All about Insects 2019

That looks exactly like it.

Well done H, mystery solved!

Funny place to have a breathing tube methinks! Lol

Maybe Pellucid hoverfly?
Looks good for Hawthorn shieldbug IMO!

I've not been able to get out much this past week or so and I've only managed a few insects. I'm seeing loads of Dagger Flies at the moment

I want to get one with prey, as they catch other insects, as well as feeding on nectar. However, I did manage to get one of our weirdest critters for the first time, the Scorpion Fly

I've seen more mining bees this year than previously, including another Ashy (or Grey) Mining Bee

And this one, which is one of the smaller, less readily identifiable ones, so I'll just say Andrena sp. It has certainly got a sack-full of pollen, although it looks in danger of losing it if it cracks open any further.

 

You'd never guess this is called a Swollen-thighed Beetle, would you ...

One of the Eristalini hoverflies (Anasimyia Lineata)

A soldier beetle (I think Cantharis Nigricans)

Where there is one, there is usually another! I love the relaxed look of the female with folded arms. They have obviously fallen from their perch and wedged here and can't be bothered to get out! 

Fantastic macro shots Nigel, interesting set of species too.

I really hate bugs. Around summer, I’m always reminded that I need to go around the house to make sure that the screens are properly fixed and there are no holes for the buggers (literally) to get through! I have no idea how they do it, but some always manage to find their own way in somehow! If anybody has any other smart ideas or remedies to prevent them from coming in, please do share!

A very odd looking fly

Apparently, that strange scrunched-up pose is typical for the species - it is one of the charmingly named thick-headed flies (Conopidae)

And a rather dopey Red-tailed Bumblebee let me take its photo. All the others were bustling around, far too busy to pose.

To think that I skipped past Simply Spiders only to meet up with that rather disquieting fly!!
Liked dopey Bee-Bumble though!

WendyBartter said:

To think that I skipped past Simply Spiders only to meet up with that rather disquieting fly!!

Well, it wouldn't be as interesting otherwise