You get that weird feeling something is watching you? I gaze around and notice there was this orange thing, as i move to the side to get a closer glimpse it moves too, staying hidden.
Curious to see what it was, I hang around rather impatiently. While doing this, I notice a signature spider looking rather tired. And then, slowly I see the orange thing move it's antennae trying to sense it's way around. Lo and behold, here comes the Pompilid spider wasp.
It had injected it's venom into the signature spider and was ensuring she could drag it back into a living coffin.
Any movement from us would not get past her watchful eyes.
You know we say spiders are smart and aware? Well, these spider hunters have to be more aware and smart too!
Was casually browsing through some of the recent images when this concept of all the fuzzy and buzzy creatures sprang to mind!
A few selected ones here :)
Spiky/Buzzy!
Guttation
Chafer beetle, with dew
Long-legged fly on a dewy leaf
Dew covered Tawny coster
Coromandel marsh dart, with dew
Hamadruas on a wet leaf
Tussock moth caterpillar
Cicadas being their noisiest!
Cicada, close-up
A couple of insects/butterflies allowing me to get close
Silverline butterfly close-up
Common five-ring close-up
Peekaboo! Moth resting on the edge of a leaf mine
Ammophila sp Sand wasp
Putting on a grin for the portrait!
New leaves/shoots brings in renewed joy for everyone, prey and predator included
Tw-tailed spider with kill | Jackal fly bothering it by
Aphids with ants
Flower caterpillar | Homodes sp 