Critique Longhorn and friends

[Graham]

Hi all,
Well its been a lovely day here in the South (of France)
So I just had to get out there as the weekend past I was just busy or crap weather intervened.
#1 A Banded longhorn Moth (male) Antennae are nearly 5 times the length of the body (and the body is not big either)
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#2 A Large Ant tending to Aphids
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#3 Another Big Ant
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#4 A Ashy mining Bee (I think)
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[Graham]

#5 A small Stick insect
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#6 A Grasshopper, Started to see more this size now.
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#7 Tachinid - Tachina fera. Awesome shot too
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#8 Tachinid - Tachina fera.
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Thanks for looking and any C&C is welcome.
View larger on my Flickr.

 

[G.K.Jnr.]

Some very nice and varied images Graham, great detail on most of them with some good composition and well controlled exposure.

George.

 

[Graham]

Some very nice and varied images Graham, great detail on most of them with some good composition and well controlled exposure.

George.

Thanks George, it was a very bright day yet im still using the flash.

 

[ChrisA]

Like the takeoff bee buzz, and the interesting fly. Really good to see a shot of the moth and all of its antenae.

 

[Graham]

Like the takeoff bee buzz, and the interesting fly. Really good to see a shot of the moth and all of its antenae.

Cheers Chris, the bee didn't stop anywhere so was always on the wing. I'm thinking that interesting fly is a hover of some type.
I posted a shot of one of these moths last week I think.

 

[GardenersHelper]

I really like the light and full dof coverage of the subject in #3, the light, colour, composition and background in #6 and the clarity and colours in #7.