Today's Mini Beast Safari

[Ryewolf]

Female Scorpion Fly

Green Dock Beetles

Solider Beetle - not sure which one as there are several similarly coloured beetles...

 

[Kodiak Qc]

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I see you're having a darn good time, Geoff!

 

[Ryewolf]

Thanks Kodiak, yes I like this time of year, the bugs are out, the evening are long which means I can go out about 5pm and still have a few hours to hunt the bugs...

 

[Graham]

And its a productive time to, Some excellent shots here and my fav is the Scorpion fly.

 

[RyanB]

Nice little selection, love all that detail you got on the dock beetles.

 

[Ryewolf]

Thanks Graham and Ryan.

The first time I saw a male scorpion fly I had no idea what it was - so just called it a pinocchio fly as it had that big long beak thing....

When I'm out bug hunting I almost always get asked what I'm looking for, as I'm usually looking at leaves or under them or crawling about in the undergrowth - most people are usually fascinated by the things I point out to them - either that or they thing I'm a bit of a nutter....

 

[alfbranch]

Nice set I saw my first scorpion flies recently too.
I was asked what I was photographing the other day.