aphid for lunch

basflt

IPClark

WOW, Superb series of shots. SO detailed. An excellent capture of nature.

kdotaylor

Incredible...they look like candy. Wonderful images!

basflt

thanks , appreciated !

Lord Vetinari

Wonderful sequence- a hoverfly larva - looks like there's another hoverfly egg visible in #1
Brian v.

basflt

thanks Brian
i would never be able to find ID
was not aware of the egg either

today i looked at them again , still there









last 3 are 5x mag

Lord Vetinari

More wonderful shots- are the last ones empty egg cases ?
I've watched this the other way round- ie watch a female hoverfly looking for aphid colonies and then laying an egg or two near each group.
Brian v

DeVil

Great find and shots!