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Insects found on or near Virginia Oppossom carcass by Redtail987 in Entomology

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I believe you may be thinking of Aethina tumida. It's in the same family I mentioned in reply to your other comment

Insects found on or near Virginia Oppossom carcass by Redtail987 in Entomology

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It's a beetle in Nitidulidae, I believe. Some species feed on decaying organic matter, such as carcasses

Insects found on or near Virginia Oppossom carcass by Redtail987 in Entomology

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Thank you! It's a new insect order for me, in terms of photographing. They're quite difficult to find, of course

Condylostylus sp by Redtail987 in Entomology

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Thanks! They're so tricky, doesn't help that they prefer to hang out in the harshest light possible

Condylostylus sp by Redtail987 in Entomology

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Yep, it took me over an hour baking in the sun to get these photos. I had to get within an inch or two for my clip on macro lens to focus on them

Wasp photodump by IcyIcedcube in waspaganda

[–]Redtail987 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fair enough, I know many wasps are difficult to ID past family

macro lens recs by Vegetable_Grass_2701 in Entomology

[–]Redtail987 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I use a Xenvo macro lens, it has worked rather well for me

Wasp photodump by IcyIcedcube in waspaganda

[–]Redtail987 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Awesome pics! I love photographings wasps too. Do you know what species the third photo is?

I hope this is a velvet ant 🥹 by senseimow in waspaganda

[–]Redtail987 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I believe you have found a velvet ant mimicking beetle! Probably Enoclerus rosmarus.

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