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This enormous fly was found lurking amongst the grass at a local nature reserve. It looks initially like a large hoverfly, but the beak visible in this photo, and the triangular shaped markings on its back prove its a Dark Giant Horsefly (Tabanus sudeticus). You wouldn't want a nip from one of these moustached beasties!
Exactly as BugGuide says: "Also found hunting along sidewalks and roads." Typical size 12-14 mm. This was on an abandoned road adjacent to a shrubby field, surrounded in turn by forest.
This is my first shot of a dragonfly.He was very good and sat still for a couple of minutes. This was taken with the18-55mm kit lens, I don't have a macro lens.
Oi! I was first. Two Andrena haemorrhoa mating whilst clinging to a tree. A second male has grasped the back of the female in an attempt to join in.
Ants still doing something on the cornflower buds.
see www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/145187298/ for a crop from this shot.