25.08.21
Another day, another bug hunt. Loads of these Red admirals around at the moment.
///puppies.shaggy.anonymously
Canon EOS 70D - EFS 55-250 USM
235mm / ƒ7.1 / 1/160s / ISO 400
RED ADMIRAL
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Bugs
HORNET MIMIC HOVERFLY
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23.08.21
As the name suggest, they’re easily mistaken for a hornet, but they’re harmless to humans. Recorded as the largest species of Hoverfly in the UK.
///bumblebees.configure.fluke
Canon EOS 70D - EFS 55-250 USM
200mm / ƒ8.0 / 1/80s / ISO 400
OIL BEETLE
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15.02.21
I spend countless hours in the warmer months hunting down insects but some days I just casually glance down and there they are. I’m over winter, bring on spring sunshine.
Canon EOS 70D - EFS 55-250 USM
175mm / ƒ8.0 / 1/320s / ISO 320
POND LIFE
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17.07.20
Set out looking for frogs, came out with a Great Green Bush Cricket. One handed macro isn’t the easiest, even when the subject is this big but he stuck on my finger just long enough before gliding off into the reeds.
Canon EOS 70D - EFS 55-250 USM
100mm / ƒ8.0 / 1/500s / ISO 320
COMMON DARTER
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03.06.20
Spend a little time in the long grass, have a little patience and learn to be stealthy as. The problem with these darters is they like to hide low down so getting a clean background was a nightmare.
Canon EOS 70D - EFS 55-250 USM + Kenko 28mm
200mm / ƒ8.0 / 1/250s / ISO 400
STINK BUGS
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20.05.19
Also known as Shield Bugs, these can be found on almost any vegetation. Believed to have originated from Ethiopia.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF70-200mm f2.8L + Extension Tube
120mm / ƒ/8.0 / 1/200s / ISO 400
DEATH'S HEAD HAWKMOTH
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01.12.18
Not everyday you get to hold one of these bad boys. I could actually feel little pin pricks form it’s tiny claws gripping my hand! Half expected it to have a little nibble on my finger.
The name comes from a skull like pattern on it’s head.