A female Longhorn Beetle found investigating a rotten tree stump, searching for suitable crevices on which to deposit her eggs. Kenfig Nature Reserve, Mid Glamorgan, South Wales ...
British ladybirds are under threat from a cannibal species from Europe. The harlequin ladybird, which is now the second most common in the UK, is eating other ladybirds – including the 2-spot and 10-spot – at such a rate, it has...
The pupa begins to extend and split. Luckily for me I had two pupas developing at the same time which improved the chances of capturing this magical moment! I was lucky with this one. I wasn’t so lucky with the...
Day 3: The next morning the Pupa had turned from orange to black. From the front view one can make out the rudimentary shape of what will in 11 days become the pronatum.  The head is safely tucked under and hidden from...
Day 1: The larvae has attached itself to the topside of a leaf by its hind end and has contracted into something of a dome-shape. This ‘hunched-up’ form is a characteristic of the pupal state and the development / metamorphosis...
The weevils are mostly quite small beetles in which the front of the head id drawn out to form a beak or rostrum with the jaws at its tip. The antenna are elbowed and normally attached part way along the...
The weevils are mostly quite small beetles in which the front of the head id drawn out to form a beak or rostrum with the jaws at its tip. The antenna are elbowed and normally attached part way along the...
Pics 1 – 3: These rather attractive pair of Soldier Beetles take their name after the red and black colours reminiscent of an old-fashioned soldier’s uniform. When not mating, Soldier Beetles are active predators, hunting on flowers and leaves in sunny...
This Orange Ladybird appeared while I was photographing fungus. I quickly put away the 7D with 35mm macro and took out the 40D with MPE. I looked in my bag for my home-made diffuser and was annoyed with myself for...