This gallery shows the wide diversity of our insect life. It looks at Bee Wolf Wasps flying back to their nests with prey, Spiders found in different habitats from the common garden spider to the much rarer Raft Spider, and other varieties such as Beetles, Crickets, Leaf Cutter Bees, Shield Bugs and Wood Ants
![Seven Spot Ladybird](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/fabcc5b8-68bf-48dc-83ad-202f210e63a2_rw_1200.jpg?h=7b94dc1775890f81c0be395ab764c98e)
Seven Spot Ladybird
![Alderfly](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/94fee967-8bd2-475a-98a1-698245645160_rw_1200.jpg?h=735b4a0ffad8ebaeeed3f44ec803f7da)
Alderfly
![Aphids](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/cb158838-85b7-4d88-b262-660b5e80025c_rw_600.jpg?h=1e7eb3b92a2336a8e8ee027fa633cefe)
Aphids
![Bee Wolf Wasp](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/04946122-bc29-4d7b-a398-f5385ce10bb8_rw_1200.jpg?h=7bb45dfefd834bd2bccfff527f659b8a)
Bee Wolf Wasp
![Bee Wolf Wasp with prey](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/c8f4b14c-2e2f-45a3-b6cf-d54ac9bf72b7_rw_1200.jpg?h=8c87b2d027fb525ba94b4fd62ba33f57)
Bee Wolf Wasp with prey
![Bee Wolf Wasp with prey](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/f233d1ba-31d2-4b15-a62d-e64f1a642e69_rw_1200.jpg?h=bff7fb1d56d0ef73b81f8aab02905153)
Bee Wolf Wasp with prey
![Bee Wolf Wasp with prey](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/73fffa60-bfdb-4cfa-819b-e9cdd4c144a7_rw_1200.jpg?h=6544eef0d349d4c73c41484678b6d939)
Bee Wolf Wasp with prey
![Bee Wolf Wasp with prey](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/fb78fd3b-0cd1-4833-b68f-3a399aeab20a_rw_1200.jpg?h=3e11eb27ec1f0ce982ad5c28b0c32a85)
Bee Wolf Wasp with prey
![Stage Beetle - Female](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/8006768a-b048-42b4-9ea3-fd5b741972a7_rw_1200.jpg?h=c24a036439e0cf2ec4d25c00caf46a1a)
Stage Beetle - Female
![Stage Beetle - Male](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/a85756d7-23ef-4fb5-9441-ac5283b60b6d_rw_1200.jpg?h=160ea21ab4f0214ddc80b5b9a8d3c541)
Stage Beetle - Male
![Thick Thighed Beetle on Pyramidal Orchid](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/1c65c2fc-617d-467d-8f4c-73806ca34433_rw_1200.jpg?h=e2bc40e7d58c75e4067338d74158385b)
Thick Thighed Beetle on Pyramidal Orchid
![Crane Fly](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/86493801-dd0d-4558-9050-c7f8b95a9367_rw_1200.jpg?h=f6a383ac4d310c83a70afc9f46dab2a2)
Crane Fly
![Flower Crab Spider](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/3f26a3f4-0b4b-48d5-bc91-0d0f37c3782c_rw_1200.jpg?h=774f7a150119186d6f810dd1f44c4eac)
Flower Crab Spider
![Froghopper](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/cfb4aabc-67b4-4fdb-8776-7863bd388954_rw_1200.jpg?h=cf4f9446edd70ac0d9f0a20fedc0219c)
Froghopper
![Grasshopper](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/7138884c-3188-4b0a-8801-fb1e7c742626_rw_1200.jpg?h=ce0a49b8cf813dcfb362891403f2ce8f)
Grasshopper
![Green Lacewing](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/8af21238-c30c-46d4-a00f-a87a9559e0e3_rw_600.jpg?h=2991098da39a1bd3f9c7c7ac37f53b86)
Green Lacewing
![Green Shield Bugs - Mating](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/b7acad02-0892-4538-8fe9-f99e8eba6208_rw_1200.jpg?h=817582869ce631544b9afc9fb00dca1c)
Green Shield Bugs - Mating
![Hoverfly](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/f689f707-2c87-48bd-bdf8-a34c749f228e_rw_1200.jpg?h=990a872d9a237cc562c02eb09313255f)
Hoverfly
![Imature Speckled Bush Cricket](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/0f9f52be-5aaf-409a-9f4c-25e02eb0792a_rw_1200.jpg?h=5ec0c67b204de1595f9c5963290e1444)
Imature Speckled Bush Cricket
![Leaf Cutter Bees](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/bc6888ef-29cd-4fcb-8c46-e9d879faa4c3_rw_1200.jpg?h=a200852de8a2e7c31fc9f51e0532e941)
Leaf Cutter Bees
![Long Horned Beetle](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/20cb7bd5-5a14-430e-86af-03bb7cda1719_rw_1200.jpg?h=29c9c506f64fa42089de4f6226b92cd9)
Long Horned Beetle
![Long Horned Beetle](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/703a3443-52bf-44b9-96a8-4ebb1103a38c_rw_1200.jpg?h=c988622b4b92452a4bd989f90fbfa57f)
Long Horned Beetle
![Nursery Web Spider](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/9cf34ce5-7e24-46a0-b43e-9a6c674a9f8f_rw_1200.jpg?h=28fe14ab356f22e4c3b6ed586f53bdb8)
Nursery Web Spider
![Pantaloon Bee](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/6bf4c7e4-df9c-4b8f-8011-3be44a79c4f7_rw_1200.jpg?h=4606e2d5fbc1941563f4def2ad2c1d47)
Pantaloon Bee
![Pantaloon Bee](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/c8993e2d-91bb-4fb5-8071-b48d37b65849_rw_1200.jpg?h=612a036b80bad071799f9929938f8c82)
Pantaloon Bee
![Pantaloon Bee](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/d5a0a265-b115-44f0-9cdd-b4a7ebd2850c_rw_1200.jpg?h=359781ce3df5b8c9230465ad486420ea)
Pantaloon Bee
![Pond Skater](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/b6cd7e3b-4dce-43eb-a0db-2b4c9af159c6_rw_1200.jpg?h=889b4939962b902f860c50915bf711cb)
Pond Skater
![Raft Spider](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/6fffe8fc-76d4-4383-9ba6-30c92bda1a4c_rw_1200.jpg?h=75523ecdd4fecd4d3ac4ad5ed2ec240d)
Raft Spider
![Raft Spider](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/8cd5e2fb-5de3-4516-9345-38ad44965d26_rw_1200.jpg?h=58bb2637bec543e8bc40df99bb86fb33)
Raft Spider
![Red Headed Cardinal Beetle](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/40a32257-b23b-4838-9753-022886c7fcfe_rw_600.jpg?h=418b349ba727ccc52f01d0a8c87f1ecc)
Red Headed Cardinal Beetle
![Red Legged Shield Bug](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/28174729-2101-4da3-85bf-0403ddd8439d_rw_1200.jpg?h=6a43e94040230bec11b11a0553655eed)
Red Legged Shield Bug
![Scorpion Fly](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/91ca2360-5f5d-4820-bccb-ca69b3cc36a0_rw_1200.jpg?h=20f3c114c26a4b5bb0c730d4366ecbb6)
Scorpion Fly
![St Marks Flies - Paired](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/9be0aa33-5dba-46c4-a274-3ca8fbbdbefe_rw_1200.jpg?h=8763c401a97a09f0bc2416ebb374661d)
St Marks Flies - Paired
![Stenotus binotatus](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/4ffbf9fe-3ea5-46aa-a605-2661b4aa8c2f_rw_1200.jpg?h=5da2cda404169c48488bd01796db5db0)
Stenotus binotatus
![Weevil](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/e0e78661-ad23-49d3-8e80-e8cb5038bba3_rw_1200.jpg?h=76842237bdbad2c71203103ffae31a3e)
Weevil
![Weevil - Pair Mating](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/28699aab-7e19-460a-9f42-33aa1b4e496d_rw_1200.jpg?h=27641507f549779f1c0e60032655532f)
Weevil - Pair Mating
![Wood Ants](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/6042ab04-d997-4a12-986c-b5fcb8367544_rw_1200.jpg?h=f3dc5e3a10639b8ac8ba4e3e29b34a6a)
Wood Ants
![Wood Ants](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/d737e8d8-963f-44be-984a-7d406e27ce66_rw_1200.jpg?h=6cf69812ec66b681a810d82fb209e375)
Wood Ants
![Wood Ants](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/d72a85a0-f464-4de0-b410-0ed3f7c77bb4_rw_1200.jpg?h=9030ed192e9bc920c2bf356f8cc2044a)
Wood Ants
![Woundwort Shield Bug](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/11aa30c0-9750-4f5e-80f5-efab0a9c5b7a/fc44aaa2-8d56-4929-a061-d1c39cd2354f_rw_1200.jpg?h=543f471e4c83e3e93fd0d14d1709330e)