Macro compilation II

Pete May 23, 2017June 14, 2018 0 Comments Andrena bee, Ant, Bee, Blashford Lakes, Cionus hortulanus weevil, Enoicyla pusilla, Flesh-fly, Formica rufa, Insect, Land Caddis, Macro, Nature reserve, Olympus 25mm extension tube, Olympus FS-STF22 twin flash, OLYMPUS OM-D E-M5 Mark II, Queen Ant, Sarcophaga carnaria, Southern Wood Ant, Zuiko Olympus OM 80mm F4 Macro lens

Another weekend gone, and another weekend spent shooting insect macro photo’s at Blashford Lakes nature reserve. Hence the title macro compilation II, though not so many images in this post compared to the last.

Without further ado on to the best shots from the 2 days starting with finding and photographing for my very first time a Southern Wood Queen Ant (Formica rufa).

I deliberately processed this next one with more shadow to make it appear darker, and titled it Dark Queen.

There were lots of other winged insects about including a solitary bee, Land Caddis fly (Enoicyla pusilla), a flesh-fly (Sarcophaga carnaria), and a yet to be identifed green eyed possible wasp.