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Cloen dipterum Mayfly nymph, Agraylea multipunctata Micro caddisfly larva and wandering snail

The last from the productive pond dip photography session. I got my best over of a few more species:

Cloen dipterum Mayfly nymph.
mayfly nymph head on edited

mayfly nymph side on edited

Agraylea multipunctata Micro caddisfly larva
Micro caddisfly larva Agraylea multipunctata 6 edited

Micro caddisfly larva Agraylea multipunctata 2 edited

Micro caddisfly larva Agraylea multipunctata edited

And wandering pond snail.
wandering snail edited

wadering snail edited

wandering snail 3 edited

February 25, 2012Leave a commentCaddisfly, Essex, Freshwater invertebrates, insect, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlife

Hawker dragonfly nymph close up with water boatman and water louse

Carrying on from my last post, the pond photography session gave me my best ever hawker dragonfly nymph. I got it from various angles, including these two in which you can really see that mask or labium they use to catch prey, under slung below the head. I also got a top down shot. I…

February 23, 20121 CommentEssex, Freshwater invertebrates, insect, odonata, wat tyler cp, water boatman, water louseBy Neil-UKWildlife

Pond olive mayfly and case building chironomid midge

Some more pond photos.  First up my best photo yet of a Pond olive mayfly nymph. This one appears to have lost half of its middle tail filament. I also photographed some chironomid midge larvae. this group is best known for its red coloured species, known as bloodworms. This species however was green and hide…

February 13, 2012Leave a commentEssex, Freshwater invertebrates, insect, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlife

anopheline mosquito larvae and smooth newt tadpole

A couple more species from my pond photos. First up an anopheline mosquito larvae. These larvae have the top of the body at the waters surface, unlike the culicine mosquito larvae which have just their breathing tube. This made a reflection shot easier. I also got a head on shot. I also got a couple…

February 10, 2012Leave a commentamphibian, Essex, insect, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlife

Hawker Dragonfly Nymph

A few more from the pond dipping session.  Some photos of a hawker dragonfly nymph.

hawker nymph 4 edited

hawker air breathing pos

Here is a close up of the head.
hawker nymph close up edited

And probably my favourite shot.
hawker close up 2 edited

February 9, 20122 CommentsEssex, Freshwater invertebrates, insect, odonata, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlife

Ilybius sp diving beetle

back in June I found some smaller diving beetles that were very dark in colour. I guessed they were no Dytiscus and with a bit of research settled on Ilybius sp. I got some different angles, including this one of the air bubble at teh tip of the abdomen. And my favourite one was this…

February 8, 2012Leave a commentbeetles, Essex, Freshwater invertebrates, insect, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlife

Pond creature photography set up

I will post properly on this at some point but here is a photo of one of my pond creature photography set ups It consists of a camera with macro lens (in this case Pentax K-5 and 100mm macro) with optional extension tubes, a small aquarium and a flash with diffusion off camera, in this…

January 9, 20126 CommentsFreshwater invertebratesBy Neil-UKWildlife

Water spider, small red damselfly larva and palmate newt tadpole

When at thursley common back in June I tried some pond dipping off one of the board walks. When filling the tray with water before using the ent I scooped up a water spider, which is rather excellent considering Ive only ever seen 2 before. I caught quite a few in the end, they seeme…

December 29, 2011Leave a commentamphibian, Arachnid, insect, odonata, spiders, Surrey, Thursley commonBy Neil-UKWildlife

Pond Skater Gerris sp

Here are a few shots of a pond skater a took a few weeks back. These true bugs or heteropterans stand on the surface tension of the water and ‘skate’ across it to catch insects that become trapped in the water. These were all taken using my photographic aquarium, which was full to the brim,…

December 13, 20112 CommentsEssex, Freshwater invertebrates, heteroptera, insect, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlife

Backswimmers Notonecta

More from my pond photography back in February. This time the backswimmer or greater water boatman photos. These insects are one of the true bugs (heteroptera) a group of insects characterised by their mouthparts which have fused into a proboscis. You can see it clearly in this photo. I also got a couple of new…

November 15, 20111 CommentFreshwater invertebrates, heteroptera, insect, wat tyler cp, water boatmanBy Neil-UKWildlife
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