Insects

[SKT]

Busy bugs

[Oaktavia]

@RobeOfTheMagi wow what a beautiful photo of the hawk moth. My mom planted a butterfly bush in the front yard when I was a kid. I would often see them on it. So cool!

edit: My mother in law brought a clipping from her butterfly bush to my house last spring and it is growing strong. I bought a second one at a plant sale the other weekend, so hopefully in a couple of years, I will see some hawk moths again.

[SKT]

Couple from our walk. I love roly-poly bugs.

[A Former User]

@SKT cool close ups

[Graeme]

This Huntsman spider was living in the gap around the hinges in my car's door.

And this is a Golden Orb Spider, which I saw last weekend. She was quite big.

[cityofdelusion]

Tell me you live in Australia, without telling me you live in Australia

[Graeme]

@cityofdelusion the irony is that those big and scary spiders aren't dangerous. In fact, a Huntsman will eat the more problematic ones.

[doubletee]

@Graeme Wow. I have some woodlice and that's about it

[Oaktavia]

This neat lil guy mayfly flew onto my jacket this afternoon.

[pechelman]

cool mayfly!

[Oaktavia]

@pechelman ah that's what they are called. I couldn't remember!

[pechelman]

You're welcome @Oaktavia !
It's one of the few insects I know pretty well because they're so well known for fly fishing. It's also the only insect where i know the scientific name and what it means.

[Oaktavia]

@pechelman right on man that's awesome. I live close to a river and they are all over here.

[ARNC]

Looks like we’ve got another swarm at the office. A bit blurry but I’m not planning to get any closer when the bees are this active!

[Oaktavia]

@ARNC oh wow, good call staying away!

[Nocturama]

Nearly ran this sluggish cinnabar over with the lawn mower.

Guessing this one was looking for my honey, but couldn’t get the cupboard door open!

[ARNC]

@Oaktavia a bit calmer now and as close as I can sensibly get!

[Oaktavia]

@ARNC are those honeybees?

[ARNC]

@Oaktavia yes, we have office honeybees - I think 3 hives currently. I’m not involved in looking after them (it’s my boss’s project) but I can see them from my window, especially if they decide to swarm or are disturbed.

[Oaktavia]

@ARNC ah, that makes sense now. Pretty neat you can see them from your window.