Beauty in insects? Picture Heavy

[British Red]

I've put up many a photo of trees, birds and mammals in the past. Well, in the last couple of days of photographing the Roe rut, my eye has been drawn increasingly to some of the insect life that the woods seem alive with. I find them strange, fascinating, often very alien in closeup.

Heres a few - some I know and some I don't

I think this may be one of the drone flies - not sure which but it was a fair old size

Fairly sure this is a green bottle. Beatifully iridescent creature

Clearly one of the wasps but I'm not sure which - probably just a common

This is a grey bush cricket - theres a larger picture in another thread

One of the many types of blue butterflies around here - I'm fairly sure this is a Holly Blue

This one is...I think..a Gatekeeper...still learning my butterflies though.....

Lastly a couple of insects that are amongst my favourites

The Southern Hawker dragonfly

I'm not sure about this one - could be a female Southern Hawker but - shrug - could be several others - couldn't get close enough for a good identifying shot. Camoflauge is good in the hawthorn though.

Anyway - thats about it - a few different shots from my normal Birds and Beasts

Red

 

[KAE1]

Nice pics Red, the one insect/bug thats freaking me out at the moment is the deer tick, I am a bit paranoid about them, a young lad died of Lymes disease caught while shooting rabbits on my stalking Estate - tragic.

 

[British Red]

Yeah - I'm not wildly keen on ticks I have to say - do you carry Tick hooks? I have a good online sourse if you don't - or I'll give you a set of mine when we meet. I tend to keep them in my pocket kit so I can get them off asap

Red

 

[Draven]

Great pics, I gotta say! :You_Rock_

I can see how people find bugs beautiful - nonetheless, looking at them makes me want to start flapping around madly and jump on a stool with my trusty flamethrower

 

[JonnyP]

Nice one Red.....I was trying and trying and trying to get a shot of a hoverfly in flight, the other day. There was loads of them about, but they would keep chasing each other, so as soon as I had focused the camera, off it would zoom. I never did get any decent shots..

 

[bloodline]

you have excelled yourself Red excellant pics. Im inspired I have got a week off work and I must get out there with me camera and see what I can see AND the weather seems to have turned (for the better)