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Epping Forest - Springsects
2012.03.26
7 Spot Ladybird - Coccinella 7-punctata
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Grass Spider - Tibellus oblongus
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Peacock - Inachis io
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Bee-Fly in flight
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Yeah Baby !!!
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White Tailed Bumble Bee - Bombus Lucorum
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7 Spot Ladybird
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Gets its name from it's preferred habitat among tall grasses. The Latin name 'oblongus' is derived from the elongated body shape.
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Comma - Polygonia
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Ichneumon Fly - Ichneumon suspiciosus
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Red Tailed Bumble Bee
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Bee-Fly - Bombylius major
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Comma
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The shape and colouring help to disguise it when hiding in long dry grass. Grass spiders assume a stretched out posture when resting.
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Peacock
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The females implant their eggs into the caterpillars of butterflies and moths. When the eggs hatch the larvae feed on the body of the host caterpillars.
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Bee-Fly in flight
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Often found on coastal dunes among grasses, but also inland in damp fields and meadows
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Bumble Bee - Bombus Lapidarius
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White Tailed Bumble Bee
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Great 7 spot ladybird shots - our little European friends have to becareful of their bigger Asain cousins (0-22 spots). They eat all the same prey and sometimes our poor little 7 spots! - Relish
????? · 2012-03-27: 08:22
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wow how many insects are there? it almost look like you've just found 38370129 insects and put them all in a bunch of leaves haha.. i like the first shot :)
Oliviagaston · 2012-03-31: 15:48
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