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Pondlife
Mahsleb

Pondlife (Lissotriton vulgaris)

I thought this Aphid was a gonner when I saw a male Newt slowly surfacing beneath it
but the Newt took a quick gulp of air and dived back down to the murky depths again
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Habitat
Garden pond
Location
Suffolk
Date taken
June 2017
Scientific name
Lissotriton vulgaris
Equipment used
eos1dmk4/ ef100mmf2.8L macro
delia todd
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LOL Tony! What a great picture and observation.

Bet that aphid breathed a sigh of relief afterwards!!
 
Kits
I thought you were going to say the aphid disappeared in to the newt's tum! A lovely image, Tony.
 

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