Not sure if we have a new thread for this year...if we have please give me the link...if not then I will kick it off
Link to last year's
https://community.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/f/all-creatures/282101/all-about-insects-2023?pifragment-4285=1
Tasty feast!
Hoverfly thingy...well a canny mind away back to last year lol
(Pardon the Scottish Accent)
Photo's taken today at RSPB Sandy.
Spider - The brown thing adjacent to the spider looks a bit like a chrysalis:
Black-tailed Skimmer - Female:
Blue-tailed Damselfly ?:
Southern Hawker ? - Never seen a dragonfly this new before, hasn't got all the colours yet:
Harlequin Ladybird:
Ladybird ?:
Emperor Dragonfly:
Damsel and Hawker look good to me, Snappy. Some more stunning shots :o)
Excellent shots Snappy ...
Thanks PB
Thanks BD
Great set of pics.
Was quite surprised to discover that your multi-spotted ladybirds are the harlequin variety ...
www.projectnoah.org/.../10725678
2013 photos & vids here
eff37 on Flickr
Thanks William
Thanks Wendy I have labelled them now. I don't think the second one down is, but not the best angle to count the spots.
Can count 14 which makes it the wrong colour for 14 spot but could be more at the back which means it could also be a harlequin! Please take pics of rear end as well next time