Adrian Jones' photos

Small Tortoiseshells enjoying the warmth and nectar in my garden today.

A beautiful specimen of the springtail Orchesella cincta found at Shrewsbury, Shropshire.

A nicely coloured specimen of the Globular Springtail Calvatomina nr superba, Shrewsbury, Shropshire.

A backlit specimen of Lamium purpureum the Red Dead Nettle, Shrewsbury, Shropshire.

A small globular springtail, Calvatomina nr superba found Shrewsbury, Shropshire.

A small parasitised moth caterpillar on thyme. The caterpillar has long since expired, its skin now serves as a protective cover for the larva/pupa of the fly or wasp that attacked and fed on it.

A Common Green Shieldbug introduces itself to me in my garden this afternoon.

A tiny, about 4mm in length, Noctuid Moth larva found on moss at The Cliffe, Shropshire.

An tiny overwintered caterpillar of the Scarce Footman Moth (Eilema complana) found on moss at The Cliffe, Shropshire.

Mirabelle Plum Blossom at Venus Bank, Shropshire.

I'm rather pleased with finding this little springtail, its the second time I have found a colony of them. They have been discovered living in various parts of the UK now but as far as I know are still un-named. There will be plenty more shots of them. This one was taken at 7x magnification and cropped to get a decent image.

I'm rather pleased with finding this little springtail, its the second time I have found a colony of them. They have been discovered living in various parts of the UK now but as far as I know are still un-named. There will be plenty more shots of them comming up to show the various colours and stages. These were found at Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK. They are tiny, the largest I have found in this colony so far measuring about 0.8mm in length. The other interesting point is that the colony is on a large plant of Hedera colchica 'Dentata Variegata' , the first time I think it's been found on this plant.

A view towards Corndon Hill from the southern end of the Stiperstones ridge.

I simply thought this beautiful moss needed to be recorded, hence the picture. Taken at The Bog, Shropshire.

Catkins on the Contorted Hazel growing in my garden.

A view from the old path that leads to the deserted settlement of Brook Vessons on the Stiperstones in Shropshire.

The old path to the deserted settlement of Brook Vessons on the Stiperstones in Shropshire.

This is a larva of The Oak Eggar Moth (Lasiocampa quercus) I think. It was found feeding on Heather near Brook Vessons nature reserve on the Stiperstones in Shropshire on 17th March 2014. It measured approx 35mm in length.