Anything to do with Wildlife in France, from insects to birds and moles.Syrphe pyrastre (type of hoverfly)
Insects
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DaveW
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Oldblueraincoat
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Re: Insects
Superb picture [mention]Blaze[/mention] full of beautiful colour, it's wonderful thank you for posting.
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Blaze
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Re: Insects
Thank you for the kind words !
A lot of insects are so small you would hardly even notice them with the naked eye. I use a 300mm fixed lens so that I don't have to get too close (I have huge difficulty getting good shots with a macro lens which would give much more detail) and a tripod. I planted a couple of areas with various flower seeds earlier this year and the flowers have attracted all sorts of insects, which was the aim.
A lot of insects are so small you would hardly even notice them with the naked eye. I use a 300mm fixed lens so that I don't have to get too close (I have huge difficulty getting good shots with a macro lens which would give much more detail) and a tripod. I planted a couple of areas with various flower seeds earlier this year and the flowers have attracted all sorts of insects, which was the aim.
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Blaze
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Re: Insects
Here's an example of how easy it is to miss a very small insect : I didn't even notice the spider until I put the photos onto my computer :
The spider is a Thomise enflée / Thomisus onustus / crab spider
The spider is a Thomise enflée / Thomisus onustus / crab spider
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Doug
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Re: Insects
Be aware processional caterpillars are about,
making their nests.
Yesterday cut the grass around our black pine tree and looking up saw three nests starting, first in a few years, cut them off and burnt then on the woodburner.
Have seen reports that there are loads about this year.
making their nests.
Yesterday cut the grass around our black pine tree and looking up saw three nests starting, first in a few years, cut them off and burnt then on the woodburner.
Have seen reports that there are loads about this year.
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Blaze
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Re: Insects
Fortunately Processionary Moth caterpillars aren't abundant in this area.
But here is another pest, the Knot Grass moth. I give all hairy caterpillars a wide berth because many cause skin irritations though the PM caterpillar is possibly the worst.
But here is another pest, the Knot Grass moth. I give all hairy caterpillars a wide berth because many cause skin irritations though the PM caterpillar is possibly the worst.
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Mike
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Re: Insects
Thanks for the warning, not seen any for a few years, but will have a careful check next month when we come down to hopefully finalise our sale.Doug wrote: ↑Sun Oct 17, 2021 3:28 pm Be aware processional caterpillars are about,
making their nests.
Yesterday cut the grass around our black pine tree and looking up saw three nests starting, first in a few years, cut them off and burnt then on the woodburner.
Have seen reports that there are loads about this year.