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ive seen these before eileen was it bright fleurecent green, bet toto would know

10 Aug, 2009

 

It's a Lacewing Irish and so well photographed. Well done.

10 Aug, 2009

 

see he knew lol

10 Aug, 2009

 

Lucky you Irish its larvae will gobble up your aphids :))

10 Aug, 2009

 

lol you were right Sandra.
this is the first time i have noticed one of these in the garden , im well chuffed :-)

10 Aug, 2009

 

they are very pretty to eileen, so delicate, i havent seen one in ages,

10 Aug, 2009

 

ciara took some close up photos of it, ill have to wait till she puts them on her pc

10 Aug, 2009

 

they should be good eileen, cant wait

10 Aug, 2009

 

Well photographed, I tried to take a photo of one yesterday but it was all blurry! They are pretty little insects.

10 Aug, 2009

 

thanks Gee

10 Aug, 2009

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It,s lovely Eileen , and their wings do look like lace don,t they :o)

10 Aug, 2009

 

They are pretty Eileen...we get a lot around here.....

10 Aug, 2009

 

tis a fairy! my grandaughter thinks!

10 Aug, 2009

 

thanks guys.

awww Neena that is lovely

11 Aug, 2009

 

He he yes she saw one in flight here and was adamant it was a fairy who am i to argue what do grannies know!

11 Aug, 2009

 

well im with her ,,,,,,,,, it MUST have been a fairy she say :-)

11 Aug, 2009

 

:o)) agreed!

11 Aug, 2009

 

Irish, what a beautiful photo.
Neellan, grannies and grandchildren are the only ones who can see the fairies; I know because my grandchildren told me so. lol. ;-))

12 Aug, 2009

 

thanks Silverbelle

12 Aug, 2009

 

Beautiful little green garden friend.......I saw one the other day and hadn't seen one in years!

12 Aug, 2009

 

this is the very first one i have ever seen in the garden Janey

12 Aug, 2009

 

Its a fairy.......

12 Aug, 2009

 

lol it could well be a fairy Janette

12 Aug, 2009

 

What a great photo, we get lots in the garden, hard to photograph though.

12 Aug, 2009

 

thanks DD

12 Aug, 2009

 

Your welcome....

12 Aug, 2009

 

Yes Irish thats what you will be seeing (fairies) after drinking all those barrels of whisky lol Well captured and spotted looks fragile

12 Aug, 2009

 

lol thanks Morgana

13 Aug, 2009

 

Just how big do these lacewings get?Beautiful translucent wings!

19 Aug, 2009

 

So beautiful...my grandaughter will love this when i show it to her......I first thought it was a garden ornament....you know, the ones people stick in their flowerpots....amazing...:>)

20 Aug, 2009

 

So did I Motinot.

20 Aug, 2009

 

Rhodea im not sure how big they grow to

21 Aug, 2009

 

i can understand how you would think it was an ornament Motinot.

i hope your granddaughter likes it ;-)

21 Aug, 2009

 

Must have missed this one - It's beautiful Eileen - I never see anything good like this in my garden - must plant some more nettles and thistles that may do the trick

21 Aug, 2009



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