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EXIF: Nikkor 105 mm f/6,3 1/640 ISO-200 (Click on the picture to see it in full size.)

Happy sunday.

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EXIF: Nikkor 105 mm f/7,1 1/800 ISO-200 (Click on the picture to see it in full size.)

We have a lovely day with sun and almost 20 degrees and the bugs are all buzzing around. I think we will have some barbecue this weekend!

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EXIF: Nikkor 105 mm f/11 1/80 ISO-200

this is the caterpillar of the Small Tortoiseshell.

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EXIF: Nikkor 105 mm f/8 1/80 ISO-200

Most caterpillars have tubular, segmented bodies. They have three pairs of true legs on the three thoracic segments, up to four pairs of prolegs on the middle segments of the abdomen, and often a single pair of prolegs on the last abdominal segment. There are ten abdominal segments. The families of lepidoptera differ in the numbers and positioning of the prolegs. Some caterpillars are fuzzy (which means they have hair) and they are most likely to cause itching of the hands if touched

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EXIF: Nikkor 105 mm f/14 1/80 ISO-200

Caterpillars grow through a series of moults; each intermediate stage is called an instar. The last moult takes them into the inactive pupal or chrysalis stage.

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EXIF: Nikkor 105 mm f/11 1/80 ISO-200

Like all insects, caterpillars breathe through a series of small openings along the sides of their thorax and abdomen called spiracles. These branch into the body cavity into a network of tracheae. A few caterpillars of the family Pyralidae are aquatic and have gills that let them breathe underwater.

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EXIF: Nikkor 105 mm f/10 1/80 ISO-200

Caterpillars have about 4,000 muscles (compare humans, with 629). They move through contraction of the muscles in the rear segments pushing the blood forward into the front segments elongating the torso. The average caterpillar has 248 muscles in the head segment alone.

source: In English wiki In Norwegian wiki In Swedish wiki

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EXIF: Nikkor 105 mm f/10 1/160 ISO-200

It’s a Bird…It’s a Plane…It’s Super….. please help me out on this one!

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EXIF: Nikkor 105 mm f/14 1/320 ISO-200

Best in full size (click on the picture).

Caterpillars are the larval form of a member of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths). They are mostly phytophagous in food habit, with some species being entomophagous. Caterpillars are voracious feeders and many of them are considered pests in agriculture. Many moth species are better known in their caterpillar stages because of the damage they cause to fruits and other agricultural produce.

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EXIF: Nikkor 105 mm f/13 1/250 ISO-200

Best in full size (click on the picture).

Most caterpillars have tubular, segmented bodies. They have three pairs of true legs on the three thoracic segments, up to four pairs of prolegs on the middle segments of the abdomen, and often a single pair of prolegs on the last abdominal segment. There are ten abdominal segments. The families of lepidoptera differ in the numbers and positioning of the prolegs. Some caterpillars are fuzzy (which means they have hair) and they are most likely to cause itching of the hands if touched

source: In English wiki In Norwegian wiki In Swedish wiki

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EXIF: Nikkor 105 mm f/5,6 1/320 ISO-200

This is a real test of my lens this bug is not bigger than 4mm so I don’t think I can take picture of anything smaller.

Does anyone have a clue on what it is?
If you are looking for bugs I did find this great site:
http://www.whatsthatbug.com/

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EXIF: Nikkor 105 mm f/10 1/400 ISO-200

Does anyone have a clue on what it really is?