Macro

Raise your hand the eyes have it!

I made the theme of this selection of macro photo taken back in July and early August of this year to show off the many varied colours eyes of the small creatures. So raise your hand to the eyes!

The Hand
The Hand

It may be a distant memory now but it was hot during these months.

The 1st was found at High Wood beside Badbury Rings, all of the others found at Blashford Lakes nature reserve.

Crab spider orange/yellow eyes

Eyes
Eyes

Green & Blue eyed mating flies.

Green & Blue eyes
Green & Blue eyes

A black eyed bee or sawfly

Black eyes
Black eyes

Red eyed flies and shieldbug

Red Eye
Red Eye
Red eye II
Red eye II
Red eye III
Red eye III
Red eye IV
Red eye IV

A bumble bee with a litte bit of pink of the flower in the eye.

Pink eye
Pink eye

Dark eye & blue eyes are of a few of the plague of Alder leaf beetles (Agelastica alni) found at Blashford this year.

Dark Eyes
Dark Eyes
Blue Eyes
Blue Eyes
Blue Eyes II
Blue Eyes II

Many eyes of a red ant & aphids

Many Eyes
Many Eyes

Tiny eye of a weevil

Tiny eye
Tiny eye

Finally red & green eyes of the Large Red Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula)

Red & green eye
Red & green eye
Two red & green eyes
Two red & green eyes

Hope you enjoyed them.

Pete

I have been shooting nature with Olympus digital & Olympus OM camera gear on film since 2004

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