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Return to pond creature photography – smooth newt and lesser water boatman

amphibian, Freshwater invertebrates, heteroptera, newt, water boatmanBy Neil-UKWildlifeDecember 21, 2017Leave a comment

After a few weeks break from pond creature photography, I got stuck right back in at the end of last month. I decided to do a bit of pond dipping to try and get some common species and improve my shots when, to my surprise, I pulled out an adult smooth newt! It is not…

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…

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