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Ken

@kbmacroart

Macro photographer and Entomological artist.

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calendar_today11-03-2024 01:16:06

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Cuckoo Wasp art! I drew this using colored pencil and ink. It was challenging getting the textures and colors down, but I'm happy with it! I used one of my photos as a reference, where I managed to capture the brief moment with its wings raised up in this position. #cuckoowasp

Cuckoo Wasp art! 

I drew this using colored pencil and ink. It was challenging getting the textures and colors down, but I'm happy with it! I used one of my photos as a reference, where I managed to capture the brief moment with its wings raised up in this position.

#cuckoowasp
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A Sigmoid Prominent, ๐˜Š๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข. Found during a camping trip in summer 2024.

A Sigmoid Prominent, ๐˜Š๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข. Found during a camping trip in summer 2024.
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Here's some of my artwork! Metallic Green Hymenopterans! I've made these available as stickers in my Etsy shop! They're in limited supply, so come check them out while they're available! kbmacroart.etsy.com

Here's some of my artwork! Metallic Green Hymenopterans! I've made these available as stickers in my Etsy shop! They're in limited supply, so come check them out while they're available! kbmacroart.etsy.com
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A magnificent spider, this is ๐˜›๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ข, The Silver Long-jawed Orbweaver. Found right on the edge of a small stream, this one held tight trying to blend in with it's surroundings as best it could while I went in close for some shots. What a beauty!

A magnificent spider, this is ๐˜›๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ข, The Silver Long-jawed Orbweaver. Found right on the edge of a small stream, this one held tight trying to blend in with it's surroundings as best it could while I went in close for some shots. What a beauty!
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SCORPIONFLIES! The first two shots look almost like a mirror image. But if you look closely you'll see the first is a female and the second is a male. You can tell the male apart from the female by its curved, scorpion-like "tail".

SCORPIONFLIES! 
The first two shots look almost like a mirror image. But if you look closely you'll see the first is a female and the second is a male. You can tell the male apart from the female by its curved, scorpion-like "tail".
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This beautiful wasp is Ibalia anceps, a parasitoid of wood wasps, like Pigeon Horntails. It seems pretty rare to come across one. This is the first one I've ever seen, and what a wonderful encounter it was! #parasitoid #wasps #insectphotography

This beautiful wasp is Ibalia anceps, a parasitoid of wood wasps, like Pigeon Horntails. It seems pretty rare to come across one. This is the first one I've ever seen, and what a wonderful encounter it was! 
#parasitoid #wasps #insectphotography
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A metallic wood-boring beetle, a member of the Buprestidae family, ๐˜ˆ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜บ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด.

A metallic wood-boring beetle, a member of the Buprestidae family, ๐˜ˆ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜บ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด.
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One of the prettiest and most unique insects to exist. This is the Green Mantidfly. Neither a mantis, nor a fly, it is closely related to the Lacewing. #entomology #mantidfly #macrophotography #biodiversity

One of the prettiest and most unique insects to exist. This is the Green Mantidfly. Neither a mantis, nor a fly, it is closely related to the Lacewing. 
#entomology #mantidfly #macrophotography #biodiversity
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A sleeping Lunate Longhorn Cuckoo Bee, ๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ด!

A sleeping Lunate Longhorn Cuckoo Bee, ๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ด!
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Tachytes, sp. A solitary, predatory wasp that hunts primarily grasshoppers. They have beautiful green eyes, but they're very rare to see in my experience.

Tachytes, sp. A solitary, predatory wasp that hunts primarily grasshoppers. They have beautiful green eyes, but they're very rare to see in my experience.
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Isozulia christenseni, a froghopper from South America. Colored pencil, marker, and ink. I've been doing a lot of random insect drawings lately. It is winter (a very cold one too!) and I have to be productive somehow... at least until warm weather arrives.

Isozulia christenseni, a froghopper from South America. 
Colored pencil, marker, and ink.

I've been doing a lot of random insect drawings lately. It is winter (a very cold one too!) and I have to be productive somehow... at least until warm weather arrives.
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A Cowboy Beetle, drawn with colored pencil and marker. Anyone here still like traditional hand drawn art? Here's a video showing some of my process. #insectart #beetle #entomology