Hoverfly Larva and a Munching Ladybird larva

[Paul Iddon]

...continuing:

Same exif for all:

Copyright: Paul Iddon - A View of the UK
Camera: Canon EOS 70D
Lens: EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
Exposure: Manual exposure, 1/250 sec, f/8, ISO 125


A hoverfly larva:






And a very small munching ladybird larva:










Paul.

 

[Carlh]

2+5 for me paul, they're great., what is the ladybird larvae munching on?

 

[Tintin124]

Hoverfly larvae is so very weird they are like slimey blobs.

Grear set, great variety of angles on the ladybird larvae.

 

[G.K.Jnr.]

Lovely set of images Paul. I like them all very much.

George.

 

[Paul Iddon]

2+5 for me paul, they're great., what is the ladybird larvae munching on?

Hoverfly larvae is so very weird they are like slimey blobs.

Grear set, great variety of angles on the ladybird larvae.

Lovely set of images Paul. I like them all very much.

George.

Thanks gents.

Carl - it would have been an aphid or a mite of some kind. By the time I spotted it, the meal was likely half eaten!

Paul.

 

[TimmyG]

Paul these are amazing! 2 subjects I've tried to capture on numerous occasions and never really been satisfied with the results. The light on the Hoverfly is amazing along with the detail you've managed to get from the ladybird's head. I find these really challenging, but you've captured both brilliantly.

 

[Paul Iddon]

Paul these are amazing! 2 subjects I've tried to capture on numerous occasions and never really been satisfied with the results. The light on the Hoverfly is amazing along with the detail you've managed to get from the ladybird's head. I find these really challenging, but you've captured both brilliantly.

Cheers mate, appreciated.

Lady larva are a pain being black - it absorbs the light and makes it harder.


Paul.