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A nasty spider

A nasty spider… Spiders are invertebrates, not insects. Insects have a head, thorax and abdomen, and the thorax has three pairs of legs. Spiders are arachnids – air breathing arthropods that have eight legs and chelicerae with fangs that inject … Continue reading

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Up close with insects – a lot of purple

Bees gathering nectar from purple flowers – The Gardens on Anderton

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Up close with insects – blackberry blossoms

Bees and wasps on blackberry blossoms And a bit of video…

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Up close with insects – bumble bees

A busy bumblee bee gathering pollen from a blossom on a blackberry bush

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Up close with insects – bumble bees

I had a bit of fun watching the bumble bees flying about as they gather pollen – it’s quite amazing how industrious and capable they are. I was pretty sure that these are in fact bumble bees (or bumblebees) and … Continue reading

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Up close with insects – a lot of yellow

I saw some daisies between the sidewalk and the road, and was thinking of shooting some pictures of the juxtaposition of concrete and nature – and then I saw the insect…

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A closer look – the fishing boat

I had a few minutes to spare so I took a closer look at some of the bits and pieces that can be seen on a fishing boat. [fbalbum url=”https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.294902617300123.1073742113.123247217798998&type=3″ size=”187″]

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