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What are insects doing?

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Not photography but video. I’ve been exploring the limits of an iPhone 6 and making some short nature documentaries. Using the app FiLMiC Pro on the iPhone and then editing in LumaFusion. Music composed in GarageBand.



There is a lot going on when you get close, especially if you watch in 1080p HD!
 

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Sometimes I've wondered, when audiophiles talk about an amp being "musical", how it applies to field recordings. And "the Artist's Intention".
Or the insects recording leads to someone saying their DAC makes a buzzing sound with hi-res tracks.
 

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Really cool stuff. A 6 year old phone did that... wowowzah.
I use an iPhone 6 and I take many images... you could think - not always -that I've used a camera...
The images taken by Caught Gesture are beautiful... it was a pleasure to see them... plus the music was well chosen...
 
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I use an iPhone 6 and I take many images... you could think - not always -that I've used a camera...
The images taken by Caught Gesture are beautiful... it was a pleasure to see them... plus the music was well chosen...
Thanks! I composed the music using GarageBand and tried to use the style of music to suit the insect activity. It worked better on some of the videos than others.
 
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My latest effort. I took a walk around the field Sunday morning before it got too hot. I then edited and composed the music. The whole process took about five hours!
 
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I made another short video.
 
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It has been a while since I made a video and then I found this amazing insect this morning. Still using the same tools.

 
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I‘m still using the same equipment, old iPhone, iPad, LumaFusion and GarageBand. As I have so much fun making these videos, I am thinking of upgrading from the iPhone 6 to something better. I’m investigating buying a used Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5 paired with a used Olympus M. Zuiko Digital ED 60 mm f/2.8 lens. I do wonder though if it is the limits of what I already have that forces me to be more creative which, in turn, is what provides the satisfaction.
 
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It has been a while. I had a few hours free this afternoon and made this.
 
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Not photography but video. I’ve been exploring the limits of an iPhone 6 and making some short nature documentaries. Using the app FiLMiC Pro on the iPhone and then editing in LumaFusion. Music composed in GarageBand.



There is a lot going on when you get close, especially if you watch in 1080p HD!
Mostly sex on six legs.
 

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There is significant published reports that insects interact with plants in a way involving vibrational frequencies. I will mention only 3 examples here.

Back in 1996 "The Natural History of Pollination" determined that many plant species' flowers selectively release their own pollen for specific frequencies of vibration from only certain pollinator's flight muscles; whereas do not release pollen for insects they didn't similarly co-evolve with.

Leaf chewing insect herbivores are recognized by a plant differently than a leaf puncturing insect, or for that matter a piece broken on a leaf. (2021) "Ensembles of the Leaf Trichomes of Arabidopsis thaliana Selectively Vibrate in the Frequency Range of it's Primary Insect Herbivore" details how the nuances of a particular caterpillar's chewing excites a frequency and resonances. The authors mention a reference report (#15) that played an insect pest's audio recording showed a similar finding of plant responding.

Last I will mention an Indonesian (or Malaysian? ) report that I came across years ago, but unfortunately haven't kept a citation for posting (shall look again). It determined that a local cricket's chirp sound increased a subject plant's (mung bean sprout? cucumber?) productivity. The team assessed the cricket's range of frequencies, recorded specific ones, played the different audio signals and charted differential plant growth responses.

Edit: I have not been able to find the citation for my last example. I did however come across reports (without complete data) of experiments suggesting crickets ("jangkrik") produce a beneficial plant action because of their chirps' decible level being suitably predominant around the frequency of +/- 4,500 Hz, including a peak stimulator frequency of 4,747 Hz.
 
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Made another this evening…
 

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I made another short video.
It has been a while. I had a few hours free this afternoon and made this.
Does the "Butterfly Effect" apply equally to the bees, as well?:facepalm:
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Some say bees should not be able to fly.
I don't know how true that is but I think they are the true "crash-landing dummies"!
"Bees crashing into each other while Ave Maria plays in the background"
 
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Does the "Butterfly Effect" apply equally to the bees, as well?:facepalm:
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Some say bees should not be able to fly.
I don't know how true that is but I think they are the true "crash-landing dummies"!
"Bees crashing into each other while Ave Maria plays in the background"
Varroa destructor mites can be found on some, but not all, of bees in a hive. When those bees hosting the mites fly out of the hive some never return and among those that do their orientation upon approaching the hive can be impaired. Those somewhere lost to the hive help the colony hold down mite levels [apparently some infested individual bees also make it back with lower mite counts and even lose all their mites].

Honey bees return from afar using a sequence of tactics and when less than 1 meter from the hive that mode is supposed to be visual. Maybe those videoed bumping their heads are bees just moderately infested with Varroa destructor.
 

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Maybe those videoed bumping their heads are bees just moderately infested with Varroa destructor.
Yes, Way above my pay-scale as well.
Wish @Frank Dernie was here to set us both straight!
I've never heard of wind-tunnel or CFD test results on bees near stall speeds...
 
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