philjay Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 A few big bugs from my hols in Crete last week Swallowtail. had to chase this blighter all over to get this, then he still wasn't still enough you can see motion blur on his left wing. Mammoth Wasp. Hes about 50mm long, his size doesn't really show in this image but believe me when you see one coming towards you, you will get out of his way A very large grasshopper, I think, about 100mm long All taken with the Olympus OM D EM10 mirrorless camera with 14-42 kit lens +Ibbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Wow these are good Phil. I bet the locals thought you were a mad Englishman chasing these critters about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 They grown them big over there, that's a whopping wasp. Nice pics Phil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Bino-viewer Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Great images Phil. Some lovely exotic insects there. The mammoth wasp is a gentle giant. Completely harmless. This looks like a female. The males are much smaller. Almost looks like a locust, not a grasshopper. We saw something similar in Cape Verde a few years ago, i can't remember what they were called though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyaardvark Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Love a bit of wildlife photography. Some nice shots there. Thanks for sharing Phil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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