Bugs, bees and beasties- Bio-diversity matters

[janey]

Silver spotted skipper on creeping thistle (I think...). He was a very obliging chap an allowed me to get in very close with the cam' phone.

 

It was absolutely nothing to do with what I was actually supposed to be looking at !

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Silver spotted skipper on creeping thistle (I think...). He was a very obliging chap an allowed me to get in very close with the cam' phone.

 

It was absolutely nothing to do with what I was actually supposed to be looking at !

 

that last ones a stonker:thumbup:

[geoff]

Great photos on here,Iv'e been missing out on this thread as I never noticed it before...

Couple from me;

 

IMG_0235done by geoff321, on Flickr

 

IMG_0268done by geoff321, on Flickr

[David Goss]

Heres a little bumble bee i found staggering around a garden today:thumbup1:

[janey]

There's some nice one's on your flickr page as well Geoff

[geoff]

Thanks Janey,I seem to get better definition with flikr as against photo B,and they are clicky get big pics too!

David,nice shot,but the bee looks like its had a night on the tiles!

 

Heres a hover fly,I like these things at the moment;

 

sh2 by geoff321, on Flickr

Edited June 20, 2011 by geoff
Forgot my hoverfly!

[David Goss]

David,nice shot,but the bee looks like its had a night on the tiles!

 

Yea i think you might be right, it was falling around a lot and there is a brewery close by:lol:

[RobArb]

red spider mite sunbathing on a rock:001_cool:

[janey]

Heres a hover fly,I like these things at the moment;

 

They're definately an interesting group. I especially like the ones with the aquatic larval phase; how could you not love something called a rat tailed maggot???

 

What's your ID skill like with them? I can get it down to hoverfly.... And leave it there. They'e a nitemare

[geoff]

They're definately an interesting group. I especially like the ones with the aquatic larval phase; how could you not love something called a rat tailed maggot???

 

What's your ID skill like with them? I can get it down to hoverfly.... And leave it there. They'e a nitemare

 

Well,you might be a bit better than me then Janey..

I primarily enjoy the image capture,but this leads me into an interest in what they are about,and how they fit in, so I'm an early novice with a few shortcuts on my pc to ident websites!