More from Hutchinson's bank

[davholla]

Wasp spider, Argiope bruennichi, Hutchinson's Bank Nature Reserve, New Addington TQ 38029 61893

IMG_0079_Wasp_Spider by davholla2002, on Flickr

Hoverfly,Hutchinson's Bank Nature Reserve, New Addington TQ 38029 61893 12/08/2023

IMG_0053_hoverfly by davholla2002, on Flickr

Miner bee, Hutchinson's Bank Nature Reserve, New Addington TQ 38029 61893
There was a big colony of these which I spent quite some time photographing.
I also got their parastoids and an ant attacking one.
The real size is 5.98 mm, magnification is 2.1
IMG_0002_Miner_Bee by davholla2002, on Flickr

Miner bee trying to escape from an ant a myrmica species.
I am not sure what happened but I think it would have been killed eventually. I saw another ant removing a dead bee that presumably it had killed .
Both at 1.4 Magnification bee 6.96 mm ant 5.03 mm
Hutchinson's Bank Nature Reserve, New Addington

IMG_0054_Miner_bee_Ant by davholla2002, on Flickr


IMG_0046_Miner_Bee_Ant by davholla2002, on Flickr

 

[Cobra]

That's an interesting set David.
Particularly the wasp spider.

 

[G.K.Jnr.]

"Excellent" set of macro/close up captures David.

 

[davholla]

That's an interesting set David.
Particularly the wasp spider.

"Excellent" set of macro/close up captures David.

Thank you both - wasp spiders are becoming more common now - I am not sure how far north and west they have got.
I was very surprised to see the ants attacking the bees I have only seen that before and never in the UK.
It was pretty tricky to photograph because they were moving and of course I wanted to get them both in focus.