Paul

Thanks Fuji. I have to master something - I'm hopeless at most other things!!! Paul.

Thanks Geoff - not a background I would normally use - but effective surprisingly. Paul.

My Venus lens was at mag - 1:1 Some things are just about visible to the human eye... I think the first one by the 5p coin is a soft scale insect; nymph stage (Coccus hesperidum). This was very tiny: and this time the lens was at full mag - 2:1 This globular springtail is likely to be something along the lines of Deuterosminthurus pallipes forma repandus Seen cropped: Paul.

Hylaeus modestus - the modest masked bee, flew in through the open door and landed on the window. The moisture makes for an interesting background and the double glazing helps on reflections at the right angle. It moved a bit in the first but that was at the highest point and it was a stretch to reach. Paul.

Thanks gents Paul.

I think this is the common wainscot moth... Paul.

Those colours are excellent. Paul.

I was asked to be a guest judge for POTW and it's tough letting so many down in favour of a single image... As you know I'm a sucker for macro and bugs etc, and the dragons and butterflies and more kept me watching and debating... and then the locos and that wonderful traction engine caught my eye too. They are all up there this week. I really like looking at the wonderful blur of the wind turbines - and mono suited the scene so well... 2nd place is the wind turbines... But I gave my choice of POTW to Cheryl - her dove is so fluffed up, and the way the softness comes in from the lower corners and the subtle background changes just won it for me. So well done to CMunzel - my choice for POTW. Original post HERE. Paul.

Thanks Geoff Paul.

After the rain, the insects need to dry off - being soaking wet does most no good I suppose. Here's an Orchesella cincta (I think) and then the reasonably patient long-legged fly that allowed me to move around to different angles... Paul.

On a late night jaunt and inside 2 square feet of the garden, there were 2 spiders and a juvenile/immature flat backed millipede amongst other things I didn't get... But of the ones I did - the spiders were <2mm in size and the Polydesmus was 4mm long. I think these are: #1 Lepthyphantes , #2 Eratigena sp. spiderling, and #3, 4 & 5 Polydesmus sp. (could be P.angustus or P.coriaceus). Paul.

Thanks John and Polly. I seem to recall reading that they can be voracious hunters... Paul.

A female and a male I think John too. Paul.

Spot on where it needs to be and the pastel colours are very nice. Paul.

I only go in the garden really - and you know it's not that big. There must be a spot of green nearby - but I don't know the area enough to find one to help... Paul.

I used to see more a few years back, but not so many recent of the Heterotoma planicornis (a member of the miridae family). I managed a few, 2 keepers, before the tripod head slipped (not secure enough) and hit the branch and that was that... Paul.

This is the first time I have found a silver sided Sector spider - Latin name Zygiella x-notata. At the same time I found a picture wing fly contemplate a leap into the unknown... Paul.

Two great captures John. Paul.

Thank you Polly. Paul.

Thanks Geoff. They were too busy to care about me... Paul

Thanks lads, appreciated. Paul.

Not sure if the little one is her spiderling or an interloper - though it looks like some eggs are disturbed so it could be. Paul.

These bees cut the leaf into small pieces that they carry away under the bodies to add to the nesting material. Paul.

Lovely dragon. Paul.

Thats a great spot for the video. Paul.