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Daily Archives: January 31, 2013

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Upside down lesser water boatman

Essex, Freshwater invertebrates, heteroptera, insect, wat tyler cp, water boatmanBy Neil-UKWildlifeJanuary 31, 2013Leave a comment

Photographing more pond creatures today this lesser water boatman suffered from delusions of grandeur, sitting upside down at the surface like one of its larger relatives the greater water boatman . This algae eater is not going to kid anyone though, for as well as being smaller, it lacks that needle like mouth that the…

Water louse Asellus aquaticus

crustacean, Essex, Factfile, Freshwater invertebrates, Isopod, wat tyler cp, water louseBy Neil-UKWildlifeJanuary 31, 20132 Comments

Regular readers will know I photograph pond creatures on a fairly regular basis, but up until today I have never managed a shot I’m happy with of a Water louse Asellus aquaticus. I catch them on most pond dips, but because they are so common, combined with the fact they have the habit tucking themselves…

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