Kingdom: Animalia

A collection of pictures I have taken, usually at the zoo or on holiday. If I get any ID's wrong please let me know!

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Green Longhorn Moths, Adela viridella, Ruislip Lido UK, 08/05/16

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Phylum giganteum, newly hatched nymph. 27/02/16.

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Feathers in black and white. Eastern White Pelican, Pelecanus onocrotalus, @zsllondonzoo 06/02/16

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New exhibit of Weaver Ants, Oecophylla smaragdina, @zsllondonzoo 06/02/16. 

Unfortunately the lighting isn't great the the pics aren't the best, but it was interesting to see them.

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Male Jungle Nymph, Heteropteryx dilatata, September 2015

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European hornet, Vespa crabro, Hyde Park, London. 20/09/15

Saw this guy fly up to a spider web, steal a bluebottle from it and then hang upside down to eat it! unfortunately it was windy so most of my other pics were pretty blurry.

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Tiny Jumping spider, Sitticus sp, Northwood UK. 23/09/15

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Bit of a change, but my kids turned 3 yesterday! Happy birthday to Penny and Sheldon!

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Giant Prickly Stick Insect, Extatosoma tiaratum. Various parts.

 10/09/15

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Long Legged Cellar Spider, Pholcus phalangioides, with eggs. 

Northwood UK. 17/08/2015

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Extatosoma tiaratum, 03/09/15

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Phyllium ova: 

Top - Phyllium gigantium, 

Middle - Phyllium ericoriai, 

Bottom - Phyllium bioculatum.

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Giant Prickly Stick Insect, Extatosoma tiaratum, 16/08/15

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Jungle Nymph, Heteropteryx dilatata. 16/08/15.

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Long-Legged Cellar Spider, Pholcus phalangioides, Northwood, UK. 06/08/15.

Testing out my new ring flash, this was handheld with my macro lens, Pretty impressed so far!

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Spider nest, (? species) Northwood UK. 03/08/15