I wasn’t sure of the identity of the creature that I found on my garlic chive blossoms the other day so I pulled out Garden Bugs of Ontario and quickly identified it as Cabbage Butterfly (Pieris rapae). And then I realized that I know cabbage butterfly, I’m just not so used to seeing it up close and with so much detail. Sometimes the macro lens gives me an alien-like view of the world that can be exciting but also somewhat disconcerting.
The book was a gift from Charity Briere who happens to be one of the book’s illustrators. Thanks Chair!
Beautiful!
I love it’s eyes & delicate wings.
That whole, “WOAH!” effect when seeing an insect up close and personal is a big part of what drew me to the entomology world. It’s incredible what beauty you can find when looking at the intricate details of these wee animals we generally take for granted yet they play such an important role in garden, forest, agricultural, etc. ecology!
Yup. Bugs rock! :D
Pretty pictures and cute butterfly . Using macro is a great eye opening way to look at the world.
great shot! how close were you with the macro lens?