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Agreed with Chris Majka about 0164, 0165, and 0169 (appears to be a female
Bombylius major, a European originally). 0157 is a bit hard in side view, but
could be a female nematoceran fly ("March Fly"), that comes out at this
time of
year -- family Bibionidae, possibly Bibio species. The males have huge
bipartite, wrap-around eyes if you can get a shot of one. The bugs sucking on
the frog in 0158 are some type of mosquito.
Steve
Quoting Christopher Majka <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca>:
> Hi Melvina,
> DPP_0165 copy.jpg & DPP_0164 copy.jpg are photographs of a mayfly
> (Ephemeroptera).
> DPP_0166 copy.jpg & DPP_0168 copy.jpg are of Ellychnia corrusca, a
> beetle which is the commonest lampyrid (firefly) in the province,
> although this species is a non-luminescent one.
> DPP_0169 copy.jpg is a bee fly (Bombyliidae) in the genus Bombylius.
> DPP_0157 copy.jpg is a wasp of some sort.
>
> All the best!
>
> Chris
>
> On 5-May-08, at 12:27 AM, Melvina Weatherby wrote:
>> I am using for the first time an extension tube with my sigma 100mm
>> macro lens.
>> My eyes were focused a little lower than usual because I was
>> searching for bugs to photographing this fine week-end, they are
>> so beautiful when viewed so close up . I have no idea what any of
>> the bugs are called and I was too lazy to use a tripod so the focus
>> could of been better.
>> I would appreciate any names for my captured bugs .
>>
>> Melvina
>>
>>
>> http://www.pbase.com/applady2001/bugs_may_34th_2008
>
> Christopher Majka
> Nova Scotia Museum, 1747 Summer St., Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3A6
> c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca
>
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