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I am an exclusive photographer with istockphoto and produce a wide variety of images. Recently I have been experimenting with high magnification photography of insects, plants and anything else I find that looks interesting up close.

I am a first year undergraduate studying Biology at the University of Oxford. I have a particular interset in entomology and enjoy exploring the huge diversity of insect species in the UK.

I aim to use this blog to share some of the photos I have been taking which I find particularly interesting, I try to do a little bit of research on the subjects of my photos but am far from an expert. if I have made any big errors or misidentified something, please leave a comment or send me an email to correct me .

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Sunday 25 April 2010

Scarlet lily beetle

The scarlet lily beetle is a major pest and cause lots of damage to lilies, they eat the leaves, buds, stem and flowers. These beetles were once confined to the South-East corner of the UK but in recent years they have been spreading Northwards. When alarmed the scarlet lily beetle makes a high pitched sqeaking noise to deter predators.

Image shot with a reversed 50mm f/2.8 EL-Nikkor on bellows.
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Lilioceris liliia

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