No. 2 looks very intriguing 
Backyard wildlife
-
Lisbeth
- Site Admin
- Posts: 65663
- Joined: Sat May 19, 2012 12:31 pm
- Country: Switzerland
- Location: Lugano
- Contact:
Re: Backyard wildlife
Your photos never fail to surprise me No. 2 looks very intriguing
No. 2 looks very intriguing "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." Nelson Mandela
The desire for equality must never exceed the demands of knowledge
The desire for equality must never exceed the demands of knowledge
Re: Backyard wildlife
No.2 might be a stilt bug/thread bug in the family Berytidae.
http://www.google.com/search?site=imghp ... FdGqdOlmNE
http://www.google.com/search?site=imghp ... FdGqdOlmNE
Re: Backyard wildlife
Hunting cannot be considered a sport as all contestants in a sport should know they are playing the game!
-
Super Mongoose
- Posts: 808
- Joined: Wed Nov 13, 2013 8:10 am
- Country: South Africa
- Location: Pretoria North
- Contact:
Re: Backyard wildlife
Stunning BT! 
Love the Thyreus Pictus Bee's eyes!
Love the Thyreus Pictus Bee's eyes!
Imagine RhiNOs!
We have to stand together to STOP the madness!
Please support a Rhino project!
We have to stand together to STOP the madness!
Please support a Rhino project!
Re: Backyard wildlife
Hunting cannot be considered a sport as all contestants in a sport should know they are playing the game!
Re: Backyard wildlife
After a dead weekend invertebrate wise, things were looking up a little bit during the public holiday on Wednesday. I was about to declare the summer over when I found a few interesting things to photograph.
A Leaf Katydid.
A resting Bee - possibly Megachile Sp?
Painted Lady Butterfly.
A Slender Ant.
This is a new one for me, a teeny-tiny Leaf Beetle or Ladybird (about 2-3mm long) - not sure which.
This one surprised me, it's a Bee Wolf Wasp. I saw one of these in the Kruger last year but never expected to see one in my garden
A Leaf Katydid.
A resting Bee - possibly Megachile Sp?
Painted Lady Butterfly.
A Slender Ant.
This is a new one for me, a teeny-tiny Leaf Beetle or Ladybird (about 2-3mm long) - not sure which.
This one surprised me, it's a Bee Wolf Wasp. I saw one of these in the Kruger last year but never expected to see one in my garden
Hunting cannot be considered a sport as all contestants in a sport should know they are playing the game!
Re: Backyard wildlife
Wow, great detail of the butterfly
The Bee wolf has aubergine coloured eyes - very stylish!
The coccinellid is a Platynaspis sp. looks very similar to Platynaspis capicola (which is reported for SA)
Family: Coccinellidae. Subfamily: Coccinellinae. Tribe: Platynaspini
The Bee wolf has aubergine coloured eyes - very stylish!
The coccinellid is a Platynaspis sp. looks very similar to Platynaspis capicola (which is reported for SA)
Family: Coccinellidae. Subfamily: Coccinellinae. Tribe: Platynaspini
-
Mel
- Global Moderator
- Posts: 26737
- Joined: Sat May 19, 2012 12:31 pm
- Country: Germany
- Location: Föhr
- Contact:
Re: Backyard wildlife
Still stunned at your extraordinary photos, BT! 
God put me on earth to accomplish a certain amount of things. Right now I'm so far behind that I'll never die.
Re: Backyard wildlife
Thanks Toko, the Bee Wolf is a very striking insect!Toko wrote:Wow, great detail of the butterfly
The Bee wolf has aubergine coloured eyes - very stylish!
The coccinellid is a Platynaspis sp. looks very similar to Platynaspis capicola (which is reported for SA)
Family: Coccinellidae. Subfamily: Coccinellinae. Tribe: Platynaspini
I spent some time looking for the Ladybird without success, I don't know how you do it!
Hunting cannot be considered a sport as all contestants in a sport should know they are playing the game!
