Litter Bugs

After taking the snowdrops at Garston Wood, I then changed from the Canon 100mm Macro Lens, to my Canon MPE-65mm macro lens to hunt under the leaf litter, for a first bug hunt of 2016.

The first creature that I found was an Oribatid Mite, on a small old rotting branch.  These shots of it, are all taken at the maximum magnification of the lens @5x magnification.  To aid lighting of the underside of the mite ( which is about the size of a pinhead), I used the Aputure Amaran constant lighting source as well as the Canon MT-24ex Twin Flash.

Oribatid Mite (1)
Canon EOS 760D (65mm, f/9, 1/200 sec, ISO200)
Oribatid Mite (1)
Oribatid Mite (2)
Canon EOS 760D (65mm, f/9, 1/200 sec, ISO200)
Oribatid Mite (2)

 

Oribatid Mite (3)
Canon EOS 760D (65mm, f/9, 1/200 sec, ISO200)
Oribatid Mite (3)

The other bug that I managed to photograph, was a tiny woodlouse.  These shots taken at 3x magnification an only lit with the Twin Flash.

Woodlouse Approaching
Canon EOS 760D (65mm, f/11, 1/200 sec, ISO200)
Woodlouse Approaching
Woodlouse in Moss
Canon EOS 760D (65mm, f/11, 1/200 sec, ISO200)
Woodlouse in Moss

Map of Location

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