mixed bag - another spider, shield bug, midge/mosquito?

[troypiggo]

Some left-overs from this morning.

#1 shield bug
http://piggo.com/~troy/photos/2007_12_23/500/img_4962.jpg (http://piggo.com/~troy/photos/2007_12_23/1280/img_4962.jpg)

#2 not sure what this is - fly? midge? mosquito?
http://piggo.com/~troy/photos/2007_12_23/500/img_4912.jpg (http://piggo.com/~troy/photos/2007_12_23/1280/img_4912.jpg)

#3
http://piggo.com/~troy/photos/2007_12_23/500/img_4913.jpg (http://piggo.com/~troy/photos/2007_12_23/1280/img_4913.jpg)

#4 some sort of cocoon?
http://piggo.com/~troy/photos/2007_12_23/500/img_4914.jpg (http://piggo.com/~troy/photos/2007_12_23/1280/img_4914.jpg)

#5 another spider hiding in a fold in the grass
http://piggo.com/~troy/photos/2007_12_23/500/img_4936.jpg (http://piggo.com/~troy/photos/2007_12_23/1280/img_4936.jpg)

[Photogirl2007]

Looks like you had a good morning!!

[troypiggo]

Sure did. Hot and humid, but worth it.

No ideas on the ID of the #2 and #3?

[Photogirl2007]

Hot here too but rain expected on Christmas day just when everyone is around the pool having a barbeque!!

[LordV]

Lovely series Try - thin #2& #3 are a chironimid midge. #4 is a Barbara Hepworth I think :)
Wonderful GT spider
Brian V.

[troypiggo]

:) Barbara Hepworth? What? I had to wikipedia her! Haha.

Thanks for the ID. Only reason I even suspected it was a midge is because of your recent midge photos. :)