Insects

Insects and Spiders

Another Gallery that may cause nightmares to some, but in my humble view they are no less interesting and important to the sweet fluffy creatures that many adore. Here I aim to share some of my best images taken not only whilst out on the trail of nature but also those taken at any oportunity that I have a camera in my hand and one of our native creepy crawly crosses my path. They are not always the easiest to spot so if I am lucky there will be things that creep and crawl and if luckier those that fly as well

Lady Bird Two variations of Harlequin ladybird pupae, taken using Sigma 105 macro lens on Sony A700, the pupae were put back among the clematis on which they were found	Reflection Reflection of pair of Dragon flies, who were laying among the weed at Langdon Hills Nature Reserve, Essex, run by Essex wildlife Trust.	Bush Cricket Brown Bush Cricket, found by following its call at Essex wild life trust reserve
DSC06957_edited-2.jpg	Insects Insects mating on wild flowers. Fairlop Waters, London Borough of Redbridge, Essex	6 Spot Burnet Moth Seen on southern chalk down land
Spotted Wood Native British butterfly captured in Epping Forest, Essex	DSC03951_edited-1.jpg	Bumble Bee.jpg
Red Chaser Resting Red Chaser at the conservation pond Epping Forest conservation center, High Beech, Essex	Resting Dragon Emperor dragon fly resting, one of a swarm seen that day at Rainham Marshes, they had drawn in the Hobbies who were giving a real show in front of the hides.	Red Chasers Taken at Essex Wildlife trust reserve, Red Chasers joined prior to the female laying her eggs
Butterfly A non native addition just for the time being

Insects and Spiders

Lady Bird

Two variations of Harlequin ladybird pupae, taken using Sigma 105 macro lens on Sony A700, the pupae were put back among the clematis on which they were found

Reflection

Reflection of pair of Dragon flies, who were laying among the weed at Langdon Hills Nature Reserve, Essex, run by Essex wildlife Trust.

Bush Cricket

Brown Bush Cricket, found by following its call at Essex wild life trust reserve

DSC06957_edited-2.jpg

Insects mating on wild flowers. Fairlop Waters, London Borough of Redbridge, Essex

6 Spot Burnet Moth

Seen on southern chalk down land

Spotted Wood

Native British butterfly captured in Epping Forest, Essex

DSC03951_edited-1.jpg

Bumble Bee.jpg

Red Chaser

Resting Red Chaser at the conservation pond Epping Forest conservation center, High Beech, Essex

Resting Dragon

Emperor dragon fly resting, one of a swarm seen that day at Rainham Marshes, they had drawn in the Hobbies who were giving a real show in front of the hides.

Red Chasers

Taken at Essex Wildlife trust reserve, Red Chasers joined prior to the female laying her eggs

Butterfly

A non native addition just for the time being