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Azure damselfly nymph

Freshwater invertebrates, insect, odonata, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeApril 6, 2015Leave a comment

Some photos of an azure damselfly nymph.

Pond olive mayfly nymph

Ephemeroptera, Freshwater invertebrates, insectBy Neil-UKWildlifeApril 4, 2015Leave a comment

Some photos of the pond olive mayfly nymph I took using my photographic aquarium.

Broad bodied chaser dragonfly nymph

Essex, Freshwater invertebrates, insect, odonata, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeMarch 30, 2015Leave a comment

I’ve just returned from a lovely trip to the Cairngorms in Scotland and have something like 6000 images to go through! But for now here are some of a Broad bodied chaser dragonfly nymph I took before I went on the trip using my pond creature photography technique. The above and next photo were taken…

Northern damselfly nymph Coenagrion hastulatum

Cairngorm, Freshwater invertebrates, insect, odonata, ScotlandBy Neil-UKWildlifeSeptember 11, 2014Leave a comment

The Northern damselfly or Spearhead Bluet Coenagrion hastulatum is a species found only in the Highlands of Scotland in the UK, so when I was up there this March I headed to a known site for them with my pond net to see what I could find. It turned out to be pretty easy to…

Water scorpion nymph shedding its skin

Essex, Freshwater invertebrates, heteroptera, insect, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeSeptember 7, 2014Leave a comment

I’ve been doing a lot of pond creature photography in the last few weeks, mainly due to doing a lot of pond dipping at work, and one nice find was the water scorpion nymph, which shed its skin. I got some shots without the skin too. and close ups If you are interested in photographing…

Large red damselfly nymph

Essex, Freshwater invertebrates, insect, odonata, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeJuly 30, 2014Leave a comment

A few more aquarium photography shost, this time of a large red damselfly nymph that recently shed its skin. If you are interested in photographing freshwater invertebrates, why not come along to my Pond creature photography tuition at Wat Tyler Country Park. More details here and you can Contact me for more details and to…

Rhithrogena clinging mayfly nymph

Cairngorm, Ephemeroptera, Freshwater invertebrates, insect, ScotlandBy Neil-UKWildlifeDecember 8, 2013Leave a comment

While in the Cairngorms in March, I kept going past lovely clear and clean rivers and streams, or I should say burns being that it was Scotland, and being me I couldn’t help but wonder what was in there. Lots it turned out! I’ve posted photos of the Pedicia hairy cranefly larva already and have…

Beautiful Demoiselle nymph from Bellever, Dartmoor

Dartmoor, Devon, Freshwater invertebrates, insect, odonataBy Neil-UKWildlifeSeptember 17, 2013Leave a comment

Another thing that turned up in my river sampling was this beautiful demoiselle nymph. I placed it in my photographic aquarium and managed some close ups of this alien look creature. In this photo you can see the large ‘horn’ behind the eye which distinguishes it from the related banded demoiselle. I found it among…

Pond olive mayfly nymph Cloeon dipterum

Ephemeroptera, Essex, Freshwater invertebrates, insect, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeAugust 14, 2013Leave a comment

A few shots of a pond olive mayfly nymph. This species is the one most commonly found in ponds. I managed some shots of the underside too.

Broad bodied and 4 spotted chasers

Essex, insect, odonata, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeJune 7, 2013Leave a comment

I started today by heading straight to the spot where I saw the emperors emerging, but they were no longer there and just their exuvia were left. Hopefully they got away safely. At lunchtime I managed some shots of broad bodied chasers, a female hovering between egg laying. And a perched male. Yesterday I managed…

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