Macro photographs of insect

This is a collection of the macro photographs and videos of insects I have taken over the last few years.  I took all of these photographs and videos with a Canon 5D Mark II camera body and a Canon MP-E 65mm 1x - 5x lens or a Sigma 180mm lens.  I also use a Canon MT-24EX twin flash unit.

http://www.squidoo.com/collection-of-insect-videos-and-photographs

Tiny Red Mite

This is a set of macro photographs of a Tiny Red Mite.  I took these macro photographs with a Canon 5D Mark II and a Canon MP-E 65mm 1x-5x lens.  This Tiny Red Mite was about the size of a grain of salt.

http://www.gather.com/viewSlideshow.action?albumId=35814

Orange and Black insects on Bluebonnets

These are some macro photographs or orange and black insects on bluebonnets.  I took these macro photographs with a Canon 5d Mark II and a Sigma 180mm lens.

http://www.gather.com/viewSlideshow.action?albumId=35861

Mother Spider with hundreds of babies

I found this mother spider with egg sacks.  I waited two weeks until the eggs hatched.  Hundreds of babies could be seen around the eggs.  I took these macro photographs with a Canon 5D Mark II and a Canon MP-E 65mm 1x-5x lens.

http://www.gather.com/viewSlideshow.action?albumId=35868

Unknown Red and Black Beetles

I found these ed and lack bug nymphs in my back yard.  They were in 5 clumps and each clump had hundreds of bugs.  I am not sure what species they are.


http://www.gather.com/viewSlideshow.action?albumId=35947

Mosquito sucking my blood

This is an article about Mosquitoes and their is a video at the end of a mosquito sucking my blood.  Everyone ask me "Arnt you scared your going to get a disease?"  The truth is we get bit by mosquitoes all the time and this one extra one that I let bite me isn't going to really make a difference.

http://www.infobarrel.com/Macro_video_of_a_mosquito_sucking_my_blood

MP-E 65mm macro photographs of flower

This is my latest series of MP-E 65mm macro photographs of flowers. I use this lens on a Mark 5D II with a Canon MT-24EX twin flash. I find that macro photography is my favorite type of photography. The Canon MP-E 65mm lens is a must for anyone interested in doing extreme macros.

Macro pictures of Red Harvester Ants (Pogonomyrmex barbatus)

Macro photographs of Red Harvester Ants(Pogonomyrmex barbatus). All images were captured using a Canon Mark 5d II camera with a Canon MP-E 65mm lens.