Macro photographs

**grumpyhippo** · 02-Aug-08, 14:12

In the garden this afternoon...............

**thejudd** · 02-Aug-08, 15:39

I just love this pic

**Scunner** · 04-Aug-08, 23:13

**wifie** · 04-Aug-08, 23:19

Super shots - amazing colours in the first one!

**Sporran** · 05-Aug-08, 02:55

Wow!! That first one's a real stunner, Scunner!

**stroma88** · 05-Aug-08, 15:58

wow that flower looks gorgeous!

here are some ladybirds i found last week, there were loads of them!

**astroman** · 06-Aug-08, 22:15

Originally Posted by grumpyhippo

In the garden this afternoon...............

Great photo of a Common Carder Bumblebee, Grumpyhippo

The Bumblebee Conservation Trust are interested in distribution data/ photos of bumblebees if anyone wanted to forward data to them (see http://www.bumblebeeconservationtrust.co.uk/surveys.htm for more details).

**astroman** · 06-Aug-08, 22:23

Snapped this in my sister-in-laws garden recently...

I just loved the colours.

**donsinc** · 23-Aug-08, 20:58

**astroman** · 23-Aug-08, 23:24

A few close-up shots from recently...

Common Carder bumblebee

Speckled Wood butterfly at Dunnet Forest

Unidentified flying bug that caught my attention (also at Dunnet)

**wifie** · 23-Aug-08, 23:28

Hat crawlies but these bugs are fascinating close up! Is that bugs ON the unidentified bug?

**Kenn** · 24-Aug-08, 11:03

What a great lot of pictures.
Love the berberis scunner am tempted to convert that into a jigsaw!
Has any one managed to get a decent shot of the Dark Fritillery butterfly? I tried several times but with no success and it's such a beauty.

**Scunner** · 24-Aug-08, 17:56

**Aaldtimer** · 24-Aug-08, 19:44

This looks like a Sexton Beetle to me. Infested with mites by the looks of things. SBs lay their eggs next to carcasses which they have buried for that purpose - hence the name.

**arana negra** · 24-Aug-08, 21:13

Some cracking photo again on here scunner those last 2 are fabulous.

**the_count** · 24-Aug-08, 21:25

**the_count** · 24-Aug-08, 21:30

**astroman** · 24-Aug-08, 21:45

Originally Posted by Aaldtimer

This looks like a Sexton Beetle to me. Infested with mites by the looks of things. SBs lay their eggs next to carcasses which they have buried for that purpose - hence the name.

Many thanks for the info Aaldtimer.

**astroman** · 24-Aug-08, 21:51

Originally Posted by LIZZ

What a great lot of pictures.
Love the berberis scunner am tempted to convert that into a jigsaw!
Has any one managed to get a decent shot of the Dark Fritillery butterfly? I tried several times but with no success and it's such a beauty.

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Taken in June in Dunnet Forest.