Lovely, one of the most cute insects.

You pushed me

Thank you gentlemen for being so nice.

Thanks Dennis, it is nice to hear from you. We are all well and I hope you are too. I think it is mostly the males that are winged and the purpose is so that they can fly to another food source when needed and start a new colony.
Take care, Brenda

Yes, you have to be careful wht you eat, e.g. berries can often have insect larvae hidden within. I always wash blackberries in salted water before eating.

Another nice selection. When in Spain a Mud Dauber built a nest in a light shade. It would come and go through the lounge while we sat there - better than the TV. I didn't know about the spider side of things.

Once when I was at a campsite one of these crashed through the campervan window and flew about randomly. It was the first I had seen and it was a bit unsettling for a moment. I understand they are harmless except to trees and crops so I don't want them in my garden - but they are awe inspiring - good image of course.

1. Flying Aphid about to seek fresh habitat.
2. Tendril on Cucumber plant.
3. A leaf with leaf minor activity inside Sweet Pea leaf.
4. Leaf Minor eggs on underside of beetroot leaf - Very tiny indeed.
5. Leaf Minor eggs in evening which look deflated, presumably hatched.

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I hadn't before realised they had hooks to grip when climbing.

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I am thinking the orange ones are pupae and the other a larva - all are still inside the leaf.

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These eggs are so tiny the groups look like white dots and are easily overlooked. On enlargement you can see indentation lines along the egg. I found it hard to get some focus.

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This was taken at night, I assume the eggs have hatched and entered the leaf, there was quite a few of them like this. It would be great to see that entry on video by someone who had the right kit to do it..

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Wow, she is punching above her weight. Nice images.

I love seeing lacewings in the garden, their larvae even better.

I think these particular wasps are quite striking in their appearance.

There is so much to learn from your write-ups and skillfully made images so thank you.

I think I saw something like the first one on a gravestone but I didn't know what it was. Wonderful images as always.

Interesting lot.