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Giant Horsefly – Tabanus

Essex, Freshwater invertebrates, insect, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeDecember 14, 2012Leave a comment

Back in June, I came across this Giant Horsefly (Tabanus sp.) They lay their eggs on pond margins where their larvae live. I photographed a larva last year. I got a head on shot too. They thankfully (for us) tend to leave humans alone and tend bite horses and cows.

British dragonfly and damselfly emergence and flight times

Freshwater invertebrates, insect, odonataBy Neil-UKWildlifeJuly 14, 20123 Comments

A few years ago on my old blog I posted a diagram to show the emergence and flight times of all the British odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) and a seemed to be quite popular. Since then a number of new species have become established in Britain, or are at least well on their way to…

Adult woodworm beetle

beetles, Essex, insect, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeFebruary 7, 20121 Comment

A week or so ago I photographed something a bit different, adult woodworm beetles. These emerged from some logs a few days after they were brought inside. I think they are quite cute, though you wouldn’t want to find them on (or in!) your valuable antique furniture! This one fell on his back at one…

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