Showing posts with label sandy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sandy. Show all posts

Thursday, 21 May 2009

Wasp Beetle and Ichneumon



Both down by Jack's Pond at the lodge yesterday, any help with the ID of the Ichneumon gratefully received!

Wednesday, 20 May 2009

Miris striatus


Funky looking bug at the lodge yesterday, the nymph is surprisingly distinctive as well

Wednesday, 13 May 2009

Broad-bodied Chaser

This female Broad-bodied Chaser was hovering over the pond on the heath at the lodge yesterday

Monday, 11 May 2009

Damsels and Dragons


Well only one of each, but both new for the year for me

Sunday, 3 May 2009

Face-off on the heath


This female Andrena (probably Barbilabris) was being followed everywhere it went by the fly in the left of the image. I think the fly is a Leucophora sp. or Satellite Fly which parasitise the nests of Andrenid species.