Mark McCaughrean<p>Bonus <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BugOfTheDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BugOfTheDay</span></a> – a rather lovely shot (even if I do say so myself 🙂) of a female marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) this evening.</p><p>Taken just after another heavy rain shower – few of the usual suspects had reemerged into the garden yet, but this plucky little lady was already making her flower rounds again. </p><p>You can see a few drops of water on her wings, along with some specks of pollen. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Heidelberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Heidelberg</span></a> 🏰<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> 📷<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MacroPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MacroPhotography</span></a> 🔬<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InsectsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InsectsOfMastodon</span></a> 🕸️<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BackGardenEntomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BackGardenEntomology</span></a> 🪲</p>