Aquilegia and it's dead aphid.

Paul Iddon

There are plenty of aphids starting to appear around the garden, but it seems that some have already led their lives and died.

Here is one such dead aphid - just a body shell, on the centre of an Aquilegia vulgaris flower on the stamens.


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Image Date: 2013-06-11 13:48:46 +0000
Focal Length: 100mm
Aperture: f/9
Exposure Time: 0.0063 s (1/160)
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Copyright: Copyright: Paul Iddon - A View of the UK





Paul.

Lord Vetinari

Lovely shot Paul - I think that is just the shed skin of a still very much alive aphid.
Brian v.

Paul Iddon

In that case Brian, I think I'll go hunt it down, lol...


Paul.