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Re: Backyard wildlife
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 1:47 pm
by Lisbeth
Your photos never fail to surprise me
No. 2 looks very intriguing
Re: Backyard wildlife
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 2:47 pm
by ExFmem
No.2 might be a stilt bug/thread bug in the family Berytidae.
http://www.google.com/search?site=imghp ... FdGqdOlmNE
Re: Backyard wildlife
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 3:18 pm
by BluTuna
Re: Backyard wildlife
Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 12:42 pm
by Super Mongoose
Re: Backyard wildlife
Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 2:22 pm
by BluTuna
Re: Backyard wildlife
Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 2:30 pm
by BluTuna
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
Re: Backyard wildlife
Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 2:36 pm
by Toko
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
Re: Backyard wildlife
Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 5:31 pm
by Mel
Still stunned at your extraordinary photos, BT!
Re: Backyard wildlife
Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 8:21 pm
by BluTuna
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
Thanks Toko, the Bee Wolf is a very striking insect!
I spent some time looking for the Ladybird without success, I don't know how you do it!
Re: Backyard wildlife
Posted: Fri May 09, 2014 8:56 am
by Flutterby
Lovely colours as usual!
