Ladybird Beetle

1/60, f6.3, 800ISO, autoWB, 90mm Tamron macro.

I found a bunch of aphids on my kale and I hope this ladybird beetle was consuming some of them.

Striped Muncher

1/125s, f8, 400ISO, autoWB, 90mm Tamron macro.

This Papilio caterpillar has been eating my dill and getting larger…

Wasp on Nest

1/200s, f10, 200ISO, autoWB, 90mm Tamron macro.

A wasp guards its small nest.

Colourful Hopper

jul14, 18:23; 1/320s, f10, 800ISO, autoWB, 90mm Tamron macro. cropped

There were many insects in my mother’s garden: a red lily beetle, boring Agrilus beetles, and a colourful leafhopper (Homoptera: Cicadellidae).

Flower Beetle

1/200s, f10, 800ISO, autoWB, 90mm Tamron macro.

This striped long-horned beetle (
Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Analeptura lineola) was scrambling through meadowrue flowers.

Shiny Green

1/160s, f8, 800ISO, autoWB, 90mm Tamron macro.

A shiny green, orange, and black beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Calleida punctata) waits patiently for its photo to be taken.

Black Bug

1/200s, f9, 800ISO, autoWB, 90mm Tamron macro.

This black assassin bug (Hemiptera: Coreidae: Acanthocephala terminalis) has light-coloured feet.