#ultramacro — Public Fediverse posts

This luminous red abstract work is by Adrianna Snochowska, who was commissioned to work on the cover of the recently released "Nine Times" by Ebauche.

https://supple9.com/release/sup011-ebauche-nine-times/

#photography #abstract #red #macro #ultramacro

https://leonard.earth/2026/04/11/slab-of-red/

An ultra-macro shot taken in a series of experiments for the cover of an album by Ebauche. If you catch it out of the corner of your eye you might well think it's a landscape shot, perhaps with an unexpected snowfall.

#photography #abstract #macro #ultramacro

https://leonard.earth/2026/03/14/slight-of-green/

Ultra-macro shot taken in an experiment for the cover of the upcoming Ebauche album. This makes me immediately think of a deserted beach and a distant horizon, after the sun has set and the sky is fading from blue to black.

#photography #abstract #macro #ultramacro

https://leonard.earth/2026/02/01/blue-horizon/

What was a very small snail, becomes a completely different thing when captured with an ultra-macro setup. A whole new world is revealed, a fraction of the size of ours and yet just as intricately detailed.

#macro #ultramacro #photography #nature #abstract

http://leonard.earth/2025/06/21/a-different-scale/

This one is taken with my ultramacro setup and you can see just how insanely shallow the depth of field gets with this much magnification going on. I love how you can see a few individual grains of pollen

#photography #abstract #macro #ultramacro

http://eidetic.photos/2025/01/12/stamen/

I love the rich colours in this tiny rock, and cannot really imagine the pressures required to create it.

#photography #abstract #macro #ultramacro

http://eidetic.photos/2025/01/05/rock-detail-vii/

A red milkweed beetle (Tetraopes tetrophthalmus) in Carl Schurz Park in early June.

#redmilkweedbeetle #beetle #nature #wildlife #macro #ultramacro #insects #bugs #entomology #carlschurzpark #nycparks #canonphotography #luminarneo

A moisture ant (g. Lasius) farming aphids in Carl Schurz Park in early June.

#moistureant #Lasius #aphids #farming #insects #cooperativebehavior #nature #wildlife #macro #ultramacro #canonphotography #luminarneo #carlschurzpark #nycparks

A moisture ant (g. Lasius) farming aphids in Carl Schurz Park in early June.

#moistureant #Lasius #aphids #farming #insects #cooperativebehavior #nature #wildlife #macro #ultramacro #canonphotography #luminarneo #carlschurzpark #nycparks

A moisture ant (g. Lasius) farming aphids in Carl Schurz Park in early June.

#moistureant #Lasius #aphids #farming #insects #cooperativebehavior #nature #wildlife #macro #ultramacro #canonphotography #luminarneo #carlschurzpark #nycparks

A moisture ant (g. Lasius) farming aphids in Carl Schurz Park in early June.

#moistureant #Lasius #aphids #farming #insects #cooperativebehavior #nature #wildlife #macro #ultramacro #canonphotography #luminarneo #carlschurzpark #nycparks

A moisture ant (g. Lasius) farming aphids in Carl Schurz Park in early June.

#moistureant #Lasius #aphids #farming #insects #cooperativebehavior #nature #wildlife #macro #ultramacro #canonphotography #luminarneo #carlschurzpark #nycparks

A leaf beetle (f. Chrysomelidae) in late May. North Woods of Central Park.

#leafbeetle #Chrysomelidae #beetles #nature #wildlife #macro #ultramacro #centralpark #northwoods #nycparks #canonphotography #luminarneo

A jumping spider (f. Salticidae) in the North Woods of Central Park in late May. This particular one was being a picky eater. It would grab one bug, pause for a moment, then drop it. It repeated this behavior for about 20 minutes before it finally settled on one that it actually wanted to eat.

#jumpingspliders #Salticidae #spiders #arachnids #nature #wildlife #macro #ultramacro #canonphotography #luminarneo #centralpark #nycparks

A ladybug larva (Coccinellidae) ending an aphid.

#ladybug #ladybeetle #Coccinellidae #predation #nature #wildlife #natureismetal #macro #ultramacro #canonphotography #luminarneo #centralpark #nycparks

An unidentified fly in the north woods of Central Park.

#flies #insects #bugs #nature #wildlife #entomology #macro #ultramacro #canonphotography #luminarneo #centralpark #nycparks

A green lacewing larva (f. Chrysopidae) eating an aphid in Central Park in late May. Lacewing larva are a bit terrifying, but the adults are nearly harmless.

#greenlacewing #lacewing #Chrysopidae #predator #nature #wildlife #natureismetal #insects #bugs #entomology #macro #ultramacro #centralpark #nycparks #canonphotography #luminarneo

A birtch catkin bug (Kleidocerys resedae) in the North Woods of Central Park in late May.

#birtchcatkinbug #KleidocerysResedae #insects #bugs #entomology #nature #wildlife #macro #ultramacro #centralpark #Nycparks #canonphotography #luminarneo

A bagworm (f. Psychidae) in the North Woods of Central Park in late May. These eventually end up as moths called bagworm moths.

#bagworm #Psychidae #insects #entomology #nature #wildlife #lepidoptera #macro #ultramacro #canonphotography #luminarneo #northwoods #centralpark #nycparks

An aphid of some sort. Note that this one extrudes white lacy stuff. That helps to disguise it, and also if something does try to eat it, they may end up with the extrusions rather than the aphid.

#aphids #bugs #insects #entomology #extrusions #macro #ultramacro #nature #wildlife #centralpark #nycparks #canonphotography #luminarneo

A leafhopper nymph of some sort. Central Park in late May.

#leafhopper #nymph #bugs #nature #wildlife #entomology #macro #ultramacro #centralpark #nycparks #canonphotography #luminarneo

An unidentified butterfly or moth caterpillar in Central Park (late May). From a distance these look 'fuzzy', but up close you can see that the hairs really are big spikes/needles. Hopefully no one was silly enough to actually touch it.

#caterpillar #lepidoptera #spines #nature #wildlife #insects #entomology #centralpark #nycparks #macro #ultramacro #canonphotography #luminarneo

According to seek these are chincatana leafcutter ants. However, I'm skeptical b/c this picture was taken in New York City instead of Mexico, Arizona or the surrounding regions.

Note how much smaller the male is than the female. Late May in Central Park.

#ants #mating #insects #bugs #nature #wildlife #macro #ultramacro #centralpark #Nycparks #canonphotography #luminarneo

Checkout the pedipalps on this spider. Taken in Central Park in late May.

#spider #arachnid #macro #ultramacro #centralpark #nycparks #pedipalps #canonphotography #luminarneo

A western (European) honey bee (Apis mellifera).

Sooo fuzzy! :-)

#ApisMellifera #pollinators #honeybee #bees #westernhoneybee #europeanhoneybee #centralpark #nycparks #macro #ultramacro #canonphotography #luminarneo

Another true bug, but I'm really not sure what kind. I think it is in one of the subadult phases. Central Park in late May.

#truebug #subadult #insects #bugs #entomology #macro #ultramacro #canonphotography #luminarneo #centralpark #nycparks

I think this is a member of the family Miridae. E.g. plant bugs. Like all true bugs, these have sucking mouth parts, this one was found in Central Park in late May.

#miridae #plantbugs #truebugs #insects #bugs #entomology #centralpark #nycparks #canonphotography #luminarneo #macro #ultramacro

A fifteen-spotted lady beetle (Anatis labiculata) on a yellow leaf. These are darker colored ladybugs and their bodies can be nearly entirely black. As mentioned in previous posts, ladybugs and their larva are voracious aphid predators.

#fifteenspottedladybeetle #ladybeetle #ladybug #AnatisLabiculata #insects #bugs #entomology #macro #ultramacro #centralpark #nycparks #canonphotography #luminarneo

The one of the larval stages of Campyloneura virgula. This is a true bug and is predatory. You can just about see the sucking mouth part being extended.

#CampyloneuraVirgula #truebugs #bugs #insects #entomology #macro #ultramacro #canonphotography #luminarneo #centralpark #ramble #nycparks #nature #wildlife

A braconid Wasp (f. Braconidae). There are 17000 species in this family of parasitoid wasps. Never trust anything with an ovipositor!

#wasps #Braconidae #insects #bugs #entomology #macro #ultramacro #wildlife #nature #canonphotography #luminarneo #centralpark #ramble #nycparks

Ants farming aphids in late May in Central Park. Ants will gather up aphids and protect them in exchange for sugary liquids that the aphids occasionally extrude.

#ants #aphids #farming #macro #ultramacro #wildlife #nature #canonphotography #luminarneo #centralpark #nycparks

The larva from a green lacewing (f. Chrysopidae). These are one of the bugs where the larval form is terrifying but the adult is surprisingly weak. At least this one isn't wearing the corpses of its victims as camouflage.

#lacewing #greenlacewing #Chrysopidae #insects #bugs #entomology #macro #ultramacro #wildlife #nature #canonphotography #luminarneo #northwoods #centralpark

I think this is an Opilio Canestrinii, which is supposed to be from Europe. So, either they're invasive in New York (and a lot of the US east coast b/c I remember them from when I was a kid), or I've messed up the ID.

#opilioCanestrinii #harvestmen #arachnids #macro #ultramacro #canonphotography #luminarneo #nature #wildlife #northwoods #centralpark #nycparks

This is probably the nymph form of a Pennsylvania ambush bug (Phymata pennsylvanica). Normally, these are so well camouflaged that even when you're looking directly at them, and know what you're looking at it's hard to get your brain to register what it is. However, this one decided to sit on top of a black wire fence instead of a flower or leaf.

#nymph #PhymataPennsylvanica #ambushbug #nature #wildlife #bugs #Insects #entomology #macro #ultramacro #centralpark #canonphotography #luminarneo

For those that don't know what lady bug larva look like, here's a Harmonia axyridis larva (also know as the Asian Lady Beetle). As you can see they eat aphids, so if you don't like aphids, let these guys eat them.

#HarmoniaAxyridis #asianladybeetle #ladybug #bugs #beetles #nature #wildlife #insects #entomology #randallsisland #nycparks #canonphotography #luminarneo #macro #ultramacro

For those that don't know what lady bug larva look like, here's a Harmonia axyridis larva (also know as the Asian Lady Beetle). As you can see they eat aphids, so if you don't like aphids, let these guys eat them.

#HarmoniaAxyridis #asianladybeetle #ladybug #bugs #beetles #nature #wildlife #insects #entomology #randallsisland #nycparks #canonphotography #luminarneo #macro #ultramacro

For those that don't know what lady bug larva look like, here's a Harmonia axyridis larva (also know as the Asian Lady Beetle). As you can see they eat aphids, so if you don't like aphids, let these guys eat them.

#HarmoniaAxyridis #asianladybeetle #ladybug #bugs #beetles #nature #wildlife #insects #entomology #randallsisland #nycparks #canonphotography #luminarneo #macro #ultramacro

For those that don't know what lady bug larva look like, here's a Harmonia axyridis larva (also know as the Asian Lady Beetle). As you can see they eat aphids, so if you don't like aphids, let these guys eat them.

#HarmoniaAxyridis #asianladybeetle #ladybug #bugs #beetles #nature #wildlife #insects #entomology #randallsisland #nycparks #canonphotography #luminarneo #macro #ultramacro

For those that don't know what lady bug larva look like, here's a Harmonia axyridis larva (also know as the Asian Lady Beetle). As you can see they eat aphids, so if you don't like aphids, let these guys eat them.

#HarmoniaAxyridis #asianladybeetle #ladybug #bugs #beetles #nature #wildlife #insects #entomology #randallsisland #nycparks #canonphotography #luminarneo #macro #ultramacro

Some aphids in Central Park. I do not know enough about aphids to identify the different species.

#aphids #aphididae #insects #entomology #macro #ultramacro #centralpark #nycparks #canonphotography #luminarneo

A bold jumping spider (Phidippus audax) in Carl Schurz Park from late September.
#boldjumpingspider #PhidippusAudax #arachnids #jumpingspiders #spiders #macro #venusoptics #ultramacro #luminarneo #canonphotography #carlschurzpark #nycparks

A head shot and a booty shot of a Scolia Dubia (blue-winged wasp) from Carl Schurz Park in late September.
#ScoliaDubia #bluewingedwasp #wasps #insects #bugs #nature #wildlife #macro #ultramacro #venusoptics #carlschurzpark #nycparks #luminarneo #canonphotography

Some sort of broad-headed bug (possibly a rice bug? Family Alydidae) in Carl Schurz Park.

#broadheadedbug #ricebug #Alydidae #macro #ultramacro #truebugs #nature #wildlife #insects #entomology #carlschurzpark #nycparks #canonphotography #luminarneo #venusoptics

An orange-legged furrow bee (Halictus rubicundus) wiping some pollen off its face in Carl Schurz Park. These are a type of sweat bee, and the same species can be either solitary or eusocial. Not sure which this one is, but it was covered in pollen and having a blast in some sunflowers.

#orangeleggedfurrowbee #furrowbee #HalictusRubicundus #pollen #pollinators #bees #insects #bugs #entomology #sweatbees #nature #wildlife #carlschurzpark #nycparks #macro #ultramacro #venusoptics

House fly (Musca domestica Linnaeus) in Carl Schurz Park.

#housefly #flies #MuscaDomesticaLinnaeus #insects #entomology #nature #wildlife #macro #ultramacro #venusoptics #canonphotography #luminarneo #carlschurzpark #nycparks

A bee from the family Halictidae in Carl Schurz Park.

#bee #bee #pollinators #Halictidae #entomology #insects #bugs #macro #ultramacro #venusoptics #canonphotography #luminarneo #carlschurzpark #nycparks

A Pennsylvania ambush bug (Phymata pennsylvanica) in Carl Schurz Park.

#pennsylvaniaambushbug #ambushbug #jaggedambushbug #carlschurzpark #nycparks #insects #bugs #entomology #macro #ultramacro #wildlife #nature #venusoptics #canonphotography #luminarneo

A flat tailed leafcutter bee (Megachile mendica) on ornamental milkweed in Carl Schurz Park.

#flattailedleafcutterbee #leafcutterbee #bees #pollinators #MegachileMendica #insects #bugs #entomology #macro #ultramacro #wildlife #nature #carlschurzpark #nycparks #canonphotography #venusoptics #luminarneo

A flower fly in Central Park in mid-june.

#flowerfly #fly #Insects #bugs #nature #wildlife #entomology #centralpark #nycparks #macro #ultramacro #venusoptics #canonphotography #luminarneo

A mystery Hymenoptera. I think it's a sort of bee b/c of the kink in the antennae. North Woods of Central Park in Mid June.

#hymenoptera #bee #macro #ultramacro #critter #insects #pollenators #venusoptics #canonphotography #northwoods #centralpark #nycparks #luminarneo