Insects, Bugs, Spiders etc

Taken with my 70-200mm (at 200mm) Went to WWT Arundel.............not many birds about, but didn't have any macro kit with me!!

Taken with my 300mm f4 Went to WWT Arundel.............not many birds about, but didn't have any macro kit with me!!

Taken with my 300mm f4 Went to WWT Arundel.............not many birds about, but didn't have any macro kit with me!!

My wife spotted this on a plant in our front garden this afternoon. Just had time to grab the camera and get a few shots before it moved off. Not sure what it was doing there as I always thought they hung about near large, well vegetated ponds and lakes. The only water near my house (apart from a bird bath) is a small pond in a neighbours garden a couple of hundred meters away! To be honest, it seemed a bit sluggish, but it flew away OK!

My wife spotted this on a plant in our front garden this afternoon. Just had time to grab the camera and get a few shots before it moved off. Not sure what it was doing there as I always thought they hung about near large, well vegetated ponds and lakes. The only water near my house (apart from a bird bath) is a small pond in a neighbours garden a couple of hundred meters away! To be honest, it seemed a bit sluggish, but it flew away OK!

My wife spotted this on a plant in our front garden this afternoon. Just had time to grab the camera and get a few shots before it moved off. Not sure what it was doing there as I always thought they hung about near large, well vegetated ponds and lakes. The only water near my house (apart from a bird bath) is a small pond in a neighbours garden a couple of hundred meters away! To be honest, it seemed a bit sluggish, but it flew away OK!

My wife spotted this on a plant in our front garden this afternoon. Just had time to grab the camera and get a few shots before it moved off. Not sure what it was doing there as I always thought they hung about near large, well vegetated ponds and lakes. The only water near my house (apart from a bird bath) is a small pond in a neighbours garden a couple of hundred meters away! To be honest, it seemed a bit sluggish, but it flew away OK!

Taken in the next door neighbours garden this afternoon, using my Fuji X100 in macro mode.

..............are out there in their millions..!! Best viewed large, on black - unless you have a phobia - then perhaps not..!!

Taken at Hayling Island.

Lucky shot..!! The bee arrived as I was hitting the shutter button..!! Looks best viewed large, on black.

Taken at the Eden Project

Sunning itself in a lavender field.

Getting up-close-and-personal in the lavender.

I think I have the ID correct................unless someone out there knows different?