by Krishna Mohan
Thorn Mimic Treehopper
This curious insect belongs to the group of trehoppers belonging to family Membracidae. It is also called thorn Mimic treehopper as it looks like a thorn. most treehoppers are considered as pest, but some like Leptocentrus taurus was found feeding on the noxious weed Parthenium hysterophorus in Karnataka, India, thus acting as potential biological control agents. I found this Leptocentrus species on a Smooth rattlepod (Crotalaria pallida)plant. Photographed using Canon EOS 5D mark II with Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro using Canon MT-24EX macro twin light flash.
EXIF info…
Camera:
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens:
EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Exposure Mode:
Manual exposure
Exposure Time:
1/200 sec.
Exposure Bias:
0.0
Aperture (F Stop):
f/10.0
ISO Used:
100
Flash Used:
Flash fired, compulsory flash mode.
White Balance:
As Shot
Focal Length:
100.0 mm
Metering Mode:
Pattern
Date Time:
2009:06:13 17:56:57
GPS Location in Google Map:
13° 4' 2.2" N, 74° 59' 44.6" E, 634 m.a.s.l.
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Krishna Mohan
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Tags: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro, Canon EOS 5D mark II, Canon MT-24EX macro twin light flash, Crotalaria pallida, Horned treehopper Leptocentrus sp (Membracidae), Insect, Moodabidri, salts rattlebox, smooth crotalaria, Smooth Rattlepod, streaked rattlepod, striped crotalaria, Thorn Mimic Treehopper
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by Krishna Mohan
Small bee teasing the Big Carpenter bee
That evening I was trying to take photos of birds collecting building material for their nest from this Crown Flower (Calotropis gigantea) silk. I noticed this Blue Carpenter bee (Xylocopa violacea) hovering around the flowers. Sun was Harsh and I didn’t have any macro lens around. So I fixed 36 mm Kenko extension tube to my Canon EF 400mm f/5.6 L USM on Canon EOS 5D mark II and tried to shoot closeup shots of this Carpenter bee.
More disturbance by the small bee
Then suddenly I saw a small black bee came and annoyed the carpenter bee so much that it just scooted away.
Carpenter bee accepts defeats and abandons
This reminded me the story of David & Goliath.
EXIF info…
Camera:
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens:
EF400mm f/5.6L USM
Exposure Mode:
Auto exposure
Exposure Time:
1/800 sec.
Exposure Bias:
0.0
Aperture (F Stop):
f/5.6
ISO Used:
400
Flash Used:
Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode.
White Balance:
As Shot
Focal Length:
400.0 mm
Metering Mode:
Pattern
Date Time:
2009:06:21 14:17:21
GPS Location in Google Map:
12° 55' 20.4" N, 74° 51' 57.1" E, 353 m.a.s.l.
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Krishna Mohan
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EXIF info…
Camera:
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens:
EF400mm f/5.6L USM
Exposure Mode:
Auto exposure
Exposure Time:
1/800 sec.
Exposure Bias:
0.0
Aperture (F Stop):
f/5.6
ISO Used:
400
Flash Used:
Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode.
White Balance:
As Shot
Focal Length:
400.0 mm
Metering Mode:
Pattern
Date Time:
2009:06:21 14:17:22
GPS Location in Google Map:
12° 55' 20.4" N, 74° 51' 57.1" E, 353 m.a.s.l.
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Krishna Mohan
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EXIF info…
Camera:
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens:
EF400mm f/5.6L USM
Exposure Mode:
Auto exposure
Exposure Time:
1/800 sec.
Exposure Bias:
0.0
Aperture (F Stop):
f/5.6
ISO Used:
400
Flash Used:
Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode.
White Balance:
As Shot
Focal Length:
400.0 mm
Metering Mode:
Pattern
Date Time:
2009:06:21 14:17:30
GPS Location in Google Map:
12° 55' 20.4" N, 74° 51' 57.1" E, 353 m.a.s.l.
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Krishna Mohan
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Tags: Blue Carpenter bee (Xylocopa violacea), Bondel, Canon EF 400mm f/5.6 L USM, Canon EOS 5D mark II, Crown Flower (Calotropis gigantea), David, Goliath, Insect, Kenko extension tube set, milkweed, swallow-wort
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by Krishna Mohan
Breakfast
I was strolling in my backyard trying to get some bird with my Canon EF 400mm f/5.6 L USM. Birds were elusive on that day. What I saw was this dragonfly, but since I had not taken my macro lens with me, I quickly fixed 36mm extension tube to 400mm lens so as to make it a macro lens and shot these pics of this Slender Skimmer Dragon Fly a.k.a Green Marsh Hawk (Orthetrum sabina) feasting on a nice juicy fly.
Orthetrum sabina
Size: Male: Abdomen: 30-36mm, Hind wing: 30-36mm.
Female: Abdomen: 32-35mm, Hind wing: 31-35mm
Description: Male: Face is yellowish green. Eyes: Green mottled with black. Thorax: Greenish yellow with black tiger like stripes. Legs: Black; inner side of anterior femora is yellow. Wings: Transparent; inner edge of hindwing tinted with yellow. Wing spot: Black with reddish brown spot. Abdomen: The segments 1-3 are green with broad black rings and distinctly swollen at the base. Female: Is very similar to the male.
Habits and habitat: A common dragonfly of gardens and fields. This dragonfly perches motionless on shrubs and dry twigs for a long time. Hawks flying insects such as flies, small butterflies and dragonflies. This species can be seen far away from water and occassionally enters houses at night attracted by the light. Breeding: Breeds in ponds and tanks.
Flight season: Throughout the year.
Distribution: Widely distributed in Ethiopian, Oriental and Australian region. It is found throughout Indian subcontinent upto an altitude of 2000m ASL.
EXIF info…
Camera:
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens:
EF400mm f/5.6L USM
Exposure Mode:
Manual exposure
Exposure Time:
1/60 sec.
Exposure Bias:
0.0
Aperture (F Stop):
f/6.3
ISO Used:
400
Flash Used:
Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode.
White Balance:
As Shot
Focal Length:
400.0 mm
Metering Mode:
Pattern
Date Time:
2009:05:14 07:47:17
GPS Location in Google Map:
13° 4' 2.1" N, 74° 59' 44.3" E, 1269 m.a.s.l.
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Krishna Mohan
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EXIF info…
Camera:
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens:
EF400mm f/5.6L USM
Exposure Mode:
Manual exposure
Exposure Time:
1/125 sec.
Exposure Bias:
0.0
Aperture (F Stop):
f/6.3
ISO Used:
400
Flash Used:
Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode.
White Balance:
As Shot
Focal Length:
400.0 mm
Metering Mode:
Pattern
Date Time:
2009:05:14 07:49:00
GPS Location in Google Map:
13° 4' 2.1" N, 74° 59' 44.3" E, 1269 m.a.s.l.
Copyright ©
Krishna Mohan
All rights Reserved. This Image may not be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or trasmitted in any forms or by any means, including electronic, mechanical, photocopying & recording without my written permission. If you’d like to make usage request, just ask: drkrishi@drkrishi.com
Tags: Canon EF 400mm f/5.6 L USM, Canon EOS 5D mark II, dragonfly, feeding, Green Marsh Hawk, Insect, Kenko extension tube set, Moodabidri, Orthetrum sabina, Slender Skimmer
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