The Anthemis arvensis was blooming ...
... and, day after day, I was searching for interesting details, on and around these flowers.
That's how I found this Cucullia chamomillae caterpillar. I never saw an adult moth of that species. And, actually I didn't know anything about this caterpillar at the time, I found out the species only a minute ago, wile doing my Internet research for the post.
The Cabbage white butterflies were always present during these small expeditions of mine, flapping around elegantly and silently, like some very strange kind of snowflakes.
I saw many Harvestmen resting on the flowers ...
... and many spiders of this species, the Neoscona adianta, waiting under the flowers, near their orbs.
Some flowers were kind of melted together ...
I don't know what causes this ... it looked like some strange mutation ... or the work of some pests ...
... and a mating pair of Hippodamia variegata Lady beetles was passing by while I was photographing this phenomenon.
A wide array of Hemipteran species was always at hand, some of those bugs I already showed you, like this very common and widespread Lygus pratensis ...
... but for this similarly shaped green one ... this is the first apearence in this series.
This is the Closterotomus norwegicus ... or some very similar species.
I already showed you this species yesterday ... but on this photograph you can see the mating. I still don't know the exact species. The family is Coreidae.
This small beetle feeding on pollen is the Mordella aculeata, a tumbling flower beetle species.
These Stenopterus rufus longhorn beetles are pollen and nectar eaters.
Here is a wild, very probably solitary bee, I already introduced yesterday ... but in a different pose :) and on an enlargeable picture ... while on the photograph ...
... you can finally see a new species ... I mean, new for this series, of course.
To add a bit more species to this pollinators collection, I decided to continue with this Cylindromyia bicolor, from the Tachinidae family ...
... and the furry Bombylius canescens, a bee fly species.
While photographing this Gastrophysa polygoni leaf beetle ...
... I noticed this strange little thing ... and I absolutely have no idea what this is ... but I was inspired to take a picture of it. Then a bit further ...
... I noticed a strange flower ... it took some time before I realized that the strange part is a spider ...
... now on the photograph it seems pretty obvious ... but back then among all those intricate details, without the blurred background ... the scene had a different feel.
This is the Runcinia grammica crab spider ... and I like how, when it takes this pose, becomes a harmonious part of the floral design.
A bit later I found another spider of this species ...
... and this one has caught a small, mosquito - like fly.
On that day I found also this interesting green cocoon.
The cocoon was incorporated in some larger silky shelter ... and surrounded by small plant parts, insect parts and spider’s empty exoskeleton.
I never saw an arrangement like this before.
This is the work of the Aphantaulax trifasciata spider. I encounter these ground spiders in a variety of habitats. Here they build they silky retreats among the flowers, while in the woods I often see their construction among the oak leaves on the lower branches and in the cavities of rotten trees.
From the late afternoon ...
... as the night is slowly approaching ... the crickets and their small nymph versions are getting more active ...
... along with click - beetles ...
... and various moths.
I caught two species for this post ...
... but I couldn't catch their names ...
... so I have to present them nameless. And now ... with moths getting ready for action ...
... and the diurnal protagonists, like this wasp ...
... this bee ...
... and the longhorn beetle ... ready for the night rest ...
... is time to end another episode ... as always in these posts on HIVE, the photographs are my work ... TO BE CONTINUED ...
