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Weird sight today on Chingford Plain in Epping Forest. Several large bushes completely covered in silk sheets alive with thousands of caterpillars. All leaves eaten and just bare twigs remaining.
Archibasis mimetes, male. Coenagrionidae. Murrinja Boardwalk, Daintree National Park, Queensland, Australia.
A female Mymar pulchellum parasitoid wasp of the Mymaridae family found in birch in the garden. Have only found males thus far, hence very pleased to find a female in the same location. Additional pictures below can all be viewed larger with a click. Note the hindwing is reduced to a mere filament that is no more than a quarter the length of that fabulous forewing, and in the second last picture below you can see the hamuli that link the hindwing to the forewing.
After I had no luck with insects in our garden, I went to the botanical garden in Duisburg-Hamborn. And, eventually, there were some. Not a many as I'd have expected, but some at least.
Nachdem ich neulich wenig Glück hatte mit Insekten in unserem Garten bin ich heute in den Botanischen Garten in Duisburg-Hamborn gefahren. Und, letzendlich, da waren welche. Weniger als erwartet, aber immerhin.
This orange wasp was trying to scare off the two butterflies. They were all feeding on sap from the tree.
A female Stethynium triclavatum parasitoid wasp of the Mymaridae family found in birch in the garden. Additional pictures below. Note length of wing fimbria, and if you look closely at the clava it is possible to make out the sutures that divide it into three segments (difficult to photograph) - not to be confused with the sensiliae.
A roach I found in my kitchen late one night. I forced it into modeling for a story about roaches I wrote for Harbor Style magazine. Afterward I released it a safe distance from my trailer... not that I like roaches but killing it would have seemed like ingratitude.
This little guy was hanging around while I was taking pictures of flowers in my yard. Don't know what kind of insect he is, but he let me get pretty close to take pictures of him. He's about a half inch in size.
Taken with a Fuji W1 3D camera with close-up adapter by Cyclopital fitted with an additional +5/200 Achromat macro lens by Marumi. Vivitar 283 flash.
Converted to Magenta/GB anaglyph via Photoshop.