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Into the light
New plant growth!
Well I have been away from here for a few months and not uploaded a single thing. Winter can be so dull and sometimes you fall into a trap of thinking there is nothing out there worth shooting. This of cause is rubbish, but I still got caught.
Last winter was wonderfully cold and provided some great frost and beautiful dawn light that really gave life to the skeletal structures that can be found in the garden.
But I'm back on here now and you can look forward to lots of new photos, like theses glorious spires of new plant life growing from the dark remains of last years.
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Uploaded on Jan 30, 2012
Hoverfly
Hoverflies, sometimes called flower flies or syrphid flies, make up the insect family Syrphidae. As their common name suggests, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of many species feed mainly on nectar and pollen, while the larvae (maggots) eat a wide range of foods. In some species, the larvae are saprotrophs, eating decaying plant and animal matter in the soil or in ponds and streams. In other species, the larvae are insectivores and prey on aphids, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects.
Aphids alone cause tens of millions of dollars of damage to crops worldwide every year; because of this, aphidophagous hoverflies are being recognized as important natural enemies of pests, and potential agents for use in biological control. Some adult syrphid flies are important pollinators.
About 6,000 species in 200 genera have been described. Hoverflies are common throughout the world and can be found on all continents except Antarctica. Hoverflies are harmless to most other animals despite their mimicry of more dangerous wasps and bees, which serves to ward off predators.
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Uploaded on Oct 28, 2011
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