Earthwatcher's photos with the keyword: insects

Buzz buzz buzz

Buzz buzz buzz

Earthwatcher
07 Aug 2009 231
This is a hover fly Eristalis tenax (a.k.a. a Drone fly) which is a superb example of insect mimicry. This is not a bee; it does not sting. It is feeding on a Buddleia bush in my garden. Experimenting with macro-photography.
Sucking the nectar

Sucking the nectar

Earthwatcher
07 Aug 2009 251
This is a hover fly Eristalis tenax (a.k.a. a Drone fly) which is a superb example of insect mimicry. This is not a bee; it does not sting. It is feeding on a Buddleia bush in my garden. Many thanks to marmaladefly www.flickr.com/photos/32995664@N06/ for helping with the identification! Experimenting with macro-photography.
It looks like a bee....

It looks like a bee....

Earthwatcher
07 Aug 2009 265
... but it isn't. This is a hover fly Eristalis tenax (a.k.a. a Drone fly) which is a superb example of insect mimicry. This is not a bee; it does not sting. It is feeding on a Buddleia bush in my garden. Many thanks to marmaladefly www.flickr.com/photos/32995664@N06/ for helping with the identification! Experimenting with macro-photography.
Look at that pollen sac!

Look at that pollen sac!

Earthwatcher
07 Aug 2009 1 273
Bee (but what sort?) on Buddleia bush in my garden. Experimenting with macro-photography.
Profile of a Painted Lady

Profile of a Painted Lady

Earthwatcher
07 Aug 2009 235
Painted Lady, Vanessa cardui , on a Buddleia bush in my garden. Experimenting with macro-photography.
Painted Lady from the front

Painted Lady from the front

Earthwatcher
07 Aug 2009 257
Painted Lady, Vanessa cardui , on a Buddleia bush in my garden. Experimenting with macro-photography.
Painted Lady feeding

Painted Lady feeding

Earthwatcher
07 Aug 2009 211
Painted Lady, Vanessa cardui , on a Buddleia bush in my garden. Experimenting with macro-photography.
Comma on tansy

Comma on tansy

Earthwatcher
26 Jul 2006 243
In the herb garden in Whirlow Brook Park, Sheffield.
Peacock on sage

Peacock on sage

Earthwatcher
26 Jul 2006 193
In the herb garden in Whirlow Brook Park, Sheffield.
Small Skipper on thistle 2

Small Skipper on thistle 2

Earthwatcher
26 Jul 2006 218
Whirlow Hall Farm, Sheffield
Small and Large Skippers on thistle

Small and Large Skippers on thistle

Earthwatcher
26 Jul 2006 218
Whirlow Hall Farm, Sheffield
Small Tortoiseshell

Small Tortoiseshell

Earthwatcher
26 Jul 2006 175
In the Porter valley, Sheffield.
Small Skipper on thistle 1

Small Skipper on thistle 1

Earthwatcher
26 Jul 2006 189
Whirlow Hall Farm, Sheffield
Wasps

Wasps

Earthwatcher
26 Jul 2006 209
In the herb garden in Whirlow Brook Park, Sheffield
Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)

Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)

Earthwatcher
23 Aug 2006 1 207
One of my favourite butterflies. Photographed in the gardens of Whirlow Brook Hall.