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Jan 06, 2016 15:08 |  #1

very small in the case of these little globbies

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and only slightly larger, a spider mite which was my first macro of 2016

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Jan 07, 2016 01:06 |  #2

Lovely captures- excellent size demo !
Has the midge just been ovipositing or something ?
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Jan 07, 2016 01:22 as a reply to  @ LordV's post |  #3

I think so, never seen that ovipositor on a NBM before. There were three different individual midge species on the water.


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Jan 07, 2016 12:22 |  #4

Excellent size demo photo.




  
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Jan 10, 2016 07:50 |  #5

Wonderful captures Toby.


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