rose leaf eggs
much magnified
Sheridan Close 2005
all three on plants growing in water Peacock Lodge 2003
Dorchester Road 2005
on the river bank 2008 & everywhere else
These tiny cocoons are on a variety of plantlife in Frampton Park and looked like seed pods at first glance, especially as they were on top of their anchorage.  Each had a green grub inside probably Hoverfly
The 'crystals' are on sycamore leaves in Harry's Wood.  Could be different stages of the same insect.
another oddity in Harry's Wood
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The background photo is from a pony paddock at Frampton House May 2008
Mayfly on Welted Thistle
river bank  9/6/08
Mayfly on stone in river, Harry's Wood
I think this mayfly had been splashed by my dog leaping about in the water.  It was struggling a bit but soon righted itself and I took this photo as it prepared for take-off.  The veining and the smaller hind wing are well defined.
I intended to take photos of the thistles but soon realised that mayflies were coming in to rest on them. I managed quite a few decent photos of a species which are not easy to image as, like dragonflies, they rarely stop moving
16/6/08
Mating flight
Peacock Bridge early evening, late May

The column was several metres high with hundreds of mayflies rising and falling. I pointed the camera skyward and kept clicking.  This is simply the exposure with most mayflies in focus (more or less)
ants and aphids
May 2008
Sawfly? Rogogaster veridis
left: the bright green aphids & red ants were on nettles on the river bank
right: the pale green aphids were on brambles beside a pond at Peacock Lodge
Eggs, Cocoons, Nests
Snails
Flies
Leafhopper
Snail-killing Fly?
This one looks ready for off while the one below is out in the big wide world
Greenbottle
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