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Insects (assorted) Page 18
Image Taken on 11 Apr 2022
at 10:02 Image of day on 12 May 2022
Next day a trail cam catches this Rook picking up a long piece of Blackthorn
twig way out of balance for the bird to fly with.
Elsewhere we watched how a Rook managed unbalanced loads.
About 10 times a Rook picked up a long twig away from the balance point,
drop it, and immediately pick it up again. About the tenth attempt found a reasonably
central point and the Rook flew off with their prize.
It would seem that Rooks can't estimate where the centre of balance is,
and substitute persistence as a means of getting the job done!
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Ref: 20220512_bu7_20220411_1002_005 rook picking up blackthorn twig but too unbalanced to fly yet(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 30 Jun 2019
at 12:52 Image of day on 15 Aug 2019
The unexpected re-appearance of this 'antique' rose complete with a
'Marmalade' Hover-fly. Many modern roses are useless to the wildlife,
but this old cultivar obviously has lots of goodies on offer.
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Ref: 20190815_d72_20190630_1252_014 rose cultivar with marmalade hover-fly (crop 1)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 30 Jun 2019
at 12:52 Image of day on 15 Aug 2019
Detail from the above ...
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Ref: 20190815_d72_20190630_1252_014 rose cultivar with marmalade hover-fly (crop 2)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 25 Jun 2017
at 17:48 Image of day on 16 Aug 2017
A Rose of Sharon flower with a Bee collecting the pollen.
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Ref: 20170816_df3_20170625_1748_053 rose of sharon flower with bee(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 17 Jun 2010
at 12:52 Image of day on 25 Jul 2010
A pretty medium sized beetle called a Rustic Sailor Beetle.
(r+mb id@576).jpg)
Ref: 20100725_db1_20100617_1252_039 rustic sailor beetle (cantharis rustica)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 24 May 2019
at 10:56 Image of day on 28 Jun 2019
A rather magnificent little Beetle on a folded over Iris leaf.
 on flag iris leaf(r+mb id@576).jpg)
Ref: 20190628_df5_20190524_1056_064 rustic sailor beetle (cantharis rustica) on flag iris leaf(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 19 Jun 2011
at 10:21 Image of day on 02 Aug 2011
3 in one
Although this is a montage its real - 2 frames taken in a few seconds with different choice
of focus combined to get them all sharp.
 + 7 spot ladybird + bumble bee on same thistle (montage for focus)(r+mb id@768).jpg)
Ref: 20110802_df1_20110619_1021_243+249 rustic sailor beetle (q) + 7 spot ladybird + bumble bee on same thistle (montage for focus)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 29 May 2022
at 09:31 Image of day on 11 Jul 2022
A female Scorpion Fly - so no 'scorpion' tail.
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Ref: 20220711_df3_20220529_0931_035 scorpion fly female(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 18 Aug 2021
at 16:15 Image of day on 02 Oct 2021
This years appearance of Scorpion Flies has started.
This is a female - who doesn't have the 'Scorpion like' tail that gives the species it's name.
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Ref: 20211002_d73_20210818_1615_235 scorpion fly female(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 17 Jun 2010
at 12:58 Image of day on 25 Jul 2010
Female scorpion fly, which doesn't have the curled up tail of the male.
There are a pair of pics in flight in the
Archive for 8 June 2009 about 2/3 down.
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Ref: 20100725_db1_20100617_1258_069 scorpion fly female(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 17 May 2022
at 08:46 Image of day on 25 Jun 2022
The first appearance this year of a 'Scorpion Fly' - this is a female that doesn't
have the scorpion-like tail tip that gives the species it's name.
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Ref: 20220625_df3_20220517_0846_033 scorpion fly female - 1st of 2022(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 18 May 2009
at 13:23 Image of day on 08 Jun 2009
The female Scorpion fly doesn't have anything that suggests a
scorpion. The face ends in a 'beak' pointing down and left here.
The body is about 2 cm long.
(r+mb id@576).jpg)
Ref: 20090608_dc1_20090518_1323_037+1331_046 ft1 scorpion fly female in flight with blackthorn (montage)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 20 Jun 2018
at 17:58 Image of day on 03 Aug 2018
This is called Scorpion Fly - only the male has the curled tail that gives the
species it's common name. And no, it isn't a stinger!
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Ref: 20180803_df3_20180620_1758_094 scorpion fly male(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 22 May 2009
at 11:48 Image of day on 08 Jun 2009
But this is the male with a harmless (its said - we are not going to try
it out) 'scorpion' tail complete with gap between the 'pincers'
(r+mb id@576).jpg)
Ref: 20090608_d01_20090522_1148_111+1124_035 ft1 scorpion fly male in flight with blackthorn (montage)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 21 Mar 2009
at 16:16 Image of day on 15 Apr 2009
Our first ladybird of the year is a BRITISH 7-spot ladybird - not one of
those Harlequin things that are beginning to become dominant.
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Ref: 20090415_p34_20090321_1616_631 seven-spot ladybird on ne corner cherry tree bark (web crop)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 25 Aug 2019
at 09:29 Image of day on 19 Oct 2019
This Sexton Beetle, with bright orange patches, made its first recorded appearance here
caught in the overnight moth-trap.
We released the Sexton Beetle onto the grass for a photo against something
natural. We adore the orange tips to the antennae at the bottom.
After a couple of minutes he flew away just fine.
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Ref: 20191019_d73_20190825_0929_014 sexton beetle (nicrophorus vespillo) (crop))(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 25 Aug 2019
at 09:21 Image of day on 19 Oct 2019
Before releasing the Sexton Beetle out of doors (see above) we tried to get him
to fly for us. But Beetles are generally reluctant to 'fly to order', and these are the best we got.
 in flight & perched on vertical stick (montage)(r+mb id@576).jpg)
Ref: 20191019_da1_20190825_0921_127+0918_123_ft1 sexton beetle (nicrophorus vespillo) in flight & perched on vertical stick (montage)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 31 Aug 2018
at 15:56 Image of day on 24 Oct 2018
On the rotating clothes-line this little (maybe 1cm long) Shieldbug was perched
on a sheet. Our first record of this (apparently) common insect.
 on drying bedsheet(r+mb id@768).jpg)
Ref: 20181024_df3_20180831_1556_052 shieldbug bishops mitre (aelia acuminata) on drying bedsheet(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 22 Feb 2021
at 07:13 Image of day on 24 Mar 2021
This little Shieldbug nearly got flattened as we replaced this protective slate
that shields the window of the camera box looking at the tree-stump.
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Ref: 20210324_d73_20210222_0713_213 shieldbug hawthorn adult on slate covering fb4 2 of 2 (crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 24 Sep 2007
at 10:41 Image of day on 16 Nov 2007
Another delightful bug photographed in September was held back
because we were unsure (& wrong!) about identification.
Kindly identified for us Sheila B via Judith K.
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Ref: 20071116_p34_20070924_1041_762 shieldbug troilus luridus(r+mb id@576).jpg
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