A few bugs

Lord Vetinari

Few recent bug shots.

Brian V.

Window gnats mating (on the inevitable melon skin)



A lot of neck on this barkfly



The worm riders are back - springtails on a small earthworm



Springtail contemplation



Spot the springtails - springtails munching on mould

Cindy

I love #2.

The rest are all wonderful to but... it's never before bothered me to pick up earthworms... till now. I'm not sure I'll be able to catfish this summer now :cry What the heck are those springtail thingmagiggies ickies on the worms? Yuck!!!

Lord Vetinari

Cindy wrote:

I love #2.

The rest are all wonderful to but... it's never before bothered me to pick up earthworms... till now. I'm not sure I'll be able to catfish this summer now :cry What the heck are those springtail thingmagiggies ickies on the worms? Yuck!!!

Thanks Cindy

I wouldn't worry about the things on the earthworm - they are not parasites- they just like licking the mucous on the worms. This only happens in Winter in my compost bin when the springtail population explodes but there are still a few earthworms about as well.

Brian V.

Skippy

Lord Vetinari wrote:

Few recent bug shots.

Brian V.

Window gnats mating (on the inevitable melon skin)
A lot of neck on this barkfly
The worm riders are back - springtails on a small earthworm
Springtail contemplation
Spot the springtails - springtails munching on mould

I love the #3rd and #4th Shots Brian
Those little Springtails are just fearless I tell you
Hooray for Springtails I say :ivar .... Skippy
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Lord Vetinari

Skippy wrote:

I love the #3rd and #4th Shots Brian
Those little Springtails are just fearless I tell you
Hooray for Springtails I say :ivar .... Skippy
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Thanks for the comments skippy
Those little springtails do seem to get everywhere in the compost heap
Brian V.

GOLDENORFE

very nice Brian, love the bark fly

phil
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