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#1
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6227630786/http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6227630786/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/gplimages/, on Flickr

#2
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6227116125/http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6227116125/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/gplimages/, on Flickr

#3
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6227117205/http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6227117205/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/gplimages/, on Flickr

#4
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6227118183/http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6227118183/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/gplimages/, on Flickr

#5
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6227636392/http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6227636392/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/gplimages/, on Flickr

Thanks for looking!

 

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#1
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6227632204/http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6227632204/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/gplimages/, on Flickr

#2
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6227632558/http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6227632558/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/gplimages/, on Flickr

#3
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6227633210/http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6227633210/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/gplimages/, on Flickr

#4
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6227633506/http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6227633506/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/gplimages/, on Flickr

Thanks for looking!

 

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Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Mantids (Mantodea) » Mantidae » Tenodera » Tenodera aridifolia » Chinese Mantid (Tenodera aridifolia sinensis)

I'm fairly certain this is a Chinese Mantid. Anyone feel free to correct me, but please provide a reference link.

#1
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6227643782/http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6227643782/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/gplimages/, on Flickr

#2
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6227645380/http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6227645380/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/gplimages/, on Flickr

#3
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6227646874/http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6227646874/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/gplimages/, on Flickr

#4
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6227129909/http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6227129909/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/gplimages/, on Flickr

#5
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6227130385/http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6227130385/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/gplimages/, on Flickr

Thanks for looking!

 

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Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies (excluding skippers) (Papilionoidea) » Brushfooted Butterflies (Nymphalidae) » Milkweed Butterflies & Glasswings (Danainae) » Milkweed Butterflies (Danaini) » Danaus » Monarch (Danaus plexippus)

Its not often I get to shoot a Monarch outside of the Cockrell Butterfly Center :D

#1
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6227616710/http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6227616710/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/gplimages/, on Flickr

#2
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6227099119/http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6227099119/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/gplimages/, on Flickr

#3
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6227618084/http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6227618084/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/gplimages/, on Flickr


I know #1 seems a bit dark, but I was trying to blow out the white dots on it :undecided

Thanks for looking!

 

have you tried takin pics of flowers and what nots?

 

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Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Dasypogoninae » Hanging-thieves (Diogmites)

#1
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6229234981/http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6229234981/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/gplimages/, on Flickr

#2
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6229754110/http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6229754110/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/gplimages/, on Flickr

#3
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6229236747/http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6229236747/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/gplimages/, on Flickr

Thanks for the input and looking

 

Yup. I get bored with flowers.

 

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#1
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6229742936/http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6229742936/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/gplimages/, on Flickr

#2
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6229225595/http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6229225595/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/gplimages/, on Flickr

#3
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6229745422/http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6229745422/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/gplimages/, on Flickr

#4
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6229232171/http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6229232171/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/gplimages/, on Flickr

#5
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6229230343/http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6229230343/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/gplimages/, on Flickr

Thanks for looking

 

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Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Pondhawks (Erythemis) » Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)

#1
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6229746020/http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6229746020/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/gplimages/, on Flickr

#2
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6229228141/http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6229228141/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/gplimages/, on Flickr

#3
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6229228865/http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6229228865/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/gplimages/, on Flickr

Thanks for any input and looking

 

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Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Orthemis » Roseate Skimmer (Orthemis ferruginea)

#1
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6227161109/http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6227161109/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/gplimages/, on Flickr

#2
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6229747866/http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6229747866/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/gplimages/, on Flickr

#3
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6229749532/http://www.flickr.com/photos/gplimages/6229749532/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/gplimages/, on Flickr

Thanks for any input and looking

 

heres some of my early stuff when 56k was still popular
























my favorite photo series that i enjoyed doing

 

Nice assassin. 2nd lady bug picture is pretty lol

 

not a lady bug but a potato beetle

 

 

 

Are you sure its a potato beetle? I think its more of a lady bug. As a matter of fact, it looks like a "Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella septempunctata)" See Bugguide.net link for more info.

 

my bad i thought you were talking about this one

 

On that note, it is nice to number your images so they are easier to reference later. Especially when so many are posted at once.

 

so lets see your flower photos...

 

Yeah, I don't take pictures of flowers. I have with my iPhone, but that's it. I find flowers boring to take pictures of. I take pictures of insects because they are dynamic. Always moving.