SK53Aug 14, 2024

A common bug, but difficult to get good photos because the wings are so shiny. Bullrush Bug Chilacis typhae.

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Jill OrmeAug 1, 2023
A Green Leafhopper (Cicadella viridis) at Trench Wood in Worcestershire.
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Jill OrmeJun 28, 2023
A very freshly moulted Red-legged Shieldbug, just walking away from its exuvia.
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Jill OrmeApr 26, 2023
Romance is in the air - or on the honeysuckle, at any rate. Green shieldbugs (Palomena prasina) in cop in my Worcestershire garden today.
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Jill OrmeApr 23, 2023
My most recent blog post, over on Blipfoto:
https://www.blipfoto.com/entry/3096892135081774355
#BritishBugs #squashbug #BoxBug #GonocerusAcuteangulatus #argyranthemum #nature #wildlife #macro #CanonR5
Squash | JDO

I did a couple more hours of extreme gardening this morning, and I'm now barely able to move. I am pleased with myself though - the horrible...

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Jill OrmeMar 19, 2023
Bug of the day: a green shieldbug, newly out of hibernation and still wearing its winter camouflage. It will now transform back to green, and then seek out a mate to complete its life cycle.
#bug ##BritishBugs #shieldbug #GreenShieldbug #PalomenaPrasina #nature #wildlife #macro #CanonR5
Jill OrmeMar 12, 2023
My most recent blog post, over on Blipfoto:
https://www.blipfoto.com/entry/3081665981559344489
#BritishBugs #planthopper #IssusColeoptratus #nature #wildlife #macro #CanonR5
Steampunk | JDO

A warmer (though not especially pleasant) day had me reaching for the macro and searching the garden for solitary bees and hoverflies. Neither was...

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Charlotte RankinNov 30, 2022

Meet the Horned Treehopper, Centrotus cornutus 🥹

An endearing little bug found along woodland rides and hedgerows. Look at those little horns! @Buglife

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