last days of summer DSC 0076

Insects, spiders

Insects, spiders
last days of summer DSC 0076

last days of summer DSC 0076

26 Sep 2015 2 376
The summer has irretrievably slipped into the first days of autumn, the days are shorter and the nights cooler, the insects chase the last few days of heat in the long grass.
last days of summer DSC 0222

last days of summer DSC 0222

26 Sep 2015 4 1 406
The summer has irretrievably slipped into the first days of autumn, the days are shorter and the nights cooler, the insects chase the last few days of heat in the long grass.
last days of summer DSC 0230

last days of summer DSC 0230

26 Sep 2015 5 3 444
The summer has irretrievably slipped into the first days of autumn, the days are shorter and the nights cooler, the insects chase the last few days of heat in the long grass.
fritillary

fritillary

02 Aug 2015 13 8 575
A fritillary butterfly feeding on thistles along a wooded footpath. There were several of them and they were all interested in the thistles to the exclusion of any other plant. Un papillon se nourrissant de chardons sur un sentier boisé. Il y avait plusieurs d'entre eux, et ils étaient tous intéressés à des chardons à l'exclusion de toute autre plante.
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonusDSC 3449 arundel riverside

Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonusDSC 3449 arundel rivers…

15 Jul 2015 5 1 406
A gatekeeper butterfly, Arundel, Sussex, UK
red black mothDSC 2475

red black mothDSC 2475

03 Jul 2015 6 2 472
A Burnet moth, on the South Downs near Devil's Dyke in Sussex, UK
White Admiral Northeastern Jun2 6 2015 DSC 1657

White Admiral Northeastern Jun2 6 2015 DSC 1657

06 Jun 2015 6 1 382
A White Admiral butterfly sunning on a woodside path. ( Limenitis arthemis )
Papilio lowi great yellow Mormon DSC 0609

Papilio lowi great yellow Mormon DSC 0609

21 Mar 2015 6 405
A "Yellow Mormon" butterfly seen at the butterfly exhibit, "Papillons en liberté" in the botanic garden Montreal.
Pink rose Voilier Pachliopta kotzebueaDSC 0516

Pink rose Voilier Pachliopta kotzebueaDSC 0516

21 Mar 2015 2 355
This is a large black and red butterfly from an exhibition of butterflies that is held every year in the Botanic Garden, Montreal, called "Papillons en liberté"
dragonfly above

dragonfly above

26 Jul 2014 9 8 552
A darner or meadowhawk dragonfly resting on flowers. Une libellule reposant sur des fleurs
meadow-hawk 3 DSC 9199

meadow-hawk 3 DSC 9199

26 Jul 2014 2 1 403
A meadow hawk or darner (Sympetrum) dragonfly at rest
clytus ruricola 2-june2009

clytus ruricola 2-june2009

21 Jun 2009 2 1 388
A black and yellow beetle, it was vey shy and insisted on hiding beneath leaves every time I got close to photograph it. (Round-necked long horn beetle)
wasp face

wasp face

08 Oct 2009 5 1 440
face to face with a wasp
araneus trifolium sept-1-2013

araneus trifolium sept-1-2013

01 Sep 2013 9 3 405
A shamrock spider
argiope aurantia-sept-1-2013

argiope aurantia-sept-1-2013

01 Sep 2013 8 1 368
Yellow and black Argiope aurantia . The webs are hung in long grass or low vegetation where at this time of year they capture a lot of grasshoppers.
argiope trifasciata-sept-1-2013

argiope trifasciata-sept-1-2013

01 Sep 2013 3 2 397
Yellow, silver and black striped Argiope trifasciata spider.- This spider and the photo next to it were found in webs that had been hung side by side in long grass.
argiope aurantia sept 1 2013 CSC 6639

argiope aurantia sept 1 2013 CSC 6639

01 Sep 2013 4 3 437
A black and yellow argiope spider hiding in the long grass.
argiope-aurantia-spet-1-2013-CSC 6640

argiope-aurantia-spet-1-2013-CSC 6640

01 Sep 2013 4 2 431
A black and yellow argiope spider. The zig-zag ornamentation on the web is very characteristic.
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