Red mason bee on echium. Natural light

Hoverfly on potentilla Dasysyrphus albostriatus. Natural light

There are dozens of these over a small plant.

Ichneumon wasp. Slightly strange posture with the upturned abdomen

Grass moth. Focus stacked using zerene

unidentified insect

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on her traveling today. Hope all of you do, as well.

Canon 50d, sigma 105 2.8

1/80, f6.3 ISO 200

Sitting pretty for me!

Please view LARGE

SONY DSC

Hoverfly Helophilus pendulus . Focus stacked using zerene

Metamorfosi libellula depressa

Bee fly feeding on azalea

Rove beetle in the "studio" on a beech leaf. Focus stacked using zerene. See www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/23554966495/ for a 3D version

Ebony Jewelwing

Dragonfly digital art shared with pixbuf.com

EOS 77D 100mm f/8 1/320

I photographed this insect at stretton mill this morning and am unable to determine the species --is anyone able to help ?--a little more study since posting has suggested that it may be a form of the female blue tailed damselfly called rufescens-obsoleta, but I am by no means certain---subsequently confirmed --see below

July 4th weekend, Watertown, Connecticut.

Found a rather groggy wasp queen yesterday catching some sun on a camelia leaf - must have just come out of hibernation.

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This is the first time I have seen these insects. I was inspecting sunflowers and spotted them on a stem. These are cool!

Harlequin ladybird on camelia leaf.

Found at Kealia pond.

fly on the wall_test flight

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Sony Alpha 65

Sigma 105 mm F2,8 EX Makro DG OS

Lower Moor Farm, Wiltshire

Male sweat bee on Potentilla. Probably Lasioglossum calceatum. Focus stacked using zerene

This Hover fly was performing for me...i could not get a sharper shot as she is so small and i was in a difficult position but i could not wait to post this ;)))

smallish muscid fly on a sun chair - focus stacked with zerene stacker

Flying red ants reluctant to fly. I didn't see any actually take off whilst photographing them

Incredible colours!

Small dance fly on potentilla flower

Spotted this honey bee on a leaf madly trying to clean itself- discovered why, it had managed to annoy a red ant that had gripped it's proboscis and was not going to let go. Whilst I watched it flew off and promptly landed in a spider's web. By now I was feeling a bit sorry for it so I managed to release it and it flew off but still with the red ant attached

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