A Rider, a Tank and a Bug

Here is a mixed selection of the smaller things that I found at Blashford Lakes Nature Reserve on the 6th May this year.

First the Rider, tiny weevils mating.  This is a crop of a 3x magnification shot from the Canon MPE-65mm.

Weevil Riders
Canon EOS 760D (65mm, f/11, 1/200 sec, ISO200)
Weevil Riders

Next up the TANK…aka a Tortoise Beetle.

The Tank
Canon EOS 760D (65mm, f/11, 1/200 sec, ISO200)
The Tank
Tortoise Beetle
Canon EOS 760D (65mm, f/11, 1/200 sec, ISO200)
Tortoise Beetle

And finally this unidentified bug on a nettle leaf.

Bug on a Nettle
Canon EOS 760D (65mm, f/11, 1/200 sec, ISO200)
Bug on a Nettle

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