Mirid bug grooming

[GardenersHelper]

According to the good folk at iSpot, and confirmed by images from other sites, it looks like this is Campyloneura virgula. According to www.britishbugs.org.uk this is "a common predatory bug found on a range of trees across the UK, particularly hazel, hawthorn and oak. Males are extremeley rare, raising the possibility that C. virgula might be parthenogenetic."

I captured these hand-held a week ago in our garden using my FZ330 and Raynox 150 (and possibly a second Raynox 150) with KX800 twin flash. The images were batch processed in DXO Optics Pro and Silkypix, with image-specific adjustments in Lightroom. There are 1300 pixel high versions in this album at Flickr.

#1

1213 36 2017_07_11 P1340623_DxO 0100RAW01cP SP7 LR6 1300h by gardenersassistant, on Flickr

#2

1213 34 2017_07_11 P1340617_DxO 0100RAW01cP SP7 LR6 1300h by gardenersassistant, on Flickr

#3

1213 18 2017_07_11 P1340579_DxO 0100RAW01cP SP7 LR6 1300h by gardenersassistant, on Flickr

#4

1213 24 2017_07_11 P1340600_DxO 0100RAW01cP SP7 LR6 1300h by gardenersassistant, on Flickr

#5

1213 26 2017_07_11 P1340602_DxO 0100RAW01cP SP7 LR6 1300h by gardenersassistant, on Flickr

#6

1213 27 2017_07_11 P1340605_DxO 0100RAW01cP SP7 LR6 1300h by gardenersassistant, on Flickr

#7

1213 23 2017_07_11 P1340599_DxO 0100RAW01cP SP7 LR6 1300h by gardenersassistant, on Flickr

#8

1213 31 2017_07_11 P1340609_DxO 0100RAW01cP SP7 LR6 1300h by gardenersassistant, on Flickr

 

[alfbranch]

All very good Nick with #6 being favourite pose

 

[Graham]

These photos are Scorching Nick and as for the lighting, no one does it better than you.
A really lovely find.