A couple of back garden bugs (IDs required please)

[Torpedo]

Couple of bugs from my garden tonight. Anyone know what they are, apart from spider and fly!!


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3047/2718061422_bfd83f9c9f_o.jpg
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/sypix/2718061422/)


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3177/2717107355_4c015140d5_o.jpg
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/sypix/2717107355/)

[Ajophotog]

Yeah the fly is a flesh fly and the spider a garden orb. Nice shots BTW ;)

[Torpedo]

Thanks, I knew I could rely on you, Alby.
This may be a silly question, but what are those 2 dangly bits? Does that mean he's a boy? :D

[Cobra]

, but what are those 2 dangly bits? Does that mean he's a boy? :D

Nice, The flesh fly has it by a "gnats" :thumbs:
BTW thats the front end so I would say female :D

[Ajophotog]

They are pedipalps in the mature males they swell and are used to pass sperm packets to the females. I would say a definite male there. ;)

[Torpedo]

Thanks again Alby. So i wasn't too far off :D

[Tucker]

Great shots with bags of detail.

[toonamp]

Cracking shots, good setting for the fly shot :)