A nymph of some sort

Thunder_o_b · Feb 23, 2012

5X handheld.

jriepe · Feb 23, 2012

Very interesting. Have no idea what it is but whatever it is it needs to shave.

Jerry

Thunder_o_b · Feb 23, 2012

jriepe said:
Very interesting. Have no idea what it is but whatever it is it needs to shave.

Jerry

Thank you jriepe

I have absolutely no idea what it will grow into.

robolepa · Feb 23, 2012

Based on the head structure, I'm thinking it may be a cicada nymph.

Thunder_o_b · Feb 23, 2012

robolepa said:
Based on the head structure, I'm thinking it may be a cicada nymph.

Kinda small, but hey cicada works for me

paigew · Feb 23, 2012

wow! I'm not a bug lover but this is a great photo!

Thunder_o_b · Feb 23, 2012

paigew said:
wow! I'm not a bug lover but this is a great photo!

Thank you paigew

robolepa · Feb 23, 2012

You're right. It's not a cicada. I'm not sure how large the bug in your photo is, but I should have known by looking at the front legs. Cicada have front legs that look almost like the front legs of a praying mantis, but are shorter, with serrations designed for digging, not catching prey.

o hey tyler · Feb 23, 2012

I was hoping for a nympho...

Nice shot though, kind of a cute little bug.

Thunder_o_b · Feb 24, 2012

robolepa said:
You're right. It's not a cicada. I'm not sure how large the bug in your photo is, but I should have known by looking at the front legs. Cicada have front legs that look almost like the front legs of a praying mantis, but are shorter, with serrations designed for digging, not catching prey.

Not sure of its size but it was small, very small. This was taken with the MP-E65 at 5x on a 1.6 crop sensor camera (50D) so the magnification was around 7.6:1

One of the rare times that I wish I had my tripod with me for photo stacking, it did not move a bit for as long as I watched it, and there was absolutely no wind.