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Mel wrote:
BluTuna wrote:Not mine, I'm not THAT fond of spiders O-/
Glad to hear you're not totally insane. =O:

Super shots again! You really make those little ones (which I find a bit, uhm, disturbing...) look beautiful and interesting. ^Q^
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That's because they are beautiful and interesting ^Q^


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Super Mongoose wrote:Stunning shots BT! ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^
Thanks again SM \O


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As I said, the creepy crawlies were out in force at the weekend, I still have a lot of pictures to post....

This is possibly a Spittle Bug but I'm not sure.
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Two ants cross paths.
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A Giant Green Mantid.
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Yet another bug like the Red Bug but Black this time.
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Dewi stole my line for these two pictures (on the "What-is-It" thread) but I'm going to use it anyway....

Which one of these is the lesser of the two Weevils? The last time I saw these they were also in this position - I don't think they are mating but I suspect the one on top is the male and he's stopping other males from approaching the female!
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Eyes closed Nan!

A tiny Spider that I haven't ID'd yet. I had to use my hand as a background in order to get the camera to focus.
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Same picture, heavily cropped.
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OK Nan, it's gone now :-)

I chased this moth around the garden and it finally settled.
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The camera flash disturbed it and it flew under a nearby leaf where it started to flap around frantically.

It had been plucked out of the air by this Mantid.
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^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^
More stunning pics of your backyard bug!


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Evolution is something incredible. I am sure that however strange these bugs look, there is a reason \O


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Super Mongoose wrote:^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^
More stunning pics of your backyard bug!
\O


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Lisbeth wrote:Evolution is something incredible. I am sure that however strange these bugs look, there is a reason \O
Isn't it astonishing? Just when you think that it's as weird as it can get, evolution comes up with something even more bizarre. ^Q^ ^Q^ O/\ O\/


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Those weevils are amazing!! \O


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Agree with Flutts! ^Q^

And I'm sure even nan can look at that tiny spider. :-0


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Flutterby wrote:Those weevils are amazing!! \O
Maybe they are stunt weevils!

Weevil Knevel. --00--


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