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Shout from wife that there was a big insect on the kitchen window - went to invesigate expecting to see a dronefly or similar to find a quite large Ichneumon wasp. Trapped it with a piece of card and a glass ramakin, put a spot of honey on the card to see if the wasp would calm down and feed. No it wouldn't, so I took it outside to release it, lifted the glass onto it's side. The wasp promptly stopped charging round and spent about 30 seconds having a clean before flying off so I managed to get a few shots.
The Berlin Zoo Aquarium
The zoo’s aquarium is a separate part of the Berlin Zoo displaying marine and aquatic life as well as reptiles, amphibians and insects.
WONDER exhibit, Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Jennifer Angus (1961– )
In the Midnight Garden
2015
cochineal, various insects, and mixed media
Courtesy of Jennifer Angus
"Angus's genius is the embrace of what is wholly natural, if unexpected. Yes, the insects are real, and no, she has not altered them except to position their wings and legs. The species in this gallery are not endangered, but in fact are quite abundant, primarily in Malaysia, Thailand, and Papua New Guinea, a corner of the world where Nature seems to play with greater freedom. The pink wash is derived from cochineal insect living on cacti in Mexico, where it has long been prized as the best source of the color red. By altering the context in which we encounter such species, Angus startles us into recognition of what has always been a part of our world."
observed a minimum of 77 Leaf-roller Caddisfly larvae (Tricoptera, Phryganeidae) feeding on recently laid Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) egg masses; this ravenous pack of insect larvae appeared to have already consumed 4 or 5 egg masses and were beginning to feed on the remaining 4; Veazie, Maine
Giant Indian Praying Mantis - And then it Attacked my camera! It actually managed to jump onto my Camera!!! I had a tough time getting it off the camera without hurting it! Now thats a fearless Mantis!
We made a quick stop at the Sheffield Covered Bridge in Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA on September 9, 2012, to see what there was to see. I noticed that the goldenrod were covered in attractive pinkish-salmon bugs. Tried to ID with no success. Any help? They are about the size of plant bugs. Duane thinks they are some kind of beetle.
Order: Hymenoptera (Wasps, Bees, Ants, Sawflies, and Cow Killers).
Size: 11-14mm.
Range: Western North America.
Description: Adults are active from spring through fall. They prey on insects and spiders. They also scavenge meat and may become pests at outdoor recreational sites. Their nests are built underground in abandoned rodent burrows and may contain over 5000 workers.
I think this is Sweet cicely (Osmorhiza claytonii)
I have been pulling this plant by the armload from the shade garden, where it is determined to completely take over, but now that it's flowering, and attracting all sorts of interesting insects, I'm much more inclined to let it have at least a corner to call its own.
The adult female emerged shortly before I took this picture because she was still in her hollowed out crevice in the aspen wood. Her abdomen was still not fully pigmented, so she was quite new to the world (at least as an adult). I am really happy to have this adult-larva link to help further my skills (and perhaps others) as a naturalist.
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