After a cold week, I only found a few midges outside to photograph yesterday. That reminded me of this tiny, white midge I had photographed in October. It was barely noticeable, peeking into our nice, warm house, but a macro lens revealed its true midge identity.
The pencil is on the wrong side of the glass, but it still provides some perspective on size.
Here is a midge that I found yesterday, sitting on the fence. It is a larger kind than the white midge, but it would still easily fit on the face of a dime. The lack of plumose antennae indicates that it is a female. (I am unsure about the one on the window.)
Finally, here is another midge photo from earlier in the year that I hadn’t shared previously. It’s a green midge that had landed on the wings of a butterfly.
As you can see (or barely see), midges can be very small.
Amazing! That white one is so crazy to see up close! And I love the green one on the butterfly wing!! Wow!! Great job!!
The midge landing on the butterfly wing was pretty neat to catch happening.
Yes amazing to catch that ….not something you expect to have happen!!
Amazing is right! Interesting to see it on the butterflies wing! He was getting a free ride! 🙂