Laguna de Sonso Aug 2018

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This is a lake in Colombia which I visited in August to see birds and insects. Here are the insect and spider shots (the bird ones I have not got to yet).

First time I have seen a ant mimicing spider, two shots to show its details and the first with a real ant. Surprisingly I saw it a week later in the Amazon, a long distance from where I wsa but IIRC did not photograph it

Spider IMG_2484 by davholla2002, on Flickr

Spider IMG_2488 by davholla2002, on Flickr

A shieldbug
Shieldbug IMG_2490 by davholla2002, on Flickr

Dragonfly

Dragonfly IMG_2636 by davholla2002, on Flickr

A beetle which I have often photograph in Colombia
Beetle IMG_2471 by davholla2002, on Flickr

Two possible identifcations Lycidae or Mesopteron

A wasp

Wasp IMG_2472 by davholla2002, on Flickr
 
Now that Ant mimic jumping spider is ACE and a super find.
 
Graham said:
Now that Ant mimic jumping spider is ACE and a super find.
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Thank you, it was complete luck, I crawled on my friends' cool box and I thought that is an unusual ant and when try to photograph it, I got it. Nice of the real ant to appear in the photo.
 
GardenersHelper said:
What a fascinating find, and with the real ant too! That is special.

I think the shield bug, beetle (and little spider) and wasp (with little prey) are rather good too.

All round good set IMO.
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Thank you I am glad that you liked them. It was pure luck that the little ant was beside the spider, the funny thing was that I was just having some food when I noticed it.
Here are a few more from the same place
Slightly different beetle from the previous one

Beetle IMG_2388 by davholla2002, on Flickr

A grasshopper missing a leg - sadly no colourful grasshoppers in Laguna de Sonso

Grasshopper IMG_2392 by davholla2002, on Flickr

Butterfly IMG_2422 by davholla2002, on Flickr

Millipede IMG_2420 by davholla2002, on Flickr



There are a few more on Flickr
 
PS I am sure that the butterfly looks a lot better on Flickr from some reason than here.
 
davholla said:
PS I am sure that the butterfly looks a lot better on Flickr from some reason than here.
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On here it is a known fact that photo's get compressed and so loose definition.
 
GardenersHelper said:
Super detail (seen over at Flickr) on the wing cases of the first new one and great clarity on the last one (and that one one-handed again presumably).
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Thank you, it was all one handed - I almost never have an assistant. I did get a chemical burn from a millipede about 2 weeks after this was taken, which at current rate of progress I will post here in about 3 months! (First time ever)
 
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