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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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Thursday 19 August 2010

Hamuli

Hamuli are tiny hooks found on the hindwing of hymenoptera (wasps, bees, ants and sawflies), these hooks attach onto a ridge on the forewing, firmly connecting the two wings. Joining the hind and forewing together improves aerodynamic efficiency during flight.
This wing is from a mining bee, Andrena.


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