Author Topic: Bugs (Read 136196 times)

PaulR · « **Reply #175 on:** 07 September, 2014, 12:52:04 pm »

We met lots of those big black bee chaps in the Ardeche this summer, but I couldn't get them to pause to have their photo taken.

I did meet this chap though who posed nicely on a greenhouse. Hugest hopper I ever did see.

bumper · « **Reply #176 on:** 09 September, 2014, 08:13:57 pm »

Rescued this little fellow from inside the conservatory window. He had a rest then vanished into the concrete jungle. Took this with my iphone and olloclip.

BrianI · « **Reply #177 on:** 09 September, 2014, 08:45:45 pm »

a female Common Darter dragon fly, on my bike around Loch Leven Heritage Trail yesterday:

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #178 on:** 16 September, 2014, 01:18:07 am »

My USAnian chums who know about these things tell me this is a stinkbug. This one has a gammy left rear leg.

scott · « **Reply #179 on:** 24 November, 2014, 02:44:47 am »

Hi, all--

This is a Shadow Darner that was patrolling its territory in a constructed wetland here in Virginia:

Steph · « **Reply #180 on:** 24 November, 2014, 03:43:53 am »

Superb picture, lovely beasty

Pingu · « **Reply #181 on:** 25 December, 2014, 05:24:28 pm »

IMG_4514 by The Pingus, on Flickr

Pingu · « **Reply #182 on:** 05 September, 2015, 12:41:14 am »

IMG_5517 by The Pingus, on Flickr

Pingu · « **Reply #183 on:** 05 September, 2015, 12:44:17 am »

Millipede!

IMG_5486 by The Pingus, on Flickr

Pingu · « **Reply #184 on:** 05 October, 2015, 12:23:54 am »

IMG_5372 by The Pingus, on Flickr

PaulR · « **Reply #185 on:** 05 October, 2015, 10:30:43 am »

Is this a common darter? I met it while out picking sloes last weekend. Shot with mobile phone.

Paul · « **Reply #186 on:** 25 June, 2016, 03:45:10 pm »

Apologies that the pics are nowhere near the usual quality of this thread.

Circle of life in the back garden. What are the chances we'll end up with a decent skeleton?

trekker12 · « **Reply #187 on:** 11 July, 2016, 01:21:46 pm »

Can anyone tell me what this is?

Found in the garden enjoying a piece of the rotten gatepost. We saw another one whilst out for our walk last night about half a mile away from this one.

Riggers · « **Reply #188 on:** 11 July, 2016, 01:26:30 pm »

Cockchafer. Harmless enough. Bimble around in the sky, bumping into windows and entangling themselves unwittingly in womans' hair.

The preferred food for adults is oak leaves, but they will also feed on conifer needles.

trekker12 · « **Reply #189 on:** 11 July, 2016, 01:31:54 pm »

Once again YACF doesn't let me down. Thanks Riggers!

rogerzilla · « **Reply #190 on:** 11 July, 2016, 02:15:50 pm »

Only had the 24-85mm kit lens on holiday so had to crop this; I could have filled the frame with only half a fly if I'd had the 55mm macro.

damsel by rogerzilla, on Flickr

rogerzilla · « **Reply #191 on:** 11 July, 2016, 02:17:02 pm »

Liz, Phil, Charles and Anne line up for a quick shot.

lizards by rogerzilla, on Flickr

Pingu · « **Reply #192 on:** 24 July, 2016, 10:22:17 pm »

Leg-deficient, mite-covered beastie on Mrs P's shapely calf:

IMG_6933_01 by The Pingus, on Flickr

Pingu · « **Reply #193 on:** 31 July, 2016, 08:40:21 pm »

Hairy legs

IMG_6941_01 by The Pingus, on Flickr

Riggers · « **Reply #194 on:** 10 August, 2016, 11:16:52 am »

Uh-oh! We have a small town garden and, admittedly, hadn't been keeping an eye on things 'wasp-wise', but just at the weekend we were enjoying the late evening sun, with a glass of wine, and thought "Hhmm, seems to be a lot of Wasp traffic in and out of the Virginia Creeper." Well, as you can see below, they've built a home, which is quite entrenched and currently the size of a football. I'm leaving well alone until (hopefully) the've all died or cleared off by the late Autumn.

Pingu · « **Reply #195 on:** 11 September, 2016, 11:52:59 pm »

Flutterbys:

IMG_4782_01 by The Pingus, on Flickr

IMG_4777_01 by The Pingus, on Flickr

Pingu · « **Reply #196 on:** 14 September, 2016, 09:30:24 pm »

IMG_4620_2 by The Pingus, on Flickr

MagnusOpus · « **Reply #197 on:** 23 September, 2016, 12:04:29 pm »

What a tangled web we weave......

spider by Mike Clampitt, on Flickr

David Martin · « **Reply #198 on:** 30 September, 2016, 08:32:16 pm »

A Red Admiral

DSC_6573 by David Martin, on Flickr

David Martin · « **Reply #199 on:** 01 October, 2016, 10:34:22 pm »

And some from the Bat and Moth event tonight. My favourite is this one:

DSC_6994 by David Martin, on Flickr
I can confirm that trying to focus a macro lens handheld is somewhat challenging.

Unfortunately our moth expert was rather too keen to get them into glass tubes making photos challenging.

DSC_6999 by David Martin, on Flickr

DSC_7024 by David Martin, on Flickr

Have to admit I am rather liking the 105mm macro lens, though my arms are in need of training.