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Lygus pratensis In Dutch: weidewants Geotagged,Lygus pratensis,The Netherlands Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Lygus pratensis

In Dutch: weidewants

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  1. View Joost Thissen's profile
    Joost Thissen
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    Very good lighting here! Almost like a studio. Did you do this with the flash? Sharpness is very good.
    I think the bug should be a bit bigger to be the main subject of the picture. Only on the second look I saw the second bug, nice extra for the sharp-eyed viewer :).
     Posted 12 years ago, modified 12 years ago
    1. View Frankhuizen Photography's profile
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      Hi Joost,

      The light is the sunlight I used. I didn't use a falsh.

      Unfortunately I had the wrong objective on my camera to make a close up of the bug. My main subject was indeed the flower at first until I saw the tiny bug through my camera...
      The second bug I discoverd on my computer screen; I didn't notice it when I took the photo.

      Because it's a new specie I identified the bug instead of the flower... but you're absolutely right that the flower is more prominent.       Posted 12 years ago
      1. View Joost Thissen's profile
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        I agree to add the bug instead because it is a new specie. It would be nice if we could identify multiple species for one picture. Posted 12 years ago
  3. View Ferdy Christant's profile
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    Interesting specie, it almost looks transparent, and very impressive that you were able to ID it. Posted 12 years ago
    1. View Frankhuizen Photography's profile
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      It looked indeed transparent when I saw the bug, which I never noticed before to my recollection. I was able to identify it because of the triangel on its back. Posted 12 years ago

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The Lygus pratensis

Lygus pratensis is a species of ''plant bugs'' belonging to the family Miridae, subfamily Mirinae. It is found in most of Europe.

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Similar species: True Bugs
Species identified by Frankhuizen Photography
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By Frankhuizen Photography

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Uploaded Sep 29, 2012. Captured Sep 28, 2012 16:08 in Kanaalzone 3, Lozerweg 4, 6006 Weert, The Netherlands.
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  • Canon EOS 550D
  • f/8.0
  • 1/332s
  • ISO200
  • 171mm
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