tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post4364749708641904958..comments2024-01-29T03:17:01.512-08:00Comments on South African Photographs: Warmbaths - Part 5SAPhotographs (Joan)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-42546867536171555652010-06-25T08:37:05.252-07:002010-06-25T08:37:05.252-07:00It was not so big Krista, maybe 2" in body le...It was not so big Krista, maybe 2" in body length but I had to get down and dirty to try to get the picture.<br /><br />Those are the loveliest grasshoppers but will eat everything in sight. Your place would be ideal with all that wild grass and plants. :) This season I want to see if I can find a chameleon to kep as a pet. Everythime I find one, I let it go again.SAPhotographs (Joan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-33244014901054097632010-06-25T07:27:11.515-07:002010-06-25T07:27:11.515-07:00Really cool shots Joan! How big was that first spi...Really cool shots Joan! How big was that first spider... the one that was chasing you? It looks a little bit scary to me.<br /><br />The grasshopper is so cool! I want one! :oP I probably couldn't afford to feed it though from the sounds of things. lol.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05637557309399845617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-8288503842831832192010-06-24T18:44:01.720-07:002010-06-24T18:44:01.720-07:00I never noticed them myself Michelle until I start...I never noticed them myself Michelle until I started doing photography and they are amazing.SAPhotographs (Joan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-56449374883463714412010-06-24T09:40:27.508-07:002010-06-24T09:40:27.508-07:00a look into the amazing things that go on under ou...a look into the amazing things that go on under our noses....MichelleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-79409854485362784592010-06-23T19:43:58.051-07:002010-06-23T19:43:58.051-07:00Thanks Jose. It was a great few days there. I shou...Thanks Jose. It was a great few days there. I should make another trip again soon.SAPhotographs (Joan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-50348097031773915842010-06-23T14:22:53.295-07:002010-06-23T14:22:53.295-07:00Some fantastic details as usual, Joan!Some fantastic details as usual, Joan!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783877262954668959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-26288505127397510502010-06-19T21:29:50.999-07:002010-06-19T21:29:50.999-07:00I can sympathise with you Becky. :) Thank goodness...I can sympathise with you Becky. :) Thank goodness they are so small or else I would be scared too. :)SAPhotographs (Joan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-36869902376610392392010-06-19T20:42:53.879-07:002010-06-19T20:42:53.879-07:00No thanks to the spider after you and the creepy g...No thanks to the spider after you and the creepy grasshopper. Love the little fruit chafer, now it's cute!Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00258545609450496014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-27315081255258177932010-06-19T18:35:53.276-07:002010-06-19T18:35:53.276-07:00You are right Mary. Who said ants aren't beaut...You are right Mary. Who said ants aren't beautifyl? :)SAPhotographs (Joan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-80490619987450828222010-06-19T18:35:06.782-07:002010-06-19T18:35:06.782-07:00Thanks Steve. Used the macro lens on these.Thanks Steve. Used the macro lens on these.SAPhotographs (Joan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-86251080905639498742010-06-19T18:34:30.306-07:002010-06-19T18:34:30.306-07:00They are TB but being so large, they eat everythin...They are TB but being so large, they eat everything in sight.SAPhotographs (Joan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-70360930689348607122010-06-19T18:31:53.531-07:002010-06-19T18:31:53.531-07:00You really do have the most interesting bugs over ...You really do have the most interesting bugs over there...ants with hairy golden butts??Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02890796903959709429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-14660776631443857832010-06-19T13:30:04.084-07:002010-06-19T13:30:04.084-07:00Brilliant close-up work. Nobody does it like you,...Brilliant close-up work. Nobody does it like you, Joan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-57533732754294879522010-06-19T04:29:51.520-07:002010-06-19T04:29:51.520-07:00Its definitely "elegant" all right. Beau...Its definitely "elegant" all right. Beautifully I might add.troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-18067171137437653742010-06-18T18:15:44.619-07:002010-06-18T18:15:44.619-07:00Thanks Craver. No, I have not seen those posters a...Thanks Craver. No, I have not seen those posters and I did smile at the Chafer. I wonder if I had to make one of it what I would say? Maybe "Quit hanging around and DO something!!" I am sure you can come up with something much better than that.... :)SAPhotographs (Joan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-74833123755840196082010-06-18T07:50:12.611-07:002010-06-18T07:50:12.611-07:00I've never seen that grasshopper before. It i...I've never seen that grasshopper before. It is a beautiful creature, and your image is so incredibly detailed!<br /><br />That fruit chafer is a comical character, isn't it? The picture looks like a good one to use for making your own "demotivational poster." have you seen those?<br /><br /><a href="http://diy.despair.com/" rel="nofollow">parody motivator</a>Craver Viihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12882284402568264182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-77730640393267107072010-06-18T03:11:09.157-07:002010-06-18T03:11:09.157-07:00LOL!! Ask Gaelyn, she took some pretty awful pictu...LOL!! Ask Gaelyn, she took some pretty awful pictures of me looking under bushes for insects so all my secrets are out Jonker. You should see what my clothes look like when I get back sometimes. Then of course they are the people who look at me as if I am completely loony!! :) <br /><br />Insects are pretty scarce right now with it being colder but as soon as the icy wind dies down, they come SAPhotographs (Joan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-6197223816138429502010-06-18T02:55:11.339-07:002010-06-18T02:55:11.339-07:00Down on all fours again I see. It must be a hoot ...Down on all fours again I see. It must be a hoot travelling somewhere with you. I haven't taken nearly enough little critters lately. Maybe I'll find some this weekend.Firefly the Travel Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03278794823093520621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-75494627085161523132010-06-18T02:39:24.448-07:002010-06-18T02:39:24.448-07:00LOL!! It was only a small one Diane. :) Thanks.LOL!! It was only a small one Diane. :) Thanks.SAPhotographs (Joan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-55787267713570877492010-06-18T02:20:20.631-07:002010-06-18T02:20:20.631-07:00I am sure I would have been backing away even if t...I am sure I would have been backing away even if the spider had not been coming towards me:) As always excellent photos. DianeDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782670749466305626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-46725242278713449622010-06-18T01:07:59.524-07:002010-06-18T01:07:59.524-07:00LOL!! I did forget about this other blog of yours ...LOL!! I did forget about this other blog of yours and was wondering who it was. :) Bugs are scarse right now with the cold weather we are having but there are still some hardy butterflies around and yesterday I found a species of ladybird I have not seen before so the winter seems like it is not going to be altogether dull.SAPhotographs (Joan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-7465801379564212412010-06-18T01:05:20.831-07:002010-06-18T01:05:20.831-07:00There is only one small problem with that Tony, my...There is only one small problem with that Tony, my father always told me I would never be a lady and it seems he was right. LOL!! Yes, I think the word has spread here in Pretoria about that mad bugging lady so everyone keeps clear of me, but they are missin a vital part of life as you say.SAPhotographs (Joan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-90421105970176542732010-06-18T01:03:31.817-07:002010-06-18T01:03:31.817-07:00Nothing unusual in that Gaelyn as you know. LOL!! ...Nothing unusual in that Gaelyn as you know. LOL!! At least this was not the size of the one someone sent me to identify which they found at the waterfalls. LOL!!<br /><br />Nothing will eat that grasshopper!! :)SAPhotographs (Joan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-42656855537517688772010-06-18T00:48:39.053-07:002010-06-18T00:48:39.053-07:00I am blogging on my last few days on Justliars. j...I am blogging on my last few days on Justliars. just in case you are wondering who awad is http://justliars.blogspot.com/<br /> happy bug hunting from Nilelifetony nile lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04150706822271490258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-71599680962047366502010-06-18T00:45:26.961-07:002010-06-18T00:45:26.961-07:00can not imagine a lady on all fours chasing bugs. ...can not imagine a lady on all fours chasing bugs. If I do that I get all the idiots in the area coming to look just in case I have found something of value, and of course they see nothing of value in what I have an interest in, when they are the most valuable assets we have . they are the core of our existence,tony nile lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04150706822271490258noreply@blogger.com