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A rose sawfly, Oribatid mites (and bonus) plus a snout mite and a drinking spider!

Paul Iddon

Paul Iddon

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Did a bit of macro stuff last night...


This is I think a rose sawfly (Arge pagana) trapped in a spider web:

rose_sawfly_a-XL.jpg



Here are Oribatid mites (about the size of a pin head) one of which has a passenger (could be a nematode):

oribatid%20mite_b-XL.jpg


oribatid%20mite_a-XL.jpg



And a snout mite (very quick these are!):

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snouty_a-XL.jpg



Finally:

The first time I have managed a photograph of a spider taking a drink. Amaurobius sp.

drinking_spider_a-XL.jpg



Paul.
 
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