Weekly Cobra's 2020 cataclysmic catastrophes Week 52 decorate and done!

Cobra · Jul 2, 2020

Nostromo said:
Very good macro's there. Lots of detail.

Thanks Dom

Cloudforest said:
The ladybird larva is a very nice pic Chris.

Glad to see Harry escaped last week's encounter. I like the buttercup garland.

Cheers Pete, and Harry can be so precious at times

Shugpug · Jul 3, 2020

Great shot of the larva. Not a nice subject to look at - but fantastic photo capturing it in all its ugliness!

Cobra · Jul 3, 2020

Shugpug said:
Great shot of the larva. Not a nice subject to look at - but fantastic photo capturing it in all its ugliness!

Cheers Alex

Cobra · Jul 4, 2020

Week 27 signs,
What's been slaughtering my plants?
The signs are all there if you know where to look

I'm not sure if i can claim Technique with prey and predator ..
But as Tim ( @LC2 ) is such a fan of my macro stuff, I'll let him make the call

This is what the ants are after, the sugary secretions from the aphids

As for Harry, after his brush with death, he went all flower-power, last week.
But this week, he's come all over Harry Krueger,

Has he lost the plot? I think the first signs of madness are there

-Oy- · Jul 5, 2020

Natures farmers

Nice set.

Cobra · Jul 5, 2020

-Oy- said:
Natures farmers

Nice set.

And devastating my "crops" into the bargain

Cheers Dave

Allan.H · Jul 5, 2020

Nicely shoehorned in cant argue with the logic and nice tag for Tim

Cobra · Jul 5, 2020

Allan.H said:
Nicely shoehorned in cant argue with the logic

Cheers Allan

Allan.H said:
and nice tag for Tim

Shugpug · Jul 6, 2020

Great shot of Harry was always!

Your macro work is really impressive - I'm not sure if have these patience for it.

gman · Jul 6, 2020

Macro really does open up a whole new world right beneath our noses! Great shots.

Cobra · Jul 6, 2020

Shugpug said:
Great shot of Harry was always!

Cheers Alex

Shugpug said:
Your macro work is really impressive - I'm not sure if have these patience for it.

Thanks again Alex. TBH it all depends on what else you have going on,
as for me .. not a lot

gman said:
Macro really does open up a whole new world right beneath our noses! Great shots.

Cheers Graham,

and yes it really does open up a whole new world.

Cloudforest · Jul 7, 2020

Nice macros Chris and there are "sign's" that Harry is becoming menacing.

rpn · Jul 7, 2020

Cobra said:
Week 27 Signs ..
Confused? you will be

Yes and very! but I take your words for it. Harry looks very menacing this week.

Cobra · Jul 7, 2020

Cloudforest said:
Nice macros Chris and there are "sign's" that Harry is becoming menacing.

He'll get over it

Thanks for dropping by Pete

rpn said:
Yes and very! but I take your words for it. Harry looks very menacing this week.

Such little cuties aren't they Stan?

(And the aphids

)
Thanks for commenting

Downton Mini · Jul 8, 2020

Nice set of images Chris some lovely? details in them.

I see Harry has come back form his recent ordeals ready for a fight!

vanishedbob · Jul 8, 2020

MN: Educational and beautifully captured. I like the second one the best.

Signs: Love the ants.

Cobra · Jul 8, 2020

Downton Mini said:
Nice set of images Chris some lovely? details in them.

Cheers Mark

Downton Mini said:
I see Harry has come back form his recent ordeals ready for a fight!

How do you think he got out of the Crocamagtor?

vanishedbob said:
MN: Educational and beautifully captured. I like the second one the best.

Signs: Love the ants.

I appreciate your kind comments David

Phil S · Jul 8, 2020

Great macros of ants farming aphids.

Fuji Dave · Jul 9, 2020

Cracking shot of Ninja Harry, love it.

Cobra · Jul 9, 2020

Phil S said:
Great macros of ants farming aphids.

Thanks Phil

Fuji Dave said:
Cracking shot of Ninja Harry, love it.

Cheers Dave

CliveH · Jul 9, 2020

Another nice macro Chris, it's amazing what there is in our gardens. Good to see the Samurai are still going strong.

Cobra · Jul 10, 2020

CliveH said:
Another nice macro Chris, it's amazing what there is in our gardens

Cheers Clive

and yes it certainly is amazing, the life and death struggles that go on right in our own back gardens.

Nostromo · Jul 11, 2020

A nice close up/macro of the aphids and ant. It'll be number 2 for me.

Cobra · Jul 11, 2020

Nostromo said:
A nice close up/macro of the aphids and ant. It'll be number 2 for me.

Thanks for dropping by Dom

Cobra · Jul 13, 2020

I was at a bit of a loss this week, until I stumbled on the ant nest breaking up.
Ants synchronize with all the other nests in the area for a couple of hours, many grow wings, they mate on the wing as they disperse.
Where ever they land, the females soon lose their wings, and become a new queen. thereby Secure(ing) the future of further generations.
The males get the crap end of the bargain, ( as usual) they land, lose their wings and die shortly after.

As for Harry, after his last couple of psychotic episodes I thought it better that he spent a few days
in a secure unit.

Shugpug · Jul 13, 2020

Clever, and very well taken shoe horn with the ant - you've almost made me feel sorry for the males, but only just. They are still ants after all...

But I love the Harry shot this week - perfect for his ongoing story and the theme!

gman · Jul 13, 2020

Interesting stuff re. ants. I've seen some winged ones before but didn't know the story behind it all. Nice lighting with the padlocks, suits B&W.

Cobra · Jul 13, 2020

Shugpug said:
you've almost made me feel sorry for the males, but only just.

at least they aren't Mantids
they get their heads ripped off after mating

Shugpug said:
But I love the Harry shot this week - perfect for his ongoing story and the theme!

Cheers Alex

gman said:
I've seen some winged ones before but didn't know the story behind it all

In brief, sex

gman said:
Nice lighting with the padlocks, suits B&W.

Thanks Graham

CliveH · Jul 13, 2020

Your back story on the ant is enough to get it out of the shoe horn bracket in my opinion. Great detail you have captured too. Male Ants...work hard, grow wings, discover the thrill of flying, get a little lady ant action...while flying how cool is that, land and die, still smiling. Can't be bad.

Cobra · Jul 13, 2020

CliveH said:
Your back story on the ant is enough to get it out of the shoe horn bracket in my opinion. Great detail you have captured too.

Cheers Clive

CliveH said:
get a little lady ant action...while flying how cool is that, land and die, still smiling.

A short but happy life I guess

Allan.H · Jul 13, 2020

The light looks like it was against you in the ant pic, very shiny are insects I've found
as for Harry like his namesake Houdini will be out in no time, nice B+W conversion though

BobBCN · Jul 14, 2020

Nice insect shots!! The second one of nature (the ant) is stunning.

Cobra · Jul 14, 2020

Allan.H said:
The light looks like it was against you in the ant pic,

It wasn't the best situation unfortunately

But also too good to pass up nonetheless.

Allan.H said:
as for Harry like his namesake Houdini will be out in no time,

Oh! FFS! I hope not :LOL:

Thanks for dropping by Allan

BobBCN said:
Nice insect shots!! The second one of nature (the ant) is stunning.

Cheers Bob

Scots_quine · Jul 14, 2020

The ant images are fantastic. So much detail in them. I'm very impressed as I have tried to photograph ants but they move so darn quickly that it was a bust! Will have to try again.

HelenC · Jul 14, 2020

Great ant shot. Have we had National Flying Ant Day yet? Given the swifts are going mad at the moment there must be lots about.
Poor Harry - still in lock down :LOL:

Nostromo · Jul 14, 2020

When I saw the photo, I though you were going to say, 'the ant is holding on securely'. But you're explanation works just as well for the theme.

Cobra · Jul 14, 2020

Scots_quine said:
The ant images are fantastic. So much detail in them. I'm very impressed as I have tried to photograph ants but they move so darn quickly that it was a bust! Will have to try again.

Thanks for the kind comments Joan

Yep you gotta be quick, the closer you get to them, the quicker you have to be!

HelenC said:
Great ant shot. Have we had National Flying Ant Day yet? Given the swifts are going mad at the moment there must be lots about.
Poor Harry - still in lock down

Poor Harry indeed the reprobate !

This'll (ant week) carry on for awhile yet as all the ants synchronise in their particular area,
I poked around in a red ants nest earlier today, I uncovered a couple of Alates ( ants with wings) and they promptly dug back in again.
Obviously it wasn't "their time"

Nostromo said:
When I saw the photo, I though you were going to say, 'the ant is holding on securely'. But you're explanation works just as well for the theme.

Cheers Dom

TBH that never occurred to me, but yes it does work well too

Downton Mini · Jul 15, 2020

Incredible close up Chris lovely detail.

Cobra · Jul 15, 2020

Downton Mini said:
Incredible close up Chris lovely detail.

Thanks Mark

vanishedbob · Jul 16, 2020

Ahhh so that's what Flying Ant day is? Well captured indeed.

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