Welcome to my blog
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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Tuesday, 24 November 2009
Weevil
This is a seed weevil, possibly Apion stolidum on an ox-eye daisy. The length of the nose is pretty impressive for such a small weevil, the total length is about 2mm of which 25% is the nose!
Sunday, 22 November 2009
Mosquito
A nasty little biting mosquito. I had several bites after being out for about an hour, I think the cold, damp weather brought them out.
Culiseta annulata
Culiseta annulata
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
Orange ladybird
This orange ladybird didn't seem to mind sharing its Sycamore tree with dozens of harlequins. This is the sixth species of ladybird (Coccinellidae) that I have photographed this year.
Halyzia sedecimguttata
Halyzia sedecimguttata
Tuesday, 20 October 2009
Harlequin ladybird pupa
I had not seen any harlequin ladybirds in my local park until yesterday when I spotted this pupa on the trunk of a tree. I was a bit suprised to see it quite so far from any green vegetation, athough there were plenty of aphids around.
Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
Wednesday, 14 October 2009
Neuroctena anilis
This is a Neuroctena anilis , it belongs to the family Dryomyzidae of which there are six UK species.
Its fairly large, about 12mm and stayed nice and still allowing me to get close and take quite a few photos.
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
Monday, 12 October 2009
Sunday, 11 October 2009
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