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2025-06-23

The photo didn't look bad, but this time I took too many risks. The wasps didn't like it when I brought the iPhone within a few centimeters. For a few very long minutes I remained completely still surrounded by wasps flying around. None of them stung me.

La foto no ha quedado mal, pero esta vez he arriesgado demasiado. A las avispas no les ha gustado nada que acercara el iPhone a pocos centímetros. Durante unos larguísimos minutos he permanecido completamente inmóvil rodeado de avispas volando alrededor. No me ha picado ninguna.

Das Foto ist gar nicht schlecht geworden, aber diesmal bin ich ein bisschen zu weit gegangen. Die Wespen waren überhaupt nicht begeistert, dass ich das iPhone nur wenige Zentimeter entfernt gehalten habe. Minutenlang stand ich völlig regungslos da, umgeben von herumschwirrenden Wespen. Keine hat mich gestochen.

#macro #macrolens #macrophotography
#insects #animals #nature
#shotonmobile #shotoniphone
#wasp

Bees on their nest in a lavender thicket
2025-06-21

Selenicereus grandiflorus cáctus

A single night in the whole year is how long this flower of the cactus Selenicereus grandiflorus lasts. Although it is native to Central America, the photos are taken in my garden, in Spain, on the night when the flower opens (June 21) and the following morning. Its name Selenicereus derives from Selene, the Greek goddess of the Moon and from cereus (candle), in reference to its nocturnal flowering.

Una única noche en todo el año es lo que dura esta flor del cáctus Selenicereus grandiflorus. Aunque es originario de Centroamérica las fotos están hechas en mi jardín, en España, en la noche en que se abre la flor (21 de junio) y a la mañana siguiente. Su nombre Selenicereus deriva de Selene, la diosa griega de la Luna y de cereus (vela), en referencia a su floración nocturna.

Eine einzige Nacht im ganzen Jahr ist das, was diese Blume des Kaktus Selenicereus grandiflorus hält. Obwohl er ursprünglich aus Mittelamerika stammt, wurden die Fotos in meinem Garten in Spanien in der Nacht aufgenommen, in der sich die Blume öffnet (21. Juni) und am nächsten Morgen. Sein Name Selenicereus leitet sich von Selene, der griechischen Mondgöttin, und cereus (Kerze) ab, in Anlehnung an seine nächtliche Blüte.

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#plants #nature #naturaleza #flower #flor #blume
#Selenicereusgrandiflorus

A single night in the whole year is how long this flower of the cactus Selenicereus grandiflorus lasts. Although it is native to Central America, the photos are taken in my garden, in Spain, on the night when the flower opens (June 21) and the following morning. Its name Selenicereus derives from Selene, the Greek goddess of the Moon and from cereus (candle), in reference to its nocturnal flowering.A single night in the whole year is how long this flower of the cactus Selenicereus grandiflorus lasts. Although it is native to Central America, the photos are taken in my garden, in Spain, on the night when the flower opens (June 21) and the following morning. Its name Selenicereus derives from Selene, the Greek goddess of the Moon and from cereus (candle), in reference to its nocturnal flowering.
2025-06-19

I understand that when it is too hot this wasp flaps its wings like a fan to lower the temperature of the eggs and larvae in its comb.
Shot on iPhone 15 Pro main camera + lens for close-up focus.

Entiendo que cuando hace demasiado calor esta avispa agita sus alas como un ventilador para bajar la temperatura de los huevos y larvas de su panal.

Ich verstehe, dass diese Wespe, wenn es zu heiß ist, ihre Flügel wie ein Ventilator wedelt, um die Temperatur der Eier und Larven ihrer Wabe zu senken.

#macro #macrolens #macrophotography
#insects #animals #nature
#shotonmobile #shotoniphone
#wasp

2025-06-13

So close to stepping on them. A pair of Sphilotethus pandurus bedbugs mating on the ground in a park in Valencia.
Shot on iPhone 15 Pro main camera + lens for close focusing.

Estuve a punto de pisarlas. Una pareja de chinches Sphilotethus pandurus apareándose en el suelo en un parque de Valencia.

Ich bin fast auf sie getreten. Ein Paar von Sphilotethus pandurus-Wanzen, die sich in einem Park in Valencia auf dem Boden paaren.

#macro #macrolens
#insects #animals #nature #shotonmobile #shotoniphone #seed bug #sphilotethuspandurus

A pair of Sphilotethus pandurus bedbugs mating on the ground in a park in Valencia.
2025-05-31

Dragonflies (in this case a large Anax imperator) introduce their abdomen into the water to lay their eggs, but in this case, and after almost half an hour repeatedly landing on my swimsuit, I think it is more a matter of thermoregulation or a way to hydrate. End of May. Province of Alicante, Spain.
iPhone 15 Pro main camera + lens for close focusing

Las libélulas (en este caso una gran Anax imperator) introducen el abdomen en el agua para depositar sus huevos, pero en este caso, y tras casi media hora posándose repetidamente sobre mi bañador, creo que es más un asunto de termoregulación o una forma de hidratarse.

Libellen (in diesem Fall eine große Anax imperator) tauchen ihren Hinterleib ins Wasser, um ihre Eier abzulegen. Aber in diesem Fall hat sie fast eine halbe Stunde damit verbracht, wiederholt auf meiner Badehose zu landen. Ich denke, das ist eher eine Form der Thermoregulation oder eine Methode zur Rehydrierung.

#macro #macrophotography
#insects #animals #nature
#shotonmobile #shotoniphone
#dragonfly

2025-05-31

Practicing falconry with dragonflies. This emperor dragonfly (Anax imperator) has found my swimsuit very interesting as a place to pose. It can reach 8 cm in length and a wingspan of 12 cm. It is the largest in Western Europe. End of May. Province of Alicante, Spain.
iPhone 15 Pro main camera + lens for close focusing

Esta libélula emperador (Anax imperator) ha encontrado muy interesante mi bañador como sitio donde posarse. Puede alcanzar los 8 cm de longitud y una envergadura de 12 cm. Es la más grande de Europa occidental.

Diese Große Königslibelle (Anax imperator) hat meine Badehose als Sitzgelegenheit sehr interessant gefunden. Sie kann bis zu 8 cm lang werden und eine Flügelspannweite von 12 cm erreichen. Sie ist die größte in Westeuropa.

#macro #macrophotography
#insects #animals #nature
#shotonmobile #shotoniphone
#dragonfly

A large emperor dragonfly (Anax imperator) has found my swimsuit very interesting as a place to perch, and ends up doing so on my finger. It can reach 8 cm in length and a wingspan of 12 cm. It is the largest in Western Europe. End of May. Province of Alicante, Spain.A large emperor dragonfly (Anax imperator) has found my swimsuit very interesting as a place to perch, and ends up doing so on my finger. It can reach 8 cm in length and a wingspan of 12 cm. It is the largest in Western Europe. End of May. Province of Alicante, Spain.A large emperor dragonfly (Anax imperator) has found my swimsuit very interesting as a place to perch, and ends up doing so on my finger. It can reach 8 cm in length and a wingspan of 12 cm. It is the largest in Western Europe. End of May. Province of Alicante, Spain.A large emperor dragonfly (Anax imperator) has found my swimsuit very interesting as a place to perch, and ends up doing so on my finger. It can reach 8 cm in length and a wingspan of 12 cm. It is the largest in Western Europe. End of May. Province of Alicante, Spain.
2025-05-01

It is not a ladybug. From what I have read, from the length of its front legs it should be a Lachnaia vicina, a beetle that feeds on many types of plants.
End of April in a park in Valencia.
iPhone 15 Pro main camera + the lens of binoculars used as reading glasses for close focusing.

No es una mariquita. Por lo que he leído, por la longitud de sus patas delanteras debiera ser una Lachnaia vicina, escarabajo que se alimenta de muchos tipos de plantas.
Finales de abril en un parque de Valencia.

Es handelt sich nicht um einen Marienkäfer. Nach dem, was ich gelesen habe, müsste es sich aufgrund der Länge seiner Vorderbeine um einen Lachnaia vicina handeln, einen Käfer, der sich von vielen Pflanzenarten ernährt.
Ende April in einem Park in Valencia.

#macro #insects #animals #nature
#shotonmobile #shotoniphone
#beetle

Lachnaia vicina is a beetle that can be mistaken for a ladybug because of its red color with black dots.
End of April in a park in Valencia.Lachnaia vicina is a beetle that can be mistaken for a ladybug because of its red color with black dots.
End of April in a park in Valencia.
2025-04-19

It is not easy to realize that that little thing on the ground is actually an Agrypnus murinus beetle, a species I don't remember ever having seen before. Alicante, Spain.

No es fácil darse cuenta de que esa pequeña cosa en el suelo es en realidad un escarabajo Agrypnus murinus, especie que no recuerdo haber visto nunca antes.

Es ist nicht leicht zu erkennen, dass es sich bei dem kleinen Ding auf dem Boden um einen Agrypnus murinus Käfer handelt, eine Art, die ich noch nie zuvor gesehen habe.

#macro #insects #animals #nature
#shotonmobile #shotoniphone
#beetle
#agrypnusMurinus

A small thing in the soil is actually an Agrypnus murinus beetle.A small thing in the soil is actually an Agrypnus murinus beetle.
2025-04-09

A beetle (Pimelia Punctata) climbing up an outside wall of my house.
IPhone main camera + home made lens for close focusing

Un escarabajo (Pimelia Punctata) trepando por una pared externa de mi casa.

Ein Käfer (Pimelia Punctata), der an einer Außenwand meines Hauses heraufklettert.

#macro #insects #animals #nature
#shotonmobile #shotoniphone
#beetle

A beetle (Pimelia Punctata) climbing up an outside wall of my house.A beetle (Pimelia Punctata) climbing up an outside wall of my house.
2025-04-04

Amphimallon solstitiale

Seen from this angle and with this coloration (it may vary) the Amphimallon solstitiale beetle is not particularly pretty. It rather looks like an overweight cockroach.
iPhone 15 Pro main camera + homemade close-up focus lens

Visto de este ángulo y con esta coloración (puede variar) el escarabajo Amphimallon solstitiale no es especialmente bonito. Más bien parece una cucaracha con sobrepeso.

Aus diesem Blickwinkel und mit dieser Färbung (sie kann variieren) ist der Käfer Amphimallon solstitiale nicht besonders schön. Er sieht eher aus wie eine übergewichtige Kakerlake.

#macro #macrophotography
#insects #animals #nature
#shotonmobile #shotoniphone
#beetle #Amphimallon_solstitiale

Seen from this angle and with this coloration (it may vary) the Amphimallon solstitiale beetle is not particularly pretty. It rather looks like an overweight cockroach.
2025-03-19

A tiny jumping spider hides in a lavender flower to stalk its prey.
iPhone 15 Pro main camera + home made lens for close focusing

Una diminuta araña saltadora se esconde en una flor de lavanda para acechar a su presa.

Eine winzige Springspinne versteckt sich in einer Lavendelblüte, um sich an ihre Beute heranzupirschen.

#macro #macrophotography
#insects #animals #nature
#shotonmobile #shotoniphone
#spider

A tiny jumping spider hides in a lavender flower to stalk its prey.
2025-02-22

Nested nest
I have placed a blackcap nest on top of a much larger turtledove nest. I can recognize in the small nest the hairs of our dog, which I often brush in the garden.

He colocado un nido de curruca sobre el de una tórtola, mucho más grande. Creo reconocer en el nido pequeño los pelos de nuestra perra, a la que suelo cepillar en el jardín.

Ich habe ein Mönchsgrasmückennest auf ein viel größeres Turteltaubennest gelegt. Ich glaube, ich erkenne in dem kleinen Nest die Haare unseres Hundes, den ich oft im Garten bürste.

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#shotonmobile #shotoniphone
#birds

I have placed a blackcap nest on top of a much larger turtledove nest. I can recognize in the small nest the hairs of our dog, which I often brush in the garden.
2025-02-22

Mangora acalypha is a tiny spider that is usually placed in the center of the web, but if it feels in danger it may hide in adjacent vegetation. Its webs are not very large, but usually contain more than 60 spokes.
iPhone 15 Pro + lens for close focusing.

Mangora acalypha es una diminuta araña que se suele colocar en el centro de la tela, pero si se siente en peligro puede esconderse en la vegetación adyacente. Sus redes no son muy grandes, pero suelen contener más de 60 radios.

Mangora acalypha ist eine winzige Spinne, die sich normalerweise in der Mitte des Netzes aufhält, aber wenn sie sich in Gefahr fühlt, kann sie sich in der angrenzenden Vegetation verstecken. Ihre Netze sind nicht sehr groß, enthalten aber normalerweise mehr als 60 Speichen.

#macro #macrolens #macrophotography
#insects #animals #aracnids #nature
#shotonmobile #shotoniphone
#spider

Mangora acalypha is a small spider (3 - 4 mm) with yellowish coloration and thin black central and lateral black lines. The web of this species has a typical appearance of the family, circular, small in size but with a lot of radii.Mangora acalypha is a small spider (3 - 4 mm) with yellowish coloration and thin black central and lateral black lines. The web of this species has a typical appearance of the family, circular, small in size but with a lot of radii.Mangora acalypha is a small spider (3 - 4 mm) with yellowish coloration and thin black central and lateral black lines. The web of this species has a typical appearance of the family, circular, small in size but with a lot of radii.
2025-02-16

Misfortune.
A dead blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) was trapped in a pomegranate when it got its head caught in one of these fruits and could not get out. Unfortunately it had already been dead for a couple of days.

Una Curruca capirotada muerta (Sylvia atricapilla) al quedar atrapada al introducir la cabeza en una granada y no poder sacarla luego. Desgraciadamente ya llevaba muerta un par de días.

Eine Mönchsgrasmücke (Sylvia atricapilla) starb, nachdem sie sich mit dem Kopf in einer Granatapfel verfangen hatte und ihn nicht mehr herausbekommen konnte. Leider war sie bereits seit einigen Tagen tot.

#animals #nature
#shotonmobile #shotoniphone
#birds

The body of a dead blackcap hangs dead from a pomegranate while her head is trapped inside the fruit and cannot take it out. Unfortunately, she seemed to have been dead for a couple of days.The body of a dead blackcap hangs dead from a pomegranate while her head is trapped inside the fruit and cannot take it out. Unfortunately, she seemed to have been dead for a couple of days.
2025-01-06

This snail looks shy in this photo.

Este caracol parece tímido en esta foto

Diese Schnecke sieht auf diesem Foto schüchtern aus

#macro #shotonmobile #snail #nature

A snail looks shy in this photo.
2025-01-01

Next to one of its prey, an Araneus angulatus hides outside the web on a hibiscus leaf. October in Valencia.
iPhone main camera adding a binoculars lens for close focusing but with shallower depth of field than macro mode.

Junto a una de sus presas, una Araneus Angulatus se esconde fuera de la telaraña sobre una hoja de hibiscus. Mes de octubre en Valencia.

Neben einem seiner Beutetiere versteckt sich ein Araneus angulatus außerhalb des Netzes auf einem Hibiskusblatt. Oktober in Valencia.

#macro #insects #nature #macrophotography #shotonmobile #araneusangulatus #spider

Next to one of its prey, an Araneus angulatus hides outside the web on a hibiscus leaf. October in Valencia.
iPhone main camera adding a binoculars lens for close focusing but with shallower depth of field than macro modeNext to one of its prey, an Araneus angulatus hides outside the web on a hibiscus leaf. October in Valencia.
iPhone main camera adding a binoculars lens for close focusing but with shallower depth of field than macro mode
2024-12-19

Beetle (Pimelia Punctata) eating a bougainvillea leaf.
Escarabajo (Pimelia Punctata) comiéndose una hoja de buganvilla.
Ein Käfer (Pimelia punctata) frisst ein Bougainvillea-Blatt.
iPhone 13 MIni + Apexel_100mm lens

#macro #macrolens #macrophotography
#insects #animals #nature
#shotonmobile #shotoniphone
#beetle #pimeliapunctata

Beetle (Pimelia Punctata) eating a bougainvillea leaf
2024-12-15

The Argiope trifasciata spider could be confused with the Argiope bruennichi. The latter is usually larger, especially females that may show a very bulky abdomen. Photos taken in Alicante and Valencia (Spain).

La araña Argiope trifásciata podría confundirse con la Argiope bruennichi. Esta última suele ser de mayor tamaño, especialmente las hembras que pueden mostrar un abdomen muy abultado. Fotos tomadas en Alicante y Valencia (España).

Die Spinne Argiope trifasciata kann mit der Argiope bruennichi verwechselt werden. Letztere ist in der Regel größer, vor allem die Weibchen, die einen sehr dicken Hinterleib aufweisen können. Die Fotos wurden in Alicante und Valencia (Spanien) aufgenommen.

#macro #insects #nature #shotonmobile #spider #waspspider

Argiope trifasciata spiderArgiope trifasciata spiderArgiope bruennichiArgiope bruennichi

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