Spider season
The August rollercoaster took another plunge today – it was overcast and not especially warm, and in consequence not much was flying. Because this had put me in a bad mood anyway, I thought I might as well do gardening … Continued
Speed Feeding Champion
The third day of the Alternative Olympic Games came to a thrilling climax this afternoon, with the finals of the 1m Speed Feed (Bees, solitary) competition. As had been predicted by most pundits, this came down to a head-to-head between … Continued
The Lone Ranger
This Dicranopalpus harvestman was one of just three invertebrates I found during a quick walk around the garden today. It’s the same species I photographed a few weeks ago, and as I wittered quite extensively about it then I won’t … Continued
Mummy long-legs
It was a strange kind of day, weather-wise: periods of bright and even warm sunshine, interspersed with bouts of heavy rain. By dodging the showers, and resorting to flash when necessary, I managed to capture some reasonably pleasing bug portraits, … Continued
Orb-weaver
I had a rather more memorable day today than has become the norm in 2020, because I was invited by the King’s College London/ZOE Covid Symptom Study to take a Covid-19 test. I’ve been using their app for quite a … Continued
Spider of the month
It’s that time of year again. They’re out there, lurking, waiting to pounce on the unwary. If this thought makes you feel at all uncomfortable, be thankful that I spared you the photos of her juicing a freshly-caught fly. And … Continued
Grace under pressure
AOG – final day On the final day of this year’s Alternative Olympic Games the style medals were awarded. These events have attracted criticism from the athletes competing in more traditional events, because of the level of subjectivity involved in … Continued