Cleaning rostrum

This is the year of the bugs, I guess. There are a lot of them everywhere and I often meet the rarer varieties. This dandy paused for a moment and cleaned its rostrum from the grass seed . It was enough to take a shot.

[Bucktree]

Nice capture and closeup shot.

[Merrelyn]

Lovely close up, great detail.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Wonderful details in this.

[tony gig]

Wonderful shot.

[Mags]

Super capture!

[Shanne]

that's really great - is it a cricket?

[*lynn]

Creepy looking bug but great capture! nice colors and light

[Hazel]

Nice bokeh!

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[Margaret Brown]

Super capture, fav’’

[carol white]

Great focusing.Fav😊

[Berni Crumb]

I've never seen that particular insect before. Interesting and excellent focus.

[Shepherdman]

Great details in this macro

[Josie Gilbert]

Lovely close up.

[Kathy]

You are quite knowledgable about insects. I had to look up the meaning of what you described this one doing. I like the details of this "bug" that I can see. Well done.

[Beryl Lloyd]

A great macro , detail and clarity ! fav

[haskar]

@shannejw This is the bug (Heteroptera), a species of Nabidae. Most likely Nabis lineatus.

[Renee Salamon]

Great close up

[KoalaGardens🐨]

such dof

[Peter Dulis]

wow

[Esther Rosenberg]

Super macro

[Babs]

Great macro, looks as though he has reached the end of the line.

[Islandgirl]

Wow great close up!

[Jane Pittenger]

Wow…talk about perfect timing

[amyK]

Super macro

[Shutterbug]

Beautiful capture. Is it a preying mantis?

[Issi Bannerman]

Lovely!

[Christina]

Perfect shot

[Shanne]

Oh, interesting, apparently we get those bugs too, but in marshland and salt marshes

[haskar]

@shutterbug49 This is the bug (Heteroptera), a species of Nabidae. Most likely Nabis lineatus.

[Delwyn Barnett]

Lovely detail.

[KV]

Nice!

[Heather]

Fabulous focus and dof! The details are amazing! Fav

[4rky]

Great close up

[4rky]

Congrats on TT! :)

[Vesna]

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