays there for the majority of its life.
Tag: Insect
Little Alien Planet
Empty eyes (literally) and a look like an alien… The empty hull of a dragonfly larva.
Hangin’ on
Last weekend on a little lake in the forest: a young dragonfly is hanging on the grass to inflate and dry the wings. Shot on my Sony ILCE-7RM3 with the FE 90mm F2.8 G OSS Macro; Edited in Aurora HDR.
The Ghost of the Lake
The ghost of the lake is an empty dragonfly larva in the moss. The larva is usually hiding under water in the mud – but one day those spacey creatures get out in the sun and a dragonfly makes her way out of it. Shot
Outlook
Usually flies are quite annoying: walking over our food or land in our faces and we have no clue where their feet were just before… But if you take a closer look, they are quite fascinating creatures! For once… I only removed two sensor spots,
I see you!
A little spider with a fascinating bluish body sitting on wood. It felt like it was looking at me…
Mosquito Profile
Profile of a mosquito on the ground. Maybe this was the “terrestrial” inspiration to design alien life forms in movies…
Just hanging around
Macro of a Nursery Web Spider hanging around the grass, lurking for her prey.
On the Columbine
A fly sitting chilled on a columbine. Caught in spring, on a Sunday afternoon.
Blue Dasher
A big blue dragonfly, a Blue Dasher, was patiently posing on a branch one sunny Sunday afternoon.