Posts for: EnglishBrenda
Apr 7, 2024 02:35:04 #
The destruction team moves in, as if snails and slugs weren't enough. Nice pics though.
Apr 2, 2024 01:08:35 #
tinusbum wrote:
I think I am getting old and lazy 
me too,i dont even lay down to shoot bugs any more because it's so hard to get up
[/quote]Me too
Apr 1, 2024 04:09:40 #
I think this is a particularly good image as it shows clearly the leg types, numbers and formation. Google explanations can be confusing when talking about true legs and prolegs and their numbers - then there is Sawflies to add to the confusion.
Apr 1, 2024 03:51:40 #
tinusbum wrote:
apparently it is difficult to shoot as it keeps moving.
i think thats true with all mites,are you shooting again Brenda?[/quote]
I have got my camera out Tom but my veggie patch is taking precedence at the moment. Also, I seem to have to have already shot the same insects I am finding. I did see some ladybugs and shieldbugs yesterdy on my dog walk. I think I am getting old and lazy
Mar 31, 2024 03:06:02 #
I haven't seen a yellow one yet, your post sent me off to find out more - everyday we learn something new. Nice shots, apparently it is difficult to shoot as it keeps moving.
Mar 31, 2024 02:59:13 #
Mar 29, 2024 04:42:20 #
That is an interesting looking mite. Wonderful image of the dustbin lid insect.
Mar 23, 2024 12:12:09 #
Mark Sturtevant wrote:
A very interesting set! The lines along the side of the larva are tracheal tubes.
Thanks for the correction Mark, am I right in thinking that such insects do have some kind of electrical pulses to create movement?
Mar 23, 2024 07:27:38 #
Good set. It was interesting to see inside the larva in No. 4. I am thinking those lines (looking like trees on the horizon) represent the nervous system - please correct me if I am wrong.
Mar 22, 2024 14:28:02 #
sippyjug104 wrote:
Thanks, Brenda. I keep the fuzzy specimens and mot... (show quote)
Thanks for the explanation of your technique, white vinegar seems to have multiple uses.
Mar 22, 2024 04:29:14 #
He seems to be holding up very well, your preservation techniques must be spot on.
Mar 21, 2024 02:53:00 #
A few beautiful butterflies have started to appear here on sunny days which is qute delightful. Good egg pics.
Mar 21, 2024 02:44:28 #
Your thrips are more colourful than the ones I have seen which are a boring greyish colour. Super shots, all of them.
Mar 16, 2024 09:44:11 #
Mar 13, 2024 10:38:37 #
Your images are well above the standard of most biological text books I have seen. The magnified detail is, as always, fascinating.