Less dirty insects

Very well, here's some PG-rated ones:

Longhorn beetle

Flower beetle

Butterfly. I don't know what type, because butterflies are boring.

Harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis)

I also tripped over a deer whilst I was snapping the above, but unsurprisingly had the wrong lens on.

Love is in the air!

Where do baby gall wasps (I think) come from?

 ...and on the grass stems and the flowers...

Flies. Which continued to copulate in a remarkable display of synchronised flying.

Soldier beetles

Longhorn beetles. Rutpela maculata, I think

 

It would appear that this sudden sunshine has brought on bouts of frenzied insect activity.

Froggie!

At least someone's enjoying this weather.

More macro prettiness

Following on from this post, Charlotte has pointed out this delightful gadgetmabob to me. The two photos taken with that set up are really quite impressive. Even if the fly is obviously quite groggy (look at the legs!) from having been chilled to prevent movement.

And that reminds me: amazingly beautiful shots of water here: http://www.lightstalking.com/water-drops Especially this one:

Photo (c) 2009 Mike Keeling (graftedno1) (Creative Commons licence)