Adrian Jones' photos

A Gynandromorph Poplar Hawk (Laothoe populi) moth. It's probably one of the rarest and most unusual insects that I will ever photograph. The left side is female, the right side male. The colour difference of each side is quite noticable the male side slightly greyer and more defined. The antennae are also different, the male side being thicker the the one on the female side. Taken Shrewsbury, Shropshire May 2024.

A Click Beetle at rest, Holly Banks Nature Reserve, Melverly, Shropshire.

A specimen of Lucilia sericata commonly called a greenbottle fly at rest in my garden, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, May 2024. This is a single uncropped image.

A Nomada Bee about to take flight after feedimg from Forget me nots in my garden, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, May 2024.

A hoverfly, Helophilus npendulus, at rest on a leaf in my garden, May 2024, Shrewsbury, Shropshire.

A Nursery Web Spider basking on an old compost bag in my garden, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, May 2024.

A dung fly poses briefly on a plant in my garden, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, May 2024.

A mating pair of Cassida vibex, a Tortoise Beetle photographed on Knapweed in my garden. This is an in camera stack of fifteen images taken in natural light and uncropped.

Testing a new flash system out, seems to be OK. Nissin i60a + Nissin Air10s commander, actually really timpressed with it. A Hemipteran (True Bug) probably one of two species of Stictopleurus found in the UK.

An unfortunate Dung fly that has been infected by the fungus Entomophthora muscae. Once infected the fly will die but the fungus causes it to land on a plant stem or flower and move to the highest point before it expires, thus allowing the spores from the fungus greatest chance of spreading to another host. This is an in camera stack of fifteen images taken in natural light outdoors.

Went to buy a house, bought a tractor from the barn instead!

Went to look at a house but bought a tractor from the barn instead!

Went to look at an old house and bought a tractor I saw in the barn instead!

Fungi growing on a wooden post at The Bog Mine in South Shropshire. This is a fifteen image in camera stack.

Fungi growing on top of a wooden post at The Bog Mine, South Shropshire. This is a fifteen image in camera stack. Notice the Psychoda fly on the top of the largest fruiting body.

A female Puss Moth (Cerura vinula) resting in my garden. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, May 2023.

A Click Beetle about to take off from a leaf in my 'lawn'. Taken May 2023, Shrewsbury, Shropshire.

A fly taking a erest in the sunshine in my garden.