All about Insects 2019

Took it off now D, links on tablet never reliable!

First one Hairy/Sloe

Guess for second is 3rd instar Forest bug

Forest & Red-legged are one & the same D! We both could be right! Lol

Yes they are different, I can see the blue/grey shoulders & lighter head now!

Quite a fascinating discovery today when getting rid of potted but unproductive Cherry tree in this marvellous view of the chambers of a black ant's nest & loads of eggs ... left it on garden intact to see if any bird interest ... Robin made several visits!!

Your very own ant farm! It's not often you see the tunnels etc intact

Quite a substantial construction but cannot keep unfortunately, not enough space! Now have the unenviable task of disentangling root system to chop up & dispose of ... only had two cherries on it, there were three last year! Lol

I managed to catch quite a few insects at Lunt over the weekend. I paused by a Wild Rose with nearby Cow Parsely, etc and saw several bee species in quick succession, including the first time I actually got a cuckoo bee. I'm not sure which one, but maybe a Forest Cuckoo Bee …

It's difficult to separate White- and Buff-tailed Bees, but this may be a Buff-tailed

This is definitely an Early Bumblebee

And a Honey Bee

And a couple of Hoverflies, starting with a Marmalade Fly (Episyrphus Balteatus)

And a Pellucid Fly (Volucella Pellucens)

 

Some Weevils are brightly coloured. I believe this blue-green critter is a Nettle Weevil appropriately on a nettle

My first grasshopper of the year. It is just a small one - a Common Green. It has a hitch-hiker on its hind leg

In no way am I a bug fan, but saw these in the garden and found them really interesting...

Some from Arne yesterday.. other than ants, bees and ladybird, I know no specifics about what they are... especially the last one... any help appreciated