Two mating crane flies in grass in Glossop field

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

Not what I expected to find on a nacturnal foray. this bee was resting in a bark crevice at the base of the big Cefn Ila oak. I would love to get it identiified but bees are out of my remit.

ladybird resting on cosmos

My first set of shots of a Hoverfly feeding on one of my favourite flowers for insect photography Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium)

ladybird

Large red damselfly on a beech leaf by the pond. Natural light

The Colletes bee following fly. Miltogramma sp. These are klepto parasites of the bee.

Focus stacked using zerene

love the color on this ones head....which may just be reflected color from the pond?

July 2016

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insect and flower

Taken using a Raynox DCR-150 macro conversion lens

Seen in Renee's Garden, Summer 2007

In my life

Spikey ant #1

It was over a 2 hour return trip if I wanted to get some honey to feed this ant to make it stand still... and that wasn't going to happen. So I pulled a bit of ham out of the sandwich I was eating and used that instead :P

Not as effective as honey... but it worked.

ANSWER: This very colorful bug is actually a leaf hopper.

It is defently less than one inch in size.

Taken at the Butterfly Place in Westford, MA.

Severe crop required to get the detail on this insect - no idea what it is.

Juvenile Leaf Insect

This little guy was hanging out on my porch the other day so I decided to see if I could capture a good picture with my only lense I have and I think it turned out pretty well!

the crane fly looks like a large mosquito but they are more related to flies rather than mosquitoes. they are also considered to be the largest group of flies. they are not known to bite animals nor people. the fly in the photo is around 6 cms long