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In our terrace garden

Insect larva plus friends. Springtails

mungkin ini hama, tapi warnanya cantik juga ;)

Nikon D700 + Nikkor AFS-105mm + Nikon SB700 + Macro Diffuser

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detail - work in progress

Number 40 for 52 in 2021 : Discarded

Erythromma lindenii

Pokaljungfer

Grasshopper in my garden. 2022

Bembix sp.

A scene of the digging.

In this photo, the fore-legs doing the digging are conspicuous. ‎They are no ordinary legs; bow-shaped, well-segmented. They appear very functional for the job. The fine sand is easier to work. The workaholic of a wasp takes on the larger grains (like the one right behind it in the photo) singly, hauls them out of the way and the resumes digging. When it is at rest, its banded abdomen can be seen pulsating. The entire exercise can be compared to canines digging up for burrowed prey, except for the part where the digger goes underground for several minutes, reappears and then scatters the dug up sand over the burrow. The covering up is the part I caught on video.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzTFM2KJFrw

Dragonfly closeup

Shot in my garden Southern England

Green Cay

Here's another view of this little 1/2' beauty. The colors and patterns are just amazing.

Thanks to Mark Schall for the ID www.flickr.com/photos/32946513@N08/

Dictyophara europaea - Dictyopharidae

This little moth was just hanging out in the flower bed. 6/10/2022

Sun is coming

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Found this little bugger grooming its legs, as with all insects it was quite difficult to catch still!

Exposure: 0.01 sec (1/100)

Aperture: f/2.8

Focal Length: 100 mm

ISO Speed: 200

15/5 Big busy bee

In the Wyre Forest today, this attractive Eyed Ladybird (Anatis ocellata) had emerged from hibernation.

Insecto (Macro)

At last after 5 years I`ve finally found a Shropshire Wasp spider,only ever seen them in Dorset,quite a rarity

About 2 cm in length

on strands of plastic netting around the raised beds in our garden. North of Watsons Corners, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

Nikon D700 | 105mm AIS

Tachinid Fly feeding on a Maiden Veil or Stinkhorn fungi, Phallus indusiatus. As the fungi decays it smells like rotting meat so attracts a variety of insects that feed on it, and at its decaying peak it is such a huge insect magnet.

I really appreciate all who visit to view, comment and/or fave my nature offerings from various parts of Australia. Thank you!

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