Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Photo#323757
Promachus female laying eggs on Liatris aspera - Promachus vertebratus - female

Promachus female laying eggs on Liatris aspera - Promachus vertebratus - Female
Buena Vista Marsh, Portage County, Wisconsin, USA
August 22, 2009
I saw over ten mated pairs of this species and many individuals.

Crystalline
Shot. Applause.

Hi Mike
Looked at tons of insect photos lately and this one is one of the very best. Illumination done just right. I would love to learn of any flash details.

 
Flash
Dave, Thanks for the nice comment. I wish I had some terrific information to give you, but almost all my photos are taken without flash. I usually try to keep the sun behind me but in this photo I had to take it from the side because of the position of the robber fly. I did try to take advantage of the goldenrod in the background but I was more concerned with two dried stems that wanted to get between me and the insect.

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.