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Fnaar

Smutmaster General
Location
Thumberland
How do we know it's male? I think we should settle on waterboatperson :okay:
 

Stephenite

Membå
Location
OslO
I've spent weeks looking down a binocular at these little blighters; identifying them in freshwater surveys in the east of Scotland. But it was over two decades ago. You should have taken a picture side on because there's a patch of shading that's an indicator. Notonecta sp. obviously. I seem to remember reading that young adults take to the wing to colonise further ponds. I do love ponds. Fantastic ecosystems.
 

Tin Pot

Guru
[QUOTE 3926014, member: 9609"]I found the following on the rockery next to the garden pond, not a very good picture as it wouldn't stay still then it flew off. I tend to think this is the one of the little insects that I have observed during the last few months in the pond, rather a graceful little mover under the water.
about 30mm long, small wings and was very noisy (wing noises) when it flew up into the trees, I don't think it was a moth.
Any clues ?
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Bodysnatcher.
 

raleighnut

Legendary Member
[QUOTE 3926551, member: 9609"]in your dreams...

seriously that is on beautiful little insect, image link - I really need to get into insects, they're the most fascinating things, probably as much so as birds, I was lucky with birds that I have a parent obsessed by them, insects will be a huge learning curve as I know next to nothing...[/QUOTE]
I dunno, I'd bet you're quite up to speed on midges :whistle:
 

Lilliburlero

Pro sandbagger
Location
South Derbyshire
How do we know it's male?

Its beard.
 
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