Laphria dizonias...
62 pictures stacked in Zerene at around 4x (maybe a lil more), usual gear and improved light.
The bee-like robber flies, is a genus described by Johann Wilhelm Meigen in 1803, belonging to the family Asilidae, subfamily Laphriinae.
This genus has an Holarctic ecozone distribution, occurring from the British Isles, across Europe and Asia, to Japan, as well as across the whole North America.
The adults average sizes reach 15–25 millimetres (0.59–0.98 in). These huge robber flies are quite hairy, their body is usually black, while the bee-mimicking abdomen shows black and yellow stripes. They can be encountered from July through September.
They generally prey on insects of various species, including other robber flies, bees, wasps and beetles. Their characteristic mouth allow the species of Laphria to penetrate their sclerotized proboscis in between the elytra preyed beetles. All the preys are dissolved by special enzymes injected in their bodies, which are then sucked out by the predator.
Possibly Pachycondyla inversa (thanx Alex Wild for the ID.)
Eciton Hamatum, the "Mammoth" !!!
Nicolas Reusens
After so much time trying to find this specimen I had to do something special...This is a 60 pictures stack that required almost 15 minutes for placing her, around 20 more for the stacking, 10 more for the software to finish the processing of the images, and around 2 hours of Photoshop retouching up to the hair level details!
Hope you like it, for me it will always be a really special capture, and an unforgettable encounter in the jungle wink emoticon
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Despues de invertir tantísimo tiempo intentando encontrar a ésta pequeña pero a la vez monstruosa hormiga por la selva, tenía que hacer algo especial...Esta toma es el resultado de un apilado de 60 imágenes, que requirío de 15 minutos para la colocación precisa de la hormiga, unos 20 mas para el apilado a mano, 10 mas para que finalizara el software de apilado con el proceso, unos 15 mas para la edición dentro del mismo software, y finalmente unas 2 horas mas de procesado desde photoshop hasta un nivel de detalle mínimo entre los pelos de mi amiga... wink emoticon
Espero sea de vuestro agrado, para mí siempre será una toma especial y un encuentro innolvidable en la selva panameña!Eciton HamatumArmy Ant Soldierarmy antanthormiga guerrerahormigapanamápanamacosta ricaeciton
Possibly Pachycondyla inversa (thanx Alex Wild for the ID.)
65 pictures stacked in Zerene PMax, some photoshop and lots of patience...
You can see a size comparison with a rice grain...
Aprox 10x magnification
Hope you enjoy it !
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103 pictures Stack with Zerene stacker, for me one of the most beautiful stacks i´ve made in my first temp, the model was amazing....
(Tephritidae Postica, thanx JMDN for the id !)
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128 pictures stack of this wonderful south african bug that appears to wear the "Anonymous insect mask" !!!
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Los empídidos (Empididae) son una familia de dípteros braquíceros que cuenta con más de 3.000 especies descritas y posiblemente otras 4.000 más aun sin describir. Son de distribución mundial, pero la mayoría son de la región Holártica.
Hay mucha variación pero en general son de tamaño mediano a chico, de 1 a 15 mm. Son más bien oscuros de colores no metálicos y bastante peludos. Suelen ser delgados, de largas patas, de cuello definido y con una joroba en el tórax. Algunos tienen una larga probóscide. Los machos suelen tener ojos más grandes que las hembras y éstas tienen un abdomen más grueso.
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Empididae is a family of flies with over 3,000 described species occurring worldwide, but the majority are found in the Holarctic. They are mainly predatory flies like most of their relatives in the Empidoidea, and exhibit a wide range of forms but are generally small to medium sized, non-metallic and rather bristly.
Common names for members of this family are dagger flies (referring to the sharp piercing mouthparts of some species) and balloon flies. The term "dance flies" is sometimes used for this family too, but the dance flies proper, formerly included herein, are now considered a separate family Hybotidae.
Some Empididae, such as the European species Hilara maura, have an elaborate courtship ritual in which the male wraps a prey item in silk and presents it to the female to stimulate copulation. Empidid larvae are also largely predatory (although some are scavengers) and occupy a wide range of habitats, both aquatic and terrestrial.
1.5x magnification of this wonderful tiger Beetle i found dead in the peruvian jungle lodge
I´m quite happy, never had the chance to see one so close before....the colors and texture pattern are amazing !!!
Around 58 pictures stacked in Zerene
As with the rest of the pics i had to invest few hours retouching... :-\
Passed the 1x.com FILTER...PUBLISHED !!!
Hope you like it
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10x magnification of this wonderful and very tiny salticid
128 pictures stacked in zerene
3 hours processing time
Around 3x magnification
Usual gear and light
Have fun!
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8x magnification of this 98 pictures stack, more than 4 hours cleaning/retouching
Termites are a group of eusocial insects that, until recently, were classified at the taxonomic rank of order Isoptera (see taxonomy below), but are now accepted as the epifamily Termitoidae, of the cockroach order Blattodea. While termites are commonly known, especially in Australia, as "white ants," they are only distantly related to the ants.
Like ants, some bees, and wasps—which are all placed in the separate order Hymenoptera—termites divide labour among castes, produce overlapping generations and take care of young collectively. Termites mostly feed on dead plant material, generally in the form of wood, leaf litter, soil, or animal dung, and about 10 percent of the estimated 4,000 species (about 2,600 taxonomically known) are economically significant as pests that can cause serious structural damage to buildings, crops or plantation forests. Termites are major detritivores, particularly in the subtropical and tropical regions, and their recycling of wood and other plant matter is of considerable ecological importance.
As eusocial insects, termites live in colonies that, at maturity, number from several hundred to several million individuals. Colonies use decentralised, self-organised systems of activity guided by swarm intelligence which exploit food sources and environments unavailable to any single insect acting alone. A typical colony contains nymphs (semi-mature young), workers, soldiers, and reproductive individuals of both genders, sometimes containing several egg-laying queens.
Have Fun!
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