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Assassin Bug Nymph
Assassin Bug Nymph
MaryO


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Collection: 201006 Macro Side Challenge
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
Location: Springfield, VA
Date: Jun 19, 2010
Aperture: 16.0
ISO: 500
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Macro, Insects, etc
Date Uploaded: Jun 24, 2010

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Comments: 6
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 Probably a Spiny Assassin Bug nymph (Sinea spinipes) but I can't be certain. Definitely in the Sinea family. There are quite a few of these odd little things lurking in the garden. Bad news for their prey.

36mm + 20 mm extension tubes, handheld, diffused flash.

PP - rotated, cropped, increased saturation on red-yellow, increased contrast, slight dodge/burn on bug, resized, sharpened, added border.

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Nikon D4
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II
 06/26/2010 12:48:47 AM
These little guys are everywhere this year. I've not seen so many ever. Great shot of one.
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 06/24/2010 06:17:18 PM
It looks deadly, no wonder it has that name!!
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Sony Alpha a55
Sony DT 50mm f/1.8 SAM
 06/24/2010 03:18:23 PM
OMG this is horrific & somehow cute at the same time, very well done!
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Nikon D3s
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6D ED
 06/24/2010 03:03:15 PM
That is one ugly and menacing looking bug. I wonder what it eats. good clear shot. Ya gotta love those extension tubes.
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Fujifilm x100
 06/24/2010 01:20:25 PM
This has to be the strangest bug so far! Excellent capture

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Nikon D7000
Nikon MF 50mm f/1.4
 06/24/2010 11:22:03 AM
Excellent tech in this shot. That's a creepy looking critter. It's a good thing that they are not four ft long. I think that it wants your camera.
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