Friday Night Photos Small World Vol 8 Edition

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 10/27/2023 - 5:00pm

Happy Friday everyone. I hope everybody is doing well. Post any photos, memes, or music you like.

The camera club I belong to meets twice a month. The second meeting is always at the Photo Arts building in Balboa Park where we discuss club business and show photos from our outing earlier in the month . Since the Photo Arts building is right across the street from the rose garden, I like to get to the park at least an hour before our meeting starts so I can wander around the garden with my macro lens looking for bugs.

Unknown fly

Leaf hopper

Grasshopper

Katydid

Out with the old. Moulted skin

In with the new. Drying in the sun

Wasp

I don't know what this is but I'm sure I saw in a 50s horror movie trying to take over mankind.

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Submitted by QMS on Fri, 10/27/2023 - 6:05pm

Tried to look at the "It's a bug's life" once at Disney

Got herded into a holding pen underground - very dark and crowded.
I freaked out and got the hell out of there. Weird idea of entertainment.

Thanks for sharing your macro lens!

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 10/27/2023 - 6:53pm

Hi, QMS.

@QMS
I'm not a big fan of crowds whether it's dark or well lit. Disneyland is 90 minutes from me. I haven't been there in decades.

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I woke up this morning determined to drink less, eat right, and exercise.
But that was four hours ago when I was younger and full of hope.

Submitted by The Hindsight Times on Fri, 10/27/2023 - 6:57pm

A snail

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 10/27/2023 - 7:34pm

Aloha, THT

@The Hindsight Times
Beautiful shot of the snail. I saw many like them on my visits to Maui.

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I woke up this morning determined to drink less, eat right, and exercise.
But that was four hours ago when I was younger and full of hope.

Submitted by lotlizard on Sat, 10/28/2023 - 11:18am

Alas, in Hawai‘i, Mr.-Ms. (hermaphroditic) _Lissachatina fulica_

@Socialprogressive
a.k.a. _Achatina fulica_ — the giant African snail — is considered a bad guy-gal. As the story goes, some Frenchie fellow brought them to Hawai‘i as homeland cuisine in 1936. Now they’re an invasive species and garden pest.

http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/good-bad/achatina.html

https://gms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/gs/handler/getmedia.ashx?moid=68264&dt=3&g=12

In an example of science-endorsed ecological fiddling that backfired big time, as a check on the giant African snail population a different species, the predatory wolfsnail, was introduced. But rather than having a noticeable effect upon the intended target, the wolfsnail has driven to extinction many other snail species unique to Hawai‘i.

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/extinction-countdown/hawaiis-snail-...

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Sat, 10/28/2023 - 2:37pm

Hi, lotlizard

@lotlizard
Thanks for the links and the info. Humans sure have a horrible knack of making things worse in there attempts to make things better.

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I woke up this morning determined to drink less, eat right, and exercise.
But that was four hours ago when I was younger and full of hope.

Submitted by janis b on Fri, 10/27/2023 - 9:23pm

Your snail

@The Hindsight Times

looks like an ancient combination of animal varieties, from fish to barnacle and bug.

It's wonderful, thank you.

Submitted by janis b on Fri, 10/27/2023 - 9:11pm

Hi Social

I'm not sure which is more strange, the bugs or the music ; ).

Your photos show us details that make bugs fascinating. The fly's eyes take up most of the head, and a quarter of the entire body, just wow. I wonder if that strange alien meringue-like thing is some kind of cocoon?

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 10/27/2023 - 9:38pm

Hi, Janis

@janis b
The fly sure does have some large eyes. I wonder what life looks like through it's eyes. Nice music selection. A little Merengue music to go with the strange meringue-like thing. I'm putting my money on the latest invasion of the body snatchers.

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I woke up this morning determined to drink less, eat right, and exercise.
But that was four hours ago when I was younger and full of hope.

Submitted by QMS on Fri, 11/03/2023 - 2:07am

Sonrisa is spanish for 'Smile'

@janis b

which I do when thinking of your
going to visit your grandkids
enjoy the experience!
this site is great for ti's
supplemental encouragement
we are big happy family

Submitted by janis b on Fri, 10/27/2023 - 9:35pm

Hi all

and welcome to Friday Night Photos from both hemispheres

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 10/27/2023 - 9:48pm

The skies are looking a little dramatic

@janis b
in your hemisphere, Janis. Thanks for the scenes from the land of green.

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I woke up this morning determined to drink less, eat right, and exercise.
But that was four hours ago when I was younger and full of hope.

Submitted by janis b on Fri, 10/27/2023 - 10:27pm

Those dramatic skies

@Socialprogressive

are what feed the green, as you know. The photo was taken earlier this week as the sky was clearing from a full day of rain.

I'm going to adopt the name you gave, 'the land of green', it feels perfect. Thank you.

Early Fat Freddy's Drop, for no reason except for entertainment purposes.

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Sat, 10/28/2023 - 8:59am

Thanks for the FFB, Janis

@janis b
Nice song. Interesting video. I'll have to look into their music.

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I woke up this morning determined to drink less, eat right, and exercise.
But that was four hours ago when I was younger and full of hope.

Submitted by janis b on Tue, 10/31/2023 - 10:52pm

Here's a start ...

@Socialprogressive

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Tue, 10/31/2023 - 11:17pm

Very nice

@janis b
Thanks, Janis.

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I woke up this morning determined to drink less, eat right, and exercise.
But that was four hours ago when I was younger and full of hope.

Submitted by janis b on Tue, 10/31/2023 - 11:41pm

Enjoy Social

@Socialprogressive

FFD always takes me to a vibrant and light-hearted place.

Submitted by dystopian on Fri, 10/27/2023 - 10:19pm

Hi Janis!

@janis b Great pics as always Janis.

I'm calling the first one Hole in the Sky. Which is also a good Black Sabbath song.

Keep up the great greens!

be well!

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We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein

Submitted by janis b on Fri, 10/27/2023 - 10:40pm

Hi dystopian

@dystopian

As always, your associations are so relevant and sustaining.

...

I'm looking through a hole in the sky
I'm seeing nowhere through the eyes of a lie
I'm getting closer to the end of the line
I'm living easy where the sun doesn't shine
I'm living in a room without any view
I'm living free because the rent's never due
The synonyms of all the things that I've said
Are just the riddles that are built in my head
Hole in the sky, take me to heaven
Window in time, through it I fly
I've seen the stars disappear in the sun
The shooting's easy if you've got the right gun
And even though I'm sitting waiting for Mars
I don't believe there's any future in cause
Hole in the sky, take me to heaven
Window in time, through it I fly
Yeah
I've watched the dogs of war enjoying their feast
I've seen the western world go down in the east
The food of love became the greed of our time
But now I'm living on the profits of pride

Be forever well

Submitted by dystopian on Fri, 10/27/2023 - 10:16pm

Hi pixelators

Hi all, Hey SP!

Hope it's all good out there!

Great bug shots as always SP! I'll have to look up the fly and larval item. Last item is a juvenile or larval stage of something.. It does look like 3 legs on the side, so presuming both sides same and not missing anything, so six legs = insect. I have seen pics of it before just too frazzled to think about it...

Here are a few images from the eclipse on the 14th of October. These are images of the projection on the ground under a leafy tree with lots of pin-bolt holes of light coming through it. I hear a loose weave straw hat can work too. You can see this for 5-10 minutes around peak.

Eclipse

Treeclipse

Treepoceclipse

Haven't ironed out the titles yet...

Have good ones all, I gotta fly!

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We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 10/27/2023 - 10:41pm

Hi, dystopian

@dystopian
Great shots of the eclipse/treeclipse. I completely forgot that was happening.

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I woke up this morning determined to drink less, eat right, and exercise.
But that was four hours ago when I was younger and full of hope.

Submitted by janis b on Fri, 10/27/2023 - 10:43pm

May I suggest a title ...

@dystopian

Beauty and light in motion.

Submitted by dystopian on Sat, 10/28/2023 - 3:01pm

bugs

Hey SP,

Check out Bot Flies and Blow Flies. Those are the two types I think of when I think of flies with hugely oversized eyes.

THE book, the best single insect field guide ever produced is probably a $25 item if you are interested. See the Kaufman Field Guide Series. These are bird field guide sized books. There are great ones for birds, butterflies, mammals, and insects. Prolly more, haven't followed them recently. The Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of No. America is the 'bug book' title. This insect book is spectacular. Every family, at least one representative of most genera you may encounter, much of the commonly seen stuff, great text and biology, but short and concise, it is a pocket field guide.

Haven't had a chance yet to look for yer larval bug, but think that is where I saw pics...

thanks again for the great 'bug shots'.

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We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Sat, 10/28/2023 - 4:41pm

Thanks for the field guide recommendations, dystopian

@dystopian
I ordered three of them. One on birds, one on butterflies, and one on insects. They should arrive on Thursday.

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I woke up this morning determined to drink less, eat right, and exercise.
But that was four hours ago when I was younger and full of hope.

Submitted by dystopian on Mon, 10/30/2023 - 9:33am

Good book work SP!

@Socialprogressive GREAT SP! You will love them. The insects and butterflies are on my desk, birds in the car. I think the bird guide might be the best beginners bird field guide. The other main great bird guides, the Crossley Guide, the Sibley Guide, and the Nat. Geographic Soc. Guides, are all overwhelming to a newbie. Kaufmann did a great job of simplifying things for those just learning. The photos are great.

The bird one is not a go to reference for difficult ID's for me, but the one I carry for others. A guy I was guiding asked me once when he saw it if it was my guide of choice, surprised, due to my long fangs. I explained it was in the car because it was the best guide to show someone armed that knows nothing about birds, why I am staring over their fence with binoculars. I haven't carried a guide in the field in thirty years. If I went to a foreign country you can bet I'd have them.

Soon I will just ask you what they are.

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We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein

Submitted by orlbucfan on Sun, 10/29/2023 - 7:40am

I know you all consider yourselves amateur

photogs, but the stuff you post is stunning. Absolutely.
Not much to report from the Sandbar Peninsula. Worked a GOTV booth at the annual Vegan Fest here yesterday. We registered new voters, and got a bunch of folks filling out the Abortion/Pro-choice Amendment Ballot Petition. I'm telling you the young voters are coming out next year, and the neo-fascists won't like the results. That Fest is 10 years old now, and has grown like crazy. Even saw a true Halloween horror: full blown redneck tRumper type. Don't ask me what he/it was doing at a Vegan Fest. Anywho, storm season is gradually closing down. I feel for the folks in Mexico. Otis did not screw around. Climate crisis in full tropical garb. Hope all is well. You all take care. Rec'd!!

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Inner and Outer Space: the Final Frontiers.

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Sun, 10/29/2023 - 10:39am

Good morning, orlbucfan

@orlbucfan
Glad to hear things are well on the sandbar. The younger gen signing up to vote is very encouraging. The trumper was probably an advanced scout gathering intel for the state party bosses.

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I woke up this morning determined to drink less, eat right, and exercise.
But that was four hours ago when I was younger and full of hope.

Submitted by janis b on Tue, 10/31/2023 - 10:57pm

Stay cool obf

@orlbucfan

and keep on doing good. Thanks.