Green Aphid Thingy (???)

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  tracker

• Aug 25, 2008

Lovely lookin 'Thingy' Jaff! lol I see youre getting used to the new lens :t:

 

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  Roy C

• Aug 25, 2008

Don't know what it is Jaff but nice shot anyway.

 

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  Donald Talbott

• Aug 25, 2008

I haven't a clue what it is but I have got some in my garden. Nice capture.

 

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  madamcoolpix

• Aug 26, 2008

I haven't the slightest idea! In fact "green aphid thingy" is more accurate than my own idea on what it is! A nice picture of this unknown guy, anyway (I always fail taking macros of very tiny bugs)! :t: :t: :t: Cheers, Adam!

 

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  johnnyoxygen

• Aug 26, 2008

nice work adam,love your caption too,cheers mate.

 

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  Tim Taylor

• Aug 30, 2008

Hi Adam. I think this is a common green capsid - Lygocorus pabulinus but I expect you knew that really...

I recently bought Michael Chinery's 'Collins Complete British Insects' which is full of photos. I just flick through until I find something that looks right. The amazing thing I've found trying to make IDs of insects is just how many there are. Although there are 1500 species in the Chinery book, it only covers a proportion of our native species.

 

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  Jaff

• Aug 31, 2008

Thanks everyone and especially Tim for the info. :t:

 

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  PamR

• Nov 17, 2008

[COLOR="DarkRed"]:hi: It's a bug--a green bug at that!! :eeK!: :-O :-O only teasing!! Tim gave you the proper name--I was only trying to be funny. Love the 2 kissing--that was SO cute!! & that slug (that's what they look like here anyhow) is really going to find its end--right off the edge :t::t:[/COLOR]