Trichopsocus brincki

[Paul Iddon]

This is I believe Trichopsocus brincki - found on the waste bin in the garden which I had just filled with branches from a leylandii conifer - will have come from the conifer for sure. The others are also Psocids - though at the moment I am not able to give a definitive ID on those, but they are likely to be at least 2 different sub-species. The T.brincki was about 3mm long - the others were around just 1mm. Used extension tubes on the LAOWA 60D for the photos.

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[Tim Mayo]

Fascinating shots Paul. You must have very good eyes just to spot these tiny little creatures.

 

[Paul Iddon]

Fascinating shots Paul. You must have very good eyes just to spot these tiny little creatures.

As they move around you realise there is life doing it's thing, it's only when you get the lens on and have a close look do you discover a world so varied and fascinating.


Paul

 

[Kwazy]

Cool bugs. Without knowing better, I might suspect that they could be males and females of a single specie. Perhaps the one with the wings is the male.

 

[Paul Iddon]

Cool bugs. Without knowing better, I might suspect that they could be males and females of a single specie. Perhaps the one with the wings is the male.

I'm not enough of an entomoligist to work it out - I'm not clued up or educated enough for that lol, but unlike spiders which are easy to sex, I guess many insects are more difficult. It takes me ages sometimes to even get an ID! But yeah, they are pretty cool that's for sure.

Paul.

 

[Hali]

I'm always in awe with your images of these tiny insects and your ability to capture them. Great images, and thank you for expanding my knowledge.

 

[Paul Iddon]

I'm always in awe with your images of these tiny insects and your ability to capture them. Great images, and thank you for expanding my knowledge.

Thanks Hali. Hopefully I will continue to give you good reason to look at more in the future.

Paul.