I find myself captivated with this upload. I love the whimsy felt with all the green grasses surrounding this damselfly who is colour coordinated with the background - serendipity. I like the composition as is to show the environment. The well captured focal point, sharp. A great upload, thank you. I know these are most difficult to capture, you did a great job.

He is so ugly that he is cute. I would have loved to see him closer but I do know they jump.

Well, let me tell you what happened to me in China. I was absorbed into a jumping spider who in his curiosity decided to get closer to me. He jumped on my camera. My first reaction was to smash the camera to the pavement to avoid getting up close and personal...sheesh, I felt like a fool. Then I put the camera down to allow him to leave and live in peace. He did vacate my camera. Then I wanted to step on him and kill him....WHAT A FOOL I FELT LIKE.....I didn't because deep in my heart I love these ugly little beasties that scare the crap right outta me ...micro or macro....I love em.

He was about 2mm by 2mm ....huge...in my eyes! :-O

Absolutely adorable. Placing it on your finger gives it scale and that kapow feeling on viewing. It is sharp in high res. Lovely to share this planet with these little creatures that make our hearts soar with delight.

She must be a gourmet cook.

Bad tail day?

No idea. From its eye and head it looks like a locust.

It may very well be an undiscovered specie, and if so, we'll just have to name it "Acrididae Pxleyenisis"

But my best guess is it is a garden variety after a feeding frenzy on weeds saturated with insecticide.

I christen thee "Acrididae Pxleyenisis" ....yes.

I christen thee "Acrididae Pxleyenisis" ....yes.

I never knew that, thank you very much for enlightening me. How did you do that? Did you know what this beast was or did you somehow do a search that I'm ignorant of, nonetheless, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU Merci beaucoup mone cherie.

Really or are you joking? So if I had an orange moth I could ask Uncle Google and .............never mind, I'm gonna try it myself. Thank you.

I think it is a dancer of the "Folies Bergères" )