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Post by Rosefriend on Jul 8, 2010 13:52:48 GMT
Not in my garden but I found this on a bike ride...obviously just come out of the skin..  RF |
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Jul 20, 2010 12:36:37 GMT
that's amazing RF...wot izzit? Hoverflies in our garden this morning...    |
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Post by Rosefriend on Jul 20, 2010 13:11:47 GMT
I've been told by "someone in the know" that it is a female Broad-bodied chaser....
Lovely things hover flies - the markings are marvellous.
RF
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Jul 20, 2010 15:45:40 GMT
Before I got rid of these....I sat on the grass watching these ants 'farming' black flies on my dahlias....they were actually positioning the flies, picking them up and moving them about! as well as drinking their wee.....ok 'honeydew'  if you look closely you can see that one of the larger flies is giving birth....some of them are 'born pregnant' and give birth to live young.  |
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Post by Barbara on Jul 20, 2010 15:55:32 GMT
Nature is truly yukky, ;D as well as amazing.
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Post by Tig on Jul 20, 2010 16:01:55 GMT
Stunning shot RF - should be in a nature magazine  Love the hoverflies Cheery, beautiful markings, as for the blackfly problems this year  Born pregnant  I've just made a note - if there is reincarnation I'm not coming back as an aphid!!!! x Tig |
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Post by Tig on Jul 24, 2010 19:27:28 GMT
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Post by Ladygardener on Jul 24, 2010 19:40:29 GMT
Some of the insects which were busy buzzing today, they air was filled with flying things (including hatching flying ants!)  Great pics, this one is my favourite. Is'nt it wonderful to have them in the garden.  |
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Post by Rosefriend on Jul 25, 2010 14:27:39 GMT
Some lovely pics Tig - I finally got one of the moths that are everywhere at the moment - more moths than bees!! No idea what it is though.  RF |
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Jul 26, 2010 16:50:03 GMT
Ladybird....  ? Holly Blue butterfly  Garden Dart moth I think......   |
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Post by Rosefriend on Jul 26, 2010 17:13:31 GMT
Is that Garden Dart Moth the same as the one that I have Cheery??
RF
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Jul 26, 2010 19:12:08 GMT
I think they're different RF....the dart I saw was quite large, with the wings flat and wrapped flat against the body...... ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=2082Does it look like the one in your pic? |
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Post by Rosefriend on Jul 28, 2010 8:16:03 GMT
Mmmh - think you are right Cheery...they are a bit different - look...  RF |
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Jul 28, 2010 16:48:31 GMT
Altho lots of these sort of moths have some variation in colouring, especially in local populations....
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Aug 1, 2010 13:26:02 GMT
More ladybirds...  Greenbottle on heliotrope  Hoverflies on tithonia  busybusy...  |
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Post by Ladygardener on Aug 1, 2010 18:04:13 GMT
Wonderful pictures everyone. |
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Post by Tig on Aug 2, 2010 10:36:20 GMT
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Post by Barbara on Aug 2, 2010 15:54:57 GMT
RF is your's some kind of hawk moth.  |
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Post by Rosefriend on Aug 2, 2010 17:53:52 GMT
I honestly and truly don't know Barbara - I was hoping that someone here would know.
RF
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Post by Rosefriend on Aug 6, 2010 13:33:47 GMT
This just landed on the window with a thud...  Got it from the inside as well - moved the blinds.  RF |
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Post by Missredhead on Aug 6, 2010 13:38:16 GMT
Hasn't he got knobbly feet?
Has he got a leg missing or is it tucked up behind?
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Post by Rosefriend on Aug 6, 2010 13:45:25 GMT
Got a couple of other pics ...dunno whether he has lost a leg or they are supposed to be like that...perhaps that leg makes the noise that crickets make. Ugly brutes aren't they!!  RF |
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Post by Missredhead on Aug 6, 2010 14:04:46 GMT
Not exactly pretty... ;D
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Post by Sunnygardener on Aug 7, 2010 11:25:03 GMT
Ugh |
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Aug 8, 2010 16:18:45 GMT
I think it's amazing...insects are sposed to have 6 legs so it's definately lost one. It's really interesting...how big was it RF?
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Post by Tig on Aug 11, 2010 12:18:48 GMT
Those spines underneath it look lethal  I'll stick the hoverflies on here today - bit prettier than that scary beastie This one was on the 'red' achillea I bought (more pink than red!)  They do seem to like the echinacea   x Tig |
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Post by Tig on Aug 31, 2010 22:41:13 GMT
  x Tig |
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if you look closely you can see that one of the larger flies is giving birth....some of them are 'born pregnant' and give birth to live young.
