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Smooth newt tadpole and hawker dragonfly nymph

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Just a quick doeuble photo post from my recent pond photos with a new tank. 2 of my best so far I think!

First up a smooth newt tadpole.
smooth newt tadpole edited
(Spent 10mins using heal tool on some qhite specks on th glass which appeared after I 'cleaned' it - doh!)

Also this hawker dragonfly nymph.
hawker nymph edited
(minimal heal tool on this one)

Hydrobius fuscipes - a scavenger water beetle

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Another quick pond creature post, a Hydrobius fuscipes scavenger water beetle.
Hydrobius fuscipes - a scavenger water beetle best edited

Great silver water beetle

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Another pond photo from Friday, a great silver water beetle.
great silver water beetle
Haven't had a chance to clean it up (the tank or the photo!) so it is a bit mucky.

Mayfly nymph close up

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Another photo from yesterday, A close up of a mayfly nymph.
mayfly nymph

Darter dragonfly nymph

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Today I left the house at 6.30am and didn't get to my destination in Kent till 6pm. No TV or radio or internet. Apparently I missed a wedding or something...wink smile

Anyway one of the stops was Wat Tyler Country Park and had a go at some more pond photography. One nice find was this darter dragonfly nymph.
Darter dragonfly nymph

Water spider Argyroneta aquatica underwater

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Yesterday morning I spent ages looking for water scoripons in a pond in which I had seen loads a few evening before. I found none, but what I did find was pretty neat: a male and female water spider. Here is the female clinging to a piece of pond weed under water.
female water spider on plant

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Sand case caddisly larva and brown hawker larva

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When photographing the brown hawker nymph in th last post I went for some close ups.
brown hawker nymph close up 2

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Brown hawker dragonfly nymph

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Heres a photo of a brown hawker in its larval stage. In a few months it will emerge as an adult.
brown hawker nymph

Diving beetle larva and frog tadpole

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In the last week I have been up to my usual tricks with pond creatures. One creature I enjoy photographing is the diving beetle larva.
diving beetle larva

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Glyphotaelius pellucidus caddisfly larva, Lumbriculus variegatus worm and pond skater close up

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Last weekend I tried pond dipping the woodlan pools in Norsey Wood. The best find was probably this caddisfly larva.
caddisfly larvae 4

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