Dragon Fly_IMG_0650

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Dragon Fly_IMG_0650, originally uploaded by tang_yiming.

This was taken at 5x magnification with the MP-E65. Its common to find dragon flies nearby ponds, though the one which I found these dragon flies were a notch or 2 polluted.

Damsel Fly_IMG_0702

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Damsel Fly_IMG_0702, originally uploaded by tang_yiming.

My trips to waterfalls chasing damsel flies has ended me with no pictures. I cause this fella hovering very slowly around the vegetation that grows at the shore of the man made pond. Eventually it landed near enough for me to stretch and give it a few snaps. This would be, I believe my first damsel shot !

Its Green (*almost) and its Reflective…IMG_1359

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Its Green (*almost) and its Reflective…IMG_1359, originally uploaded by tang_yiming.

Absolutely superbly colorful when spotted. However I believe the flash didn’t manage to capture the best of this Jumping Spider. As compared to the rest of the jumping spiders seen on my page, this dude wasn’t that keen on giving me a front head shot. The few seconds of glimpse which I manage to see, revealed a very constantly fast moving Jaw… Probably it was doing some cleaning up :p

This was roughly taken at 3x magnification on a FF.