Evening Creatures
Posted 10/06/2016 - 00:49
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Nice set - I like the final one particularly
Posted 10/06/2016 - 07:03
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A good set with the second and last standing out for me.
Best regards
Best regards
Too far from a shore.
Posted 10/06/2016 - 23:53
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Nice set
The spider is Tetragnatha sp., a stretch spider
No idea on the fly, other than perhaps a type of snipe fly?
The mayfly is one the Ephemera sp. probably Ephemera danica the green drake mayfly
The spider is Tetragnatha sp., a stretch spider
No idea on the fly, other than perhaps a type of snipe fly?
The mayfly is one the Ephemera sp. probably Ephemera danica the green drake mayfly
Posted 11/06/2016 - 08:06
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Again, thank you everyone for your kind remarks.
Especially to Neil for your identity guidance.
I had the fly down as a robber fly - is that the same as a snipe fly?
I've seen the spider before, read somewhere that it usually settles along a leaf vein with its front & back pairs of legs stretched out, to camouflage itself whilst waiting for prey......
It's all out there, for everyone, all we have to do is look & notice!
Thanks for the interest,
Roger.
Especially to Neil for your identity guidance.
I had the fly down as a robber fly - is that the same as a snipe fly?
I've seen the spider before, read somewhere that it usually settles along a leaf vein with its front & back pairs of legs stretched out, to camouflage itself whilst waiting for prey......
It's all out there, for everyone, all we have to do is look & notice!
Thanks for the interest,
Roger.
The more I look, the more there is to see!
Posted 11/06/2016 - 08:53
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Yes, looks like a Robber Fly to me too.
This space deliberately left blank.
Posted 11/06/2016 - 09:16
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No. 3 gives me an idea - get an insect to land on sticky tape and you can focus at your leisure! Maybe the low-tack sort to be kind.
Posted 11/06/2016 - 10:23
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Now, now, Robert.
That really would be cheating!
Likely to leave bits of leg behind, too!
Roger.
That really would be cheating!
Likely to leave bits of leg behind, too!
Roger.
The more I look, the more there is to see!
Posted 13/06/2016 - 11:40
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Very nice... Esp like the last one...
Best
Best
Posted 13/06/2016 - 15:53
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Thanks, Bill, for looking.
Roger.
Roger.
The more I look, the more there is to see!
Posted 13/06/2016 - 17:06
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Latest......
I am reliably informed that the fly is, indeed, a snipe fly, Rhagio tringarius, Gold Star to Neil P!
The mayfly is Ephemera danica.
So there, now we all know!
Roger.
I am reliably informed that the fly is, indeed, a snipe fly, Rhagio tringarius, Gold Star to Neil P!
The mayfly is Ephemera danica.
So there, now we all know!
Roger.
The more I look, the more there is to see!
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Spider!
Fly!
A Mayfly that ventured into the conservatory & settled on...........the sellotape dispenser!
Then lured onto a sheet of black card.
Any thoughts most welcome & thanks for looking!
Roger.