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Male darter dragonfly on the neighbour's decking. There were two of these around ofteb fighting for dominance of the pond. They obviously survived the recent rainstorms. Natural light shots. Focus stacked using zerene stacker
Mayfly nymph rescued it from debris from cleaning my pond filters and photographed it on a plate with a little water before returning it to the main pond
Sawfly is the common name for insects belonging to suborder Symphyta of the order Hymenoptera. Sawflies are distinguishable from most other Hymenoptera by the broad connection between the abdomen and the thorax, and by their caterpillar-like larvae. The common name comes from the saw-like appearance of the ovipositor, which the females use to cut into the plants where they lay their eggs. Large populations of certain sawfly species can cause substantial economic damage to forests and cultivated plants.
This poor thing looks like it went threw a storm. I managed to take this picture with its wings spread despite the strong winds.
Small muscid fly. Coenosia sp. Just starting to take off. The next shot just had the bottom of it's feet in the frame
... or flying ant.
Saw the first mini swarm in the garden today.
Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae.
© Mike Broome 2018
A little insect resting. It's very very small
Taken with Hoya +4 Close-up filter with the Nikkor AF-S 55-200mm f/4-f/5.6 with SB-600 Speedlight attached.