LATE AFTERNOON NEAR THE SEA

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The photographs in today's post were taken on the 13th of August 2021 ...

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... in the meadows near the intertidal zone, on the stretch of coastline a couple of kilometers from the village of Shishan, seven or eight kilometers from where I live. A fun little fact - the 13th of August back then in 2021 was Friday the 13th.

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After three or four hours of photographing and wandering around, by the time I was ready to drive back home, the night was very near, and many diurnal insects like this Colletes fodiens bee, ad example, were ready to take a long rest until the morning ...

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... while some nocturnal flyers started to come out in the open.

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I wasn't able to identify this species. It looks like some kind of lacewing. The order is definitively Neuroptera.

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After a relatively long search on the Internet, I'm pretty sure that this is a species from the Sisyridae family. Neuroptera from that family are commonly known as spongeflies or spongillaflies and are crepuscular or nocturnal in their adult stage. I have never encountered this insect before.

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These Trifolium angustifolium plants were photographed earlier that day when the sunlight was still strong and I just reached the coastal meadows.

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Seeds of the Vicia villosa plant were clearly visible in the backlight.

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A bit later, half an hour or so ...

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... I photographed two small grasshoppers ...

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... on one of the shrubs that grow along the edge of the meadow.

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These are small, wingless nymphs of the Anacridium aegyptium grasshopper.

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In this photograph, one of the youngsters is cleaning his eyes. It looks like he's thinking hard or has a headache.

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As the hours were passing and the evening was approaching ...

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... the atmosphere was changing. Here you can see the Alopecurus pratensis grass in the golden evening light.

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This Sitobion avenae aphid was photographed on the Bromus lanceolatus grass when the sun was very close to the horizon.

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Here you can see the Larinus sturnus weevil that was photographed some minutes later on the Scolymus hispanicus thistle about fifty meters further, toward the sea.

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This moth ...

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... was resting on some nearby grass that I wasn't able to identify.

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I'm sure that this is a moth from the Sesiidae family but I can't tell you the exact species.

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A bit further, on the rocky terrain closer to the sea, I came across the Galeruca interrupta, a beetle from the Chrysomelidae family. I took this photograph, and then ...

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... the leaf beetle started playing dead.

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These tiny flowers of the Limonium narbonense plant were photographed nearby.

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Here you can see the Plantago major, commonly known as the broadleaf plantain.

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On the flowerheads of this edible plant, I found a small group of shieldbugs.

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Eysarcoris aeneus is the name of this Pentatomidae species.

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In the grass around the plantains, I found two small moths. This Pyrausta despicata from the Crambidae family ...

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... and the Nyctegretis lineana from the family Pyralidae.

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Half an hour later, on the way back to the car ...

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... I photographed this interesting natural arrangement that looks a bit like something created by a florist.

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The dry grass got stuck inside the basket-like flowerhead of the wild carrot plant.

AND THAT'S IT. AS ALWAYS IN THESE POSTS ON HIVE, THE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE MY WORK - THE END.



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Macro Photography that is perfect for its softness, I really like it.

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The insect in the third photograph is looking right at you with it’s black eyes. So cute.
The weever is great… a little alien.
And the moth with it’s dark colours I like the most.
Such a great captures @borjan. Thanks for sharing 😁👋🏻

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Thanks :) Glad you like these creatures.

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I do @borjan 😁
I enjoy your posts and photographs.
Have a wonderful day today!

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You have an amazing talent, old photos that will make everyone fall in love

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wow these animal wings really look like withered leaves

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True. Many insects look like plant parts in motion.

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When you take photos with a macro lens everything always looks either super sticky or super sharp and pointy haha.
Its so cool seeing the world from that perspective.

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🙂Yes, a macro lens can provide plenty of fun exploration.

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some photos of these insects look so amazing and very interesting.

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the way you take macro pictures is no longer in doubt, of course the picture looks very clear and detailed..

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I can almost touch these animals, the truth is that your photos are very clear

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I liked the first shot of the lacewing. The deep color... The Sitobion avenae aphid's wings with sun coming through, just lovely! The moth you couldn't identify, I just love the colors and patterns on the wings.

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Wow! Nice clear & crisp pictures! Did you take those pictures using a phone camera using macro lenses?

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I used the camera and the snap-on macro lens. The camera is Canon PowerShot SX60 HS. The macro lens is Raynox DCR-250 Super Macro Snap-On Lens.

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