Photography by Ed Phillips
Still-life and Wildlife Images

Macro

Close-up images, primarily insects and other invertebrates.
Close-up images, primarily insects and other invertebrates.
Caterpillar of the Vapourer Moth (Orgyia antiqua).

Vapourer Moth Caterpillar

Caterpillar of the Vapourer Moth (Orgyia antiqua).
Photo: Vapourer Moth Caterpillar. Caterpillar of the Vapourer Moth (Orgyia antiqua).
Female leafcutter Bee visiting a flower. Possibly the Patchwork Leafcutter Bee (Megachile centuncularis).

Leafcutter Bee

Female leafcutter Bee visiting a flower. Possibly the Patchwork Leafcutter Bee (Megachile centuncularis).
Photo: Leafcutter Bee. Female leafcutter Bee visiting a flower. Possibly the Patchwork Leafcutter Bee (Megachile centuncularis).
A queen wasp grooming. I think it is a Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris).

Queen Wasp Grooming

A queen wasp grooming. I think it is a Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris).
Photo: Queen Wasp Grooming. A queen wasp grooming. I think it is a Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris).
7-Spot Ladybird (Coccinella 7-punctata) in the rain.

Ladybird

7-Spot Ladybird (Coccinella 7-punctata) in the rain.
Photo: Ladybird. 7-Spot Ladybird (Coccinella 7-punctata) in the rain.
An Alder Leaf Beetle (Agelastica alni) in the garden.

Alder Leaf Beetle

An Alder Leaf Beetle (Agelastica alni) in the garden.
Photo: Alder Leaf Beetle. An Alder Leaf Beetle (Agelastica alni) in the garden.
European Bee-wolf (Philanthus triangulum). They stock their nest with paralysed honeybees.

Bee-wolf

European Bee-wolf (Philanthus triangulum). They stock their nest with paralysed honeybees.
Photo: Bee-wolf. European Bee-wolf (Philanthus triangulum). They stock their nest with paralysed honeybees.
Female Blue Mason Bee (Osmia caerulescens).

Blue Mason Bee

Female Blue Mason Bee (Osmia caerulescens).
Photo: Blue Mason Bee. Female Blue Mason Bee (Osmia caerulescens).
Bumblebee with raised leg, thought to mean "I know you're there".

Warning Sign

Bumblebee with raised leg, thought to mean "I know you're there".
Photo: Warning Sign. Bumblebee with raised leg, thought to mean "I know you're there".
Field Digger Wasp (Mellinus arvensis) with captured fly.

Field Digger Wasp

Field Digger Wasp (Mellinus arvensis) with captured fly.
Photo: Field Digger Wasp. Field Digger Wasp (Mellinus arvensis) with captured fly.
Male Willughby's Leafcutter Bee (Megachile willughbiella) at the nest entrance.

Leafcutter Bee

Male Willughby's Leafcutter Bee (Megachile willughbiella) at the nest entrance.
Photo: Leafcutter Bee. Male Willughby's Leafcutter Bee (Megachile willughbiella) at the nest entrance.
Slug climbing a stick. Possibly the Green Cellar Slug (Limacus maculatus).

Slug

Slug climbing a stick. Possibly the Green Cellar Slug (Limacus maculatus).
Photo: Slug. Slug climbing a stick. Possibly the Green Cellar Slug (Limacus maculatus).
A female Orange-tailed Mining Bee (Andrena haemorrhoa) waiting at her nest hole entrance.

Mining Bee

A female Orange-tailed Mining Bee (Andrena haemorrhoa) waiting at her nest hole entrance.
Photo: Mining Bee. A female Orange-tailed Mining Bee (Andrena haemorrhoa) waiting at her nest hole entrance.

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