Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/08/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Don.? They look like fuzzy little Delta-wing fighters when they finally settle on a plant.? If you park beneath a tree that is infested with them, your car gets coated with a sticky residue. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 8/31/2018 2:02 PM, Don Dory via LUG wrote: > Well done in your persistence. > > On Fri, Aug 31, 2018, 1:56 PM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > wrote: > >> For several years, I've seen these little 2-millimeter-sized balls of >> fluff float around when I was taking pictures, and, when I asked for >> help in identifying them, I was told it had to be fluff from some >> flowering tree or plant. But, as I saw them move about, I realized that >> they were not just drifting in the breeze, but were actually controlling >> their own course. I finally found out they were Hackberry Wooly Aphids, >> but there was no way to catch a picture on the fly. >> >> Finally, today, I had one settle down on a leaf in front of me. Focusing >> on something with no shape gave me problems; this is the best I could do. >> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20180831-DSCF9591.JPG.html >> >> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated. >> >> -- >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >