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How to build the perfect fly-trap
Posted in garden, oxfordshire, photography, Uncategorized, wildlife with tags DCR-250, east hagbourne, fly-trap, FZ30, macro, nature, oxfordshire, predator, spider, web, wildlife on 23 July 2008 by bramblejungle2. Spin a net over the hole
3. Wait for the next meal to arrive.
The picture shows stage 2 nearing completion (click image for bigger view in Flickr)
The spider and the fly
Posted in garden, oxfordshire, photography, Uncategorized, wildlife with tags DCR-250, east hagbourne, FZ30, greenfly, hagbourne, insect, macro, nature, oxfordshire, predator, prey, spider, wildlife on 19 July 2008 by bramblejungleEven smaller
Posted in garden, insects, oxfordshire, photography, Uncategorized, wildlife with tags bug, DCR-250, east hagbourne, FZ30, hagbourne, insect, macro, nature, oxfordshire, wildlife on 17 July 2008 by bramblejungleAnd yet more bugs
Posted in garden, oxfordshire, photography, Uncategorized, wildlife with tags bug, east hagbourne, FZ30, hagbourne, macro, nature, oxfordshire, wildlife on 16 July 2008 by bramblejungleThe one on the left is the capsid bug deraeocoris flavilinea, another relative newcomer to the UK; it was first seen here in 1995, and is now common in southern England. Not sure about the other one – same place, different bug, possibly same species – it was just a quick try with my new DCR-250 macro lens. Both are on buddleia leaves.