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Insects, Bugs, Spiders etc

Silver Washed Fritillary

Silver Washed Fritillary

17 Aug 2017 9 10 391
Found this in my daughter's allotment in Exmouth...........I think the ID is correct, but there are so many varieties that I'm not sure. If anyone knows better, please let me know..!! It could have been sharper too. As usual, I didn't have my macro lens with me :-((
Hoverfly on Barbed Wire

Hoverfly on Barbed Wire

30 Jun 2017 11 10 697
Best viewed large, on black
Bumble Bee on Common Mallow

Bumble Bee on Common Mallow

29 Jul 2017 6 8 473
Brimstone on Thistle

Brimstone on Thistle

18 Jul 2017 4 6 513
Flesh Fly on Poppy

Flesh Fly on Poppy

19 Aug 2017 4 4 323
Hoverfly on Yellow Flower

Hoverfly on Yellow Flower

19 Aug 2017 10 12 838
Spider

Spider

07 Aug 2017 10 8 423
I've not taken any photo this year yet (in fact I've not taken any for about 2 weeks), so it's a shot from a few months ago I'm afraid.
Caterpillars in Web

Caterpillars in Web

18 Apr 2018 4 4 261
I think these are the caterpillars of the Brown Tailed Moth.
Snipe Fly

Snipe Fly

22 May 2018 5 4 318
Taken in Droxford, Hants near the River Meon.
Greenbottle Fly

Greenbottle Fly

23 May 2018 5 2 318
Taken in Brook Meadow, Emsworth, Hants.
Red–headed Cardinal Beetle

Red–headed Cardinal Beetle

23 May 2018 8 6 478
Taken in Brook Meadow, Emsworth, Hants.
Beautiful Damoiselle (Female)

Beautiful Damoiselle (Female)

23 May 2018 11 7 574
Taken in Brook Meadow, Emsworth, Hants. I think I've manged to catch up after the server problems we've been having on IP. I'm sorry if I've missed anyone :-)
Stag Beetle (Female)

Stag Beetle (Female)

22 May 2018 9 9 438
Taken in the log pile in my back garden. She looked a bit battered and had obviously been caught in a cobweb (which I picked off). Hopefully there will be more in the log pile!
Hoverfly collecting pollen.

Hoverfly collecting pollen.

26 May 2018 8 7 604
Taken in my garden.
Varied Carpet Beetle on Pollen

Varied Carpet Beetle on Pollen

26 May 2018 12 10 482
I have no idea why a Carpet Beetle would be found on flowers in my garden. I initially thought it was a variety of Ladybird. It's very pretty though!
Fly

Fly

29 May 2018 7 4 285
Took these three images during a visit to Ajophotog where we took the opportunity to test out some home-made adaptions to flash diffusers specifically for using in macro photography. Not quite there yet, but still working on it. If I have the I.D. wrong, please feel free to correct me.
Daddy Long Legs

Daddy Long Legs

29 May 2018 7 8 456
Took these three images during a visit to Ajophotog where we took the opportunity to test out some home-made adaptions to flash diffusers specifically for using in macro photography. Not quite there yet, but still working on it. If I have the I.D. wrong, please feel free to correct me.
May Fly

May Fly

29 May 2018 14 13 605
Took these three images during a visit to Ajophotog where we took the opportunity to test out some home-made adaptions to flash diffusers specifically for using in macro photography. Not quite there yet, but still working on it.
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