Bug odds and sods 12-05

Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
edited May 15, 2012 in Holy Macro
Some more fairly recent shots from the garden.
All 5Dmk2/MPE-65/430Ex flash.
Brian v.


Fly with wing problems ?
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Wolf spider with egg case
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Red ants looking for honey dew drops on cornflower bud
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ZZzz- a tired wasp queen
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Globular springtails- Sminthurus viridis on lawn daisy
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Small plant bug on a windowsill
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Tawny miner bee on berberis
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Small bee on camelia leaf- Sphecodes species.
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  • HiddenNZHiddenNZ Registered Users Posts: 8 Beginner grinner
    edited May 13, 2012
    Lord Vetinari wrote: »
    Some more fairly recent shots from the garden.
    All 5Dmk2/MPE-65/430Ex flash.
    Brian v.


    Fly with wing problems ?
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    Brian,
    That fly has just emerged from pupation and is in the process of pumping the wing veins full of heamolymph to extend them and then sclerotisation occurs.
  • OverfocusedOverfocused Registered Users Posts: 1,068 Major grins
    edited May 13, 2012
    Big. Words. eek7.gif
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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited May 14, 2012
    Thanks for the comments.
    HiddenNZ - I realised it's wings hadn't expanded, But it was moving around at high speed and didn't seem to have a very swollen head they have when just emerged. I have seen many flies now which just had a problem with their wings and they never expanded and wondered if this was another one ?
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  • HiddenNZHiddenNZ Registered Users Posts: 8 Beginner grinner
    edited May 14, 2012
    I don't see anything out of the ordinary with that fly the wings can be a fair way behind the rest of the body. I've collected a few to pin like that as a representation of wing troubles but they have always been fully formed within the day. In my experience individual variation can range from full sclerotisation of everything in a short period to legs and body sclerotising and then wings hours later. It is very rare for the wings to never form.
  • IPClarkIPClark Registered Users Posts: 2,355 Major grins
    edited May 14, 2012
    Lovely set of shots Brian. Interesting to see the fly like that. Like the environment colour also.
    Ian Clark
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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited May 15, 2012
    HiddenNZ wrote: »
    I don't see anything out of the ordinary with that fly the wings can be a fair way behind the rest of the body. I've collected a few to pin like that as a representation of wing troubles but they have always been fully formed within the day. In my experience individual variation can range from full sclerotisation of everything in a short period to legs and body sclerotising and then wings hours latter. It is very rare for the wings to never form.

    Thanks for the info :)
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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited May 15, 2012
    IPClark wrote: »
    Lovely set of shots Brian. Interesting to see the fly like that. Like the environment colour also.

    Thanks Ian :)
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