Insects of the day (2)

NormandyLiz · July 2023

I'm quite jealous of all your butterflies! It's just too windy here at the moment and the brave few that come out are looking terribly battered.

Papi Jo · July 2023

LunarSea said:

Yeah I know - it's just another Bumble-bee, but my camera was handy and it would have been rude not to. The flowers are Liatris spicata 'Cobold'.

Not only would it have been "rude" but a truly missed opportunity. Nice shot (and nice flowers to boot).

rowlandscastle444 · July 2023

Another one from north Kent.

Sheps · July 2023

Really good images @LunarSea and @rowlandscastle444

LunarSea · July 2023

Papi Jo said:

LunarSea said:

Yeah I know - it's just another Bumble-bee, but my camera was handy and it would have been rude not to. The flowers are Liatris spicata 'Cobold'.

Not only would it have been "rude" but a truly missed opportunity. Nice shot (and nice flowers to boot).

Thankyou @Papi Jo & @Sheps.

I was very lucky with this shot at 1/100th sec hand-held (I needed at least f8). The rest from that session were binned despite image-stabilisation.

And my mistake - the plant variety is 'Kobold'.

NormandyLiz · August 2023

Does anyone know who this is? It's on knapweed and was very tolerant of me getting close.

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/6030279/uploads/editor/lm/wycw9dyotzlv.jpg

Those bright green eyes! So distinctive but I can't find it anywhere.

Sheps · August 2023

Maybe one of these...

https://uk.inaturalist.org/taxa/180791-Trupanea

NormandyLiz · August 2023

Oh you are clever @Sheps, thank you! How on earth did you know?

Sheps · August 2023

I have this magical power @NormandyLiz it's called Google Lens 😊

So I can't take any credit unfortunately 😬

NormandyLiz · August 2023

I think I need to explore that... So credit for pointing me in the right direction

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