Bug odds and sods 14-06

Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
edited June 16, 2014 in Holy Macro
Some recent mixed bug shots from the garden
Brian V.

Tiny plant bug nymph, Campyloneura virgula
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Flower weevils on Potentilla flower
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Fishing spider ?
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Large hoverfly Volucella pellucens
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Red ants and black aphids
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Azure damselfly female - rufescens form
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Groundbug Scolopostethus sp.
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Muscid fly pupa Limnophora riparia
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Brian V.
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Comments

  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited June 15, 2014
    C'mon.......are you growing a bug nursery in your backyard? I spent about 20 minutes in 100 degree heat and only found bees that were just zipping in an out.....and you find stuff that I don't even know exists!:pissed:giggle
  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited June 16, 2014
    Stumblebum wrote: »
    C'mon.......are you growing a bug nursery in your backyard? I spent about 20 minutes in 100 degree heat and only found bees that were just zipping in an out.....and you find stuff that I don't even know exists!:pissed:giggle

    Thanks SB.- Yes I do seem to have a bug friendly garden - 2 ponds, lots of plants and no insecticide.
    Brian v.
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