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this little guy was only about an inch long but he reminded me of a much larger specimen. I have taken pics of a praying mantis and that's what he reminded me of. He turned his head and that little black dot of an eye followed me wherever I went. He also spent a lot of time cleaning his front legs with his mouth. That little black dot in the middle of an eye is just like a mantis. Since there are 2,400 recognized species of the mantis family, I'm sure this guy must be a cousin or at least a member of the family.
Mané-magro (Caeliphera - Proscopiidae) - Foto feita em Campinas SP.
Canon Rebel XT - Objetiva Canon 100mm 2.8 Macro - Flash Canon 430EX + difusor
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Stick Grasshopper - Taken in Campinas city - Brazil
"...Les chrysopes permettent de réduire l'utilisation d'insecticides contre les pucerons et autres petits arthropodes nuisibles, ce qui a ainsi un impact favorable sur la protection de l'environnement." Wikipedia
"... the larvae are active predators and feed on aphids and other small insects. It has been used in the biological control of insect pests on crops." Wikipedia
A "model" micro moth. Behaved very well whilst I took quite a few shot sequences. Focus stacked using zerene
This wasp was eating the garden chair that I was sitting in, I believe they use the wood to make their nests, they usually make a nuisance of them selves but this one was not the slightest bit interested in me. Fascinating creature close up .
A little double upload of this little insect. I remember looking down at a grass seed stalk in sunlight and seeing something red. Thinking a cool red "hair" growing out of grass seed would make a cool photo, down I went and only discovered the red "hair" was antennae coming off this incredibly small insect which I could only see through my macro lens. I have no clue on an ID.
The first is a close up of the guy, the latter set against a bokeh-bow (hehe).
Judging by the number of queens about at the moment think we might be in for a bumper wasp year- had very few last year.
A female Mymar pulchellum parasitoid wasp of the Mymaridae family found in birch in the garden. Have only found males thus far, hence very pleased to find a female in the same location. Additional pictures below can all be viewed larger with a click. Note the hindwing is reduced to a mere filament that is no more than a quarter the length of that fabulous forewing, and in the second last picture below you can see the hamuli that link the hindwing to the forewing.
I believe this to be an Eight Spotted Forester, but if anyone knows differently, feel free to let me know.
In Britain, primarily south-eastern species, however, it has shown a marked increase in abundance in recent decades and may be spreading northwards. It was first recorded in Staffordshire in 1983, but is now widespread in the county. Most records are from standing water, usually in small numbers.