Unidentified Little Critters

[jeffashman]

I haven't figured out what these are yet. They are less than 1mm in length, to give you and idea of how tiny they are. I used the EOS R7 and a 42mm extension tube paired with the Helios 44M-4 manual lens hand-held on the first image, and 36mm extension tube with the same lens with the camera on a tripod. No flash. It was breezy and so I had to wait for the flower stem to stop moving. I tried both the pseudo-macro Tamron 18-400mm lens and the Sigma 105mm lens, but neither one gave me what I wanted. These turned out OK, but don't pixel peep too deep, you'll be disappointed. Maybe I'll try again tomorrow.

1 1/2000 f/8.5 ISO 16000
aug20202401 by Jeff Ashman, on Flickr

2 1/320 f/8.5 ISO 640
aug20202402 by Jeff Ashman, on Flickr

 

[CherylL]

Wonderful macro work. Interesting little cocoons

 

[jeffashman]

Wonderful macro work. Interesting little cocoons

Thank you! I went back out with the 105mm and 1.4x extender, but it really didn't help things. That was without a tripod, so maybe I'll try again with the tripod later.

 

[otherprof]

I haven't figured out what these are yet. They are less than 1mm in length, to give you and idea of how tiny they are. I used the EOS R7 and a 42mm extension tube paired with the Helios 44M-4 manual lens hand-held on the first image, and 36mm extension tube with the same lens with the camera on a tripod. No flash. It was breezy and so I had to wait for the flower stem to stop moving. I tried both the pseudo-macro Tamron 18-400mm lens and the Sigma 105mm lens, but neither one gave me what I wanted. These turned out OK, but don't pixel peep too deep, you'll be disappointed. Maybe I'll try again tomorrow.

1 1/2000 f/8.5 ISO 16000
aug20202401 by Jeff Ashman, on Flickr

2 1/320 f/8.5 ISO 640
aug20202402 by Jeff Ashman, on Flickr

Great shots! Not a clue.

 

[Jeff15]

Nice shots but not even google could tell me what they are ...

 

[davholla]

Shieldbug eggs when I found some once I had a surprise - I had this emerge - parasatoids

IMG_0757_Wasp by davholla2002, on Flickr

 

[jeffashman]

Great shots! Not a clue.

Thanks!

Nice shots but not even google could tell me what they are ...

Thanks! Common green shieldbugs...

Shieldbug eggs when I found some once I had a surprise - I had this emerge - parasatoids

IMG_0757_Wasp by davholla2002, on Flickr

Thanks, common green shieldbugs to be precise. I did a search for shieldbug eggs and found an image with the same little critters. Not sure I want that many shieldbugs in my garden...

 

[davholla]

Thanks!

Thanks! Common green shieldbugs...

Thanks, common green shieldbugs to be precise. I did a search for shieldbug eggs and found an image with the same little critters. Not sure I want that many shieldbugs in my garden...

I don't think they are green shield bug (Palomena prasina) as they are only in Europe.

 

[Thiophilos]

A really neat find!

 

[The Barbarian]

Thanks, common green shieldbugs to be precise. I did a search for shieldbug eggs and found an image with the same little critters. Not sure I want that many shieldbugs in my garden...

They are bugs (hemipterans) but I believe these are Stink Bugs. Genus Halyomorpha.

 

[Digger...]

They are bugs (hemipterans) but I believe these are Stink Bugs. Genus Halyomorpha.

Agree, Brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys)

 

[Digger...]

I haven't figured out what these are yet. They are less than 1mm in length, to give you and idea of how tiny they are. I used the EOS R7 and a 42mm extension tube paired with the Helios 44M-4 manual lens hand-held on the first image, and 36mm extension tube with the same lens with the camera on a tripod. No flash. It was breezy and so I had to wait for the flower stem to stop moving. I tried both the pseudo-macro Tamron 18-400mm lens and the Sigma 105mm lens, but neither one gave me what I wanted. These turned out OK, but don't pixel peep too deep, you'll be disappointed. Maybe I'll try again tomorrow.

1 1/2000 f/8.5 ISO 16000
aug20202401 by Jeff Ashman, on Flickr

2 1/320 f/8.5 ISO 640
aug20202402 by Jeff Ashman, on Flickr

Your a dad again, good find there jeff I've never seen these.