Ecuador cloud forest part 4

pbertner · Post by **pbertner** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 1:13 pm

Parasitic wasp:

4 shot handheld stack. The background is royally botched but the wasp itself came out looking okay. Okay so this is actually a Dryinid wasp, a parasitizer of leafhoppers and treehoppers. unsure of the reason behind the strong mantid resemblance.

Lace bug against leaf:

Shot against strong sunlight, I used 1/64th power flash to slightly illuminate the lace bug which I then dodged in Aperture post process to bring up the colours. I liked the echo of the veins between the leaf and the lace bug.

Yet another donation:

Beautiful iridescent chalcid wasp:

Richardia sp.:

Stinging nettle (Urticea) flower:

Dolichopodinae:

Shot at 5x at night. Little bugger didn't want to turn around to be profile.

Thanks for looking and commenting,
Paul

pbertner · Post by **pbertner** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 6:48 pm

Sorry, just a note that I mistook the parasitic wasp for a mantid

Harold Gough · Post by **Harold Gough** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 12:31 am

Great images. That stinging nettle flower is a welcome surprise.

Harold

Mitch640 · Post by **Mitch640** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 3:54 am

The little lace bug is amazing. The nettle flower looks like it's made up of other bugs drinking from the center.

orionmystery · Post by **orionmystery** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:13 am

Nice set of unusual captures.