159: Vegetable Blackfly Vault

Settings: f/8, 1/2.5, ISO 100, 50mm Pentacon M42, 77mm extension, 1/4 flash, foil reflector.

149: Insect Nation

Giant aphids have apparently taken over Cardboard Town.
I say good for them.

Settings: f/16, 1/2.5, ISO 100, 50mm Cosinon M42, 60mm extension, 1/4 flash, yellow paper, tripod.

146: Green Sapsuckers

Mid-May onwards has seen the emergence of the dreaded aphids. They're always congregating on young apple and blackcurrant leaves, but also the buds on this Scarlet Trumpet Honeysuckle. They can encrust stinging nettles in near totality later on.
I dislike these tiny vampires, but at least they provide an abundant and interesting subject. What's more, they pack themselves densely and hardly move, which certainly helps with composing a very close macro shot like this one.

Settings: f/11, 1/180, ISO 100, P-FA 50mm 1:1.4, 70mm bellows, 1/4 flash, white card & foil reflector, tripod.