Macro Monday

Not much going on these days. Seems like slim pickings. These are recent pictures and a couple have used before. There is nothing here  that reaches much over 3/4 of an inch. The green thingy with it's antenna is the exception.

Another red spider -WHAT!! Plus it's a jumper.

Please click on this and take a closer look at the eyes. This ain't right.

The first time I saw one of these it fooled me twice completely. Just what it's supposed to do. This picture is not representative of that ability for this moth.

What do you call this guy. "The Wrapper"?? It appears it is actually wrapped in cloth. I am fairly sure this is the fellow who takes on much more fearsome looking opponents and wins. 

Macro Monday

It's been a slow week.  Windy very dry and just as warm.  I missed the best one by far.  A moth disguised as a stick. So well it deceived me three times at least and even after I flicked at it I still thought it was a stick.  When I did try to get a picture it was too late and it was gone.  This guy was small and didn't cooperate very well either.

These large black beetles are all over the place. Some may push an inch long.  This one played dead when it got flipped on its back.

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Quite a few of these roaming around as well. Seems a bit early.

I was actually holding this plant with a transparent spider on it who refused to look at the camera or hold still to have his picture taken.

 Then there's Stretch who holds still real good.

Macro Monday - Prairie Crab

On  a walk yesterday morning.

Gourds like this grow  all over.

An example of what was called prairie crab.

Tiny cactus like this are hard to see.  These days am looking down more than ahead for several reasons. Snakes is one of them.

The pictures from the side were not that good.

This is not your general run of the mill hopper you see out here and there are many.  This may be a prairie shrimp and there is a problem..

Why he's missing a leg. 

 And this ain't  it .

Then there's the thistles.

For a thistle flower picture this stuck out.

A different type of thistle.  This almost doesn't look real to me.  It did look like you see it and stood out from the others.  There doesn't  seem to be much color out here but if you look a bit there is. 

Walking stick cactus are blooming.  Some of these can get like a small tree.  There are not so many here and have to go somewhere where they are plentiful. Trying to remember where.

Soon this will have flowers too.

I walked about three miles and was gone three hours or so.  It was just before noon when I got back.  The last picture was actually taken the day before on Saturday. Never had a clue so many cool pictures were to be had.

Macro Monday

UPDATE
I forgot to mention the black spiders are "jumpers" are are aggressive like another type I've seen and will charge quickly and back off just as fast to intimidate it's predators I'm sure. 

Sitting outside yesterday there are a number of these around. I'm glad he was not on me.

This fellow was in the cup holder where I was sitting.

There was one of these in the cup holder as well.  This was taken before the other two showed up.

Two weeks ago took this picture. Not very good because he would not pose. Notice the color.  Is that blue?

The same spider and it has florescent running lights.

The two pictures below were ones I was going to use for yesterdays Sunday Stills but they work good today too. Although you can't really see it here these insects have florescence sprinkled around on them. You can kind of see that  in the picture below  in front of the right wing. 

This is what I like about Blogger is the ability to make the picture larger by clicking on them. If your lucky to get close enough and get it in focus which is the hard part you then have a picture that provides tremendous detail and that's where the fun is for me.

The big guy was on his way out and I'm holding the little one by the tail.  If it weren't for that I  might still be out there because they don't cooperate very well.  There's some dragon fly's around here and they have been very elusive. 

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Macro Monday

It's flowers for me as well.  There are times they can take your mind somewhere else very quickly.  Took these the 25th out back.  It's not like the high country but the first picture of  Paintbrush for sure and maybe the last one can be found here on the plains as well.  Blue is my color but this red is hard to beat.