Huddle
Suddenly realising that it was 2.30 in the afternoon and the light was already fading fast, I grabbed the small camera, with macro and flash attached, and rushed off into the garden. No time for extensive searching: I just needed … Continued
Afternoon delight
I’ve photographed scores of pairs of Oxystoma pomonae seed weevils over the last few years – you probably recognise them if you’ve been reading my ramblings for any length of time – but this is the first time I’ve actually … Continued
Blue Chaser
Wait – what? Blue, you say? But… he’s red…? Well, yes, at the moment he’s red – or reddish, at any rate. But as he matures his thorax will darken through brown to black, his abdomen will acquire a coating … Continued
Sickle wasp
After whizzing off to the Farncombe Estate first thing for a haircut, I spent the rest of the morning fossicking around the garden with the twin flash on the camera, seeing what invertebrates I could find. It’s so long since … Continued
Exhibitionist
Common Froghoppers are highly variable in colour and markings, but most of the ones I see are brown or grey, with just one paler patch about half way along the fore edge of the wing case. For an entirely defenceless, … Continued
