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A pair of Common Darters expanding the darter population.
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Another shot of the mating Common Darters.
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I thought I would stick with the reproduction theme - this time a pair of Soldier Beetles!
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A pair of mating Harlequin Ladybirds.
The Harlequin Ladybird is a non-native, invasive species originating from Asia. It is having a negative effect on our UK wildlife - it out-competes our native ladybirds for food and also eats their larvae and eggs.
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Mating Common Blue Damselflies at Loughbrickland Lake, Northern Ireland.
Canon 7d2 with Canon EF100mm macro lens
1/320 sec, f8, ISO 800
Damselflies and Dragonflies adopt this configuration when mating. They will stay together for hours, often flying around from perch to perch. When the female is inseminated, they will crawl down the reed until the female is almost submerged. She will deposit her eggs which can take up to five years to develop, going through several metamorphoses. The nymphs are extremely voracious, literally eating anything that moves. When ready, the nymph will climb out of the water and when dry, the back will split and a new damsel or dragonfly will emerge. Taken at Sidings Lane Nature Reserve, Rainford, UK
A pair of mating Six-spot Burnet Moths.
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Hi There!
There's really not much to say ... I don't know what kind of insects they are, but in my mind's eye, they are a little creepy looking.
Info Update: Linda Martin tipped me off that these aliens might be Ambush Bugs. She is correct, they are Ambush Bugs! They are in a subfamily of Assassinbugs called Phymatinae.
Here is some info from Bugwood Wiki:
"Life History and Habits: Ambush bugs are predators of other insects and occasionally spiders. They lie in wait on plants and hunt by ambush, capturing prey that comes within range and injecting paralyzing saliva through their piercing-sucking mouthparts. Ambush bugs may be forage among leaves but most commonly wait among flowers for passing flies, bees and wasps that visit (Figure 3). Ambush bugs can be most easily found by examining yellow flowers (e.g., goldenrod, rabbitbrush) and white flowers that bloom in mid to late summer."
The image is from my Summer 2019 Archives
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Red-veined Darters (Sympetrum striolatum) in romantic mood, with the backlight highlighting their wings.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYONl71KINE
Song credit :- Whitney Houston - You Light up my Life.
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Common Blue Damselflies (Enallagma cyathigerum) mating. I rather like the way they form a heart shape during this romantic encounter.
Taken at Low Barns Nature Reserve, Co Durham.
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Black-Tipped Soldier Beetles. (Rhagonycha fulva ) This is probably the commonest British soldier beetle and the adults are found later than other species, in July and early August. It is usually seen on flowers where it feeds on nectar and pollen, but also robs and eats other flower-visiting insects: it can also very often be seen mating. Although it is completely harmless to humans, children's folklore refers to this and other soldier beetles as ‘bloodsuckers'.
(nationalinsectweek.co.uk)
Ham Lands, London
Common Blue Damselflies mating. Thought at first it looked like two males, but I read that the females can be blue also. This was taken at Rutland Water Nature Reserve.
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I found this mated pair of Monkey Grasshoppers, Eumastax equatoriana, along the main road to the lodge.
For maps and photos of this and closely related species see also: www.inaturalist.org/taxa/760598-Eumastax-equatoriana
October 23, 2024. WildSumaco Lodge road, Napo, Ecuador.
ladybirds are very busy on our apple tree at the moment......
check out the the eggs the female is laying.
Mr. and Mrs. Mantis were taking care of business. She looked VERY well fed. It was just the two of them when I came across them. About 5 minutes later, I came back for more shots when I saw she had just speared a wasp minding it's own business.
The male mantis' chances of surviving whoopie increased a great deal. :-)
I had to suffer for my art a bit to get this picture...crept through the wild rose bushes and shot a bunch of pictures under the blazing hot sun. After I'd withdrawn from the bushes I realized that blood was running down my legs from the scratches all over them! Blood, sweat, and tears (well, o.k., there weren't any tears but I feel kind of dramatic this morning because I woke up at 2 a.m.)
Edit: I've changed the title three times now ~ I must be stopped.
Hey, I just realized it's Monday, so Happy Blue Monday!
Mr. and Mrs. Mantis were taking care of business. She looked VERY well fed. It was just the two of them when I came across them. About 5 minutes later, I came back for more shots (I may have a bug porn issue), when I saw she had just speared a wasp minding it's own business.
The male mantis' chances of surviving whoopie increased a great deal. :-)
With the 60mm macro lens and extension tube. I don't know what species of flying insects these are, but I'm grateful they're not mosquitos.
One random evening I was walking up to my room when I saw these two going at it on a scarf left at the top bannister of a somewhat narrow stairway. My natural inclination was to jump back in fear and shock and the sudden disruption led one of them, the female I (sexistly) presume, to jump away. It was only then that I realised what was happening as the other one, the male (sexist prejudice again), jumped along with it & was unwilling to let go of their connection. Much to my childish debauched humour, this happened a few more times with the female trying to escape while the male latched on. Since I use a manual (and SLOW) hacked 3580macro lens, and these are the teeny tiny moths you get in London/houses, I thought I had lost the wonderful opportunity to capture them in action. An hour later, much to my surprise, they were still at it & so I decided to try my luck again & quickly capture this before the female had finally had enough :D
I had seen these the day before when I had the 100 - 400 setup with me. The photo was OK, but not as intimate...close as I would have liked. So, the next day I returned with my tele lens but also with my 180 macro gear. My first attempt at using the closer focusing lens resulted in a flyaway. So, I returned an hour later, and they were back. It worked this time, I hope.
Not sure what these orange colored insects are, but I do know that there were loads of them about and they seemed to be having a really good time! ....Can anyone enlighten me?
A couple of Hoverflies mating on a wild dandelion
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