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This yellow damselfly, which is known as Coromandel marsh dart (Ceriagrion coromandelianum) was resting after flying around!
Camera Canon PowerShot SX30 IS
Exposure 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture f/8.0
Focal Length 150.5 mm
ISO Speed 80
Digital Zoom Ratio 2.1
Some insects today, This was quite small, found on a wooden gate, thought it was a spider, until i saw it close up, it has 6 legs, can anyone ID this please, not a great image but hopefully good enough for someone to ID
Praying Mantis insect
sexual cannibalism is common among this species of mantises in captivity. It has sometimes been where about a quarter of male-female encounters result in the male being eaten by the femaleThey have triangular heads with bulging eyes supported on flexible necks. Their elongated bodies may or may not have wings, but all Mantodea have forelegs that are greatly enlarged and adapted for catching and gripping prey; their upright posture, while remaining stationary with forearms folded, has led to the common name praying mantis..
Close-up of a peach with a sterile fruit fly on it. Photo taken in Capri, Italy, from the IAEA/FAO Mediterranean Fruit Fly Eradication Project. The sterile insect technique (SIT) is used for control of insects and relies on the introduction of sterility in the females of the wild population. The sterility is produced following the mating of females with released males carrying, in their sperm, dominant lethal mutations that have been induced by ionizing radiation. This method is usually applied as part of an area-wide integrated pest management approach and has been applied for the control of livestock pests (such as screwworm and tsetse flies) and crop pests.
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Snoozing on a fern. Nowt strange - just suits my mood! I SO want to do some different photography but my back is not up to it yet.....Hmmmmm...frustration! I need a remote controlled, robot mounted, camera that I can send out. Just think - I could use a live view wireless feed to position it perfectly for my landscape shot. And the ND grads would slide into position at the touch of a remote button - perfect!! Any techno bots out there that can construct this for me?
PS Oh and it must be able to travel on rocky foreshores..Lol!! And be waterproof - I want to do moody susserating water shots..Lol!!