Small things seen up close. Work in progress…

Another little spider waiting for its chance.

By the way, I don't think there was a more wilted flower in the entire park than the one the protagonist chose...

Bibio hortulanus.
This is a female, because the male is completely black, a little smaller and with huge eyes...

Hey, the male!

Bumblebees appear to be friendly.

With Sony a6300 and Sigma 90mm Macro.

A good capture, with good light, color and detail, with the focus on the eye. These are usually very restless, and are out of my reach unless I find them asleep...

You have this crab spider a little higher up. It's curious how you can find them on the same flower day after day...

Sweet tooth…

I found a cousin of your grasshopper the other day... I think he is actually a locust

Strange feet...

Nice and sharp.👍

Like the composition on this. The vertical petals make a very dynamic image. It almost looks like she is trapped behind bars.
Thanks for sharing,
barondla

Fantastic image. Very clean composition. Interesting about finding them on the same flower. Dragonflies definitely do that. They make a quick trip right back to their same perch.

They claim bug populations are in decline. Have you found this to be true?
Thanks for sharing,
barondla

Yellow and purple are yummy 🙂 together. Well done.
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barondla

Having pics of both male and female is nice. He sure didn't get the colors like she did!
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barondla

Lots of color in this one!
Thanks for sharing,
barondla

Guess he walks around on the globes and uses the claws to grab plant stalks? Neat photo.
Thanks for sharing,
barondla

Tricky conditions, with that mix of sun and shade, but the result is very good, with a very natural color and a good level of detail...

Thanks for the comment, I'm glad you liked it...

Thank you so much, that marigold has been a real treasure (I think it's the same one in the first photo of the tread, when it was still a bud).
The second comment is funny, because the other day a more experienced colleague told me the same thing, and that not so long ago it was very easy to find one of these little spiders on any flower...

It's very interesting when there are so many differences between males and females, they often seem like different species...

I can't help you with the species. I usually ask Google, but this time it's not clear.
What's certain is that it's a beautiful image, with stunning colors. Thank you for sharing…

Well, a little plant, after so many bugs. This one, with so little focus, could almost go to the weekly abstracts.
I think it's a "Cardamine hirsuta"...