Genus Synagris

Very intimidating. Big wasp. Beautiful iridescent wings and velvet abdomen. Lucky in-flight shot. Swipe to see more!

📷 Olympus OM-1
🔭 Olympus 60mm f/2.8 Macro
🚫 No generative AI

#pixelfed #macrophotography #fediverse #photography #omsystem #olympus #macro #photo #macroverse #art #wildlife #wildlifephotography #insect #wasp #insectphotography #synagris

An ant farming "honeydew" from aphids. The ant tickles the aphids with it's antennae to stimulate excretion of the sugary waste product from the sap that the aphids feed on.

📷 Olympus OM-1
🔭 Olympus 60mm f/2.8 Macro
🚫 No generative AI

#pixelfed #macrophotography #fediverse #photography #omsystem #olympus #macro #photo #macroverse #art #wildlife #wildlifephotography #insect #ant #insectphotography #insecta #aphids #honeydew

Painted Reed Frog 🐸

📷 Olympus OM-1
🔭 Olympus 60mm f/2.8 Macro
🎨 Edited with #darktable
🚫 No generative AI

#pixelfed #macrophotography #fediverse #photography #omsystem #olympus #macro #photo #frog #amphibian #macroverse #art #wildlife #wildlifephotography

Thick billed weaver perched on a sunflower stem 🐦‍⬛🌻

📷 Olympus OM-1
🔎 M.Zuiko 75-300
🎨 Edited with #darktable
🚫 No generative AI

#pixelfed #fediverse #photography #omsystem #olympus #photo #macroverse #art #southafrica #birding #weaver #bird #garden #sunflower

Ant mimic jumping spider (Genus Myrmarachne)

📷 Olympus OM-1
🔭 Olympus 60mm f/2.8 Macro
🎨 Edited with #darktable
🚫 No generative AI

#spider #spidermacro #arachnids #antmimic #pixelfed #macrophotography #fediverse #photography #omsystem #olympus #macro #photo #macroverse #art

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I absolutely love the radial symmetry of sunflowers.

📷 Olympus OM-1
🔎 M.Zuiko 75-300
🎨 Edited with #darktable
🚫 No generative AI

#pixelfed #macrophotography #fediverse #photography #omsystem #olympus #macro #photo #flower #macroverse #art #southafrica #flowerphotography #sunflower

1 year ago I found a beautiful thomisus sp. taking shelter in the flower of a swamp lily. The pink tone of the flower gave warmth to the scene. As a bonus, a little aphid can be seen above the spider (out of focus, though)

📷 Olympus OM-1
🔭 Olympus 60mm f/2.8 Macro
🎨 Edited with #darktable
🚫 No generative AI

#pixelfed #macrophotography #fediverse #photography #omsystem #olympus #macro #photo #arachnid #thomisid #thomisus #spider #spidersofpixelfed #macroverse #art

Goldband Thyene Jumping Spider

One of my all time favourite shots.
Back on Instagram this was my profile picture.

I remember the excitement I felt having gotten the eyes in focus and being able to see the legs reflected in them.

Sadly I do not have the RAWs for this anymore.

📷 Olympus E-M10 Mark III
🔭 Laowa 50mm f/2.8 2x Macro MFT
🔍 Raynox DCR 250

#your_macro #rebel_macro
#pixelfed #macrophotography #fediverse #photography #omsystem #olympus #macro #photo #arachnid #jumpingspider #thyene #macroverse #art

Cat's Eye

📷 Olympus TG-4
🎨 Edited with #darktable
🚫 No generative AI

#pixelfed #macrophotography #fediverse #photography #omsystem #olympus #macro #photo #macroverse #art

Cute Moth. Got an Olympus TG-4 recently, and it makes a great portable macro system.

📷 Olympus TG-4
🎨 Edited with #darktable
🚫 No generative AI

#pixelfed #macrophotography #fediverse #photography #omsystem #olympus #macro #photo #insect #macroverse #art #moth #southafrica

South African Mantis finishing off a fly. I found this little mantis munching on a housefly and had an impromptu shoot with it. Very expressive poses

📷 Olympus OM-1
🔭 Olympus 60mm f/2.8 Macro
🎨 Edited with #darktable
🚫 No generative AI

#pixelfed #macrophotography #fediverse #photography #omsystem #olympus #macro #photo #insect #macroverse #art #macrophotographer #insects #arthropods #macroverse #mantis

Crab spider & fly

📷 Olympus OM-1
🔭 Olympus 60mm f/2.8 Macro
🎨 Edited with #darktable
🚫 No generative AI

#pixelfed #macrophotography #fediverse #photography #omsystem #olympus #macro #photo #insect #macroverse #art #arachnid #spider #thomisidae #crabspider

Beetle in the grass

📷 Olympus OM-1
🔭 Olympus 60mm f/2.8 Macro
🎨 Edited with #darktable
🚫 No generative AI

#pixelfed #macrophotography #fediverse #photography #omsystem #olympus #macro #photo #insect #macroverse #art #arthropods #beetle