Once again, I found this bug in a pool skimmer.
This seems to happen a lot, it's like a little treasure trove for me when I open up the lid I wonder what little bugs I'm going to find!
This is either a grasshopper or a locust... but I think it's a locust.
Amazing work!
Thanks!
Nice Clicks @jamtaylor
Thanks!
Wow! That is some incredible detail! What a gnarly lookin creature! :)
Thanks Randy
Wow, that's close! Awesome shots. :D
Nice work as always! Upvoted.
It looks like a monster!
Creeps me out lol! Amazing stuff.
These are great macro shots, with incredible detail.
He looks like he's almost posing for you. lol And of course, that zit on the middle of your forehead always appears on picture day. :P
Upvoted and followed. :)
lol yes the zit
He actually IS posing for me, because he was quite dead! :O
Well, definitely makes it easier to get the pose you want when your subject is in repose. lol
interesting pictures in great detail
Awesome photos! As an animal lover though, I'd feel wrong if I didn't recommend getting a frog log for your pool to give these little critters a chance. :)
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Well it's not my pool but a pool that I clean, side hustle :)
I've never seen a frog in it, but a few crabs and they can't swim anyway. Mostly it is small bugs that fly or walk into the water.
@jamtaylor These are fantastic. Being a Missouri native, locusts are a regular part of summer life, but I have never seen them at such a beautiful macro level. Thank you so much for sharing them. He's probably fresh out of his shell.
I'm a new Steemian and I make music and am very much an amateur photographer with a myriad of interests, and If you are interested in those sorts of things, you can check them out @jessamynorchard. :)
Thanks again for sharing quality content. Upvoted and resteemed for sure.