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If you have a garden pond (or you look closely in larger ponds where you might go fishing) or in posh peoples fish-tanks, you will probably find Tubifex tubifex - aka the sludge worm.
This aquatic angleworm is right at home in mucky water. Sometimes called a sludge worm, it can even live in highly polluted waters. It buries its head in the bottom mud to eat while letting its tail wave in the current. Just like a land worm, an aquatic worm eats mostly dead plants. If a particularly juicy dead animal is nearby it will munch on that too, just as long as it doesn't have to travel too far. This worm breathes through its skin and can live where there is hardly any oxygen. It is both male and female at the same time!
I had the Venus and the newly diffused flash on for these, but I did clone out a couple of small bright spots, which were not the flash being problematic, more white bits in the water - they looked messy so I got rid of them. You'll spot a few more things in there as well which live in water, roundhorn snails, water louse, daphnia, etc., all living in perfect harmony!
Paul.
This aquatic angleworm is right at home in mucky water. Sometimes called a sludge worm, it can even live in highly polluted waters. It buries its head in the bottom mud to eat while letting its tail wave in the current. Just like a land worm, an aquatic worm eats mostly dead plants. If a particularly juicy dead animal is nearby it will munch on that too, just as long as it doesn't have to travel too far. This worm breathes through its skin and can live where there is hardly any oxygen. It is both male and female at the same time!
I had the Venus and the newly diffused flash on for these, but I did clone out a couple of small bright spots, which were not the flash being problematic, more white bits in the water - they looked messy so I got rid of them. You'll spot a few more things in there as well which live in water, roundhorn snails, water louse, daphnia, etc., all living in perfect harmony!
Paul.
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I would hate to live where these are hiding under rocks and stones and bits of wood...
Luckily, this is at Brett's Pets - my nieces lads' pet shop!
Paul.
Luckily, this is at Brett's Pets - my nieces lads' pet shop!
Paul.
BLUENOWZ1878
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Saracinia Pupura by BLUENOWZ1878, on Flickr
Of all the insects I shudder at finding and photographing, the centipede is one, and the earwig is the other.
Just something about earwigs that I really, really don't like!
So when I found one tonight, I took the photos anyway... Ugh!
Paul.
Just something about earwigs that I really, really don't like!
So when I found one tonight, I took the photos anyway... Ugh!
Paul.
Reemul
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Great Shots, I actually managed a few shots today, first time really since Xmas, real life is getting in the way big time atm.
Anyways a trip to Brownsea Island today and got a couple.
Red Squirrel
BIrdy
Anyways a trip to Brownsea Island today and got a couple.
Red SquirrelBIrdy
Professor Toffee
On and on, over the hill and the craic is good
When I went for a look around the garden tonight, my (now) 2 resident walnut orb spiders were both up against their own section of the garden fence. I grabbed a couple hand held of the first, but they were out of focus, but the second female yielded better results.
She was however behind the growing shrubbery and that made thinks a little awkward, so I tried to lean on the fence, but alas and alack, as I banged against the wooden panel, the lady fell downwards!
As luck would have it, she landed (safely) on her back, and as she laid there unmoving (worried me slightly) then that gave me the opportunity to go for the tripod, which I shoved as best I could into the shrubs until I was in as good a spot as I could manage.
This are those, and you can see the strand of web to which she defiantly stayed attached to in the landing shots...
Anyway, she is fine, and within a just few minutes, she was back on her feet, and that allowed me to get a couple of face-on photo's of her too.
Paul.
She was however behind the growing shrubbery and that made thinks a little awkward, so I tried to lean on the fence, but alas and alack, as I banged against the wooden panel, the lady fell downwards!
As luck would have it, she landed (safely) on her back, and as she laid there unmoving (worried me slightly) then that gave me the opportunity to go for the tripod, which I shoved as best I could into the shrubs until I was in as good a spot as I could manage.
This are those, and you can see the strand of web to which she defiantly stayed attached to in the landing shots...
Anyway, she is fine, and within a just few minutes, she was back on her feet, and that allowed me to get a couple of face-on photo's of her too.
Paul.
Cheeky chappie in the garden this morning. I had to shoot through the front window (which is double glazed) so that will have taken a bit of sharpness away...
It's been 2 years since I last saw a squirrel in the garden, so nice to see.
70D & 18-135 STM IS.
Paul.
It's been 2 years since I last saw a squirrel in the garden, so nice to see.
70D & 18-135 STM IS.
Paul.
Reemul
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Giraffe Silhouette
Owl
Red Panda
First hoverfly this year into the garden - I found it on the floor, and placed it on a flower or two, hoping it would pick up a bit of energy. The cold evening air is I assume the reason for it being lethargic. Syrphus torvus.
Exif:
Copyright: Paul Iddon - A View of the UK
Camera: Canon EOS 70D
Exposure: Manual exposure, 1/250 sec, ISO 125
Paul.
Exif:
Copyright: Paul Iddon - A View of the UK
Camera: Canon EOS 70D
Exposure: Manual exposure, 1/250 sec, ISO 125
Paul.
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Durham Toffee
Shameless Wool
The talent in here is staggering. 
Nice work, Prof. Take photos of them while you can, it really looks like they're going to be demolished soon. A shame, my brother lives right beside the Salthill/Monkstown station and I love looking at them.