Macro photography of insects. Spring Hill, Brisbane, Australia.
Fuji XT3, Raynox DCR-250, Godox AD600 + Umbrella.
Thanks George for assisting, and Dr Sam for helping identify!
brisbaneinsects.com was also very helpful in identifying :)
Golden Orb Web Spider (Nephila plumipes)
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Giant Grasshopper (Valanga irregularis)
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Mango Planthopper ( Colgaroides acuminata)
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Unidentified - Ant? ( Family Formicinae?)
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Cotton Harlequin Bug ( Tectocoris diophthalmus)
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Looper Moth (Family Geometridae, Geometroidea)
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Leaf Miner Fly (Family Agromyzidae)
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Steelblue Ladybird (Halmus chalybeus)
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Unidentified - Freeloader Fly? (Family Milichiidae and Chloropidae)
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Wild Tobacco Spined Bug (Cuspicona forticornis)
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Blue-Eyed Hatchet Wasp (Evania appendigaster)
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Small Grassland Kaydid ( Polichne sp.)
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Unidentified - Orb Spider? ( Family Araneidae)
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Large Green Long Legged Fly ( Chrysosoma leucopogon)
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Various Dragonflies ( Order Odonata )
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Variable Ladybird ( Coelophora inaequalis )
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Celtis Leaf Beetle (Menippus cynicus)
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Unidentified - Ant Fly? (Family Sepsidae?)
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