It's nice to see a new photo contest on Steemit!
Here is my entry for this round:
This is the face of Vespa mandarinia japonica, the Giant Asian Hornet. This is a social wasp and can be found throughout Japan and East Asia as well, Japonica is a sub-species but the size really doesn't change all that much. Found this one recently deceased, I think it drowned, they are, ironically, rather weak to heavy rain.
More information and photos here: Giant Hornet
Woooow so all those photos in that post are actually yours? That is awesome. I didn´t know it. Are you a pro photographer?
@mweich, amazing capture. like, for 20 seconds I tried to figure out what is on the picture, what insect I see it here. only after that, after reading, I suddenly understood I see a portrait, that its just a single head !!!!! oh my ... what lens did you use, how its capable to achieve such a magnification ?!?!
Wow, wow, terrific photo! Fantastic close-up.:-)