Insects

[EdH]

This little git has been buzzing around the house for days, unable to find and make use of one of the many open windows to escape, and generally being a PITA whenever we were cooking. The dog just discovered his corpse under the coffee table.

Kinda beautiful their iridescent colouring when you can get a good look.

[Oaktavia]

@motojobobo said in Insects:

Somebody thinks wings aren’t tasty!

Me guess would be a racoon or feral cat.

[Oaktavia]

@EdH wow that emeral green is beautiful.

[SKT]

I like this fuzzy little guy

[SKT]

@motojobobo these are beautiful. Love the pattern

[aksu]

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[ARNC]

Accidentally caught this little guy - he must’ve snuck in when I was winding. Now released.

[SKT]

@ARNC he’s taking himself for a slow ride

[ARNC]

Spotted this beauty sheltering under the hatch to my external header tank.

[Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot]

[EdH]

Arachnid, I know. Sue me.

The insect is probably what’s getting eaten.

[SKT]

@EdH great shot

[Oaktavia]

@Oaktavia said in Insects:

Post your insects, arachnid and arthropod photos here.

@EdH eight legged bois be welcome.

[Giles]

A Red Admiral has taken a liking to one of our apothecary bottles....

[Oaktavia]

@Giles nice specimen, I love the spot of red. The bottle is neat too, dig that color.

[endo]

in the last nights we've had hornets out here by my cottage. they were busy with other insects but quite peaceful to us, as long as you did not inadvertently grab anything they are sitting on. my love was stung by one into her hand. it did hurt but less than from a wasp she said. had to cool it for the evening and it felt itchy for another day. this fellow here like our candle, fortunately always kept distance to the flame.

[Oaktavia]

@endo wow that's neat about the candle. Glad it didn't hurt too bad for your love.

[Matt]

I got nailed by a wasp a few years ago. It was devastating. They just keep stinging. When I’m in charge they’ll be the first to go.

[steelworker]

@Matt why stop at wasps? Get rid of 'em all ,I say

[EdH]

I must've had something that 'smelled wrong to a wasp' on me while sat in a hot tub last year. I got stung three or four times on the side of my neck within about 20 minutes. I looked like I had some sort of tumour for a few days.

I'd still rather get rid of the mosquitos though. Probably the most damaging insect to humans globally. Plus I'm allergic to them - a bite on my foot, say, will mean I can't wear shoes for a week - and have the gene variant that makes me smell particularly attractive to them. AFAIK from when I last looked it up, there isn't anything in the ecosystem that depends on mosquitos for its survival. Those bastards can do one.