Macro Monday - the Grasshopper

This tiny fellow visited me on my patio table one day. He was much smaller than a dime, hmmm, if you took a kernel of corn, cut it in half and laid the halves end to end that’s about the size of him.

I was pretty impressed with how still he stayed for me while I got closer and closer. Then I discovered that he was dead, mystery solved I suppose but I felt a little guilty for taking advantage of him in his condition. Then again, I’ve just immortalized him, right?

If you missed yesterday's post, you might want to see what a daredevil I am. lol

Macro Monday is easy to play, snap a macro (or any close-up) photo, post it on your blog and come back here and sign Mr Linky. Don't forget to visit each other. :)

Tiny Magnifications

I love snapping photos of these little bees so I can admire how they’re made. They truly are intricate! I often wonder how something appearing so flimsy and small can help they to fly and even move so fast!

A tiny grasshopper on group of blooms can be so easily overlooked, then become magnified through the lens. I remember childhood days of catching them, to have spit on me and my stained fingers happily holding a jar full of echoing jumps.

Is it a green bee? Wasp? Fly? Creepy!

Black and yellow - not a fuzzy bee, but a smooth with black cellophane wings. Big head, little butt.

A tiny grasshopper hidden on a daisy.

Maybe there’s a tiny critter hidden here?