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E-M1 Focus Stacking

On a ruellia in the field...

This female has caught mating Soldier beetles

scarabée bousier

insect, grasshopper

I found this little guy perched on some grass along a slow moving stream. I was lucky enough to see him in action as he swooped out to catch his prey and return briefly before flying off.

In the milkweed along the trail at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center...

365/2021 - Expanding Horizons ~ 167/365

Treasure Hunt #35 ~ Insect

Chive flowers are buzzing with bees at the moment.

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Drinking

Taken 16 June, 2018

Nikon D300

200 mm lens

ƒ/6.7; 1/250; ISO 280

File ref: 20180616-DSC_3049

Insecto (Macro)

blue dragonfly

Female Seaside Dragonlet?

© C. Statton DiFiori

Damselfly - Cleethorpes.

Nikon D3200 _90mm f/2.8 Macro_

The same beetle as:

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giant dead leaf mantis

have a happy weekend!

Never seen this insect before no idea what it is Thanks to Simon Robson for the ID Bibio sp

Seen on the forest road, near the garden :)

European oil beetle (Meloe proscarabaeus), from the family Meloidae. It occurs in Europe, North Africa and Palearctic Asia. It is 11 to 35 mm long, with males being smaller than females. It lives in meadows, field margins and other warm sites in all but the far north of the continent. Adult insects are found from April to June. They are phytophagous and feed on juicy, green parts of plants. The main defensive strategy of larvae and adult insects is the production of a secretion containing cantharidin - a highly toxic monoterpene for many invertebrate and vertebrate insectivores.

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Owad spotkany na leśnej drodze :)

Oleica krówka (Meloe proscarabaeus) – gatunek chrząszcza z rodziny oleicowatych. Występuje w Europie, Afryce Północnej i palearktycznej Azji. Ma długość od 11 do 35 mm, przy czym samce są mniejsze od samic. Owad ten zasiedla stanowiska suche, ciepłe i otwarte, w tym suche łąki, ugory, trawiaste zbocza, miedze, pobrzeża lasów i przydroża. Owady dorosłe spotyka się od kwietnia do czerwca. Są fitofagami i żerują na soczystych, zielonych częściach roślin. Główną strategią obronną larw i owadów dorosłych jest wytwarzanie wydzieliny zwierającej kantarydynę – silnie trujący dla wielu bezkręgowych i kręgowych zwierząt owadożernych monoterpen.

Female Panorpa communis Linnaeus, 1758

Spotted this ladybird resting on an aquilegia leaf in my garden. Ready to take flight with its wings beginning to open I had to act fast. A few images and it had flown.

Apologies for wrong name given.

Ref: DL-18-07-14-28741

Smile on Saturday Butterflies

(Celithemis elisa)

Another of the mass of insects emerging at Startops Reservoir, Tring.

This is a live insect taken handheld by laying low on the reservoir bank just keeping my lens off the water. Fortunately it was a windless day.