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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.
I eventually caught her in a pitcher and shoved her out the door. Why there was a beer pitcher in our breakroom is anyone's guess.
Just Hatched Dragonfly Brandon Woodlands . He was in the stinging nettles so had to use zoom on camera !!!!!
Nässelfjäril (Nymphalis urticae eller Aglais urticae), en av Sveriges vanligare och färgstarkare dagfjärilar.
De glest tandade vingarna är på ovansidan intensivt rödbruna. Det främre vingparet har längs framkanten en rad omväxlande svarta och vitgula fläckar. Varje framvinge har också en svart fläck vid bakre kanten och två mindre fläckar nära mitten. Bakvingarna är i den inre hälften svarta. Alla vingarna har längs periferin ett svart- och blåfläckigt band. Vingbredden är 48-52 mm.
The season for these is starting in western Pennsylvania. I usually find them in the transition between mown areas and moist shrub area.
This Stick insect flew in, landed on the underside of this leaf, then was off, but outstretched the wings are rather red and rather amazing.
From a fun children's book. The pictures combined two different animals to make a new imaginary one.
A 21 frame tripod-assisted focus stack showing the relationship of the spider in context with the cowpen daisy. An ambush predator. Hiding in plain sight.