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1/200 f/14.0 65.0 mm ISO 100

Canon EOS 5D Mark III

MP-E65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro Photo

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Shrewsbury
Shropshire
Adrian Jones
Shropshire Shrewsbury
Mummified Aphid


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Mummified Aphid

Mummified Aphid
A mummified aphid, the saucer shaped object beneath the unfortunate aphid is the cocoon of a parasitic wasp that has fed within the aphids body until full grown. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, June 2017.

ROL/Photo, , Thérèse have particularly liked this photo


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 Thérèse
Thérèse club
Menu spécial ! :)
7 years ago.
Adrian Jones club has replied to Thérèse club
Thank you Thérèse, very much appreciated.
7 years ago.
 Old Owl
Old Owl club
Wow! Who knew such creatures existed?
7 years ago.
Adrian Jones club has replied to Old Owl club
Amazing isn’t it and this is not the strangest by a long way, but how many people actually see these even though they are really common in most gardens..
7 years ago.
 ROL/Photo
ROL/Photo club
C'est une merveille .. merci Adrian pour cette découverte
7 years ago.

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