Accidental pic

[Mitch Carucci]

I was trying to photograph a wildflower when this wasp flew in with a katydid/cricket (not really sure of the difference). He stayed about 10-15 seconds before flying off again.

Tokina 100mm f2.8 macro mounted on an Olympus EP-2 (M4/3). Significant crop.

[Mitch Haimov]

Way to sieze the moment! You did well with the limited and unexpected time available to you.

[Nancy Bell]

This is a nice bit of action. The dark forces of evil (the wasp) captures the fair-colored katydid :c3:! That eye on the katydid says it all!

[BillTyler]

Way to grab an opportunity! Beautifully focused, and the look in the eye of the prey insect is quite a grabber. I wish the upper wing didn't have vegetation in front of it, but that's really hard to control when you're working with insects in the wild.

[PhilCook]

I've not seen Tokina macros before, seems to do the trick very nicely.....I never realized Katydids had what looks like a pupil in the eye

[Bill Jobes]

An insect and prey -- very nice action capture, Mitch !

[Allen Sparks]

Hi Mitch, great behavioral catch.... good focus too. --Allen