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)
Photos taken at RSPB Sandy 18/07.
Dock Bug (Coreus Marginatus) ?:
Scorpionfly (Panorpa Communis) - Male:
That scorpion fly is something else, great one Snappy.
Excellent shot of the Scorpion Fly Snappy. I have only noticed them this year for some reason. Possibly through scouring the bushes more with the lack of butteflies. They're a very interesting looking insect ...
Thanks BD, yes they are good for a photograph.
Here we go......... flying Ant season.
Nice macro Ed
Thank you SnappyMac. Got hundreds taking off here at the mo. Where are all the green Woodpeckers when you need them.
Great detail Ed. I've got plenty of those too and the walking type. Fortunately they seem to be more active when the sun shines, so I don't see them often ...
Thank you Billysdad. I have too many of the walking type too.
A great capture Ed, we only had a few here several days ago, not as many as usual!!
2013 photos & vids here
eff37 on Flickr