Insect photography: Rapid Wolf Spider

**buckobeck** · 13 May 2016, 10:02 PM

Luna moth from the other night.

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**germaine** · 18 May 2016, 11:27 AM

nice work
greetings

**buckobeck** · 19 May 2016, 02:02 AM

Thanks Germaine, and greetings to you.

**wizard509** · 20 May 2016, 05:08 PM

Originally Posted by buckobeck

Luna moth from the other night.

Very interesting Mark, I don't recall ever seeing one of those before.

**buckobeck** · 20 May 2016, 10:58 PM

They are fairly common around here and we live in an isolated area. Here's a picture of a plant roach gauging the distance.

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**buckobeck** · 29 July 2016, 08:32 PM

Robber fly with prey.

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**buckobeck** · 11 August 2016, 11:09 PM

Spider with prey.

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**buckobeck** · 13 August 2016, 12:57 AM

Beetle taking flight.

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**Big Frank** · 13 August 2016, 11:47 AM

great photos
wish i had the patience
i get hummingbird hawk moths on my buddleia all the time but damned if they'll stay still long enough for me to shoot them

**buckobeck** · 13 August 2016, 02:17 PM

Thanks Big Frank.
Even with patience I lose a lot of shots to insects that won't hold still. It can be very disappointing, especially when it's a species I haven't photographed yet.
But for me it's all worth it when I get a decent shot. With macro it doesn't take much movement to blow a shot.