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**MetteHHH** · 08-19-2018, 01:08 PM - **3 Likes**

boblivious · 08-19-2018, 01:29 PM - **4 Likes**

Here's a little leafhopper.

**MetteHHH** · 08-19-2018, 01:36 PM

Originally posted by Thagomizer

Evidence.

Found this cicada husk on the wall beside my front door yesterday morning. I was sure it hadn't been there the night before, so I figured the emergent cicada couldn't have gone very far.

Great series - and well spotted! This is something of a goal for me with insects - getting the same species at several life stages. A while back, someone in this thread (sorry, forgot who and this thread is enormous!) posted a queen ant in the process of biting off her wings(!) I guess you need a special combination of high awareness and perfect timing... I need to work on that!

dick897 · 08-19-2018, 04:11 PM

Haven't had a chance to shoot much lately, maybe later this week I'll get a chance.

swanlefitte · 08-19-2018, 08:41 PM - **4 Likes**

A coupling couple got a bug stolen. At first I thought it was the first cannibalism I had seen.

And the red wasps are always way cool.

**MetteHHH** · 08-20-2018, 12:51 AM

Originally posted by swanlefitte

A coupling couple got a bug stolen.

Wow. Are those assassin bugs? We have some species in reduviidae in Denmark, but they are rare - and none of them are as deadly looking as yours!

swanlefitte · 08-20-2018, 12:59 AM

Originally posted by MetteHHH

Wow. Are those assassin bugs? We have some species in reduviidae in Denmark, but they are rare - and none of them are as deadly looking as yours!

They are assassin bugs. They are quite successful around here.

**MetteHHH** · 08-20-2018, 01:10 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by swanlefitte

They are assassin bugs. They are quite successful around here.

Cool. I am going to pay more attention to bugs when we travel.

I have mostly been bird watching.

Here's a funny fly I just met. This is Tachina fera, a parasitoid on moth larvae, and for some reason they are hugely succesful this summer. Its Danish common name is "mellemfluen Oskar", which translates to "Oskar, the middling fly" - which it got because the other Tachina species is called "Harald the giant fly" in Danish. I like silly common names!

swanlefitte · 08-20-2018, 02:32 AM

That tachina fera would be a meal for an assassin here since several hang out on the flowering mint.

**noelcmn** · 08-20-2018, 02:41 AM - **1 Like**

**MetteHHH** · 08-20-2018, 03:14 AM - **4 Likes**

That picture looks like it's painted on silk, Noel - nice!

Even if you are not into the whole pollination thing, flowers can still be a good place to hang out:

**WPRESTO** · 08-20-2018, 04:27 AM

Originally posted by MetteHHH

That picture looks like it's painted on silk, Noel - nice!

Even if you are not into the whole pollination thing, flowers can still be a good place to hang out:

Very pretty image.

**noelcmn** · 08-20-2018, 04:31 AM - **1 Like**

I agree, that pink is delectable!

**Skodadriver** · 08-20-2018, 05:35 AM - **2 Likes**

A Ladybird that I am assuming is one of the invasive to England Asian Ladybird. Rescued from a birdbath, it dried itself off and flew away. Some cropping and sharpening applied.

Charlie Victor · 08-20-2018, 07:28 AM

Lovely shot!
Best.

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MetteHHH Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2010 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,817	Originally posted by Thagomizer Evidence. Found this cicada husk on the wall beside my front door yesterday morning. I was sure it hadn't been there the night before, so I figured the emergent cicada couldn't have gone very far. Great series - and well spotted! This is something of a goal for me with insects - getting the same species at several life stages. A while back, someone in this thread (sorry, forgot who and this thread is enormous!) posted a queen ant in the process of biting off her wings(!) I guess you need a special combination of high awareness and perfect timing... I need to work on that!

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dick897 Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 339	Haven't had a chance to shoot much lately, maybe later this week I'll get a chance.

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swanlefitte Pentaxian Join Date: May 2015 Location: Minneapolis Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,068	A coupling couple got a bug stolen. At first I thought it was the first cannibalism I had seen. And the red wasps are always way cool.

08-20-2018, 12:51 AM	#4896
MetteHHH Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2010 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,817	Originally posted by swanlefitte A coupling couple got a bug stolen. Wow. Are those assassin bugs? We have some species in reduviidae in Denmark, but they are rare - and none of them are as deadly looking as yours!

08-20-2018, 12:59 AM	#4897
swanlefitte Pentaxian Join Date: May 2015 Location: Minneapolis Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,068	Originally posted by MetteHHH Wow. Are those assassin bugs? We have some species in reduviidae in Denmark, but they are rare - and none of them are as deadly looking as yours! They are assassin bugs. They are quite successful around here.

08-20-2018, 01:10 AM - 2 Likes	#4898
MetteHHH Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2010 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,817	Originally posted by swanlefitte They are assassin bugs. They are quite successful around here. Cool. I am going to pay more attention to bugs when we travel. I have mostly been bird watching. Here's a funny fly I just met. This is Tachina fera, a parasitoid on moth larvae, and for some reason they are hugely succesful this summer. Its Danish common name is "mellemfluen Oskar", which translates to "Oskar, the middling fly" - which it got because the other Tachina species is called "Harald the giant fly" in Danish. I like silly common names!

08-20-2018, 02:32 AM	#4899
swanlefitte Pentaxian Join Date: May 2015 Location: Minneapolis Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,068	That tachina fera would be a meal for an assassin here since several hang out on the flowering mint.

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MetteHHH Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2010 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,817	That picture looks like it's painted on silk, Noel - nice! Even if you are not into the whole pollination thing, flowers can still be a good place to hang out:

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noelcmn Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Africa-Johannesburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 46,232	I agree, that pink is delectable!

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