Insects of the day

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• B3 Posts: 27,505

  August 2021

  They're certainly not in decline in my garden!

  In London. Keen but lazy.

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• pitter-patter Posts: 2,429

  August 2021 edited August 2021

  The bees really enjoyed the heleniums today. 

  

  
  

  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Some prefer the snapdragons.

  
  

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• Crazybeelady Posts: 778

  August 2021

  I've had loads of mint moths this year, don't think I've had them previously but I've grown a lot more stuff this year.

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• B3 Posts: 27,505

  August 2021

  This lot photo bombed my close up flower attempts.
  
  

  In London. Keen but lazy.

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• Alan Clark2 in Liverpool Posts: 2,190

  August 2021

  Honey bees on Globe artichoke.
  
  
  

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• B3 Posts: 27,505

  August 2021

  Psychedelia 😯

  In London. Keen but lazy.

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• Fire Posts: 19,096

  August 2021

  The geometrics of the wasp I find fascinating. Such sharp angles! And fierce mandibles. Its legs have gone orange from eating too much marmalade.
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Fire Posts: 19,096

  August 2021 edited August 2021

  The cross on the back is very clear.  An iconic spider?
  

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• Fire Posts: 19,096

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• wild edges Posts: 10,497

  August 2021

  Another master of camouflage. I haven't quite been able to pin a definite name on this one but I think it's one of the Marbled Minors.
  

  

  If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  

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