Inspired story-telling of fascinating natural behaviour.
Technically superb.

Thanks for letting us see, David.

Roger.

Thanks all!
Safely bookmarked now.....

Roger.

It's my age.....

I can't remember the (Russian?) name of the chap whose website lists all the Pentax kit ever. In detail.

Anyone remember / help, please?

Roger.

From last week, just near home.
Newly arrived!








Thanks for looking,

Roger.

I'll kick off with "Harry" the house leek..............


Coker/Roger.

Checked on the pupa last evening & saw it had changed position, with its head held back, away from off the twig.
Looked again later on & it had started to fidget/wriggle, all within the bounds of its silken "girdle".

Then within an hour, it had completely changed its external appearance, the metamorphosis within had obviously happened!
"Fine tuning" of its shape continued into the late evening & on into the early hours.
I left it, apparently settled into a fixed shape/position.
This morning there had been no change.
Some pics, then:






























While it was all happening last evening, I noticed a small scrap, saved it in a small jar to investigate this morning.
It was about 3mm across.
I checked it under my loupe & this is what "emerged"

The larva's exuvia, the outer skin that was no longer needed in the creature's further developement.
It was split just behind the head, from where it had escaped, leaving the exuvia just rolled back, like a discarded sock!

The Exuvia



The Head




Detail of larva head.




The stacked images clearly show the arrangement of its eyes & the mandibles.


Any C&C more than welcome.

Thanks for looking,

Roger.

If there had been three more, they could have been Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice.......

Good night.

Roger.

Sorry, Jon, but I'm too busy boiling kettles, tearing up sheets & walking up & down the hallway chain-smoking to think of such things.

But don't let me stop you (all)!

One boy's & one girl's from everyone then..........

Roger.

'Fraid not, Barrie.

Did one once, of some roofing work being done on our Church. All it did was tie-up my (only!) camera for days & put millions on the shutter count!
The result was decidedly under-whelming........

Roger.

Wow, Steve! That really would be something now, wouldn't it?!!!!!

My pleasure, Andy!

Roger.