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Shield bug with eggs... it must be spring!

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S.R.M. wrote in post #19130836
Shield bug with eggs... it must be spring!

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2jLz​fV6 Shield bug with eggs by Stephen Mudge, on Flickr

Very nice!

S.R.M. wrote in post #19130836
Shield bug with eggs... it must be spring!

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2jLz​fV6 Shield bug with eggs by Stephen Mudge, on Flickr

Lovely detail and composition Stephen, no doubt the flip out rear LCD on your new EOS R helped.

Cheers

Dennis

S.R.M. wrote in post #19130836
Shield bug with eggs... it must be spring!

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2jLz​fV6 Shield bug with eggs by Stephen Mudge, on Flickr

Love it!!

Aphid.

An Opiliones, AKA daddy longlegs or harvestman - with all 8 legs.

A hoverfly in the hedge. This one is a bit different that the usual hoverflies I have found in the garden.

S.R.M. wrote in post #19130836
Shield bug with eggs... it must be spring!

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2jLz​fV6 Shield bug with eggs by Stephen Mudge, on Flickr

Wow great find and capture.

sogs wrote in post #19130864
Very nice!

nardes wrote in post #19130881
Lovely detail and composition Stephen, no doubt the flip out rear LCD on your new EOS R helped.

Cheers

Dennis

Archibald wrote in post #19130882
Love it!!

PSteven wrote in post #19130986
Wow great find and capture.

Thanks very much for the comments everyone! Much appreciated!

And no, I didn't use the flip-out screen for this one Dennis... but that might have been because I forgot it was there

Nice & close. I was told (not sure if accurate) that the "daddy long legs" are extremely poisonous & can easily kill a human BUT they cannot pierce our skin???

Pigpen101 wrote in post #19131124
Nice & close. I was told (not sure if accurate) that the "daddy long legs" are extremely poisonous & can easily kill a human BUT they cannot pierce our skin???

Maybe in Australia!

But no, I don't think that is right. More info here.
https://en.wikipedia.o​rg/wiki/Opiliones

Misconception​[edit]


"Chelate (pincer-like) chelicerae typical of harvestmen (200× magnification); these chelicerae are homologous to chelicerae that take the form of fangs in spiders or chelae in the Solifugae.
An urban legend claims that the harvestman is the most venomous animal in the world,[59] but possesses fangs too short or a mouth too round and small to bite a human, rendering it harmless (the same myth applies to Pholcus phalangioides and the cranefly, which are both also called a "daddy longlegs").[60] This is untrue on several counts. None of the known species of harvestmen has venom glands; their chelicerae are not hollowed fangs but grasping claws that are typically very small and not strong enough to break human skin. "

Thank you for the link, the above quote says it all. It also explains why PSteven referred to his crane fly as "daddy long legs".

PSteven wrote in post #19124451
This looks a bit odd - not quite sure what state this fly is in

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I seen a similar photo elsewhere and it said the following:

"This is Ophiocordyceps unilateralis or Zombie Fungus. It enters the insect's exoskeleton and travels up into the brain. The insect is still alive but is forced to climb to a high point on a plant where it will attract another so as to pass on the infection."

2020 hasn't sucked enough? Now we have zombie flies!!!!

PSteven wrote in post #19130985
A hoverfly in the hedge. This one is a bit different that the usual hoverflies I have found in the garden.

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That is a very nice shot of a hoverfly.