Identifying the soldier beetle…
Here’s a great bug I came across on the edge of a river bank recently, the Soldier Beetle….
Cantharis Rustica is a member of a group of similar looking beetles, all of which have striking red and black colours and come under the group name of Soldier Beetle. This particular specimen has a […]
Photographs and Information on the Crane Fly
What person’s childhood would be complete without having pulled a crane fly apart? For me no other insect reminds me of my boyhood than the crane fly. I can still remember staring in amazement as I tried to catch them in my hands only to find its legs come […]
Photographs and information on the female silver-studded blue butterfly….
I managed to photograph this little beauty whilst on an evening stroll this week. Plebejus Argus or the Silver-Studded Blue is so named because of its shiny blue scales in the centre of the spots which edge the hindwing’s underside. The upperside of the male is blue […]
Macro Photography of Insects….
Today I made the most of a warm, sunny Spring day and went in search of the wild flower meadows which come alive at this time of year. It is a beautiful sight, the fields of rape are begining to show their bright colour and with it should see the arrival of […]