insect art

Adonis Blue butterfly Polyommatus bellargus and Carthusian carnation Dianthus carthusianous

Illustration for Roselyn Seeds packaging showing wild flowers in meadow setting

Red tailed bumblebee Bombus lapidarius with Cornflower Centaurea cyanus.  Second version of this seed packet design

Oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare & buff-tailed bumblebee Bombus terrestris

Cornflowers Centaurea cyanus in a meadow with Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius

Garden scene designed for use on seed packet for wild flowers.

Anopheles gambiae African Malaria mosquito unfed female, posing in typical diagonal position

Larva of Anopheles gambiae Malaria mosquito showing typical position, parallel to the water surface

Pupa of Anopheles mosquito based on Anopheles gambiae at water surface

Feeding African Malaria Mosquito Anopheles gambiae showing stylets as she feeds, and swollen belly with tergites forced apart and excess liquid excreted during feeding

African Malaria Mosquito Life cycle Anopheles gambiae

Male Emperor dragonfly cut to white showing distinctive green and turquoise colouring

Black oil beetle Meloe proscarabaeus showing distinctive abdominal shape and antennae.

Garden bumblebee cut to white showing markings and shaggy long hair

Wood ant nest.  This nest belongs to the Southern red wood ant, Formica rufa.  Wood ant nests do differ between species, although it can be hard to tell them apart.

Nest and budded smaller nest of wood ant.  This budding often happens with wood ant species.

Mating during nuptial flight Formica rufa Southern Red wood ant queen and male

Worker caste of the Narrow headed ant Formica exsecta.  This species have curved backs to their heads.

Slender ant Leptothorax acervorum worker.  This ant is only 3mm, and although similar to the Shining Guest ant, has a darker and less smooth head.

Scottish wood ant Formica aquilonia worker. These ants are only modestly hairy.

Southern Red wood ant Formica rufa.  One of the most common species of European wood ant.

Shining Guest ant Formicoxenus nitidulus worker.  This tiny species is extremely shiny, and only 2.75mm long.

Hairy wood ant Formica lugubris, showing species-specific long hairs.  These reach up to and beyond the eyes.

Slave making or Blood red wood ant Formica sanguinea.  These wood ants are far redder than the other wood ant species.