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Challenge: Textures VIII (Standard Editing)
Collection: 2026
Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
Lens: Olympus 60mm f/2.8 Macro M.Zuiko Digital ED
Date: Aug 27, 2026
Date Uploaded: Aug 29, 2026

 _8270375

A little creepy, I know. :-)

Proper name for these: Woolly Beech Blight Aphids
They are very small, maybe 1/16" in length. They've massed on a couple of branches on a single Beech tree as far as I can tell. They have an interesting behavior in moving / wiggling their fuzzy tail sections. Looks like the branch is moving when they're all doing this at the same time.

Statistics
Place: 9 out of 28
Avg (all users): 6.5185
Avg (participants): 6.1250
Avg (non-participants): 7.0909
Views since voting: 129
Views during voting: 42
Votes: 27
Comments: 5
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Ricoh GR III
Pentax DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6ED AL [IF] WR DC
 09/14/2026 07:12:56 PM
wow.
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 09/14/2026 01:16:14 PM
Congrats TT. A little creepy but very cool creatures.
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Canon EOS-80D
Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
 09/14/2026 02:28:06 AM
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
Someday we will introduce the Bikini Wax to these insects. 😜
Composition: 7 [w:2]
Technical: 7 [w:2]
Creativity: 8 [w:4]
Appeal: 7 [w:4]
Challenge: 9 [w:4]
Overall Weighted Average Score: 8

Note: *Weighted category voting.


ROFL
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Canon EOS-6D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 09/07/2026 11:20:27 AM
Someday we will introduce the Bikini Wax to these insects. 😜
Composition: 7 [w:2]
Technical: 7 [w:2]
Creativity: 8 [w:4]
Appeal: 7 [w:4]
Challenge: 9 [w:4]
Overall Weighted Average Score: 8

Note: *Weighted category voting.
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 09/07/2026 10:01:45 AM
Those are fascinating! what kind of critters are these? Or have they been zombified by another creature?
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